Generations Radio

Interview: Nancy Pearcey Secularism is going global. The humanist assault on morals and meaning is intensive, and is breaking down all of our forms. Existentialism birth implodes. Pure materialism drains us of hope and purpose, and humanism is burning out in the west. Nancy Pearcey, author of cultural critiques like "Saving Leonardo," demonstrates how powerful cultural expressions can be in forming our worldviews. What does Jerusalem have to do with Athens? How can Christians be better at discerning the cultural emanations that formulate our worldviews?

A Christian E-Bay Marketplace How do you like your money going to support Planned Parenthood and other ungodly causes? What is the best way to find Christian businesses and ministries that maintain a biblical worldview? Kevin Swanson interviews Nick Logan on his Talents 2 Work, on-line marketplace. Presently, Nick is networking 5,000,000 Christians through Christian ministries like HSLDA and the American Family Association.

John MacArthur’s Perspective on Civil Government Should Christians attempt to influence politics? Can Christians sanctify the countries where they live? Will some civil governments be more sanctified than others? Does Jesus come to save our marriages, our economies, and politics? Or, put in terms of 1 Corinthians 7:14, if Jesus sanctifies a believer, does He sanctify an unbelieving spouse and the marriage? Of course He does! Kevin Swanson interacts with John MacArthur’s perspective on civil government on this edition of Generations.

Relationships vs. Anonymous Bureaucracy So, 72% of kids born in the big inner-cities are born without fathers. Where are most babies killed, by the vote of the populace? Detroit, Michigan or Lubbock, Texas? Take a wild guess. The largest cities in America are almost without exception the most liberal, at least if you measure by the percentage of people contracting AIDS or killing their kids. What is it about cities that rots? Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner attempt to address this puzzling question on this edition of Generations.

Fixing the System "Waiting for Superman" hits the theaters this week, as the Messianic character of American education betrays itself again. So Kevin Swanson goes to the documentary's website, and clicks on "Fix the System." But somehow, that didn't fix the system. Sarah Palin gets her own reality show, and discourages those Neanderthal stay-at-home moms, who seem to be using up their lives trying to re-establish the nuclear family in the 21st century. We're not sure that she's going to fix the system either. But then there's another conservative evangelical pastor in Denver who's not sure but that God may be just fine with homosexuals serving communion. Interesting observations on the continuing demise of the western faith.

Another National Catastrophe. The most debted nation in the world. The weakest families in the western world. The highest divorce rate in the world. Now, America is quickly becoming the most unhealthy nation in the world. With 70% of its population overweight, up from 13% in 1970, doctors expect that 30% of Americans will have diabetes in the next 20 years. Don't look to Christians for setting an example in this area either. A whopping 76% of Christians are overweight. So Kevin Swanson asks Dr. Scott Stoll, MD on why our bodies break down and what to do about it. For fathers who love their families and desire the best physical health for them, this program serves as a big wake-up call!

The Power of the Visual Medium In the battle between truth and error, it seems that Christians lose every time especially in the public forum. The visual medium is a powerful way to externalize and seal the powerful ideas contained in God's Word. But how does one do this? Kevin Swanson interviews Colin Gunn, the producer of movies like Shaky Town (on homosexual activism) and the Monstrous Regiment of Women (on egalitarianism). What is the purpose of the visual medium, and how does it stir us to action and solidify our commitments to battle the enemy in the war of the worldviews?

How Theologians are Contributing to the Rise of Socialism Here Kevin Swanson reviews the recent movie, “Agenda – Grinding America Down,” the San Antonio Independent Christian Film Festival 2011 Winner. America is moving towards communism, but what are Christian theologians saying about it? Kevin looks at three different theological perspectives concerning government, from Wayne Grudem, John MacArthur, and Carl Trueman. He concludes that Wayne Grudem is the most balanced, but all of them are reticent to apply God’s law to the condemnation of a socialist social order. Theologians have and will continue to pave the way for what happened in the Soviet Union and Germany.

Loving the Church The Church is a little passe' with some folks today. The music is boring. The sermons are boring. The people get together, and then they don't get along. After seven church splits and eighteen church squabbles, some just want to get up and leave. Our children and grandchildren are leaving enmasse. But, Scott Brown calls this church a precious body, for which Jesus Christ died. As director of the National Center for Family Integrated Churches, Scott Brown is on a campaign to encourage families to the love of the church. Is it time to rediscover the body-life of the church of Christ?

The Pendulum Swings. . . Sort of. . . The pendulum swings every election. Last election, the pendulum swung to the left about 35 degrees. So we watched with interest as the pendulum to the right, last night. And. . . it was only a ten degree swing. But there is always home, in a tiny minority of men and women who believe in principle. Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner discuss the national election results, early Wednesday morning following Tuesday voting.