Generations Radio

Reviewing Calvin and Hobbes Humor plays a major role in the Swanson home, and in this edition of Generations, Kevin Swanson presents a biblical view of it. He tells the funniest the joke in the world and the runner up, and Dave doesn't laugh at either one. This program also includes a review of the worldview of the most popular comic strip in America - Calvin and Hobbes.

Apostates Another pastor's kid takes us to a new low on the Top 40 charts. Katy Perry lands the #1 song in the nation, and helps millions of little girls along the way to Gomorrah. Meanwhile, another "Christian" leader of the 2.2 million member, Episcopal church in America commits a major abomination in public on national television. In chronicling the demise of Christianity in the west, it is critical to note that "Christians" are the cause of it. May God deliver us!

Interview - John Taylor Gatto After 30 years of teaching, at the zenith of his career as New York State Teacher of the Year, John Taylor Gatto quit teaching because he was "No longer willing to hurt children." Education is dangerous. . . Very dangerous. You would think that parents would be a little curious as to why the best teacher in New York State reacted so violently against the system of education used for millions of children in America. . . except that they have already been taught NOT to be curious. Listen to this insightful interview with John Taylor Gatto, Author of "Dumbing Us Down," "The Underground History of American Education," and the latest, "Weapons of Mass Instruction."

Christian Killing A well-known reformed preacher in America is unwilling to protect his family from violent attack, because "they're not ready for heaven, and we are." Kevin Swanson establishes the biblical case for family defense, and encourages fathers and magistrates to shoot to kill for the glory of God and in love for Christ and your people. If you love Christ, you will keep his commandments, including those contained in Genesis 9:6, Acts 25:11, Neh. 4:14, and Exod. 22:2-4. He carefully analyzes the Jim Elliot martyrdom case, where missionaries refused to act in self defense when attacked by the natives.

Boy kidnapped by officials in Denver An immigrant from the USSR loses his child to the SS in Denver without the benefit of a trial or even any substantiated accusation. Kevin Swanson presents the biblical definition of liberty as defined by the laws of God, and then a discussion ensues concerning why conservatives and Christians have steadily lost influence in the present day political systems.

What freedoms? Americans seem to want to celebrate freedom on independence, whatever that is. The only trouble is that we can't agree on what freedom is. . . Freedom to kill 60 million babies without the benefit of a court trial? Freedom to get arrested for bearing arms in Denver? Freedom to be taxed to death? Or maybe it's the freedom to get drunk and fornicate on July 4th. . . A discussion concerning freedom leads to a history lesson on the demise of a free country. Whatever happened to America? Kevin Swanson traces the roots of the humanist state into the 1830s and 1840s on this edition of Generations.

Nurturing the Heart The only art form required by God is singing, yet families will spend hundreds of hours listening to the radio, watching television, and even practicing the piano; and very little time singing. For parents who want to shepherd the hearts of their children, what better way to reach the heart than by music? In this interview, Pastor and Father of Nine, Marcus Serven explains what a powerful effect singing together as a family bears on the culture of a home and on the lives of our precious children.

Salt, Yeast, and Light. Only 24 percent of all Americans say they know an evangelical person, and 53 percent say they know a homosexual person well, while homosexuals only make up 3-5% of the population. So what gives? Meanwhile, during the SB-200 hearings, an ACLU representative told a Judiciary Committee in Colorado that "religious people" better keep their religion out of the public forum. With homosexuals now well out of the closet, it appears that Christians have climbed back into it. If Jesus wants us to be salt, yeast, and light, what exactly does that mean? Does it mean we're going to make people uncomfortable with a message concerning sin, law, repentance, atonement, and stuff like that? Does it mean we're going to confront a culture with a message that could turn the world upside down by a different epistemology, metaphysics, and ethics?

Millennial Fever Strikes Again Admittedly, anybody who cares about the Christian faith, moral values, and the integrity of the family, is going to be a little pessimistic concerning present trends. Nevertheless, does this portend the end of the world? And do Christians discredit themselves when they attach a name to "the Antichrist?" Kevin Swanson brings a balanced look at how to read current events in light of the unfolding of the kingdom of God. With millennial fever fading, sensible Christians are once again setting themselves to the business of disciple-ing the nations and developing generational vision out of the ashes of dead humanist civilizations.

Planning Your Life Wise Words for Teens We want to talk about how to avoid becoming a 48 year old man in mid-life crisis. . . Or a 52 year-old washed-up, burned-out career woman, who missed God's calling on her life. . . Or a 28 year old professional student, who after 4 colleges and 6 majors is still wandering around California trying to find himself. Calling begins with a vision, something that most people don't understand because they were never taught vision in their conventional public school experience. In this segment of Generations, Kevin Swanson shares some wisdom concerning a life calling that should be taken into account in the raising of any and all of our children from the time they are 12 years old.