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Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller

Youth Culture Today is a 60-second daily radio spot from CPYU and Walt Mueller, now available as a podcast. It provides a quick glance into the world of teenagers and today"s youth culture for parents, youth workers and others who care about kids and want to help them navigate adolescence in ways that bring glory to God.

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Dinner Conversation Sparkers 1

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/07/04

If you’ve ever been at a loss for how to spark dinner table conversation with your kids, I want to offer a little help. All this week I’m sharing provocative quotes that can spark conversations about the Christian faith and things that really matter. Here’s a quote worth discussing from Rico Tice: “We are the choices that we make.” That’s a reality that all of us should ponder, embrace, and act upon. Share the quote, and then ask family members to think of two examples of how a choice has influenced

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Kids and God's Word

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/07/01

One of our great spiritual forefathers, the reformer Martin Luther, stood up for truth and did so without regard to the cost it might bring. Luther knew that ultimate truth was found in God’s Word. Throughout history, followers of Jesus Christ have studied and followed God’s Word knowing that it is the only reliable guide for all matters of faith and life. In today’s world where our kids are led to believe that truth is up for grabs and even personally determined, parents need to teach their kids to

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When to Talk to Kids About Sex

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/30

“When should I talk to my kids about sex?” That’s a question I hear all the time. Usually, the parent asking the question is hoping for an answer on the higher end of the number scale. . . like “when they turn 18.” Not a good idea in a world that says to children and teens of all ages, “When it comes to your sexuality, go ahead and do whatever you want, with whomever you want, wherever you want, whenever you want and however you want.” This “choice is yours” way of looking at sexuality is not what

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Why Kids Burn Out on Youth Sports

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/29

I recently read some interesting and even concerning data regarding kids and sports from Project Play at the Aspen Institute. According to a 2019 survey, the average child today spends less than three years playing a sport, then quits at age eleven. There are a variety of reasons for this. Two of the main reasons are economics and relationships. On the economic side, youth sports are just getting way too expensive for many families to afford, especially those that are low-income families. For other

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The Proper Parenting Posture

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/28

I sometimes think there are only three basic postures we can assume as we approach the task of parenting teens. The first posture is what I call the “Unrealistic Optimist.” This is the parent who ho-hums over the teen years, assuming that adolescence is a short-lived life-stage that even though it’s filled with ups and downs, is better left alone. Why? Because kids will weather it and emerge from it ok. The second posture is what I call the “Alarmist Pessimist.” This is the parent who demonizes the

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The Benefits of Free Play

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/27

Just like we used to hear from our parents and grandparents when we were kids, today’s kids hear us talking about how things have changed since the old days. Of course, many changes are good. But some changes actually undermine our human flourishing. Perhaps you’ve heard yourself telling your kids about your childhood and what is now called “free play.” It was those self-organized afterschool and weekend pickup games in driveways and backyards among the neighborhood kids, all void of an adult

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The Danger of Having Too Much

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/24

Recently, I was talking to a friend who is a baby-boomer like myself, about the great undeserved blessing we’ve had to be born when we were born into the place in which we’ve been born. Somehow and in some way, we’ve been spared poverty and great difficulty. Neither of us had to go to war, and we’ve had more than enough in terms of food, shelter, and opportunity. But rather than settle in to a life of comfort, we both quickly realized that because we have been blessed, we can easily fall into living

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God on Gender

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/23

As followers of Jesus, we must trust God’s Word as the spotlight that shines truth on our understanding of gender. God, the Creator of all things, pronounced everything He created as “good!” But when He finished creating humans He said “very good!’ And what He pronounced as “very good!” was male and female, the binary genders He designed and assigned, male and female only, that are both fully human and equal in dignity and value. This is the way things are supposed to be. Jesus affirms this when He

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Are We Spending Too Much on Kids' Sports?

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/22

According to the latest research, it’s not just time that we’re spending so that at our kids can play organized sports. We’re also spending money. . . lots of money! Researchers have found that the average annual family spending on just one child for just one organized sport is nine-hundred-and-three dollars! Multiply that number by the number of kids who are playing and the number of sports they play, and it can be overwhelming. For example, a family with three children who play two sports each

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Teaching Kids to Think

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/21

One of the hardest things I’ve had to learn as a parent of teens is to stop my tendency to think for my kids. I have a tendency to jump in, tell them how it is, issue an instruction or dictate, and then expect my kids to follow. When our kids are in the process of developing their ability to think for themselves, the best thing we can do is to think along with them. It’s important for us to continue to offer structure, guidance, direction, advice, and explanations, but we also need to give our kids

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The Rainbow and Pride

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/20

In the story of Noah, a righteous man who walked blamelessly with God, we see God’s grief over humankind’s sin. And while God chooses to cleanse the earth through a flood, he also chooses to make a covenant with humanity to never again destroy the earth through a flood. The mark of this gracious promise is the rainbow. As a sign of God’s promise of grace, the rainbow should point us to exhibit a response of humble gratitude marked by obedience to God’s will and way for our lives, rather than a

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Prayer in an LGBTQ+ World

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/17

Since this is Pride month, I’ve spent this week sharing some words of wisdom from HarvestUSA’s John Freeman, on how to remain faithful when others embrace lgbtq+ theology. John tells us to Bathe everything in prayer. Pray for those who disagree with you. Prayer both softens our hearts and allows us to seek the best in and for those who we love. You may feel incapable of doing anything about what others believe—or believe about you. However, we can pour out all of our troubles, fears, confusion, and

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The Gospel and LGBTQ+

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/16

Since this is Pride month, I’m spending this week sharing some words of wisdom from HarvestUSA’s John Freeman, on how to remain faithful when others embrace lgbtq+ theology. John tells us to remember that these are spiritual issues. Ephesians chapter six reminds us that there are often forces, behind the scenes, invested in keeping those we love in confusion and error. Ultimately, only God can address the spiritual issues of family and friends’ blindness and rebellion. If you constantly feel

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Standing on Scripture in an LGBTQ+ World

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/15

Since this is Pride month, I’m spending this week sharing some words of wisdom from HarvestUSA’s John Freeman, on how to remain faithful when others embrace lgbtq+ theology. John tells us to Embrace the hurt and suffering that come with being misunderstood or seen as the bad guy. Even though you may attempt to engage with humility, understanding, and sincerity, you may still experience real, ongoing pain and heartache. When we see family or friends pursuing a destructive path contrary to God’s will

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How to Converse about LGBTQ+

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/14

Since this is Pride month, I’m spending this week sharing some words of wisdom from HarvestUSA’s John Freeman, on how to remain faithful when others embrace lgbtq+ theology. John tells us to be sure to engage others and ask good questions. As others voice their disagreement with you, realize that all worldviews stem from past experiences, wounds, and powerful emotions wrapped around sinful and twisted hearts. While we cannot correct others’ views and convictions, which is the work of the Holy

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The Risks of Embracing God's Sex and Gender Standards

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/13

Since this is Pride month, I’d like to spend this week sharing some words of wisdom from HarvestUSA’s John Freeman, on how to remain faithful when others embrace lgbtq+ theology. John tells us to expect misunderstanding and persecution. Our culture’s man-centered theology is based on the heart’s desires, where there are no absolutes and everything is relative. When we take a contrary position, we become a threat and affront to others. Nowhere is this more evident today than in the debate about

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Expressive Individualism and Our Kids

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/10

The concept of expressive individualism in one that all parents should be aware of, as expressive individualism is a pervasive ideology in today’s world that’s guiding the beliefs and behaviors of our children and teens. Perhaps a better way of saying it is that this ideology is mis-shaping our kids away from who God desires them to be. In a recent article in the 9marks journal, Abigail Dodds explains expressive individualism as holding that each person’s core self is an inner psychological self

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A Prayer to Teach our Children

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/09

One of our great responsibilities as Christian parents is to teach our children to pray and how to pray as they journey through life. As you know, there is much to navigate in today’s youth culture. I’ve found this prayer from the martyred sixteenth century reformer John Bradford to be a great prayer to teach. “Jesus, life is a pilgrimage. I came from the Lord and I will return to the Lord. I may pass through dangerous places. O Christ, be my guide. Take me in your hand. Open my eyes. Make your

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What is Real Love?

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/08

Do you remember your first crush? I was thinking about my own middle school years when I recently heard a pop music star ruminate on how enjoyable those initial feelings of infatuation really are. For me, infatuation left me feeling almost like I had butterflies in my stomach. And even though I didn’t spend time talking to the object of my affections, I would catch a glimpse of her in the hallway and feel those emotions. Fortunately, getting older set me straight as I realized that those initial

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The Latest on Teen Smoking and Vaping

Youth Culture Today with Walt Mueller ·

2022/06/07

I grew up in a day and age where commercials and ads trumpeting the joys of smoking tobacco were everywhere. News broadcasts and television shows often included the camera catching the smoky haze of cigarettes smoldering in ash trays or from a smoker’s exhale. It wasn’t until 1966 that the surgeon general’s warnings first appeared on cigarette packages. In 1970, cigarette commercials were banned from tv and radio. Smoking was banned on domestic flights in 1988. We’ve come to understand that smoking

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