Generations Radio

Muslim parents in Canada allegedly attempt a solution for teenage rebellion, convicted in court of killing their daughters. Vigilante honor killings. There is no question that Christians and Muslims both will face the problem of teenage rebellion in the modern family-fragmented, humanist culture. But hopefully, they will respond to the problem differently.

Should we use the Bible as an ethical authority or just throw the whole thing out? With the huge comeback of paganism and pagan rites in the western world (70% of college kids are decked out in tattoos), families are looking for objective ethical standards from God’s Word. Kevin Swanson carefully explains how the Apostles used the law of God, addressing some of the finer distinctions in this worldview consideration of biblical ethics.

Recent studies indicate that moral integrity is slipping badly in the western world. The family is in terrible shape. Psychologists are concerned about the ever-extending period of adolescence among young men. Nations are swimming in debt. But here’s the good news: technology will save us! There might be some high-tech breakthroughs on the horizon that might help us get a few more electronic gadgets, but will technology save us? Kevin Swanson contrasts the vast changes that have occurred in technology with the socio-economic changes that are straining the western world. Then he discusses an article from the Wall Street Journal on ever-extending adolescence and what to do about it. The article recommends a reconsideration of apprenticeship and home economies!

Do you want to change the world? Do you want to make a real impact during the few years you get on the earth? Your average dad can make his biggest impact for the cause of righteousness at home! Kevin Swanson interviews Joel Beeke on the practice of family worship. Why do we neglect it? What are the ways in which you can maximize this discipleship effort with your own children?

Starr Meade has assembled a beautiful family study guide on the Westminster Shorter Catechism. It is important to root and ground your children in solid truth. Otherwise, they will be blown about by every wind of doctrine; there are thousands of crosswinds blowing all the time, especially in today’s world. People randomly pick their crosswinds all the time, but here is historical, biblical truth for the ages.

Mitt Romney is up in front for the Republican nomination for president of the United States. Is Romney more committed to Socialism than to the Mormon worldview? Is America ready for the first Mormon president? Kevin Swanson interacts with a New York Times article on Mormonism. If America still holds to a basically Christian view of God and man, does Mormonism take a hard turn away from this? Does Mormonism teach a sharply different view of the nature of God, social structures, and redemption? These are important questions to answer before electing a Mormon to lead the nation.

Another outrageous bill in the Mississippi legislature threatens parents with a life sentence for spanking their children! A failure to understand the basic biblical ethical standards such as the ancient lex talionis, is devastating to the cause of liberty. Kevin Swanson explains the importance of biblical law as it applies to such things as taxation (for President Obama if he's tuning into us), kidnapping (for social services agents), and spanking (for the rest of us).

Many men find themselves in economic slavery to debt and corporations. They have a hard time "calling their own shots." They find that they work for "the man," and they would like some independence and freedom. There are many roads to freedom, and this interview with entrepreneur Dave Tucker will open up the economic world for you. Don't miss this interview!

Theology matters. What is taught in the seminaries is usually preached in the churches a few years later. Could it be that what is taught in the churches is destroying the nation? Are there seminaries that are to blame for the separation of faith from life—and the failure of Christians to influence the culture? Sadly, a large segment of the church is taken by a two-kingdom pietism and an aversion to the application of God’s law to all areas of life. This two-kingdom ideology affects many if not most Lutherans, Catholics, Evangelicals, and other mainline denominations. These “two-kingdom” folks take a different view of the Christian faith, the relationship of faith to life, and the interaction of the individual with his institutions and relationships. Author and seminary teacher John Frame has written a book titled The Escondido Theology. Dr. Frame discusses these attempts to revive two-kingdom thinking in the present generation among evangelicals, reformed seminaries, and churches. Visit Kevin Swanson’s blog for more background on this important topic.

Education isn't neutral, but what about mathematics? Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner demonstrate the religious character of math on this edition of the program. But what about the method of education used today? Does it engender more of an institutionalized form of living? Does it program the future minions to submit to a socialized, governmentalized world (at every level)?