The Gritty Gospel with Christy Young

We have adopted via foster care, and frequently get asked about fostering to adopt through the state! So, I thought I'd do a podcast about it.  If you would like to adopt, and you are considering adoption through foster care - listen in! I don't recommend it, and I will tell you why! #fostering #fostercare #fostercareadoption #adoption #grittygospel

If you are considering adoption through foster care, listen in! I share my thoughts on adoption via foster care. This short video specifically addresses those who would sign-up to become foster parents hoping to adopt. #fostering #fostercare #fostertoadopt #adoption #grittygospel

Paul encourages us to bear each other's burdens, to boast in the Lord and not grow weary in doing good - for in due time, we will reap if we do not give up!  He also tells us that each of us will have to bear our own loads and that we should not be in the business of comparing our work or our lives to others - because our "lot" and circumstances are each so different. Let it be our aim to faithful...

Galatians Chapter 5 is so rich! Paul encourages the Galatian believers: "It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery." (Galatians 5:1) We do not have to strive to earn our salvation. In fact, that won't even work! Paul makes it clear to the Galatian believers that it is through our FAITH IN CHRIST alone that we a...

When we put our faith in Christ, we are ADOPTED as sons and daughters into God's family. This is such a powerful truth that should cause us to pause and reflect! Paul encourages believers in Galatia that they are co-heirs with Christ and will inherit the kingdom of God!! Have you ever considered what it means to be a co-heir with Christ? To be adopted by our Heavenly Father? Because this is REAL a...

Paul's overwhelming message in Galatians Chapter 3 is that God's people are justified (or made right) with God through FAITH IN CHRIST ALONE. There is nothing we can do to earn our salvation. And so we don't have to spend our lives trying to be "good enough" or "righteous enough" to be saved. It is only through God's GRACE that salvation is possible. Paul encourages Christ-followers that now we ha...

Let's jump in to Galatians chapter 2! Paul continues to defend and clarify the gospel! A faction of people have made their way into the Galatian churches who believe that circumcision is required for salvation. Paul clarifies that it is through FAITH in CHRIST ALONE that causes a person to be saved. It is not by any "works of the law." Let us walk in the FREEDOM of this TRUTH as well. It is by our...

Paul writes to clarify and defend the "truth of the Gospel" in the face of a false gospel. Paul wrote to address a theological crisis facing the Galatian churches, which were comprised of Jewish and Gentile converts. A faction of false teachers had come into the Galatian churches teaching that Christian converts should follow the Mosaic law, including circumcision, in order to be saved. Paul desir...

The gospel of Jesus is the gospel of FREEDOM. It sets us free from slavery. Paul, the author of Galatians, spent years in the prison of legalism. He wrote Galatians to clarify the gospel. He wanted to make sure the new believers in Galatia did not grow up subject to the bondage of religion and miss the FREEDOM in Christ entirely! Galatians was written to CLARIFY and DEFEND the "truth of the Gospel...

Andrea & I share about our own miscarriages with the hope that our stories will encourage you, and help you not to feel alone if you've experienced your own loss. We tell our stories transparently - honestly processing the initial shock, uncertainty, mourning, and deep sadness; yet, God's faithfulness and goodness are woven throughout our experiences of loss. Miscarriages happen far more often...

As homeschool moms, we manage a lot - meals, groceries, laundry, teaching our kids, evaluating curriculum, extracurriculars, loving our husbands, etc! Let's be real. IT IS A LOT. But don't let the stress of a new year cause you anxiety! As the new school year begins, let's evaluate five areas to help us live simply, with less stress, greater intentionality and a renewed sense of purpose in Christ!...

"God used this imperfect family to give me a glimmer of His perfect love." - Larry Young Jr. This is a follow-up Q&A on Larry's adoptive story: "Finding Out I Was Adopted As A Baby" on YouTube @ https://youtu.be/V72aaIYpn2s. Larry made the comment above as he reflected on his adoptive parents. While they had very little materially-speaking, they sacrificed and opened up their arms and their ho...

Larry discovered at age 22 that he was adopted! He was told by his life-long close friend, who he later discovered was his brother, that he had been adopted as a baby. At the time he was told by his brother, he was just coming to know Christ and it changed everything. Listen in as Larry tells the story of God's faithfulness in his adoption. #adoption #gospel #lifeonmission #adoptionislove #thegrit...

My sister, Shaylen Dixon, and I discuss God's faithfulness amidst our Mom's terminal cancer diagnosis. Come LAUGH and CRY with us as PRAISE God's FAITHFULNESS! Our Mom battled cancer for fourteen years. On every front, she aimed to bring God glory with her life as long as the Lord gave her life here on earth. She was so feisty, and used to say: "I want the enemy to tremble as my feet hit the floor...

Three tests support the trustworthiness of Scripture: the bibliographic test, the external test and the internal test. These three tests are commonly used to examine the historical nature of ancient pieces of literature. The Bibliographic Test examines the Biblical manuscripts themselves, and looks at the quantity and quality of the surviving manuscripts and how closely they are written in time to...

Despite the fact that the Bible is a total of sixty-six books, written by over forty authors, in three different languages, on three different continents, over a span of 1400-1600 years, it is theologically consistent - supporting and affirming the Bible's claim that the authors were inspired by the Holy Spirit in all they wrote.   #discipleship #apologetics #grittygospel #parenthood #bible #bible...

There are over 2,500 prophecies in the Bible! Over 2,000 have been fulfilled with remarkable precision and we wait anxiously for the final 500 to be fulfilled! It is so imperative that we understand that so much prophecy was spoken 500 to 1200 years before the birth of Christ, and then so many of those prophecies were fulfilled by the birth, life, ministry, death and resurrection of Christ! In thi...

We discuss the RELIABILITY of Biblical manuscripts in this episode. This is a series of videos breaking down the TRUTH acronym and discussing WHY we can TRUST the Bible as TRUTH! The Bible is 66 books written by over 40 different authors - some of whom are eyewitnesses to the events they record - and there are thousands of manuscripts written close in time to the original manuscripts! Numerous scr...

Fostering kids - like parenting generally - has been incredibly humbling and such an incredible sanctifying tool the Lord is using to refine me. The Lord is ever-teaching me that I do not always know what's best (even though I may think I do), that I do not know what His good and perfect will aims to accomplish and that it's not my job to be preoccupied with fostering outcomes (Will the kids in my...

We will use the acronym TRUTH to learn WHY we can trust the Bible as trustworthy. This is the intro video! Listen in to hear what each letter of the TRUTH acronym stands for as it is sourced from 2 Peter 1:16-21. Consider memorizing this acronym with your kids so that we can better engage the culture in discussions about why we believe the Bible is trustworthy! #apologetics #discipleship #parentin...

Join me as I examine the eyewitness accounts of Scripture and their reliability. Who are the eyewitnesses? Does the evidence suggest their accounts are trustworthy? We will examine what you need to analyze in order to determine whether eyewitness accounts can be trusted, and whether the Gospel accounts pass these tests!   #apologetics #homeschooling #motherhood #parenting #stayathomemom #disciples...

We are all already apologists anyway! Did you know that? We make defenses for ourselves, our friends and family more than you even realize! The study of apologetics helps affirm our faith, strengths our ability as evangelists and helps students not to stray away from the faith when we have intellectual answers to their biblical or faith-based questions. Listen in and let's discuss why we all, as p...

What is the study of apologetics? Let's discuss why it's so important for us to be able to make a defense of our faith - and how that BLESSES both the hearer and our own faith walk! Jesus was the ultimate apologist! He consistently put on display evidence (miracles performed, prophecies fulfilled, etc.) in order that people might believe in Him, as Messiah, believe and be saved! Jump in with me as...

There are simply certain truths that are OBJECTIVELY true or false. Yet we live in a culture where we increasingly hear the assertions: "well, that is your truth" or "that may be true for you, but not for me." Listen in as we discuss the importance of distinguishing between objective and subjective truth claims!   #grittygospel #homeschooling #homeschoolmom #motherhood #parenting #parenthood #disc...

Objective truth is true for everyone, regardless of whether we believe it or not! Where subjective truth is opinion, objective truth is based upodn the real, external world and is independent from our preferences and beliefs. Let's dive in together and discuss objective truth claims!