The Generations Radio Program

David Livingstone was the real deal, a prime example of faith, courage, and endurance over the long haul. We explore the extraordinary career of this missionary and explorer. We consider his indispensable work of putting an end to the wretched slave trade coming out of East Africa. Compared to Ernest Shackleton, who completed his impossible mission over 2 years . . . Livingstone endured 30 years of unrelenting opposition and untoward circumstances. Here is an encouragement to read biographies, and something of the spirit needed to get into them.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Not enough wolves in the world, or not enough babies? Which is it? Governments are paying $50,000 for anybody who will help them lead to the arrest of guys who kill wolves, but no reward only for abortionists as yet. Then, companies in South Korea are offering $75,000 to workers with the fortitude to have a baby.

The enemies of God are far more bold today than in past times. The blasphemy is far more in-your-face. No one corrects it. Kevin Swanson and Bill Jack discuss the mainstream hatred of God that takes place in our culture today on this edition of the program.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Everybody's looking for the root causes for recent rampages . . . transgenderism, mental instability, access to guns. But, few mention the hearts of men, demonic influences, and the normalization of insanity by media and academia. Shall we punish moms for the crimes of their sons? We end the discussion on practical ways to help troubled youth.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The “He Gets Us” campaign is back, unfortunately—spending $100 million on a PR campaign for Jesus. The question that keeps coming back to us . . . How does anyone get the message so wrong? But more importantly, how do we shift our minds out of this man-centered view to a God-centered view? Without a 180-degree shift, we’re done for. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The deception of this age runs very deep . . . deeper than most people would like to think it runs. The deepest deception is that we are all very wonderful, gay, and sinless . . . and in no real need of a Savior. Does anybody get to exempt themselves from the grace of God? Rosaria Butterfield, author of the new book "Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age," speaks from personal experience and with a special clarity on the lies of the age in this helpful interview.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The Gen Z folks have taken up Sodom on steroids—now 28% up from 4% twenty years ago. Is there a connection between a life of idleness, prosperity, and escape and Sodom? Sodom was filled with an "abundance of idleness," pride marches, and prosperity . . . and they "strengthened the hands of evildoers." Both young teens and old were beating down Lot's doors to get at the angels. How will we ever return to a rule of law? Even the pagan states realized this was essential to retain a social order.

Parental rights and family freedoms are slipping big time in certain states . . . allowing for more state kidnappings of children. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, Vermont, and Washington, as well as Kansas City, Missouri, and other places are dangerous for families if parental rights and protection of children from transgender surgeries remains a value. The country has become sharply divided on the issue, and chances of a parental rights amendment to the US Constitution have slipped to practically zero. Here are six advisements for parents who are hoping to salvage their children from the destructive zeitgeist that rules media and schools today.

Remarkably, the leading players in the Super Bowl this year are professing Christians; and a few years ago, three quarters of NFL quarterbacks were reported to have been evangelical Christians. That cannot be said of Hollywood, the media, and politicians (or at least the US Supreme Court). Here, we look at the positives and negatives of spectator sports and take up the subject of sports gambling. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The revival of ancient paganism is nothing new, and yet there are some new elements to it. Paganism also included mass slave-based systems, and that is what is developing as humans are increasingly controlled by computers and their programmers. We take a look at the recent progress in technology, enabling humans to manipulate cursors on a screen and surf the internet by brain function.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

What is the "Establishment" referenced so much, mostly by conservatives? And shall Christians support the MSM and Big Tech Media? We contrast the worldview of the MSM, Fox News, and the other 3% of news sources. Does Fox News maintain the three sacraments of the establishment religion? Christians must reject the establishment message and oppose the medial cabal. But many have a hard time accepting marginalization and castigation and facing down the enemy. This too will be a faith challenge.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Some pain and illness will be orders of magnitude more intensive than other forms. What happens when the suffering and pain is so intense and so prolonged that it puts the human mental and emotional condition to the test, and shakes faith and hope to the very core? Does faith break? Does love fail? Or does one find love in the darkness and hope in the torment? David Libby shares the real-life story of a fifteen-year ordeal with chronic pain and suffering in the lives of his wife and children. This heartrending story gives a whole new perspective on suffering, the human experience in a fallen world, the sovereignty of God, and the redemption of God.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

God uses certain means to bring about salvation while He is sovereign over all of it. Fifty-one percent of evangelicals confirm that their parents were the most important or significant influence in their becoming Christians. Fifteen percent credit a spouse or a sibling as the most important influence in them coming to faith. And only 3% credit a Sunday School teacher, a VBS instructor, or some other ministry in the church, and 4% would credit a concert or a crusade. Dads and moms are critical to the cultivation of souls in this field.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

World-shaking crises are always in the wind, and the media takes full advantage of them. The fear-mongering is part of the worship service for the media and political systems. What's our mindset in foreseeing crises and handling them when they come? How do we keep everything in the right proportion in our minds, and what is our response to the crisis? When we view the root cause, are we looking at brute chance, human powers, demonic powers, or the sovereign hand of almighty God?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Tucker Carlson, Elon Musk, and other favorite conservative icons are increasingly employing the most profane language to make their points. Granted, some situations call for stronger language—but are these angry tirades going over the edge? What about referring to someone’s position as “cattle excrement?” How does the Christian use language to build up and give grace? New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The crying need of the day is shepherding and discipleship in home and church. But, how is this done? What is a shepherd, and how do we love the sheep God has put under our care? Alexander Strauch and Scott Brown join us for this lively discussion. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Have you ever wondered what it’s like on a Christian movie set? Today, guest host Adam McManus takes you behind the scenes in a fascinating interview with Kevin Bouren, co-founder of Set Shepherds. Kevin, a retired Colonel in the U.S. Army, sees some intriguing similarities between all the moving parts of military battle and all the moving parts of a movie production. Acting as both co-producer and chaplain of the cast and crew, his goal is to be an ambassador for Jesus Christ to the believers and unbelievers alike. You will hear: * how a rough-and-tumble actor, who had been in Hollywood for decades, came to know Jesus Christ as Savior on the set of “Birthright Outlaw,” a Christian western. * how a member of the crew was inspired to reach out to a homeless man, named William, who was sleeping under the bridge near their hotel. * and how the son of a community leader working with Kevin on “The Forge,” the latest Kendrick Brothers’ full-length feature, was thirsty for Christian male discipleship.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Teen popular culture now has shifted into almost 100% Satanism, homosexuality, and suicide. While Christian parents want to protect their children from these ungodly influences, they can't protect their kids from their own hearts. What do you tell a parent whose teen kids are in rebellion after they've done "all the right things?"New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

We’re in the middle of a raging apostasy and an aggressive zeitgeist that is anti-Christan. Like it or not, we are in the midst of a culture war. We are more on defense than offense. Do we fight? Do act the nice guy? Do we walk away and just try to avoid the whole thing? Kevin Swanson and Adam McManus discuss the Christians life and the culture war that we find ourselves in the midst of.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Why does the media miss covering the greatest injustice in America? The silence in deafening as Christians are heading for 11 - 33 years in prison for standing up for life by order of the Biden administration. The prophetic message is more for Christians than non-Christians.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Does the Gospel have any relevance to moms and two-year-olds? What possible relevance would the Gospel have upon relationships with your teens? Families veer into legalism on the one hand and antinomian licentiousness on the other hand. Integrating the Gospel into day-to-day family life is the key. This program will open your eyes to some powerful solutions to the problems facing your family today.

Disagreeing with the law of gravity isn't a very good idea. But what happens when a society turns on God's created order? Certain Gamaliels of the day are calling out a "coming psychological black death." What is the root of the root for this pandemic? God's created order cannot be overturned completely without grave consequences.

Schools are providing litter boxes for children that identify as furries. Teens in Japan haven't seen other humans for eight years. Society is spiraling into insanity. Modern man continues to root out any fear of God from society. Kevin Swanson and Steve Vaughan talk about the massive social experiments going on with children in our societies today.

The world's heroes are not our heroes. We compare Martin Luther King, Jr. to John Jasper. Who's John Jasper? That's the point of this program. God call us to impartiality, not to be a respecter of persons. This applies as much to segregation laws as it does to pastors who commit adultery.

They tell us Donald Trump will be our candidate of the 2024 election, like it or not. Donald Trump is considered the most religious candidate among the presidential candidates, and yet supported by the non-church attenders . . . and Trump supporters are less and less likely to be part of the visible body of Christ. America is leaving the church in droves, but they still want to be labeled “nominal Christians.”

Here is the story of an average American family forced into the transgendered nightmare in a junior high school in Smalltown, USA. In the process, they almost lost their daughter. The story is nauseatingly frequent, and all families would do well to beware of the tremendous risks. Kevin Swanson interviews Kevin Lundberg, producer of the film Art Club.

Which religion, which law, and which symbols will be represented by your governments today? Will polytheism reign over Iowa? Or will Satanism reign over Iowa? These are the questions the Iowa state government is grappling with. A former US Navy pilot doesn't want to be part of a nation that worships Satan, and so he destroyed the Satan display inside the Iowa Capitol. What's next?

Missionary legends Jim and Elizabeth Elliott have come under more scrutiny and guarded criticism after their departure. But then again, what is a hero of the faith? Does the credit belong to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, or to the Monday morning quarterbacks? Or does God get the credit? Here is a good discussion on Hebrews 11 and the heroes of the faith.

This may be a first in the history of political tyranny. Certain parts of Australia are now banning certain forms of Christian prayer and preaching. The official state religion among post-Christian nations is total sexual autonomy, and anybody who would challenge that is up for 5-10 years in prison. What would Daniel do? WWDD?

Published lists of the most admired and most influential persons have shifted (since 1965) from American politicians to foreign politicians and pop stars and billionaires and guys who do drugs. Cynicism towards politics is at an all-time high. The messiahs have disappointed the electorate too many times. But what does this mean for the future of America and the world? Psalm 20 says it all.

Every child is going to have to deal with some portion of the sexual minefield today. Garry Ingraham, author of “Am I Gay? Coming Out of Cultural Christianity and LGBTQ+ Identity into Authentic Faith in Jesus,” provides a raw narrative of growing up in the middle of the minefield, falling face down on the mines, and then finding Jesus at the end. Now, he’s a dad, and he has some good wisdom for this audience. Some time is taken on how to shepherd the more sensitive boy with less-masculine characteristics without pushing him away. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Once we agree that God gets to determine ethics, that doesn't mean we're all going to be in hunky dory agreement with each other on how to make the right application. Paul warns about getting too tied up in quarrelsome matters relating to the law. Surely the Pharisees were good at it. Yet, we do not ignore the law. We still wish to love God and keep His commandments. So, how does this work when it comes to the matters of law over which sincere Christians disagree? How does one determine the difference between the principle and the application? The certain and the uncertain? The camels and the gnats?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Kevin Swanson explains the everything bubble in simple terms. Since the year 2000, Americans borrowed $72 trillion from money created out of thin air—and they increased the pretended value of themselves by $65 trillion (in real estate and stocks). The DJIA increased five-fold in 14 years. Is American industry producing five times as much as it was in 2009? America has turned into a gigantic pretense—in economics, religion, and social integrity. But, as Christians we are pressed towards humility and genuineness on every level.

Taylor Swift is the biggest pop phenomenon since Michael Jackson, 117 Guinness World Records, the successor of the Beatles . . . and on and on the accolades go. She is pro-abortion, pro-gay, but most importantly, "pro-me." She represents the current "I feel" zeitgeist better than anything. The me-centered, feelings-dominated modern male and female appreciate the worship services led by Taylor Swift—89,000 at a time. She also leads the world from decadence to despair, unlike any other popular cultural icon of the last half century. Christians teach just the opposite . . . hope, self-denial, and God-centeredness.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

A Nigerian rapper in London tweets, “The West is [toast] if it loses its Christian foundation,” and Elon Musk sort of agrees. The rapper from Africa and the richest man in the world may have a point. The proportion of Christians was trimmed back 50 percent in Europe and North America over 100 years, while the East and South doubled its Christian percentage of the world population. But will civilization survive after jettisoning the foundations put in place over the period of 1,000 years?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Can a Christian fall into a marital affair, and is there a possibility for redemption and reconciliation? Kevin Swanson speaks with Michael Gembola, Director of Blue Ridge Counseling Center and author of the new book "After an Affair—Pursuing Restoration." What does true repentance and real restoration look like when the building has burned down and the construction has to begin anew?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The year 2023 marked the third wave of scandals that rushed over the American church—involving Hillsong and Kansas City. But this goes back into the 1980s, further down into the roots of movements that had suspect beginnings. What are the lessons to be learned from these modern sects and scandals? Why are the roots and the founders important? And what are these fruits by which we would know them?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The world is facing unprecedented instabilities. Here we summarize the conditions in one quick survey—social, political, geo-political, economic, and psychological. America has finally arrived at this point at which governments, princes, horses, money, welfare, and drugs cannot save us. But Jesus can.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

AD 2024 comes in with a bang. But, what's that cracking noise? We take a look at the trends, most significant findings from Gallup polls in 2023, and then produce eight predictions for 2024. Who will win the presidential election? And, what will the Republicans do for us over the next two years? And what in the world is happening with China?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

What happened this year? Every family needs to be aware of what is going on the world. Take 30 minutes and get the full summary. The bird's-eye view is helpful to understand where we are to go and what we are to do next. . . . It was a year of opportunity—the opportunity for a nation to repent and turn from its wicked ways. It was the year of big spending and unrestrained greed. It was the year of international tensions in the Middle East. It was the year China and Russia got cozy . . . power shifted east, and antagonism increased exponentially. It was the year of increased Christian persecution. . . . It was the year America lost the abortion battle. It was the year of Taylor Swift, and it was the year that Jimmy Buffett died.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The governor of Louisiana recently pardoned and released 40 convicted murderers onto the streets, foregoing the one most basic responsibility of the civil magistrate, which is to execute murderers. There has been an increase in state governors pardoning criminals and rebelling against God's design for government. A pro-death culture will always result in pro-death politics, whether it be support for abortion or the release of murderers back into the population. Kevin Swanson and Adam McManus discuss this important topic on this edition of Generations.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

If the BBC and the Discovery Channel believed in God, how would this change their view of the world and their productions on the wonders of nature? What is the explanation for the ugliness, the cuteness, the wisdom, the intricacies, the variety, the power, and the beauty of the animal world? Why are there poisonous snakes, predators, and parasites in the world around us? Here is a discussion on how we might restore a sense of wonder, purpose, and an eschatological hope into our study of nature all around us.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Well-known evangelical theologian Wayne Grudem wants Donald Trump to pull out of the presidential race for the 2024 Republican nomination. We take a look at the leading candidates for the nomination on economics, life issues, and war state. But the important question to consider as we approach the election is whether the candidates fear God. And, why does God destroy nations? We quickly review the reasons God destroyed Babylon, Assyria, Edom, and other non-covenant nations in the OT—something to consider as we approach the 2024 elections.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

We wish the maximum meaningfulness for this Christmas for every one of our listeners. How does this compare to mere sentimentality and family traditions? Be careful with the Christmas carols. They can leave you with mere sentiment if you're not careful. How about 31 reasons why Jesus came?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Our Lord Jesus Christ wasn't wild at heart. He wasn't a macho man. He wasn't a metrosexual, milque-toasty, or escaping and absent. We explore biblical masculinity on this program—the desperate need of every home and church—with David Murray from ChristianManAcademy.com.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

These are difficult times, but then these are also some of the most phenomenal times for the kingdom of Jesus that we have seen in 2,000 years. The kingdoms of this world are passing away, but then the mission work of the Christian church has expanded around the world—more in the last century than the previous 19 combined. Here are reasons to be thankful and encouraged by what Jesus has done by the powerful work of His Spirit over these 2,000 years!New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The Vatican has officially approved of blessings for couples who identify themselves as living in sexual perversion, one with another. What used to be conservative and traditional has now turned bad and rancid. Conservatism and traditionalism is not enough. Without a ground on the truths of God's Word, all ships are lost in this storm.

Freedom of speech doesn't make it past the US Supreme Court this time for Christian therapists. And, the kill-pill-by-mail program may not either. The US Supreme Court is favoring the leftist agenda on gay mirage and birth control. We haven't pulled out the party hats yet on the Dodds decision. Abortion rates are up nationwide this year, while there are a few states that are regulating abortion and might provide a ten-percent relief on the birth rates in these states. As long as the US Supreme Court protects the use of the IUD, the kill pill, and the day-after pill, there won't be much progress made in the killing children department in the US.

Studies have shown that a warm, consistent, disciplinarian approach to parenting is the best parenting style. This is the style that most conservative parents follow, and it makes for much happier, healthier, and stable future adults. Kevin Swanson and Bill Jack discuss this topic in this program.

Contrary to the hopes of 21st-century apostate Christianity, the Scripture doesn't shift its position on homosexuality from OT to NT in any fundamental way. Neither has 2,000 years of Christianity got it wrong . . . until Matt Vines showed up. We trace the meaning of the two key Greek words in 1 Corinthians 6:9, and tie 1 Timothy 1:10 into the Mosaic Law. No wiggle room here for the progressives.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com