Generations Radio

Cutting Back The price of homes has quadrupled since 1970, and the square footage has almost doubled. Household debt is soaring. Is there any wonder why America is practically bankrupt, and the real estate market is in crisis? But never worry! The feds are cranking out a $25 billion dollar rescue bill to save us again. We're not sure where the money is coming from, but we're guessing it will be more debt! Nevertheless, there are a few of us out here that have abandoned the materialistic-frenzied, debt-saturated rat race, and are living the simple life. The good life. The God-blessed life of being content with a little food and raiment, a debt free existence, a modest home, a bunch of kids, and family worship. We're living the other worldview on this program.

How God Wants Us to Vote Conservatives are disillusioned and discouraged. More than any other recent presidential election, they are disunified on the Republican candidate. And the Democrat candidate is the first pro-infanticide candidate to run for political office. So they don't like that guy much either. Kevin Swanson tries to assemble a few reasons to vote for John McCain but has a hard time whipping up much enthusiasm in that order. It's sort of hard to figure out who should preside over the continued amassing of political tyranny and the breakdown of a society. But more importantly, what does God think about our political priorities? How does God want us to vote?

Divorce, Custody, and the Breakdown of the Family In the bloody battles surrounding the breakdown of the family in the modern age, there is plenty of blame to go around. Presiding over the entire mess is the worldview promulgated by our ideological systems of public schools, universities, and media. But the world is also constructed of tiny moments filled with tiny people making many tiny choices that serve to unravel our social institutions. Kevin Swanson assigns blame in fornication and divorce, and then constructs a biblical argument for who gets the kids in a custody battle. Have fathers been disenfranchised over the last three generations of divorce proceedings? In the outside chance that you had a righteous judge in America, how would he rule in a custody battle? In the midst of the chaos and destruction, here is a sane voice offering the simple standards of God's Word as a great place to start rebuilding the broken walls.

Should Christians Listen To It? It's not wrong to sing about work, love, fathers, mothers, war, death, pain, crime, gunfights, babies, beaches, and trees. In fact, we should sing about these things. Be careful. Kevin Swanson reviews the top 5 songs in the nation, and finds lesbianism, animalistic sex, narcissism, one night stands, and other pure forms of unadulterated trash. Then he turns to the top 5 country western songs in the nation, and finds the good, the bad, and the ugly. Kevin urges careful discernment when it comes to music for our families, because this is what will solidify our children's world and life view. Be careful to consider the social context of the songs and the redemptive elements or lack thereof. As the music gets darker, and the descriptions of fallen, hell-bound man become increasingly stark, how does a Christian listen to it? How can he enjoy it? Important answers to these highly-relevant issues contained on this issue of Generations.

Abandoning Rationality Evolution can't answer any basic questions about origins, can't provide a viable mechanism for evolutionary speciation, and doesn't conform to the scientific method, but we're all supposed to believe it anyway! Now evolutionists are all upset over a bill signed into law in Louisiana allowing for critical thinking and intelligent discussion in public schools concerning "scientific" issues like evolution, global warming, and human cloning. Relying heavily on pejorative, ad-hominem attacks, rather than meaningful discussions, evolutionists continue to deny creationists any access to the public form. In this edition of Generations, we unravel a Scientific American article that attempts to address the creationists' arguments against macro-evolution.

A Real Education With the progressive breakdown of education, and rising illiteracy rates among college graduates, concerned parents are abandoning conventional education methodologies and searching for something better. Compare George Washington's letters and speeches with George W.'s, or better yet, compare Patrick Henry's speeches to John McCain's stumbling mutterings, and you will quickly note a vast difference in comprehension, literary ability, and rhetorical depth. In this interview with Woody Robertson from College Plus, we examine the educational methodology used in the time of the founding of this nation - an approach vastly different from the present failing system.

Mighty Men of God in Training Read 2 Samuel 23 and you find what a few mighty men can do for the cause of righteousness! But we hardly live in a time of manhood. Today, we have plenty of irresponsible men, spineless men, heartless and treacherous men who won't keep covenant, dishonorable men, and passive men. But mighty men of God are few and far between. The problem is a catch 22. For men who themselves have never captured a vision for manhood will have a hard time raising men. In this inspiring interview with Richard "Little Bear" Wheeler, you will find ways in which you can recapture a vision for manhood from history, from Scripture, and from a father exemplifying sacrificial, loyal, courageous manhood in the home.

One Brick at a Time Of all the indices that portray the devastating dissolution of the family in America, none is more heart-rending than the illegitimacy rate. With 37% of children born without fathers and many other children living without a father for long years in their upbringing, the devastation is only intensifying over time. What can the righteous do? Well, courageous families and churches will begin to rebuild these families, one brick at a time. Tremendous spiritual and physical assistance is needed to come along side these single moms and help them to rebuild their families. Kevin Swanson challenges homeschool organizations, churches, and private families to incorporate the principles of 1 Timothy 5 to do this. He describes how the aid of widows and orphans will become a significant part of life for one who decides to live the Christian life.

When the System Fails The present economic system continues to unravel with the collapse of the second largest bank in American history. Freddie and Fannie are in trouble, and the current real inflation rate is at least twice the CPI (Consumer Price Index). Using the most accurate inflation rates available, it appears the nation has been in recession since 2001. Here's the good news: the Generations Radio team has never been so optimistic about our future. Listen to this program and find out what to do when the system fails.

Pulling the Plug on Grandpa Euthanasia is coming to a state near you. The modern socialist world will not be able to sustain the rising ratio of retirees to births. According to a report from the trustees of Social Security, the Medicare fund is just years away from bankruptcy. Kevin Swanson handles these tricky ethical issues by placing the decision in the hands of families. Is it ever appropriate to pull the plug on a dying relative? These questions and more on this segment of Generations.