The Generations Radio Program

We are to raise our children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord – but what are the basics of doing this? The dads talk about their own practices: the place of family worship…what they’ve learned about sanctification taking place in daily activities…which books of the Bible they focus on most…how to instill doctrine systematically while keeping it relevant to life…helping kids deal with opposing worldviews…and making the home safe for questioning.

Germany didn't become Nazi Germany overnight. Prussia decriminalized sodomy in the 1700s. The universities became seedbeds of Marxism, textual criticism, and Nietzschean nihilism throughout the 1800s. The Weimar Republic decriminalized abortion in 1927. Kevin Swanson traces this long apostasy and explains why National Socialism was the rotten fruit of a nation that had long abandoned Jesus Christ. Kevin is joined by Jacob Tanner to address why Nazism was so evil...regardless of the narrative.

Kevin and Josh investigate the biblical right and responsibility of bearing arms to preserve the lives of those we care for. They talk about how the great missionary John G. Paton used a gun (without ever killing anyone)…when “shoot first and ask questions later” is biblically appropriate…when we stray into risking blood guiltiness…plus, what the founding fathers meant by a “militia,” biblical examples of the people taking up arms, and the limits of such resistance.

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A new survey reveals that 39% of Americans still hold to biblical creation — down from 47% just 15 years ago. Kevin and Bill discuss the fact that 99% of PhD scientists and 99% of college classrooms are united against the Genesis account. The apostasy of geology has a history...and that has played out in the courtroom battles over creation in the public schools. 

For the first time, Brazilian parents are getting prison time for homeschooling…families in the Netherlands are receiving “return to school” orders…and homeschool freedoms are unraveling in CT and NE with new restrictions being rolled out. Kevin speaks with Kevin Boden, attorney for the Home School Legal Defense Association, about the national and international situation, what it means, and what homeschoolers must do to keep the freedom to teach their kids.

Scripture treats complaining and ingratitude with immense gravity. But how do we teach a whiny six year old about the eternal ramifications of discontentment? The dads talk about modeling gratitude and joyfulness, rather than self-pity and criticism…some of the biggest causes of ingratitude and grumbling in a family…how to lovingly and consistently correct complaining…and the strategies that have helped them the most to create a thankful spirit in their homes.

When the media calls homeschooling "weird," Kevin and Danny say: guilty as charged. They discuss why loving your children, rejecting state indoctrination, and building on a biblical worldview looks strange to a culture that can't even answer basic biological questions...which worldview actually produces critical thinkers...and why God's bar for "successful" is so much different than the world's.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/2520780/episodes/19502050-why-homeschooling-is-weird.mp3

What does Scripture say about burning vs. burial? Cremation has gone from 0.01 percent in 1900 to 63 percent in 2026. At the same time, pagan practices like tattoos and piercings have exploded in popularity also. Does how we treat the body matter – and if not, what’s wrong with cannibalism? Does destroying the image of God in fire communicate something, vs. planting it in the ground? And how does the resurrection factor in?

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John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress features a man who has lost all hope of salvation, but he is alive and well in the lyrics of the most popular Christian song ever made. Kevin is joined by Danny to ask: what does it mean when billions identify with despair rather than resurrection? And what does Scripture say music is actually for?

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/2520780/episodes/19491426-the-man-in-the-iron-cage-has-4-billion-fans.mp3

A Christian heritage has led many people to incredible wealth...although most of them end up apostatizing. Now, Elon Musk is the world's first trillionaire...but was his wealth obtained as honestly as we think? Spoiler alert....Mars isn't going to be successfully, sustainably populated anytime soon. Sam Rust joins Kevin to discuss wealth, the Christian heritage that is often behind it, and the things that matter most for building (and keeping) it.

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https://www.buzzsprout.com/2520780/episodes/19484852-wealth-character-and-apostasy-what-many-billionaires-have-in-common.mp3