Generations Radio

Are Children a Pain, or a Blessing?Time Magazine offers another list of reasons not to have children. They're a pain! They're expensive! And they make parents angry and depressed, so scientists say. Kevin Swanson and Steve Vaughan interact with the article, and draw surprisingly different conclusions. If you're building a family economy, children can be a wonderful blessing!

The Destruction of Society 'Transparency International' has for many years published an index of the level of corruption of nations around the globe. The United States has been slipping in the index for many years and in this past year's assessment it has fallen out of the top twenty to the twenty-second position of least corrupt nations. This is not because other nations have become less corrupt, but because the cancer of corruption is spreading on our shores. In fact corruption is so entrenched and spreading so fast that 'Transparency International' may have been generous in their original assessment. Dave Buehner looks at some examples of corruption and the only solution that has or can ever lead to a free society without corruption.

Why the Doctrine of the Trinity MattersThe most fundamental building block of a biblical worldview is the doctrine of the Trinity. Most Christians would probably sort of agree, "Oh yeah, that old doctrine. Like, whatever!" What makes this doctrine so important? How does it affect the way we think about salvation, marriage, prayer. . .and well, just about everything? Dr. Fred Sanders has authored a new book called, "The Deep Things of God: How the Trinity Changes Everything." Here he converses with Kevin Swanson on the rich and powerful implications of this fundamental doctrine. If you want your children to be Christians, train them to be Trinitarian!

The Father of Your FaithIf you live in America, if you live in northern Europe, chances are your Christian faith has some connection to a man who lived in the 5th century in Ireland. The world celebrates St. Patrick's Day, but sadly they have never read his Confessions! Kevin Swanson interviews Michael McHugh, author of a new book, "The Life and Legacy of St. Patrick." Your family will be encouraged and amazed at the adventuresome life of St. Patrick as he faced down the Druids, slave-traders, and human-sacrificing pagans in Ireland.

Questioning the High Priests of OrthodoxyAccording to USA Today, the earth has undergone mass extinctions EXACTLY FIVE TIMES in 540 MILLION YEARS. Exactly five times, mind you! Exactly five times! Woe unto the man that will question the scientific establishment and their "established certainties!" But Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner do just that on this program. Daring the unthinkable, they ask a few questions of the high priests of scientific orthodoxy. Kevin Swanson gives a list of evidence he would require (as a rational human being), if he were to believe in a "theory of macro-evolution."

Snow-flake Children, Secular Foster Systems, and PatricideA homeschooled 12-year-old is being charged with killing his parents last week in eastern Colorado. These stories are not new. A 10-year-old from Ohio is charged with shooting his mother a few weeks ago after she asked him to gather firewood. Two-three generations of cultural dishonor towards parents is beginning to bear fruit. Maybe Jesus had it right in Matthew 15. Then, the high court in the UK commits the foster care system to sodomites and those in favor of the act, rejecting Christians carte blanche. This leads to a discussion on adoption, "snowflake" children, and the Christian's responsibility in the Brave New World.

A Worldwide Vision for Family and FaithBelieve it or not, parents in the jungles of Ecuador are facing the same problems with secularism, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, sex education for young tykes, etc. that everyone else is dealing with. The problems of secularism are universal today. But the solutions are the same. You know! Deuteronomy 6:7. Homeschool veteran and friend of the program, Marcia Washburn reports on her recent trip into the jungles of Ecuador to equip and encourage families in Christian home education. The Shuar peoples just received the Bible in their own language. Now they want to read it, and disciple their children in it! THIS IS AN INSPIRING STORY. YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS IT.

Interview: John HodgesYou've heard about the Marxist revolutions and humanist revolutions of the past 200 years. But what about the cultural revolution, spawned by Wagner and others in the 19th century? Will the effects of the cultural revolution be worse than the horrible, bloody Marxist revolutions of the 20th century? Kevin Swanson interviews musician, conductor, and lecturer John Hodges on the history of the cultural revolution from Beethoven to Wagner to Eminem. How do Christians engage the revolution? Where do we go from here? How do we minister with refugees from the cultural revolution who wander into our churches? Here is one of the most interesting conversations on culture we've ever taped for the Generations broadcast!

Blame John Dewey and DarwinThe list of the laws that the Obama administration doesn't feel like enforcing is growing. Apparently, the Defense of Marriage Act is over. After all, somebody did some research and found that 54% of Americans approve of it. The rejection of the rule of law doesn't happen over night. Kevin Swanson demonstrates how Charles Darwin and John Dewey fought hard to remove "the fixed and final" from morals, politics, and religion. Ideas have consequences, and we are going to have to live with the consequences for another 50 years or so!

Profanity in the MoviesKevin Swanson reviews the good, the bad, and the ugly in the 2011 Academy Awards. Cross-dressing, sexual nihilism, and profanity seems to be the name of the game. But even Christian bands will launch an f-bomb from time to time. What about an occasional use of the s-word? Kevin Swanson explains the meaning of the f-word, the d-word, and other profanities, contrasting them to the worst possible thing you can do in human conversation - "take God's name in vain. "