Generations Radio

Kevin Swanson

Family Finances in a Waning Economy

February 1, 2011
Get Back to What God Says

America is on track with Greece, Ireland, and Spain, when it comes to its debt.  In three years, the nation has racked up almost 30% of the total debt accumulated in 222 years.   We are coming to the end of the debt game.  We pulled out of the Great Depression with a war, with more debt, with an expanding economy (thanks to technology, huge birth rates, capital from other developing nations, and a robust national character).   Technology isn't adding anything substantial to our GDP anymore as it did in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s.  Our birth rates have imploded.  We have soaked China, Japan, and other nations for their capital, and they aren't likely to lend to us as they have in the past.  And we have 10X the percentage of Americans who live off of the government (as did in the 1930's).  We are approaching the end game. 

It's time to build our micro economies on the principles of the Bible.  That's the essence of this interview with Stephen Beck, author of the book "A Father's Stew."  What adjustments need to be made in your family right now, to build back a biblical economy in your home?

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Taking the World for Jesus
This is the retelling of the most exciting story in all of human history. Something truly remarkable occurred when Jesus Christ rose from the dead and gave His disciples a great commission. The world would never be the same again. Kevin Swanson takes the reader through the 2,000 year worldwide saga of this epochal mission to the world. From Judea to Rome, Ireland, Denmark, China, Japan, Uganda, New Zealand, and to the uttermost parts of the earth, the light of Christ shines into the darkness, transforming every nation throughout the centuries.

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Correcting Social, Political, and Personal SinsIn his waning years, Billy Graham regrets his involvement with "politics." Meanwhile, Joel Osteen uses the "S" word when asked about homosexuality. It's a "sin," but he doesn't want to offend anybody by that. But should Elijah and John the Baptist have gotten involved in correcting the political and personal sins of the day? Also, Kevin Swanson compares Obama's State of the Union address with George W. Bush's State of the Union address from 2008 looking for a dime's difference between them.
January 31, 2011
What Fathers Can Do to Help their Daughters Get Married With the nuclear family now making up less than half of American households, there are still a few of us pulling for our children getting married and forming more “nuclear families.” But how are our daughters getting married? At one time, they would attend college to get the M.R.S. degree. But that isn’t happening as much as it used to in the 1970’s and 1980’s. So now what?What is a father’s role in his daughter’s life after she graduates from high school? And how do we create a social situation in which our daughters would be likely to marry the right person? Again, the Generations program addresses some of the most critical issues relating to the transitioning of our sons and daughters into adult life.
January 28, 2011
Sexual Freedom to Sexual NihilismKevin Swanson takes a look at Pop-culture, and sees signs of hope. Pop-culture is degrading fast, but it is also losing its centralized grip on the nation. But the major issue remains the disrespect for human life and the increased abortion rates (as reported by the Gutenmacher Institute).
January 27, 2011
What's a God?And who is your god? Kevin Swanson and author Nate Wilson answer this question on the Generations broadcast today.  Your god is the rock-bottom source of what you perceive as truth, ethics, and your life purpose. Critical and foundational issues make up this important broadcast. Do you serve the right God? Put another way, do you have the right worldview?
January 26, 2011
Legal Battles, Financial Challenges, and Redemption Among the most challenging situations in the world you would find the single mother or father who commits to homeschooling. Financially, emotionally, and logistically, you will hardly find more difficult circumstances. To make things even more difficult, most of them refuse government aid in the form of welfare or even food stamps. Kevin Swanson interviews Mike Donnelly from Home School Legal Defense Association on the plight of the single parent and the generational redemption that is possible under the most difficult conditions.
January 25, 2011
Hard Core Parenting vs. Biblical Parenting A virtual war is in progress over two perspectives of parenting in the columns of the Wall Street Journal.   The Chinese Dragon Mothers insist on their children making their parents proud.  And if they shame their parents, somebody’s going to pay, pay, and pay some more.  Parental pride trumps love.  Then you have the softy permissive Western parents who don’t love their children enough to hold them to anything.  So who has more love for their kids?  Which will corrupt their society faster?
January 24, 2011
What about Socialization?Apparently nobody asked homeschooler, Teresa Scanlan about socialization last weekend when she won the Miss America Pageant. Kevin Swanson takes a look at socialization on this edition of Generations, which entails a little foray into the matter of beauty pageants. A few other ideas for contests are batted around - "The Meek and Quiet Spirit" contest, or "The Inner Beauty of the Heart" contest.
January 21, 2011
UN Convention on ChildWith the dissolution of the family in the west, comes a growing antipathy towards functional families. This is precisely what is happening in nations like Sweden and Germany. Unless we batten down the hatches and defend family freedoms, we will see increasing attacks on functional families that want to raise their children according to a biblical pattern. Here Kevin Swanson interviews Treon Goossen on the Parental Rights Amendment and the UN Convention on the RIghts of the Child.
January 20, 2011
Interview: Phyllis SchlaflyPhyllis Schlafly has worked for fifty years for the pro-family cause during some of the most difficult years of this nation’s history. Kevin Swanson interviews Mrs. Schlafly on the ERA, feminism, illegitimacy, and the role of the Great Society in breaking down the family. What is the future of the pro-family movement? We stand on the shoulders of those who fought the good fight over the previous fifty years. How will the next generation take this battle forward?
January 19, 2011
The College ScamAnother housing bubble burst seems immanent in 2011. But the big bubble soon to burst is the college bubble, according to the National Inflation Association. Still the most over-priced and over-rated product on the market, college fees have increased five-times over the rate of inflation since the 1980’s. Will more college graduates and university professors be bucking for work at McDonalds? “Will that be paper or plastic, Ma’am?” In the wake of the present readjustments in the economy, Kevin Swanson finds this a perfect opportunity to rethink post K-12 education for our children.
January 18, 2011
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Taking the World for Jesus
This is the retelling of the most exciting story in all of human history. Something truly remarkable occurred when Jesus Christ rose from the dead and gave His disciples a great commission. The world would never be the same again. Kevin Swanson takes the reader through the 2,000 year worldwide saga of this epochal mission to the world. From Judea to Rome, Ireland, Denmark, China, Japan, Uganda, New Zealand, and to the uttermost parts of the earth, the light of Christ shines into the darkness, transforming every nation throughout the centuries.

About Generations Radio

Heard in all 50 states and over 60 countries around the world, Generations Radio brings a fast and fresh perspective to issues touching Christian families. From cultural commentary and movie reviews to education and homeschooling, Generations Radio has it every day - all from a distinctively biblical worldview

About Kevin Swanson

Kevin Swanson is the host of Generations Radio and a homeschool father of five children. Homeschooled himself in the 1960's and 1970's, Kevin went on to run for US Senate and has since traveled around the US and world speaking on the family, education, and biblical worldview. As the Director of Generations with Vision, Kevin has a passion for faith, family, and freedom in the 21st Century.

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