Generations Radio

According to NBC news, between 6 and 12 million people are part of the "home church" movement in America. Is this a positive sign or a distressing sign of more apostasy away from the historical church? What are the benefits to meeting in a home? Does the Bible specify optimum church size? As the new generations abandon their parent's crusty old church and confessions, and as the clergy-laity distinction destroys body vitality, and as the mega-church movement encourages more anonymity and transience, and as the small church dies the death of 100 conflicts. . . a frustrated and concerned minority desperately grasp for the next interesting alternative. Will the home church movement salvage the faith in the west?

A judge in Mississippi, purportedly concerned about truancy issues and fake homeschoolers, calls for a roll of every home educating family in the state. Should he be concerned? There are homeschoolers that do a lousy job at it. They may cheat the system. But where does the state interfere in such cases? Then, ABC's 20/20 program covers the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist church, suggesting that these folks create the conditions requisite for physical and sexual abuse. Evidently, they did find some sin in their midst. So what's the solution? Abandon the fundamental tenets of the Bible for humanist solutions? Do the fundamentals tend towards externals and an unbiblical legalism? Is there an over-emphasis on corporeal punishment? Kevin Swanson brings some balance to these discussions in this segment of Generations.

What You Can Do About It“The End of Christian America,” headlines the front cover of Newsweek Magazine, and Christian leaders rush to explain the cause of the failure of Christianity in the west. The still-concerned are clawing for some substantive handhold, some piece of “relevant” Christianity, some kind of meaningful Christian relationships, or some fragment of an historical faith (whether catholic, protestant, or orthodox). On this edition of Generations, we interview Michael Spencer from internetmonk.com on the coming collapse of evangelicalism in the west. There are no easy answers on this segment of Generations, but some thoughtful remarks that may be the beginning of laying down a more deeply-rooted faith that will transcend the generations.

The State of Children in AmericaCNN gives us a story announcing that the “kids are doing just fine!” But, by what metrics? More homosexuals. Less pregnancies. More psychotropic drugs. Less suicides. And, 70% of young men are not “grown up” by 30 years of age (up from 30% in 1970). We also review a very important report from the Family Research Council entitled, “Who Should Decide How Children are Educated.” The good news, is parents are very dissatisfied with public schools, and only 73% of American children are enrolled in public schools, down from 80% in 1990. Interesting stuff on this edition of Generations!

Takers and MakersNow there are 2 government-paid bureaucrats for every 1 manufacturing worker in America. The Taker to Maker Ratio was 1 to 1 in the early 1990’s! Hearkening back to the wisdom of the Proverbs, we read “For the transgression of the people, many are the princes thereof.” Kevin Swanson and Dave Buehner open up the Operations Manual, God’s Book of Wisdom on this segment of Generations. If you look under – “How to Run a Country,” you get some pretty wise advice. You’d be surprised!

The Rod vs. RebellionWhat to do with the 12-year-old boy who rips the hijab off the Muslim girl - slap him with a felony or give him a whacky whack on the hiney? These knotty ethical matters have the secularists chasing their tails. So only about 0.2% of American children see any corporal punishment in schools, and the do-real-gooders are trying to eliminate that altogether. Kevin Swanson points out that the spanking states and the red states (Republican/conservative) almost completely correspond! Is there a worldview difference operating here? Here we present the biblical approach to spanking.

Interview: Senator Kevin LundbergKevin Swanson interviews Colorado Senator Kevin Lundberg on the ongoing battle for the family, and the importance of home education in America. This spurs on a discussion on the history of homeschooling and its relative importance for the future of the family and freedom.

But What if Rob's Wrong?Rob Bell plays his hand, but Kevin Swanson throws a little Pascal's Wager on the table. What if Rob's Wrong? What if people really go to hell? What if sin turns out to be a really bad deal? The stakes are getting higher all the time, as we watch the breakdown of the Christian faith in the west. This ties into the kind of church you're attending. We summarize some of the deal breakers when it comes to compromise and weaknesses cropping up in the church that your family attends.

Civil Unions in ColoradoMore homosexual indoctrination bills are sliding through the California legislature while the Civil Unions Bill passed the Colorado Senate (and failed in the House Judiciary Committee by a single vote). Kevin Swanson reviews the Family Research Council Report on Homosexual Marriage, (just released). Dramatic changes are happening right now in western society as civilizations unravel everywhere, and the Generations program covers these developments. Will our families be affected by these trends?

Bikinis, Babes, and BiblesBethany Hamilton is the latest rage for Christian evangelicals, especially with the new motion picture that tells her inspiring story. References to the Bible were not removed from the scenes, but then again neither were the girls in bikinis. Kevin refers to the Modesty Survey conducted by Alex and Bret Harris (from the Rebelution) several years ago, as he considers the boundaries of Christian modesty. Would Mary, the mother of Jesus wear a bikini? What would Jesus say about this sort of thing? Then we step back and look at the influence of the Bethany Hamilton's and Miss America's on the progress of the Gospel in the 21st century. Could George Whitfield have used a Miss America on the catwalk to inspire the first Great Awakening?