The Mega-Church Trade-off - Relational Church and Weekly Communion
February 26, 2013
Without question, the most important religious trend of the last ten years was the massive, exponential increase in mega-churches, and the massive exponential downturn in small churches. Hmmm .. . big coincidence? American religion has become far less relational and embraces the anonymity of bigness. Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner talk about fake community, fake relational life, and stiff churches. What would make for a truly relational church where people gave their lives for each other? The conversation ends with a brief discussion on relational churches that participate in weekly, relational communion. Definition: Relationships are merely the context in which agape love might operate.
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The Wall Street Journal interacts with Nike Corporation's Godmakers who spend $6 billion creating gods of the sports figures. The trouble is that their gods always seem to trip and fall smack on their faces! WSJ suggests that Nike's days of "Myth making" are about over. But that only happens when Rome falls. So. . .Kevin Swanson explains why Tim Tebow didn't make a very good "god." And, how should Christians interact with the gods of sport? And, what would you tell your daughter if she wanted to join the local community's Female Mud Wrestling Team? Meek and quiet spirit, anybody?
February 25, 2013
Forbes magazine reports that America has just finished up the worst five years since the Great Depression of the 1920's, and the last president with the fortitude to reduce the federal debt was. . . Dwight Eisenhower! Kevin Swanson presses for real solutions for our present condition, as: Don't worship stuff. Stop being a stinkin' existentialist. Get out of debt. Employ mentorship.
February 22, 2013
Kevin Swanson interviews Dr. James Wanliss, author of a new book on environmentalism called, "Resisting the Green Dragon." What if scientists and environmentalists hold to the wrong presuppositions relating to anthropology, ontology, origins. . . Could this result in fatal mistakes and wrong conclusions drawn in their education programs, their policies, and "scientific" programs? This is a must-listen program for all Christians who want to be equipped during the downgrade of science in the 21st century.
February 21, 2013
Colorado is considered by many to be a swing state when it comes to the battle for liberty, smaller government, and a self-governing moral people. And. . .we are losing for now. Four anti-gun bills are sailing through the House and Senate. The liberals are happy with sex-selection abortion - whatever it takes to kill a kid. Conservatives at the capitol tell us, "It's a bloodbath!" As freedoms are systematically stripped away and the family is broken down and life desecrated in this state, shall we move to another? Kevin Swanson interviews Colorado's Legislative Liaison, Treon Goossen on the 2013 legislative season.
February 20, 2013
Here is the story of how one man made it out of the dark and shadowy dungeons of homosexuality. While these are not as common as the other stories of spiritual lapse in the present Zeitgeist, they are glorious tales of victory over the darkest powers of evil. Kevin Swanson interviews a homeschooling father delivered by the power of Jesus Christ.
February 19, 2013
The presidential prayer breakfast took an interesting turn last week, when someone came up with the idea to invite Dr. Ben Carson to speak. Not everybody appreciated Dr. Carson's diagnosis on the health of the nation, and fewer appreciated his prescription. This outstanding rags-to-riches, internationally-acclaimed medical doctor suggested that the Bible might have some solutions to the problems we find ourselves in today! And. . .we heartily agree!
February 18, 2013
In his State of the Union address, the President advocated more government in the lives of the people, proposing universal government-funded preschool for 4-year-old children. The creep towards big government womb-to-tomb programs continues. But will this salvage our socio-economic systems? Or is the socialist blueprint--a utopia that continually erodes family integrity by government intervention--simply a pipe dream?
February 15, 2013
When outnumbered by the powers of darkness and those who oppose God's laws, what should Christians do? Is it time to crawl into a monastery and avoid the world for the rest of our lives? Or must Christians continue to proclaim the transcendent truth and commandments of God to a relativistic, decadent, and tyrannical world? Who is on the "good" side, and what is the good side in the battle between good and evil?
February 14, 2013
For 1,900 years, most Christian leaders (and church fathers) decried the theatrical arts as unacceptable for Christians. It was the "world's domain." But that's changing in San Antonio at the annual Christian Film Festival. Kevin Swanson reports on the winners of the 2013 festival, including such powerful films as The Drop Box and Return to the Hiding Place.
February 13, 2013
Have you ever wondered who killed the family and who killed family economies in the 19th and 20th centuries? Kevin Swanson interviews Allan Carlson, professor at Hillsdale College and eminent historian on family economies. Mr. Carlson gives us a 2,000 year synopsis on economic history, and the eventual demise of family economies. The important question is whether we will restore family economies in these unstable times for economies and social systems. This may be one of the most important interviews we have ever conducted.
February 12, 2013
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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.