The Generations Radio Program

In the 1770s, General George Washington had all the drummers and fifers drum a man who attempted a homosexual act all of the army, “never to return.”  Now, the military is placing a lesbian at the head of the Air Force Academy as Commandant.  What God has called the most debased sin, had become the highest possible virtue in our land.  Shall we send our sons to the Air Force Academy, and place our sons under the authority of the Lesbian?  We lay out some of the biblical constraints for those who still accept God’s Law as the eternal standard, regardless of what the emperor’s new clothesmakers are telling us about ethics.

Toys R Us contributed to Planned Parenthood over many years, and now the company is bankrupted (having lost too much of its customer base).  Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face!  This introduces a conversation on how many children a family should have.  We answer this question with ten more questions. Whatever happened to the Full Quivering movement?  Too much quivering, over all.

The Christian film genre is raking in the bucks - Over $700 million since 2014, (up from $110 million in 2011-2013).   We analyze the most recent box office buster produced by the Erwin brothers, “I Can Only imagine.” Two themes are working side by side — a redemptive theme and a humanist theme.  Which one wins the day?  We also provide three basic guidelines by which Christians may incorporate film to the glory of God and for positive kingdom impact. 

The president signed off on another $500 million for Planned Parenthood, and another $1.3 Trillion big government budget bill. But, what we are really concerned with is the Fox News and Wall Street Journal report on the president’s language. It is a reflection of the nation. The present sexual scandals do not seem to have much of an effect on the president’s approval rating. At root, character is of essence — far more important than rhetoric. And, the fear of God is the absolutely necessary component of character for the governance of a nation.

ABC News issues a piece on aborted fetuses used in the MMR vaccine. So we ask the question, "Should Christians use these vaccines?" Given that not a single life has been lost to Measles in a decade, so why must California mandate the MMR vaccination? Kevin Swanson answers these questions from clear biblical references. Also, we take a look at pseudo-science in the witness box - what does the Bible say about the whole area of forensic science?

So you thought the 1960s were bad? The percentage of Americans who have “ever tried” marijuana has risen from 4% to 40% since 1969. In the 1960s, Francis Schaeffer talked about the escape from reality and the crossing over of the line of despair. The crossover is almost complete now. The use of mind-altering drugs among Americans (either on the street or over-the-counter) is on the increase. What does this mean for the country? People live out their world views, so what is that worldview?

Church is failing Generation Z, but why?  The emotional experience, the lack of confrontation, the entertainment is not going to cut it, if we want to pass on the faith.  Shallow teaching and a piece-meal faith isn’t going to work. We also review the progress of homosexual teen movies, which are meeting a new homosexual teen audience that is growing in leaps an bounds. 

News reports on the the Austin bombing suspect point to his homeschooled background.  As the media seeks the motive, we find it in the human heart.  After 40-50 years of experience working with homeschooling, the Generations team discusses some of the weaknesses or traps that homeschoolers can fall into.  We discuss anti-establishmentarianism and the temptation to anarchy which attends those who knee-jerk react against big government tyranny. 

Evangelicalism has seen its better days. God is at work around the world, but the Western world is languishing and the old way of training pastors has fallen on hard times. The agenda for training pastors must not be set by scholars. Where is the spiritual training in the field?  Where is the one-on-one discipleship? It’s time to bring a reformation into the preparation of pastors and elders for the next generation of churches. We need more spiritual men, Galatians 6:1 men, praying men, Spirit-filled men, and self-denying, cross-carrying men to lead the church in our day.  How do we get them? Kevin Swanson interviews Richard Pratt, Director of Third Millennium Ministries which is working with local churches to train up  689,000 students to ministry in 200+ nations around the world.

How do you counteract the godlessness of the day? How do you counteract the power of media, and the alternate teachers and disciplers that want to disciple your children for 40-60 hours per week? How do you counteract the massive apostasy of the millennial generation? Every family needs to address the present scenario with radical faith, radical discipleship, and radical love for God. We discuss this family discipleship with Pastor Geoff Gleason on this edition of the program.