The Gritty Gospel with Christy Young

“What happens when God calls a woman to lay down career success and pick up the hidden work of discipleship at home?” In this honest episode of The Gritty Gospel, we’re talking about Christian motherhood, homeschool mom life, discipleship, identity, career, calling, and what it really costs to lay down one dream in order to obey God in another. In *Degrees, Diapers and the Death of My Ego*, we kee...

Are you a weary Christian mom feeling discouraged in motherhood, homeschooling, or daily life? In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, we talk about how Christian homeschool moms can fight discouragement with faith, truth, prayer, and the steady hope of Christ. If you feel overwhelmed, tired, unseen, or like you are not enough, this conversation is for you. God meets weary moms with grace, strength,...

Are you a Christian mom facing fear about the unknowns in parenting? Do you ever wonder if you are doing enough, preparing your children enough, discipling them enough, or protecting them enough from a world that feels increasingly uncertain? In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Larry and Christy Young talk honestly about the fear of the unknown in motherhood, homeschool parenting, and family dis...

Do you ever wonder, “Am I actually capable of parenting my children?” In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Christy Young sits down with her husband, Larry, for a raw, theological, and deeply encouraging conversation about Christian parenting, weakness, discipleship, motherhood, fatherhood, and what it means to depend on God when you feel completely unequipped. The truth is, parenting exposes us....

Christian motherhood is holy work, but even good and beautiful things can become idols when they take the place only God should hold. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Heather and Christy walk through five idols that quietly sneak into Christian Motherhood: control, comfort, approval, productivity, and child-centered motherhood. This is not meant to crush tired moms. It's meant to call us back...

Summer with a big family can be loud, messy, expensive, exhausting, and beautiful all at the same time. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Christy and Heather share 5 survival hacks for summer with a big family. But this is not about creating a Pinterest-perfect summer, packing every day with activities, or entertaining your children until August. This is about building a faithful (and fun :) s...

Should your family join a homeschool co-op? Before you sign up, ask these five questions. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Heather and Christy walk Christian homeschool moms through the mission, theology, culture, cost and season of joining a co-op. Co-ops can be a beautiful blessing, but they can also create pressure, distraction, and burnout if you join without discernment. This episode wil...

Homeschooling multiple ages can feel overwhelming. You have older kids who need real instruction, little ones who need constant help, toddlers interrupting every five minutes, babies needing naps, and a house that still somehow expects to be fed, cleaned, and managed. And if we are honest, the hardest part is not always the curriculum. Sometimes (read: always :) ) the hardest part is our own heart...

Are you so busy as a mom that you rarely stop to think about what actually matters? In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, we're sharing some deep, honest reflections from motherhood—what hit us in the middle of the chaos, and how God is shifting our focus from temporary things to eternal priorities. Because the truth is… A lot of what fills our days doesn’t last. Laundry, schedules, routines—none...

Are you “just a mom”… or something far more powerful? In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, we’re tearing down the lie that motherhood is small, insignificant, or secondary. If you follow Jesus and are raising children, you are not “just" a mom — you are a kingdom builder, trailblazer, disciple-maker, prayer warrior, and servant leader shaping souls for eternity. This message is for the Christian...

Soft parenting is not biblical parenting. A parenting philosophy built on appeasing children, avoiding conflict, and refusing to confront sin is not compassion. It is cowardice dressed up as kindness. In this video, we are talking about the people pleasing parenting culture that has convinced many parents that keeping the peace is more important than telling the truth. But peace without truth is n...

Here is the official theme song for The Gritty Gospel podcast. Lyrics below! LISTEN and BE ENCOURAGED!! It's really a banner song for all of you Mamas - who die to self daily as you serve the Lord and aim to exalt Him, and love your families well! Much LOVE to YOU!! This song was created by Christy's husband, Larry Young, with the help of AI tools and is shared as part of our podcast branding and...

What no one tells you about Christian motherhood is how deeply it will sanctify you. In this video, we’re talking about the hidden weight and holy beauty of biblical motherhood. Christian motherhood often reveals our own sin in ways we never expected. As we raise children, discipline them, serve them, and walk with them daily, we often come face to face with our own impatience, selfishness, pride,...

What should Christian children actually be learning? In this episode of The Gritty Gospel Podcast, Heather and Christy explore a biblical framework for education rooted in Scripture rather than cultural assumptions. Drawing from Deuteronomy 6 and "When You Rise Up" by R.C. Sproul Jr., this conversation unpacks the three foundational questions every Christian home should be shaping children to answ...

Most Christian families never stop to define the “good life.” What does 'that' life look like? What would we do? Who would we serve? How would we spend our days? Instead, we quietly absorb the world’s values of comfort, stability, and affluence and then build our homes and education around those goals. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel Podcast, Christy and Heather challenge moms to examine the...

Homeschooling or Christian education isn’t automatically faithful just because it removes harmful influences. If we don’t intentionally shape our children toward truth, we simply replace one flawed goal with another. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel Podcast, Christy and Heather challenge Christian moms to examine what they’re actually forming their children toward. Removing moral sewage does n...

Discipleship doesn’t happen in a classroom alone. It happens in daily conversations, ordinary routines, and faithful presence. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel Podcast, Heather and I explore what Scripture teaches about how children are formed spiritually through everyday life. Drawing from Deuteronomy 6 and When You Rise Up by R.C. Sproul Jr., this conversation challenges Christian moms to em...

Are Christian families being shaped more by comfort than by Christ? In this episode of The Gritty Gospel Podcast, we challenge Christian moms to examine how subtle worldliness has crept into our homes, our priorities, and even our discipleship. Worldliness isn’t just scandalous sin. It often shows up as comfort, convenience, and the quiet pursuit of personal peace and affluence. Drawing from Scrip...

Our kids are always being discipled. The only question is by whom. God never assigned the primary responsibility for raising children in the faith to the state, the school system, or even the church. Scripture places that sacred calling squarely on the shoulders of parents. Pastors, youth ministries, and Christian schools can support and strengthen families — but they can never replace the daily,...

In a world full of noise, opinions, and constant influence, our children are always learning how to see the world. The question isn’t if they’re being discipled — it’s by whom and by what. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, we talk about how a biblical worldview isn’t built in one big lecture or a perfect family devotion, but one faithful conversation at a time. At the kitchen table. In the car...

Homeschooling can be a beautiful gift—but it was never meant to be a savior. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Christy and Heather talk honestly about the danger of turning homeschooling into an idol. While homeschooling offers unique opportunities for discipleship, it cannot regenerate hearts or guarantee faithfulness in our children. Only Christ can do that. This conversation is not about sh...

No one really tells you what it’s like to raise a large family. They talk about the joy. They talk about the blessings. They talk about how “fast it goes.” But there’s a weight no one prepares you for. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, we share honestly about the hardest parts of raising a large family that rarely get named — the emotional, spiritual, and physical cost that comes with daily ob...

Fear is something many of our children carry quietly—and if we’re honest, it’s something many parents feel unsure how to address. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, Christy and Heather talk about how to parent a fearful child without feeding the fear. This isn’t about dismissing emotions or rushing kids past what they’re feeling. It’s about pouring the Word of God over our children, speaking tr...

Every parent faces it at some point. The small lie. The half-truth. The denial when the evidence is right in front of you. Lying in children is not surprising—and Scripture helps us understand why. The Bible is clear that we are all bent toward sin from birth, and dishonesty is one of the earliest ways that brokenness shows itself. This does not mean your child is unusually bad, nor does it automa...

Every parent sees it eventually. The demands. The expectations. The quiet belief that the world exists to serve them. But entitlement in children is not simply the result of bad parenting, weak boundaries, or cultural pressure. Scripture tells us something deeper and more honest: our children are born with hearts bent inward, just like us. In this episode of The Gritty Gospel, we talk about how en...