The PodCatechist

Modern pastor's kids have earned the reputation of graduating high school and becoming the worst kinds of atheists. But Pastor Young's family is a different story. He has served faithfully in the ministry for decades while raising 5 children who today still love and serve the Lord as adults. The natural question is, how'd he do it?In this episode, Pastor Dave talks about parenting and ministry strategies that will equip the next generation to love God and obey His Word. Dave Young is pastor of Westwood Baptist Church in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. To hear more from Pastor Dave, check out the Keeping It Young podcast, where he and his wife talk marriage, family, and ministry life.Link: keepingityoungpodcast.comThe PodCatechist is a production of New Catechist Press. Visit newcatechistpress.com for more!

Patrick Henry. CS Lewis. John Newton. Time traveling animals following fire clouds to Noah's ark. Author Jenny Cote gives us the full rundown!Make sure to visit epicorderoftheseven.net to find everything Jenny Cote! Our family has been loving her Epic Order Of The Seven Podcast which you can find here: https://open.spotify.com/show/74CiBeAx2oTuzkWsKyH0OL?si=S2SofW2RQDe_GWX6i-ZFzgPre-order Jenny's next book here: https://www.epicorderoftheseven.net/online-store/*Pre-Order-The-Storm-the-Fish-and-the-Vine-PERSONALIZED-p740092879The PodCatechist is a production of New Catechist Press. Visit newcatechistpress.com to learn more.

Is Pope Leo XIV the last Pope? Is 2027 the end of the world? Baylor reacts to a Ninja's Are Butterflies clip asking those same questions and offers some answers. Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:21 - Q. What offices does Christ execute as our Redeemer?A. Christ as our Redeemer executes the offices of a prophet (Acts 3:22), of a priest (Heb. 5:6), and of a king (Ps. 2:6), both in his state of humiliation and exaltation.Book reviews:Man of Sorrows, King of Glory by Jonty RhodesAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4ktGybyRevelation: Four Views by Steve GreggAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3F79oQcnewcatechistpress.com

Today, what's called right wing religious extremism, your grandma would have called... Normal. How did we get here? And how do we fix it? Enter the "Overton Window".Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:Q 20. How did Christ, being the Son of God, become man?A. Christ, the son of God, became man by taking to himself a true body (Heb. 2:14), and a reasonable soul (Matt. 26:38; Heb. 4:15), being conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary, and born of her (Lk. 1:31, 35), yet without sin (Heb. 7:26).Book Review: Five Lies of our Anti-Christian Age by Rosaria ButterfieldAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4dA6sYXnewcatechistpress.com

Many Christian parents send their children as "missionaries" to the public schools. Is this a good or biblical idea? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:19 Q. Who is the Redeemer of God's elect?A. The only Redeemer of God's elect is the Lord Jesus Christ (1 Tim. 2:5), who being the eternal Son of God, became man (Jn. 1:14), and so was and continues to be God and man, in two distinct natures and one person for ever (1 Tim. 3:16; Col. 2:9).Book Review: The Book of Psalms for Worship by Crown and Covenant Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3F1jGBn

The PodCatechist sits down with Adam Morgan, who is the producer and voice of Commodore in Patch the Pirate!Visit majestymusic.com and patchthepirate.org to find Gospel centered audio adventures your kids are guaranteed to love. The PodCatechist is a production of New Catechist Press. Visit newcatechistpress.com to find more resources like this.

Are school voucher programs a good idea?Spurgeon’s A Puritan Catechism: Q. Did God leave all mankind to perish in the state of sin and misery?A. God having, out of his good pleasure from all eternity, elected some to everlasting life (2 Thess. 2:13), did enter into a covenant of grace to deliver them out of the state of sin and misery, and to bring them into a state of salvation by a Redeemer (Rom. 5:21).Book Review: Truth and Grace, edited by Tom AscollAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4lXdWcsThis podcast is a production of New Catechist Press. Visit NewCatechistPress.com for more information. Also follow New Catechist Press on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewCatechistPressAnd on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2c8m6TKUOxc94vlArTD7UW?si=OgqmE1eXQ9CBdlWsg_jdaw

Paul gives us a principle: give your kids a Christian education. Are the majority of parents in the West today actually doing it?Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism: 17 Q. What is the misery of that state whereinto man fell?A. All mankind, by their fall, lost communion with God (Gen. 3:8, 24), are under his wrath and curse (Eph. 2:3; Gal. 3:10), and so made liable to all the miseries in this life, to death itself, and to the pains of hell for ever (Rom. 6:23; Matt. 25:41).Book Review: On Secular Education by RL DabneyAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4isrNEpThis podcast is a production of New Catechist Press. Visit NewCatechistPress.com for more information. Follow New Catechist Press on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NewCatechistPressAnd on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2c8m6TKUOxc94vlArTD7UW?si=OgqmE1eXQ9CBdlWsg_jdaw

Paul tells fathers to raise their children in the "Paideia" of God. What is that? And what does it mean for us?Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:16 Q. Wherein consists the sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell?A. The sinfulness of that state whereinto man fell, consists in the guilt of Adam's first sin (Rom. 5:19), the want of original righteousness, (Rom. 3:10) and the corruption of his whole nature, which is commonly called original sin (Eph. 2:1; Ps. 51:5), together with all actual transgressions which proceed from it (Matt. 15:19).Book Review: Homer's The Iliad Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4lg8Wzi

Are we "stranded in the present"? Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:15 Q. Did all mankind fall in Adam's first transgression?A. The covenant being made with Adam, not only for himself but for his posterity, all mankind descending from him by ordinary generation, sinned in him, and fell with him in his first transgression (1 Cor. 15:22; Rom. 5:12).Book Review: Man of Sorrows, King of Glory by Jonty Rhodes Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3DJj8PT

In this episode, Baylor walks through the implications of this simple phrase: All of Christ, for All of Life. Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:14 Q. What is sin?A. Sin is any want of conformity to, or transgression of the law of God (1 Jn. 3:4).Book Review: In The Year of Our Lord by Sinclair Ferguson Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4c3RAkJ

There's a whole movement of young people rebelling against an insane secular culture turning to what would be considered traditional values and practices. How do we think Christianly about it?Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:Q 13. Did our first parents continue in the state wherein they were created?A. Our first parents being left to the freedom of their own will, fell from the state wherein they were created, by sinning against God, (Eccl. 7:29) by eating the forbidden fruit (Gen. 3:6-8).Book Review: Life in the Negative World by Aaron RennAffiliate Link to the book: https://amzn.to/43TQw0L

You can start singing the Psalms today, and enjoy it, without learning anything you don't already know. Plus, some other great resources for your Psalm singing journey!Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:Q 12: What special act of providence did God exercise toward man in the state wherein he was created?A. When God had created man, he entered into a covenant of life with him, upon condition of perfect obedience; (Gal. 3:12) forbidding him to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, upon pain of death. (Gen. 2:17)Affiliate Links: 1650 Scottish Psalter -- https://amzn.to/4iX9pnSBook of Psalms for Worship -- https://amzn.to/41ZNzJABook Review: The Risen King by CH SpurgeonAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4iDiT7X

How do we think Christianly about immigration?Spurgeon’s A Puritan Catechism:Q 11. What are God's works of providence?A. God's works of providence are his most holy (Ps. 145:17), wise, (Isa. 28:29) and powerful (Heb. 1:3), preserving and governing all his creatures, and all their actions (Ps. 103:19; Matt. 10:29).Book Review: The Four Loves by CS LewisAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4aVAGnY

Paul tells us twice to sing Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs. Did he have something specific in mind? I believe he did. Spurgeon's A Puritan Catechism:Q 10. How did God create man?A. God created man, male and female, after his own image (Gen. 1:27), in knowledge, righteousness, and holiness (Col 3:10; Eph. 4:24) with dominion over the creatures (Gen. 1:28).Book: The Treasury of David by CH SpurgeonAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/4hMtSLx

Post-modernism. What is it? Why is it disappearing? And what’s coming after it?This episode is about the era that is upon us already, whether you realize it or not. For now let’s call it, post-post-modernism.Q 9. What is the work of creation?A. The work of creation is God's making all things (Gen. 1:1) of nothing, by the Word of his power (Heb. 11:3), in six normal consecutive days (Exod. 20:11), and all very good (Gen. 1:31).Book Review: Introducing TyndaleAffiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3EirNc0

Introducing CateKids Corner with Charity! Where parents and educators can find resources to help train your kids in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.Today’s resource is “Valentine”, the 5th book in the Courageous Series produced by Voice of The Martyrs, for ages (generally speaking) 3-8 years old.Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3WV8fR7Affiliate Link to Full Courageous Series (6 Books): https://amzn.to/42RLame

Those pesky verses. We are called to something much harder and much more glorious than simply ignoring or explaining away the portions of scripture we don’t like. This episode is about having no problem passages. Q. 8. How does God execute his decrees? A. God executes his decrees in the works of creation (Rev. 4:11), and providence (Dan. 4:35) Book Review: For Christ's Crown by Richard M. Hannula Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3WAGxZO

This episode is about what led me to leave the big evangelical, charismatic worship movement behind and why I now go to a church where we sing from a hymnal and a psalter.

God is the greatest author of all time, and you have the honor of being a character in His story! The question is, are you reading it? Q7: What are the decrees of God? A. The decrees of God are his eternal purpose according to the counsel of his own will, whereby for his own glory he has foreordained whatever comes to pass (Eph 1:11-12). Book: The Great Divorce by CS Lewis Amazon Affiliate Link: https://amzn.to/3BJZl1M