Despised For Youth

A Biblical Perspective on Abortion

Back again after a lengthy hiatus. Jonathan and Alec discuss abortion and related topics. Jonathan shares his experience working for Pro Life organizations and advocating for the rights of the unborn. It's a bit heavier than usual. Listener discretion advised, but it's pretty tame. IDK, you tell me.

Pleasant Porridge by Kevin MacLeod

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Beach Bum by Kevin MacLeod

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What We Say About The Church

Alec hosts solo again. Arguments against speaking ill of the church. The Church is both the body of Christ as well as local bodies of believers. Common attacks against the Church we hear nowadays tend to be both unfair and unhelpful. Here is a good 45ish minutes advocating for watching how we portray the Church to nonbelievers and evaluating it with a Biblical lens rather than a worldly one.

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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Reading and Understanding the Bible

Discussion about how to develop a solid understanding of the Bible as a whole, as well as book-by-book. 

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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Too Much Application

The first solo episode of DFY. Alec talks about the Christian pitfall of emphasizing application of the Bible more than understanding it. A riveting monologue the likes of which Shakespeare wouldn't have dared to write.

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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Are Missions Culturally Destructive?

Stemming from a recent interaction Grant had with an old friend, this episode's discussion centers around the goal of missions and whether Christianity supersedes culture or converts everything to Western norms and ideals. Not to throw around the "R" word... but this episode gets pretty dang relevant.

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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Dealing With Difficult People

Whether it's work, school, family or church, life mandates interacting and forming relationships with many different people. In a majority of cases this is pleasant, but what do you do when it's not? Relationships can take a lot of work and patience - sometimes being a great source of stress and anxiety. On this episode Alec and Grant discuss what makes relationships difficult and what we should do when the going gets rough.

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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Health and Our Bodies

Wow, this episode is late. Recorded in Mid-December, Alec and Grant spent this episode talking about how we should view our health as Christians. How much should we worry about our health? What can we really control in regards to our bodies? Some other third thing? All this and possibly more on the latest episode of Despised For Youth!

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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DFY Christmas Special 2020

Just in the nick of time - or should I say the SAINT Nick of time? Nope, probably shouldn't

This marks the second annual DFY Christmas special. This year: an assortment of various topics and stories. Like a bunch of stocking-stuffers in audio format. We hope you enjoy, and Merry Christmas!

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

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Pride and Superiority

A discussion on the dangers and ease of falling into pride and judgementalism for Christians - especially in recent days. There is a lot that could be said about pride, and all the areas to which it pulls at us, and this is only one discussion of choice issues. We hope it sparks introspection into your life as it has for us. Let's be honest, we all kinda suck - further evidenced on this episode of Despised for Youth

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

Outro Music - Electrodoodle by Kevin MacLeod

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Christians, "Christians", and Divisions in the Church

Pleasantly devoid of the "DoEs SiTtInG iN a GaRaGe MaKe YoU a CaR?" phrase, Alec and Grant talk about how Christians should be united as members of one family, how to deal with disagreements and divisions among them, and how to treat those who claim to be Christians but whose lives or confessed beliefs don't align with biblical orthodoxy. Despite using the word orthodoxy in this description, it was a pretty interesting discussion. This "week" on Despised For Youth.

Intro Music - Delay Rock by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com)

Outro Music - Electrodoodle by Kevin MacLeod

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