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Kevin Swanson

International Studies Highlight American Educational Failures

January 5, 2011
The American Character Slides

Recent international studies continue to accentuate the failure of the American education systems. But more fundamentally, the Gen Y and Millennial generations are failing in character. Will the Millennials be working for Chinese employers by the year 2025? Kevin Swanson gets into the definition of character, and points out the difference between the Chinese or Japanese view of character, the western humanist view of character, and the Christian view.

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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.

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The De-industrialization of the United StatesTwo stories collide on this edition of Generations.  On the one hand, there is the story relating the de-industrialization of the United States.  On the other hand, Newsweek Magazine notes that family-based businesses have fared far better in the economic down-turn than other businesses.  Kevin Swanson points out that it was family-owned businesses that built this nation.  It was only when these businesses went "public" that they began to take on extraordinary debt and make irresponsible decisions that ruined the economy in the long run.  What is it about family-based businesses that will provide for a sound economic future for our families and maybe even a nation?  Important stuff on this edition of Generations.
January 4, 2011
Faith ExternalizedHave you ever wondered why you can't find a Precious Moments doll in a Christian book store depicting David holding up the severed, bloody head of Goliath? Have you ever wondered why the Voice of the Martyrs doesn't sell Thomas Kinkade Drawings? Or have you ever wondered why it is that of the 100s of pictures of Noah's Ark on Google Images, you won't find one with the dead, bloated bodies of millions of people floating around the ark a picture that would present the real reason God brought the flood in the first place? Here Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner engage a lively discussion on Christian art forms, shallow theology, and what's hanging on their walls.
January 3, 2011
All the News You Need Once a YearHere is the Generations summary of all the news you can use in one year. Don't bother tuning into NBC, CBS, or Fox the rest of the year. It's the popular End-of-the-Year program for 2010! Includes predictions for 2011. Socialist Healthcare, DADT, Haiti, Islam, John Edwards, Al Gore, the gender-neutral NIV, S-510, Christine O'Donnell, the Tea Party, and Tiger Woods. You get the whole year in one 30-minute program!
December 31, 2010
Will our Children Believe in Evolution?Incredibly, 40% of Americans still believe that the human is God-created. Yet on the other hand, most of these are the older folks. Sadly, the Gen X'ers and Millennial Generations are twice as likely to support homosexuality and evolution than were the "Greatest Generation" born in the 1920s and 1930s (in surveys taken in 2010). The trajectory for dysfunctional families and fractured worldviews has been set for the majority. So what trajectory are you building into your family? In this edition of the program, Kevin Swanson speaks of his own family and the powerful generational heritage received from his grandparents.
December 30, 2010
You Can Ruin Your Family as an Entrepreneur! The idea that pure entrepreneurism and American capitalism are the solutions to America’s socio-economic woes is wrong-headed and short-sighted.  This ignores the fact that THE FAMILY IS IMPORTANT!  Any form of materialism or capitalism or socialism or entrepreneurism that threatens family solidarity is to be rejected by those who maintain a biblical socio-economic worldview.  You can destroy your family as an entrepreneur as easily as you can do it in the corporate world. Here Kevin Swanson interviews Erik Weir from Weir Capital Management on the blessings of family-integrated economies and entrepreneurial endeavors done rightly.
December 29, 2010
Interview - Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr.The study of economics is shrouded in mystery and obfuscated by jargon. Economists that appear on the news shows give the impression that economics is beyond the capacity of most mortals; that it involves some combination of particle physics, snake handling and voodoo. Economics is not really all that difficult. It is the unsound practices of modern economics that need more elaborate excuses and confusing justifications. God provides in His word what is necessary for the man of God to be thoroughly equipped for every good work including the study of economics. If you refuse to heed the law of gravity you could get hurt; the laws of economics are no different. Dave Buehner discusses these issues with Dr. R.C. Sproul Jr., author of "Biblical Economics".
December 28, 2010
Interview: Dan FordBack in the 17th century, in the flurry of empire-building, slave-based economies, and mercantilism, there was a little experiment in family-based economies and colonies conducted on the shoreline of New England. Historian, Dan Ford relates the story of the founding of America and the blessing that God brought to this experiment (vs. what happened in the slave-based economies in Europe.)
December 27, 2010
Celebrating the Greatest Event that Ever HappenedThe mother-child-tree thing on December 25th is sometimes attributed to Nimrod from Babel in the annals of ancient history. But then Christians wanted to celebrate their own day, so they came up with "Christmas." The battle over culture is non-stop. Christians fight for their holidays, while pagans work to turn the culture their direction. The battle over symbols, holidays, and cultures rages. But Christians should work to capture every day for Jesus Christ.
December 24, 2010
Really Smart People Usually Vote LiberalAccording to recent surveys, only 5% of scientists profess to be Republicans. Most of the rest claim to be liberal, rational thinking, and well, you know, intelligent! They also tell us that the smartest states (with the most PhD's and MS degrees) are going to be Blue. It's the "du-u-mb" farm states and a few southerners that'll vote for the conservatives. So what gives? Are engineers generationally more conservative than scientists because they aren't on the government doll, I mean, government grants? Or is it just that the humanist university is by definition, the modern temple of the other religion that has taken over America - the naturalist - anti-supernaturalist metaphysic?
December 23, 2010
"Kill and Eat""Prairie Muffins shoot real good, too!" Kevin Swanson explains how daughter Rebekah killed her first deer in the back yard with a single shot from a lever-action 30-30. There are a hundred ways to re-integrate the family economy in the 21st century, and hunting is a great way to do it. We pray for our food. We thank God for our food. And, we explain to our children the reason why animals must die for us to live.
December 22, 2010
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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.

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Heard in all 50 states and over 60 countries around the world, Generations Radio brings a fast and fresh perspective to issues touching Christian families. From cultural commentary and movie reviews to education and homeschooling, Generations Radio has it every day - all from a distinctively biblical worldview

About Kevin Swanson

Kevin Swanson is the host of Generations Radio and a homeschool father of five children. Homeschooled himself in the 1960's and 1970's, Kevin went on to run for US Senate and has since traveled around the US and world speaking on the family, education, and biblical worldview. As the Director of Generations with Vision, Kevin has a passion for faith, family, and freedom in the 21st Century.

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