The Generations Radio Program

As we grasp for the remnants of rationality in reference to constitutional and biblical standards relating to sphere jurisdiction, right response to disease, quarantining the healthy, essential vs. non-essential services, church congregating, and the rest of it, a few wise perspectives surface. Bottom line - bad worldviews Lead to bad decisions, poor governance, and poor reactions to problems. We draw from constitutional attorney, Mike Farris, pastor Steve Wilkins, and pastor Jason Young on this edition of the program.

That unlikely prophet, Don McLean, shows up again. The songwriter and artist behind "Bye Bye Miss American Pie" points out that music no longer exists today. It’s all nihilism. But, why aren’t Christians more awake and aware of this? When will Christians get off the nihilist musical boat, and realize that their relevance is their demise.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The Big Tech giants are cracking down on unapproved sermons now. What is this “reasonable sensitivity towards natural disaster?” We play the most controversial elements of two of the banned sermons on this edition of the program. The call for humility and repentance was just too much to bear for these guys. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The last month has proven a success for socialism, unlike any other time in American history. Will this be the most socialist administration in history? The increase in socialism — a whopping 19% of the GDP, beating out Franklin D. Roosevelt’s 6% by three fold! But would you cash the check? That’s the question we take up, as the king sends the check to the people with his name prominently displayed in the upper left hand corner.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Here we go. Are you ready for this? Take a deep breath. . . The impact will be worldwide. The American GDP to slip 40% in the 2nd quarter. That’s ten times the largest GDP drop in seventy years. God woke everybody up after the roaring twenties, with a Great Depression and a World War. After 80 million dead babies, a sexual revolution of unprecedented proportions, a debt-spending orgy unlike anything the world had seen in thousands of years, now. . . we get a wakeup call. . . a very big wakeup call. Are you ready for this? Here are the foundational lessons to get down, now. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Families are forced to go home during the Covid-19 pandemic, but is it really all bad? How do you keep the kids occupied all day, build relationships, and get some things done? Kevin Swanson interviews Shari McMinn, widow and veteran 25-year homeschool mom on schedules, homeschooling, loving the home, and making it fun.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

We are warned not to take a man’s mill or an upper millstone for a pledge. Does forcibly taking away a man’s means of labor equate to taking away his life? And, is it worth it to destroy his economy to save his life? In a day of rising tyranny, you would think that the Word of God might have some wisdom for us. Here we discuss eminent domain, King Ahab, and banning everything to save lives. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

We’re not seeing the fear of God before the eyes of Fox News or our political leaders these days. Where is reference to the wrath of God, the judgment of God, repentance, etc. This Covid-19 judgment is not some random, unlucky thing happening in a chance universe. One thing is plain. Death and disease is God’s judgment upon sin. There’s no getting around that fact. Romans 1 is pretty explicit. The wrath of God comes against all unrighteousness and ungodliness, and like it or not, homosexuality is included in the list.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Although 97% of churches are moving towards Zoom and Streaming, let’s be clear on one thing. ZOOM IS NOT CHURCH. Listening to a John MacArthur sermon on the way to work on your I-phone is not church. It may be edifying, but it’s not church. Kevin Swanson carefully searches out the definition of church from 1 Corinthians 11:18-20, and it is clear that the church is that which “gathers together in one place.” The abandonment of church in modern age, and the increased electronic isolation is not a healthy sign.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

97% of churches will be closed for worship on Easter, and 97% of abortion clinics are opened the day after. Somethin’ wrong with that. You can kill babies, but you can’t gather as a church to worship God at a six-foot distance with or without a mask? Pro-lifers are arrested, while abortion goes on and everybody else has to stay home? We’re just asking for an equitable treatment of risks. . . we’re just asking for a right prioritization of the spiritual as well as the physical here. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

She is a Quadruple Amputee, and a child of God. This is one of the inspirational stories of our generation. What could have been a total devastation, God used to redeem. You will enjoy this story form Cyndi Wilkins, author of the book “Shine On. . . The Remarkable True Story of a Quadruple Amputee.” New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

A Harvard economist refers to this one as potentially ‘the mother of all financial crises,” and “the deepest dive on record for the global economy for over 100 years.” This one is tough. The worldwide implications are very extensive. There are five factors that make the present conditions far worse than the Great Depression of 1929. Are you ready for a very big humbling of the nations, beginning with the United States of America. Here’s the strategy to prepare: Get Serious. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Could Christian apostasy be part of the wakeup call going on with the COVID-19 disruption? The last twenty years may be the worst in American history. Barna reports that the Christian worldview adherents dropped from 12% to 6%, and only 2% of 18-29 year olds hold to some semblance of a Christian worldview now. The fault lies with the churches. Where are the pastors that disciple in the most basic fundamentals of a biblical worldview? Where is the concrete in the foundations of the church?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Two pastors have been arrested for “unlawful assembly” during the present virus spread, and at least one of the pastors will be defended by the Liberty Counsel. Some Americans are still sort of sensitive over the religious liberty question, after those Pilgrims had a run-in with the magistrate 400 years ago. The argument is over “essential services” and the church jurisdiction. The question is legitimate and needs to be considered by rational, thoughtful churchgoers in every country around the world. Has the civil magistrate have given control over the church when it comes to these matters of assembly? Was it the priest or the judge who sequestered the lepers in Leviticus? Kevin Swanson outlines some of the key governing biblical principles that tie into the question, and challenges every pastor and elder board to make a judgment call on whether to assemble or not. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The $2.2 trillion Stimulus Bill offers quite a few opportunities for compensation. Tax credits for companies withholding social security, forgivable loans for ministries and small businesses, and the tax rebates. When the chips are down, shall we take the government handouts? Do our churches or ministries grab for the government subsidies? Kevin Swanson goes over a list of 8 biblical principles tying in to the question of whether to take the handouts.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

This time of national shutdown, increased incidence of infection, and virus mania will be a time of testing for us. How will we react in such times as these? Will we be more susceptible to fixation on conspiracy theories? What about hording, snitching, or dependence on the state - turning to government to bail us out? Will we realize this to be an opportunity? Will we respond in love, power, and a sound mind?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The problem was bad enough, but the fix was worse. Unemployment filings this week are highest in history. Things are heading towards a worse economic conditions than that faced during the Great Depression. The added debts produce another 14% on the Debt to GDP, putting America with Venezuela, Sudan, Greece, Eritrea, and Mozambique — among the ten most economically endebted and unstable nations in the world. This is a society that has killed 80 million babies, imploded its birth rate and spent their grandkids into $120 trillion of debts and unfunded liabilities. Somehow, something needs to put the brakes on the stealing, the dishonesty, and the greed that constitute this house of cards. At this point, the only advice for Christians is Matthew 16:25-26.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

After the proudest year, arguably in world history, comes. . .what is this? Proverbs 16:18 has as sure as the law of gravity. There’s no use arguing against it, even if you take a flying leap off of the Empire State Building. A leading pastor/dean of Dordt college insists Jesus would be marching in the front of a pride march. And, we conclude that such perspectives are as far away from the Christian faith as atheism. If there is anything American religious people need, it is James 4:6-10. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The states are shutting down all non-essential businesses, including the church. Is this appropriate? What are the biblical requirements for quarantine upon any indication of symptoms? Get a flavor for what churches are doing around the nation during the pandemic, with this discussion with Scott Brown, Director of the National Center for Family Integrated Churches.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

After society has abandoned common sense and the fear of God, can we count on our leaders to make wise judgments? Such an economic shake up might just do it. How will life be different on the other side of this? The college bubble is bursting, now. Nationalism. Home schooling. Conference will be pretty much over, but what about church events? Will God’s people come back together with a newfound faith? What will the restart of an economy look like after facing 30% unemployment?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

In the latter part of the 19th century, a deep-seated racism wormed its way into the consciousness of Western man in America, England, Australia, and New Zealand, thanks to the evolutionary writings of Charles Darwin. Kevin Swanson interviews Dr. Charles Ware, co-author of the book "One Blood, One Race," on the topic of racism. Why do churches in America have a hard integrating various skin colors and cultures; why can't they find their unity in Christ and His forgiveness of a wide variety of sins and sinners? As the church becomes more international in scope, it is time to open our doors and our hearts to every tribe, tongue, and nation!New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Will God bless America, if America doesn’t bless God? The official call for prayer on the part of our leaders looks nothing like the call for a Day of Repentance and Humiliation in 1780 and 1863. These are two different religions. Kevin Swanson compares the present crisis to previous crises and their responses in American history.

As of this weekend, now 55 million children are being homeschooled in America. That’s up from 3 million two weeks ago. Could this be a boost for freedom in the long haul, especially if parents begin to embrace their responsibilities to provide for the education and upbringing of their own children? Will this break the iron-clad hold that socialist governments have on the minds and souls of children?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The stock market crash of 2020 is only a portent of what is to come. The response of the government is kicking the can down the road, but there isn’t much left of the can. The severity of the national economy is an order of magnitude worse than 2008 — at least ten times worse. Market volatility, national debt, corporate debt, the retail apocalypse, unemployment, the world economic condition — it’s all worse than 2008. But, as far as Christians are concerned, stay focused on one verse: Romans 13:8.

America is shut down. The whole world is shutting down. A virus has brought the world economy to its knees. But how do Christians respond with love, power, and a sound mind through it all? How do we assess the risks of COVID-19 as compared to other risks we take in life? How do we not over-react, but still act wisely at times like these? Here’s the message for the nation: fear God and repent.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Surveys tell us 50-60% of pastors are playing with pornography. What effect does this have on the churches they represent? Why don't presbyteries ask their pastors and pastor candidates whether they are dabbling in pornography? Is the problem rampant throughout Baptist, Presbyterian, and other Evangelical Churches in America? Shall churches implement a Zero Tolerance policy for leadership? But would a "Zero Tolerance Policy" result in increasingly compromised transparency? Kevin Swanson interviews Dr. Phil Kayser, pastor of Dominion Covenant Church on these thorny problems relating to pornography in church leadership.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

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?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Without the redemption of Jesus Christ, life will always be depressing. So many movies today have an underlying story of redemption, but it's a man-centered redemption, not a Biblical redemption brought about by Jesus Christ. Steve Vaughan and Bill Jack discuss the flawed belief systems in movies, along with the theological issues with believing in life outside of earth.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Steve Vaughan and Bill Jack discuss the current crises going on all around the world and address the need of so many to create a perfect utopia here on earth. This life is not perfect. There will always be diseases, financial meltdown, tyrannical governments, wars, etc. For the world, this life is as good as it's going to get, but for a Christian, there is so much to look forward to, as an eternity with Jesus Christ draws closer everyday.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

What happens when you don't want to teach your children Communist ideology and choose to give them a Christian education instead? In Cuba, Christian homeschooling parents are being sent to prison and undergoing torture. Pastor Ramon Rigal and his wife, Ayda are now locked up in Cuba, as punishment for homeschooling their children with the Bible for their basis. Kevin Swanson interviews Mike Donnelly (attorney with HSLDA) about this case and about the direction of Christian education in the U.S. If you would like to donate to help persecuted brothers and sisters in Cuba, visit www.generations.org/give.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Post-modernism and relativism has taken over our world's way of thinking, and is mass-produced by the media today. Kevin Swanson interviews Dr. Gene Edward Veith about his book “Post-Christian: A Guide to Contemporary Thought and Culture” on this edition of the program.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

We've seen an increase of governmental involvement in our lives over the last hundred years in this country. We discuss the case of a mom from South Carolina who faced child-abandonment charges and had her nine-year-old daughter taken away from her -- for allowing her to go to the park. The government uses cases like these to claim ownership of children, with the assumption that it does all things well. However, we beg to differ, and show how the only way to establish true jurisdictional boundaries is by basing our social, political, and ethical theories on the Word of God. We end on a positive note: There are still folks attempting to do this in the UK.

The Coronavirus is bringing the entire world to its knees. The DOW has dropped hundreds of points since the outbreak of the Coronavirus, hundreds of flights have been canceled, the media has been encouraging fear-mongering, and people are living in a state of panic. Kevin Swanson and Bill Jack discuss the fear of the God as it pertains to every day life, whether it be in education, business, everyday life, or even when the temptation arises to fear a virus instead of the Creator of that virus.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

When Christians shy away from the law of God, inevitably they will give way to relativistic politics. The Gospel Coalition leaves a lot of room for Pro-Abort, Pro-Homosexual voting, while hanging on to the “Gospel.” Why the reticence to apply the law of God as a standard for ethics in a world sold out to relativism? Why would we live the Gospel, but refuse to keep the commandments of God? On this program, we ask the question — what would you do if you discovered your fellow church members are voting Democrat in the 2020 presidential elections? What would you do if you discovered they didn't want to keep the commandments of God?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

VP Biden almost public confesses the arch-heresy of the day, but he catches himself. An Indiana senator fails on his 6th attempt to bring creation into the public schools. So, we review the 1987 Supreme Court Decision — Edwards v. Aguillard, that instituted the state religion of secularism. Above all, what was outlawed was reference to a supernatural being. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Where has God called you. . .to lose your life and to gain it? We interview Dave Eubank, founder of the Free Burma Rangers, the subject of the newly-released feature-length film. Dave talks about his call to the ministry in Burma, and the more narrow-escapes experienced in Sudan, Syria, and Iraq. We also get into the entirely unusual homeschooling program his children have received as they participate in some of the adventuresome rescues of refugees around the world.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Richard Dawkins opened up to his support of eugenics in a moment of transparency. After Hitler and others gave eugenics a bad name, naturalistic/materialistic evolutionists keep trying to slip it in through a back door. Genetic testing on IVF fertilized eggs is the latest mode. Kevin Swanson presents the biblical argument against eugenics.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Here is another example of how gender role confusion leads to gender confusion. It all starts out with the egalitarian pipe dream of equal function and equal roles for men and women. As long as Karl Marx defines inequity, an impossible goal is set out for women. Why not just turn back to God’s law and God’s defined roles to determine what is fair or unfair in human society?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Why are mainline and evangelical Presbyterians slipping faster on matters like homosexual marriage? A Lifeway survey puts them at the bottom of the barrel for compromising. The PRRI survey also found that 39% of PCA and EPC members support homosexual marriage, and 69% of PCUSA members support homosexual marriage. A CRC survey found that 41% of their younger members support homosexual marriage. The Baptists clock in at 3% and the Pentecostals at 1% on that index. Kevin Swanson walks through some history — heading back to Woodrow Wilson and the Princeton matter in the 1920s. At the end of the day here’s the lesson for all of us. . . be humble. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Wow! How the vain show fades away and tarnishes fast. Harvey Weinstein, once called a god by the big movers and shakers — not a disgrace to all of humanity. The greatest pop singer of all time dies with the reputation of a child molester. It’s the world’s vain show, and Christians would do well to recognize it immediately. But, Christians must be on their game — redeeming the time for the days are evil. How does a family redeem the time and walk circumspectly in such an age as this?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Where is the Pied Piper going with our children? That’s the question millions of parents are asking when it comes to Disney and mass media. Erick Goss introduces a new faith-based alternative called Minno. He shares wisdom for every day parents who are grappling with the massive spiritual pressures on the Christian home today coming from media.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Why are there far more abortions via abortifacients today than ten years ago? A major reason is the provision of birth control funding without the copay. How do you like to see your medical insurance money paying for the mass killing of infants? Is there a possibility to find any kind of island of freedom, that costs 1/3 of what insurance programs that kill children would cost you? Kevin Swanson interviews Joel Noble, Director of Public Policy for Samaritan Ministries on more recent attacks on the Christian Medical Sharing programs.

Is America ready for this? Polygamy is coming back to Utah. Is America ready for a president with a 20-year out-of-wedlock relationship? Is America ready for a president who says he’s married to a guy? Our president is a representation of ourselves? Is this what we have become?New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Where do you start on this one? Concordia Portland is closing its doors. The administration was more progressive (“regressive”) than the oversight board. The student body was more progressive (“regressive”) than the administration, and the whole thing sort of blew up. Add to this the financial pressures, Title IX funding requirements, the faith retrograde in general, and it’s hard to believe these institutions could ever survive. Once again, we encourage an examination of the foundations of a philosophy built upon human reason. The allowance of a square inch of autonomy, hard-wired into the epistemology of the Christian institution, will be its demise, always. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Manhood is under all-out assault, but nobody is going after womanhood or certain cultural groups with this level of antipathy. What’s the deal? The commitment is to the unraveling of a society, and any remnants of manhood and fatherhood stands in the way of that. But, God is gracious to His people, and there are still islands of redemption left in a dying world. When it comes to masculinity, conservatives and liberals tend to get it wrong. The Bible doesn’t speak to machismo and aggression. The Bible speaks to categories like faith, work, sacrifice, watchfulness, prayer, headship, and responsibility.New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Church leader after church leader falls. Mega-churches rise and rise, and fall and fall. That pretty much characterizes the last 15 years of Christendom. Kevin Swanson interviews investigative-reporter, Warren Cole Smith on the rise of the scandals, Chick-Fil-A’s funding of SPLC and other anti-Christian groups, etc. Is there a role for telling the truth and solid investigative reporting in this age where the breach of integrity is almost a daily event? New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

American has become increasingly pro-abortion, especially over the last few years. US abortions now exceed 8 million a year, up from 4 million a year back in the 1990s, largely by the increase of the use of the IUD and Plan B. Why is America killing so many more babies after the pro-life movement has claimed so much success? The underlying worldview is one of autonomy and existentialist self-orientation, and it is infecting the churches as well. Kevin Swanson presents a resolution he recommends for churches and denominations across America and the world, relating to abortion and the use of the high-efficiency abortifacients.

These websites get 100 billion visits in a year! This assault is cripples men everywhere. It has corroded out entire civilizations. It has destroyed sexuality and family. The major Bad Websites / Bad Web Portals are about to edge out both Twitter and Instagram on web activity. Absorption into these bad outlets is doubling every 4-5 years. These websites are guilty of the most grotesque sexual crimes. We discuss the right response on the part of the civil magistrate on these criminal website operators. Then, we point out the only solution to this horrible problem — the One who treads out the winepress of the wrath of Almighty God, the Savior of the World. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

Switzerland is about to initiate persecution against Christians for the first time in history. Switzerland was a safe place for Christians during the reformation. Many fled to Geneva for protection from the tyrants of France and England, but no longer. Christians who hate sin, and speak against it, are up for 3 years in prison, and the same goes for almost all of Europe now except for the UK and Italy. Prosecuting emotions and emotional speech is risky business, and tyrants will go for it. But, the worst thing of all is the devolution of language itself, and the use of amorphous language to prosecute. . . well, just about everybody. We remember the Gulag Archipelago, and make another clarion call for freedom on this edition of the program. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com

The Grammys this year was a bust. Pop music is over. The popularity of star-albums has dropped off by 99% since the days of Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston. Now, it's over for the Oscars too. Interest in the stars has dropped off 80-90% over the last ten years. The “best film” went to a South Korean-produced nihilistic film called “Parasite” — a fitting end to an old, tired, and decrepit Hollywood. The towers come down in the City of Man, but not so the kingdom of God. New kids and family podcast from Generations - TeachMeTheFaith.com