Generations Radio

Reviving Generational Continuity The Pew Forum released a study last week, pointing out that the Christian faith is dying in America. Since 1970, the younger generation is dropping out of the Christian church, and America follows directly in the path of Europe. Children are not following in the faith of their parents. But a new kind of church is forming in America that promises to address the 80% problem (where 80% of children from Christian families walk away from the faith.) These churches are reviving generational continuity, fatherhood, home discipleship, and shepherding. In short, they are bringing relationships back in a cold, institutionalized, programmic world. In this edition of Generations, Pastors Henry Reyenga and Dave Feddes talk about the development of home discipleship churches in the state of Illinois, and how this is radically changing the heart of the church in one state.

Christians and Politics Should liberals be afraid of Christians who want to take over the world? Some Christians do believe and act as if a biblical system of social reform comes primarily by government intervention. This, of course, is not a biblical worldview. This would be the socialist worldview. Nevertheless, every true Christian ought to apply God's law to every area of life including family, church, and state - and this should yield something far less tyrannical than the kind of civil government we see operating in most western nations today. Kevin Swanson interviews the Editor of Faith for All of Life Magazine, Christopher Ortiz on the true nature of the kingdom. Does it include politics? Is it primarily the church or is rooted in the family? Today's Generations broadcast addresses the more fundamental issues, and every Christian should be well equipped with the answers.

Serving Angels Unawares Part of a biblical vision for the household includes this vital area of hospitality. How do we train our sons and daughters to effectively serve others and love the traveler, the stranger, the brother, and the occasional angel? As we rebuild relationships in family and church (in a lost and lonely world), hospitality will play a vital role in this transformation. Two homeschool dads, Mike Cheney and Steve Vaughan join the Generations program for part 2 of a discussion on this important area of family ministry.

Serving Angels Unawares Part of a biblical vision for the household includes this vital area of hospitality. How do we train our sons and daughters to effectively serve others and love the traveler, the stranger, the brother, and the occasional angel? As we rebuild relationships in family and church (in a lost and lonely world), hospitality will play a vital role in this transformation. Two homeschool dads, Mike Cheney and Steve Vaughan join the Generations program for a discussion on this important area of family ministry.

A Two-Hundred Year Vision Where will your children and grandchildren be in 50 years, or 100 years from now? Without a vision, families and civilizations perish. But visionary people make an impact on what happens hundreds of years from now! The power of vision to impact civilizations begins with families who get a vision for something better than what they have here and now. Listen in to this conversation with two of the most visionary dads in America - Scott Brown and Doug Phillips from Vision Forum.

Righteous Politics In this interview with Scott Brown and Doug Phillips from Vision Forum, this Generations broadcast addresses the hot-button issue of elections. Should we vote out fear or faith? A critical edition for anybody planning to vote for president of the United States in the 2008 elections.

Refusing to Recycle or Homosexuality? Police in Oregon are just fine with 1,000 bike riders streaking through town in the buff. But when a Christian tries to preach the Gospel on Halloween night on a street in Salem, Massachusetts, the police throw the book at him, charging him with. . . What was it? . . . Disturbing the peace and affluence? As the moral compass spins out of control, the Vatican steps in, issuing a new list of seven deadly sins, which smacks a little of liberation theology. Kevin Swanson takes a look at it from the ethical perspective of a biblical worldview. Should we allow environmentally-conscious naked bike riders in Eugene, Oregon to determine the politically incorrect sins of the day, or shall we refer back to the laws of the Creator Himself? We end the program with a true assessment of the most evil things that are happening in our world today, as judged by the Creator Himself.

Interview: Dr. Brian Ray Are we witnessing an increase in the incidence of attacks on homeschool freedoms and parental choice in America? Judicial and legislative motions to regulate home education are cropping up from DC to Tennessee and from Nebraska to California. Kevin Swanson interviews preeminent education researcher, Dr. Brian Ray on these marked trends. Despite the expansion of homeschool freedoms over the last 20 years, a rising and vocal opposition is forming. Find out what you can do about it in this segment of Generations.

Skipping Church for the Ball Game "When I became a man, I put away childish things," says the Apostle Paul. Some say that children are growing up too fast. We're saying that they aren't growing up fast enough. They may be learning perversions earlier in life, but they certainly are not learning maturity. This leads to a discussion on games and sports. What part should sports play in the life of a young boy vs. a grown man? And what can we say about a family that will skip church for a soccer game? How do our choices in life communicate our priorities?

Pat Robertson Shouldn't Have Endorsed Rudy If the driving ethic behind political action is pragmatism, can anything reverse the slide into Gomorrah? From the conservativism of Ronald Reagan to the big-government socialism of Bush to the McCain/Pat Robertson/Guliani vision for America, where do we go next? The old conservative movement is fading quickly. The old "just vote for Hitler because he's better than Stalin," conservatives are disappearing and losing influence quickly in national politics. But there is a new breed of men and women of principle rising to displace the old guard. The long term effect of this new movement promises a much more significant impact than previous. The worldview foundations are stronger, convictions are steeled, and they are ready for action. In this segment of Generations, Kevin Swanson interviews Steve Curtis, president of American Right to Life, a new national organization committed to a principled stand on the life issue.