{"id":303916,"date":"2016-03-18T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-18T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/what-parents-need-to-know\/"},"modified":"2016-03-18T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2016-03-18T15:00:00","slug":"what-parents-need-to-know","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/what-parents-need-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"What Parents Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>guest: Jonathan McKee | Series: More Than Just &#8220;The Talk&#8221; | The culture&#8217;s stance on gender issues can be confusing for your child. Youth expert Jonathan McKee says that our media-saturated kids are hearing the culture&#8217;s messages on gender identity and it&#8217;s affecting the way they think. 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He was cruel. He was mean. He was a hater.\u201d\u00a0 As a matter of fact, most of the religious people of the day, if anything, were like: \u201cHe loves sinners!\u00a0 He errs on the side of too lenient, too loving, and too gracious.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s probably the accusation He was hearing back then. And we need to teach our kids that balance\u2014loving sinners but standing firm on our theology. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Friday, March 18<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I\u2019m Bob Lepine. As parents, all of us want our teens to be thinking rightly and acting rightly when it comes to human sexuality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe also want them to be thinking and acting rightly when it comes to their friends who disagree with them. We\u2019ll talk more about that today. Stay tuned. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us. I was having a lunch-time conversation with a group of parents not long ago\u2014and this was stunning\u2014a mom was telling me that her daughter, in eighth grade, had become good friends with another girl in her class. The mom noticed that the two of them were pretty much\u2014it was their group just two of them and no more. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tShe asked her daughter\u2014she said: \u201cI\u2019ve noticed that you and this other girl are pretty good friends. How did the two of you kind of connect?\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe daughter said, \u201cWell, we\u2019re the only kids in our class who aren\u2019t gay.\u201d\u00a0 And the mom looked at her like, \u201cWhat?!\u201d\u00a0 She said, \u201cOh, yes; all the other kids in our class are gay, and it\u2019s just the two of us who aren\u2019t.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, it was a stunning conversation, not because the mom or I really believed that this is a classroom full of same-sex attracted young men and young women in the eighth grade.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>But the perception is that. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>The perception is that one of the things that is cool today is to be curious about your sexuality \/ to experiment sexually. Maybe, if you come out as gay, it could be a cool thing for you in the eighth grade today. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, Bob, if you could call any youth expert in the country to engage in this conversation\u2014probably a guy who would be from California\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014whom would you call?\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, we tried 30 people. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe finally got to Jonathan McKee, and he agreed to come. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Jim Burns couldn\u2019t show up. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>We\u2019re just teasing you!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>Jim\u2019s going to love that. [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Doug Fields was on a\u2014but we came to you, Jonathan! [Laughter]\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Jonathan McKee joins us again on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>That\u2019s great. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Welcome back, I think!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been called worse. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Jonathan is the author of a couple of books\u2014<em>More Than Just \u201cThe Talk\u201d: Becoming Your Kids\u2019 Go-To Person About Sex<\/em>\u2014and a question-and-answer book for teenagers that I think a lot of parents are going to want to read \/ it\u2019s titled <em>Sex Matters. <\/em>The youth leader, Scott Rueben, who leads the junior high program at Willow Creek writes some very strong words, saying, \u201cThis is a powerful book that will help parents and youth alike.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJonathan, I\u2019m going to take you into a subject that is\u2014well, it\u2019s like tiptoeing through a minefield. This is tough. You live in California. You just finished raising\u2014pretty much\u2014three teenagers all the way through this minefield.\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe subject of sexual identity and gender preferences has become a huge issue today for parents. Let\u2019s just start with what a parent needs to know about what\u2019s happening with their teenager or their preteen as they begin to move into adolescence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>Yes; well, you know what?\u00a0 Obviously, the biggest factor that\u2019s happening right now in the last decade is that young people are so plugged into entertainment media, at so many hours per day, that they just have access to tons of ignorance\u2014let\u2019s be honest\u2014at their fingertips. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd when young people are spending\u2014and different people have different counts\u2014but the counts are anywhere between seven and ten hours a day of entertainment media\u2014and you listen to the songs, you watch what they\u2019re watching on the screens, what they are searching for on Google<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014the information they\u2019re getting is pretty much telling them the same stuff, which is: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cDo what feels right at the moment. Go for it!\u00a0 Lose control.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen they hear these messages over and over again, all the experts out there\u2014all the secular experts \/ I mean, you name it\u2014you pick up <em>The Journal of Pediatrics<\/em>, American Psychological Association, any of them\u2014they\u2019re saying: \u201cThis stuff is affecting young people\u2019s minds. It\u2019s changing the way they think.\u201d\u00a0 Young people are kind of growing up learning: \u201cHey, try something. If it feels good, go for it!\u201d\u00a0 And they\u2019re not talking about tomorrow, or next week, or next year. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>They\u2019re talking about, at the moment, what feels good. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>I mean, this is going to sound dated; but I don\u2019t know how many parents are even aware that \/ what was it?\u2014maybe, almost a decade ago\u2014there was a popular song called, \u201cI kissed a girl and I liked it.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s <em>old<\/em> stuff today. Now, there is a celebration in popular media \/ in youth culture around gender diversity \/ gender fluidity. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe constant drumbeat for young people in the culture is that, \u201cThis is something good\u2014something to be celebrated \/ something to be experimented with.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the message they are getting; isn\u2019t it?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And in the midst of this, you\u2019ve got parents who didn\u2019t grow up in this generation. They are wondering, \u201cHow do I equip my son or daughter?\u201d\u2014especially those parents who say: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou know, I hold to the Bible. I\u2019ve got some convictions \/ I\u2019ve got some standards. I\u2019m trying to impart those standards and those theological convictions to my children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI don\u2019t want to do it in a judgmental way. I want to be kind and compassionate. I don\u2019t want to turn my child into a judgmental Pharisee, who is throwing stones at people who are broken, because we\u2019re all broken. And I want my kids to understand we live in a culture where there is a lot of brokenness around a <em>lot<\/em> of different subjects. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut nonetheless, this issue of sexual diversity, today, around gender has got parents scratching their heads, going: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cDo I need to pull my kids out of secular school?\u201d \u201cDo we want to homeschool?\u201d or \u201cAs we send our kids in, how do we go about that?\u201d\u00a0 So, where do they start?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>First of all, realize that you can\u2019t lock your kid in a dungeon and never let them out. They are going to see and hear some of this\u2014even if you homeschool. They\u2019re going to experience this because they are going to, probably, play sports with kids that are talking about this; and if they open their eyes when they look at the headlines when they are in line at the grocery store; if they ever hear music while they\u2019re shopping at Target<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> or WalMart<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>. The fact is\u2014they are going to <em>hear<\/em> it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe, as parents, need to be ready to engage with our kids about this, and talk with them, and talk with them about it truthfully. One of the best ways to do that is\u2014don\u2019t turn into lecture mode\u2014turn into listening mode. Ask questions\u2014so now, you are getting them to draw from their values and start talking about this. And guess what?\u00a0 Where are they going to go to for this?\u2014\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014the natural step there\u2014\u201cWell, huh, what\u2019s the Bible say about this?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>There you go. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>So, we, as parents, can start <em>engaging<\/em> them in conversation\u2014start asking them, bringing to light some of the stuff that they think is just no big deal and that\u2019s what everybody is kind of saying on this\u2014and just, \u201cHey, what\u2019s the Bible say about this?\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s where we want to get. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I was talking to a mom of a teenage daughter. She\u2019s been in ministry\u2014the mom has\u2014for more than two decades. When the Supreme Court ruled in the summer of 2015 in the Obergefell decision about same-sex marriage, the daughter wanted to do what everybody else in her class at school was doing. She wanted to rainbow-ize her picture on social media. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe mom went to the daughter and said, \u201cWhy do you want to do that?\u201d\u00a0 She said, \u201cWell, because I want gay people to know that I care about them, and I love them, and I support them.\u201d\u00a0 They had quite a conversation. What the mom came away, recognizing was: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cThe culture my daughter is swimming in is a culture that will affirm you if you go along with this crowd, and it will punish you socially if you don\u2019t go along with the crowd.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Let\u2019s talk about that, Jonathan. Moms and dads, watching their kids attempt to stand for truth and knowing that their kids are going to be, in an unprecedented way, perhaps, called hateful\u2014like they are bigots. That\u2019s tough for a parent to watch under any circumstance. How should parents prepare their children to engage in this culture and be young men and women who hold to a biblical view of sexuality?\u2014\u201cMale and female created He them,\u201d\u2014and do it compassionately without throwing stones at other people?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>More than ever before, we just really have to be shrewd and innocent. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe need to teach our young people how to do that\u2014and the key is: \u201cPoint toward Jesus.\u201d\u00a0 You know, we\u2014when it comes to the subject of sex, we very often will tell them what to <em>flee<\/em> \/ what to run away from; but very often, we aren\u2019t telling them what to run <em>towards<\/em>. I think of Hebrews 12:1-2, where it talks about letting go of that sin that hinders, and fix our eyes on Jesus. That\u2019s the advice I give most parents\u2014and let me get specific here. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you observe Jesus and how He handled sinners, I don\u2019t think a lot of people would say: \u201cWow!\u00a0 He was cruel. He was mean. He was a hater.\u201d\u00a0 As a matter of fact, most of the religious people of the day, if anything, were like: \u201cOh!\u00a0 He loves sinners. He errs on the side of too lenient, too loving, and too gracious.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThat\u2019s probably the accusation He was hearing back then because, I mean, name the story\u2014from John, Chapter 8, a woman who was caught in adultery\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014moments before\u2014a bunch of people ready to pounce on this\u2014to trap Jesus, no doubt. And Jesus basically says: \u201cOh, yes, sure. Well, whoever is perfect, go ahead and throw the first stone.\u201d\u00a0 And everybody realized, \u201cWell, we\u2019re not perfect.\u201d That\u2019s the key\u2014we\u2019re fellow sinners. We all <em>know<\/em> we\u2019re fellow sinners \/ we\u2019re all broken. We all\u2014and Jesus was <em>masterful<\/em> at taking the attention off that. Then, He, literally, looked at her and, \u201cWhere are your condemners?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cNone of them are here.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cWell, then, I don\u2019t condemn you either. Why don\u2019t you leave this life that\u2019s burdening you like this?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat about Zacchaeus?\u2014Luke 19. Here\u2019s this guy, who rips people off for a living. Literally, Jesus\u2019 political advisers were probably like: \u201cJesus, whatever You do, don\u2019t talk to the guy in the tree up there because not a good move for You politically. You don\u2019t want to associate with him.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cThat guy up there in the tree?\u201d\u00a0 \u201cYes, trust me. He\u2019s ripped off everybody in the crowd. You want to distance Yourself from that guy.\u201d\u00a0 What does Jesus do?\u2014\u201cZach, dinner, now!\u00a0 Come on, man. Let\u2019s do it!\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe didn\u2019t even hear that conversation, but what happened? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tJesus spends dinner with this guy \/ hangs out with him. The next thing we know\u2014this guy is like: \u201cMan, I\u2019m messed up. I\u2019m going to pay people back.\u201d\u00a0 Jesus had a way of loving broken people; but if people asked Jesus\u2014and man, I\u2019ll tell you\u2014Jesus <em>is<\/em> not scared to say, \u201cI am the only Way.\u201d\u00a0 I mean, He wasn\u2019t politically correct when it came to talking about\u2014that He was the <em>key<\/em> to salvation. He was the only Way, and they killed Him for it!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut nobody loved sinners like Jesus did. And we need to teach our kids that balance\u2014loving sinners but standing firm on our theology. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>John, Chapter 1, said, \u201cThe Word became flesh, and dwelt among us, and we beheld His glory, glory as of the only begotten from the Father.\u201d\u00a0 It goes on to say\u2014and He was\u2014\u201cfull of grace\u201d\u2014which is love, compassion, forgiveness\u2014and it says \u201ctruth.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe was\u2014\u201cfull of grace and truth.\u201d\u00a0 He was full of <em>both<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>He didn\u2019t sacrifice truth on the altar of grace. He still held to truth. And with the woman who had been caught in adultery, He ended up, at the end of the conversation, saying, \u201cGo and sin no more\u201d; you know?\u00a0 He called it what it was. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Here\u2019s the challenge for a 14-year-old, though\u2014to be socially ostracized as a 14-year-old. I mean, it\u2019s hard enough trying to figure out who you are as a 14-year-old. Now, if the crowd is going to say: \u201cWe\u2019ll tell you who you are. You are a hateful, bigoted, narrow-minded this; and we\u2019re not going to have anything to do with you.\u201d Your son or your daughter is coming home; and you\u2019re saying, \u201cWell, you\u2019ve got to stand for what God says is true,\u201d that 14-year-old\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s tough!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>If you\u2019re coaching a 14-year-old son or daughter on how to live in that environment, what do you say to them?\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well\u2014and I want to ask Jonathan this\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u2014but I think we\u2019re talking about \/ now, I think we\u2019re talking about all people. I think all of us are having to go to school to say, \u201cHow do we love people appropriately, relate to people, befriend people, and have face-to-face relationships with people who don\u2019t think like us \/ don\u2019t believe like us?\u2014and those who will know that that\u2019s true but also know that they\u2019re loved,\u201d as you\u2019ve described, Jonathan. <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think what we\u2019re truthfully engaging in\u2014maybe, for the first time en masse as a nation\u2014the Christian community has got to rethink and train our children to hold to the truth but also to be unequivocally great lovers of people like Jesus Christ was. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>Absolutely. And when we sit there and think of this daunting pressure we have, as parents, to equip our kids to do this\u2014again, I just can\u2019t emphasize enough how much we need to point toward Jesus and not just to say that clich\u00e9 like: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cJust remember Jesus. Okay; let\u2019s pray. Good night.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>But I mean, think like\u2014when you even think about that: \u201cHow\u201d\u2014the question you asked, Bob: \u201cHow are we supposed to tell our 14-year-old to stand up?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo often, I\u2019ve seen\u2014because I\u2019ve been in youth ministry over 20 years\u2014I\u2019ve almost seen this \u201cSee You at the Pole\u201d be used as a divisive: \u201cLet\u2019s teach our kids to go stand up because they have the <em>right<\/em> to do this, and let\u2019s go stand up!\u00a0 \u2018Look at me\u2014look at me pray.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 And that\u2019s such a\u2014we\u2019ve got to ask ourselves: \u201cAre we teaching our kids to look like Pharisees or to look like Jesus?\u201d\u00a0 If we\u2019re pointing to ourselves, saying, \u201cLook at me,\u201d then, we\u2019ve got a problem because that\u2019s not scriptural at all. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And Jonathan, I\u2019ve got another hot topic here for you to tackle on this one. If parents are too silent about this\u2014or maybe, if they\u2019re not silent \/ maybe, they are engaging their kids about what the Bible teaches about gender, and about sex before marriage, and about what constitutes a marriage relationship\u2014 and they have a teenager that begins to express a curiosity towards a different gender choice than who they are: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cHow would you coach those parents at that point?\u201d Let\u2019s say the child is 15\/16 years of age. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and is saying, \u201cI\u2019m thinking, maybe, I\u2019m gay. Now, I\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014or \u201cMaybe, I\u2019m\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u201cI\u2019m not supposed to be a boy. Maybe, I\u2019m a\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Exactly. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Jonathan: <\/strong>Yes. I mean, that\u2019s a tough one for a parent because the first response, obviously, would be to freak out; right?\u00a0 I guess my first advice would be, \u201cDon\u2019t freak out.\u201d\u00a0 That\u2019s the thing that you just keep hearing every expert say over and over again. Shaunti Feldhahn\u2014in her book, she talks about the importance of not freaking out because, if we do, we don\u2019t become that go-to person. They\u2019ve realized, \u201cI can\u2019t talk with Mom and Dad.\u201d\u00a0 So, we need to sit there and go, \u201cWow, let\u2019s think about this.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThe second thing I would say is: \u201cLet them know that your love is unconditional. Let them know that: \u2018Wow. Hey, as we\u2019re working through this and as you\u2019re struggling through this, I just want you to know that, no matter what, we love you; and we\u2019re going to get through this.\u2019\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI would even say, then, direct some of the attention towards struggles that we all have\u2014like: \u201cI mean, I remember when I was struggling with my own identity and trying to answer all these questions. This might be something that you\u2019re just thinking about now. It might pass. It\u2019s\u2014but I understand that you\u2019re struggling with your identity right now. Let\u2019s work through this together.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd then, at that point, only under that foundation of love \/ of grace, that: \u201cNo matter what you do, I\u2019m still here for you. Let\u2019s work this out together. Hey, let\u2019s look for some answers. Where\u2019s a good place to find out what\u2019s right?\u00a0 Where\u2019s a good place to find\u2026\u201d and start looking for this. Then, as we \/ as broken people start to absorb more of who Christ is in our lives, and as He changes the way we think; then hopefully, that will actually filter out to these areas\u2014our sexual identity as well!\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You know, it\u2019s interesting you bring up identity because, for years, we have been encouraging parents to take a child on a getaway weekend right before puberty\u2014a <em>Passport2Purity<\/em><sup>\u00ae<\/sup> weekend, where they can have the talk about sexuality. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe realized that you need to continue that kind of conversation. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur team has been working on a resource that we\u2019ll be releasing very soon called <em>Passport2Identity<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup>. It\u2019s the next step\u2014it\u2019s to have a conversation with a 14- or a 15-year-old son or daughter about the foundation of your identity: \u201cWhat does it mean to be a boy and not a girl?\u00a0 What does it mean to be a girl and not a boy?\u00a0 What is your identity in Christ?\u00a0 What is your identity as it relates to members of the opposite sex?\u201d\u00a0 <br>\u00a0\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you\u2019d like more information about <em>Passport2Purity<\/em>, which you do with a preteen, or <em>Passport2Identity<\/em>, which again, is going to be available starting in about a month, go to FamilyLifeToday.com and look for more information about both of these resources. Or you can call 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut in this area\u2014in the area of identity\u2014Dennis, I think they\u2019ve got to recognize: \u201cIs my child having a momentary identity questioning, or is there something going on in the heart and the life of my child that\u2019s deeper than that?\u2014where there\u2019s sexual confusion \/ there\u2019s sexual identity issues\u2014are not just a: \u2018Gee, the other kids are thinking this \/ maybe, me too,\u2019\u2014but instead, it\u2019s something that\u2019s rooted in their heart.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Young people today are in a swirl. I mean, there are a lot of mixed messages coming at kids. I can promise you\u2014your child is thinking more about some of these issues than you would ever imagine, as a parent. I think of my own life, growing up as a young man\u2014this was not a subject where I think anyone that I knew struggled with. <em>That<\/em> is not going to be the case\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014for young people today. We, as parents, have to be informed. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe have to not be operating out of fear. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think we ought to be praying for our children and praying together, as a couple, on behalf of them as they navigate these waters\u2014that they\u2019ll come out the other side, understanding what the biblical pattern is, and how they can be gracious followers of Christ, and still stand for the truth, and know how to handle it when the culture doesn\u2019t pat them on the back\u2014in fact, if anything, punishes them for what they believe. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd Jonathan, I appreciate your work on these books that you\u2019ve written and how you want to help parents navigate these waters. I hope they\u2019ll pick up a copy of your books and, also, <em>Passport2Identity<\/em> and take their child\u2014maybe, even as young as 13, Bob. I\u2019m wondering\u2014if just given what\u2019s happening in the culture\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Yes. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014this subject of identity is going to get pushed down to earlier and earlier ages. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>We will be sharing news about <em>Passport2Identity<\/em>. In the meantime, if you\u2019ve not taken a preteen through <em>Passport2Purity<\/em>, you can find out more about that online; and you can get information about the books that Jonathan McKee has written. One is called <em>More Than Just \u201cThe Talk\u201d: Becoming Your Kids Go-To Person About Sex<\/em>\u2014that\u2019s for parents. Then, there is a book called <em>Sex Matters<\/em>\u2014that is for teenagers. We\u2019ve got both of the books in our <em>FamilyLife<\/em> <em>Today<\/em> Resource Center. You can order any of these resources from us, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call to order at 1-800-358-6329. That\u2019s 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, we need to take just a minute here and say, \u201cCongratulations!\u201d to our friends Joel and Pinky Sampang. They live in Houston, Texas. Today is their silver wedding anniversary\u201425 years of marriage <em>today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThey are <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> listeners. They have helped support this program, and they listen to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> in Houston. 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So, let us know what date you\u2019ll be celebrating. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn advance, we\u2019ll send you some ideas on how you can have a great anniversary celebration. Just go to FamilyLifeToday.com and give us your anniversary date; or call 1-800-FL-TODAY and let us know when you are celebrating your anniversary. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd if you can help, today, with a donation, we\u2019d like to say, \u201cThank you for your support,\u201d by sending you a copy of a book called <em>Becoming a Spiritually Healthy Family: Avoiding the 6 Dysfunctional Parenting Styles. <\/em>It\u2019s by Michelle Anthony. We\u2019ll get a copy of the book out to you as our thank-you gift when you make a donation online at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you call 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY\u201d; or you can mail your donation to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> at PO Box\u00a0 7111, Little Rock, AR; our zip code is 72223. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd with that, we\u2019ve got to wrap things up for today. Thanks for being with us. Hope you have a great weekend. Hope you and your family are able to worship together in your local church this weekend. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd I hope you can join us back on Monday. Paul David Tripp is going to be here. We\u2019re going to talk about the <em>awesomeness<\/em> of God: \u201cWhat does it mean to really step back and consider how awesome He is?\u201d\u00a0 We\u2019ll talk about that on Monday as we prepare ourselves for the celebration of Jesus\u2019 death and resurrection next week. Hope you can join us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I\u2019m Bob Lepine. We will see you back Monday for another edition of <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> is a production of FamilyLife of Little Rock, Arkansas. Help for today. Hope for tomorrow.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe are so happy to provide these transcripts to you. However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. 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