Youth-Driven Churches and Women-Run Churches - Salvaging the Multi-Generational Church
July 1, 2014
There are youth-driven churches, women-driven churches, entertainment-driven churches, etc. But what is a biblical church? These Gen X, Gen Y, Gen Etc. churches will sever the generations and form more exit ramps into the town of Apostasy. Kevin Swanson and Scott Brown discuss the incredibly difficult challenge of retaining a cross-generational church in the midst of massive social revolutions.
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The Washington Redskins and most of the other sports teams will no doubt bef orced to change names, by the evolving standards for speech and blasphemy laws. Some public schools are wanting to move away from gender specific pronouns ("he," "she," etc.). Kevin Swanson points out that these standards will only result in more confusion, irrationality, and chaos for future civilization.
June 30, 2014
The Wall Street Journal reports a full 30% of Americans are going gluten-free. Is it a double protein mixture of glutelin and gliadin, or is it the root of all evil on earth? Kevin Swanson takes a look at the reasons why people look for panaceas, almost grasping at any random idea for a cure. How does mind and body work in concert to worsen a malady, and where does faith play into it? This program won't be very controversial. . .
June 27, 2014
The PCUSA sets another historical precedent in the Western apostasy, by endorsing "gay marriage." Is apostasy inevitable for every denomination? For every local church? Kevin Swanson takes a look at the PCA General Assembly's handling of the Creation/Evolution of Man issue, and identifies the most likely exits off the highway of orthodoxy. . . Feminism, Homosexuality, and. . . you guessed it . . . evolution.
June 26, 2014
There are Supreme Court decisions and then there are definitive Supreme Court decisions. The Hobby Lobby-Sebelius is imminent, and it will set a direction for religious liberty and Western Christianity. But why make such an ordeal out of abortifacient drugs? Kevin Swanson calculates 200 million abortions over 20 years, if all Plan B, IUD's, and Pill abortions are included. Over 200 countries have birth imploded since 1960, and only 10 have seen a slight increase in birth rates. Will anybody stop or even slow down the mass slaughter of the innocents? A few Christian businessmen have stepped into the gap. But will they survive?
June 25, 2014
Are you a parent focused on externals? Or are you focused on the heart of your child? As parents, we are rightfully concerned with our children's manners, obedience, and habits. But what about the heart? When parenting is focused on externals, we will miss the essential relationships (parent-child, parent-Christ, and child-Christ). Here Kevin Swanson interviews Tedd Tripp, author of the classic child-training book, "Shepherding Your Child's Heart."
June 24, 2014
The pope of Rome is suggesting a worldwide economic collapse is in the offing. He may be right, but do we fix greedy capitalism with envious socialism? Kevin Swanson goes after the underlying problem of materialism, and presents the biblical economy as the solution. Then, we turn to the Proverbs for the true solution to our economic woes.
June 23, 2014
The few Mennonites in Quebec are fast losing religious liberty, especially when it comes to raising their children in the fear of God. We take a look at the strengths of Mennonites and the tensions between involvement in politics and disengagement, cultural transformation and cultural avoidance or escape. What's the gating factor for staying or leaving? When do Christians get out of Dodge?
June 20, 2014
With the 2016 presidential elections looming, we take a look at Hillary Clinton, the front runner for the Democratic nomination. According to Clinton, the Bible is the biggest influence on her thinking, and we wonder if she's talking about the cover of it or the content. Kevin Swanson takes a look at Hillary Clinton's record and finds her roots in the logical positivism of the last century.
June 19, 2014
Thanks be to God, the kingdom is bigger than the Western world! Kevin Swanson interviews Tim Kessee, author of the Book/DVD project - Dispatches from the Front: Stories of Gospel Advance in the World's Most Difficult Places. Nothing can possibly stop the advancement of Christ into every tribe and nation. But how can we help without hurting? Kevin Swanson also interview Wyatt George, director of The Tentmaker Project, about a micro-loan program that is helping places like Uganda establish economic infrastructure.
June 18, 2014
Recent polls indicate atheist evolution is on the rise, theistic evolution is on the decline, and still 40% of Americans believe God created them 10,000 years ago or so. Does compromise pay off, or does it pave the way for more atheistic evolution? Kevin Swanson and Bill Jack discuss the modern creationism movement and its impact on the Kingdom of God worldwide.
June 17, 2014
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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.