Here is some personal testimony on things Kevin Swanson has learned from trials, the right way to face trials, and the outcome we hope to get out of them. Will God be glorified in these trials? That's the question we grapple with on this edition of the program.
Just when we thought science would save us, modern man is turning on himself. His bad economics are killing him. His bad worldview is killing him. His bad science is killing him. Life expectancy has dropped for the first time since Mao's Giant Leap Backward back in the 1950s. How has post-modern man tripped and fallen on his face? His economic prosperity is bankrupt and has become counterproductive. His economic success and welfare state is literally killing him. Bottom line—man cannot save hims...
George Barna is the bearer of more bad news, now with only 1% of Gen Z'ers holding to a biblical worldview (as pretty minimally defined). That's down from 12% in 1995. The Christian worldview situation in America is still bleeding out like a stuck pig . . . after 25 years of hard work on the part of Christian worldview ministries. What gives? Some of this is due to the infiltration of secular publishers into the Christian book market. Is it time to regroup and readjust our strategy for reaching ...
Will we be surprised at who we see in Heaven? Kevin Swanson and Steve Vaughan discuss some unexpected salvation stories in this edition of Generations. Raquel Welch—a Reformed Presbyterian? Steve McQueen converted a year before he died? Could God be this merciful?
We take a moment to review the New York Businessman's Revival of 1859, the Welsh Revival, the Korean Pentecost, and the Crossweeksung Revival with David Brainard. Does a holy anticipation, unified corporate prayer, and mountain-moving faith matter when it comes to unusual visitations of the Holy Spirit in corporate reviving? We all want to be part of something that is spiritually alive, that contributes to kingdom growth . . . but what is the precursor to reviving? Active, persistent, corporate ...
Young people today appear to be riddled with depression and low self-esteem. However, many young people in college also expect to be paid a six-figure salary upon entering the workforce. Kevin Swanson and Steve Vaughan address this odd phenomenon in our world today.
With everything going woke now, and Walmart about as bad as Target by the “woke indexes,” must we boycott just about every company now? We review the 1792 Exchange and 2ndVote.com, and consider the strategy when the opposing team has got us on our own 2-yard line. What are you called to do when it comes to standing for righteousness in an unrighteous world?
We take up two relevant contemporary examples of how God's law must be maintained as the standard for human society. Governments have a choice between God's law or chaos. What must governments do when dogs kill humans? What do Christians say about efforts to reparations for those who have served as slaves, or those who have been kidnapped by Muslim slave traders in the 18th century, or the 21st century for that matter?
A "redoubt" is a small, often temporary, defensive fort, and some are attempting this in northern Idaho. We are back to the discussion—is this a time to concentrate the salt? Are we in a defensive position? Where can we live where the petty tyrants and big government tyrants might just leave us alone? Strategy, agenda, and calling is important and worth discussing. Will we shift our energies to local politics, or should Christians just abandon politics altogether? What's our first concern when i...
Jimmy Carter has a "personal relationship with Jesus Christ," and he believes that "Jesus Christ would approve gay marriage." Lesson learned: the American liberal theology of the 20th century yielded the liberal politics of the 20th century. And, beware of pat religious phrases stuffed with the wrong theology. We analyze former President Jimmy Carter's faith rooted in the fatal theology of Paul Tillich and Reinhold Niebuhr . . . as he approaches the end of his life. Pray for him.
Families are moving out of the big blue cities into the red states, and they get 10 times the house for half the price (or something like that). But this brings up the bigger questions: Are Christians called to minister in the inner cities? Or will they make a bigger impact (culturally speaking) in the rural counties? Are we called to separatism or puritanism? We grapple with these big questions at one of the most critical moments in the history of a civilization—at the very fall of the West. Is...
The stock market has turned into a casino. Nearly half the options on S&P 500 stocks as well as on SPY and QQQ have maturities of less than 24 hours (0DTE). This means that everybody is after a quick buck . . . a REALLY quick buck . . . about as quick as a slot machine in Vegas. Now, 60% of options traded had maturities of 1-2 days, up from 0% in 2010, and 6% in 2018. Investor-to-gambler ratio has changed dramatically . . . by 60-fold in thirteen years. What are the biblical principles that ...
After 80 years, the "Doomsday Clock" has been moved up to 90 seconds before midnight. That’ the closest humanity has ever been to “Armageddon.” What’s the worldview operating here? Worldly scientists have turned more pessimistic than ever, but will this be a self-fulfilling prophecy? We remind our listeners God is control, and He is destabilizing the nations. But, Christians must submit to God’s laws, remain humble, and seek the Lord. The second major nuclear arms race is now under way.
Worldviews clash on this program, as Jen Wilkin encourages Christian families to support the public schools, allow for a pluralistic polytheistic worldview in the public schools, while being sure to avoid the "Christianizing" of public schools. Must we support a Marxist approach, allowing all children equal opportunities and equal access to wealth? Are we supposed to send our children into learning centers that are entirely rooted in a polytheistic or pluralistic worldview? Or are we supposed to...
The national media is all abuzz with what is happening at Asbury College in Kentucky. So far, 100,000 people have made their pilgrimage to the scene of the revivals. But how does the Bible define revival? What is it to be revived spiritually, and what are the biblical indications of a true Holy Spirit outpouring? Why is preaching and the Word of God more on the back burner with modern revivals—displaced by "worship music," testimony, and prayer groups?
What may be the most well-publicized, horrific murders in America as decried by the media has a redemptive element to it. The liberals hate God's redemption and God's law, but for some reason they get very preachy and religious in their deprecations for Charles Manson. Kevin Swanson points out how God redeems some murderers. Charles Tex Watson outlines the sins he committed to lead him to the Helter Skelter gruesome murders of 1969. Watson was raised in a Christian family and the first sin that ...
Guest host Adam McManus interviews Allan Parker , President of The Justice Foundation , who asserts that there are some intriguing similarities between the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education and the 2022 Dobbs vs. Jackson Women's Health Organization rulings of the Supreme Court. In both cases, the Supreme Court admitted it was wrong. In the first, they admitted that the races should not be segregated. In the second, they admitted that there was no constitutional right to abortion. Plus, Parker add...
Jesus gets a billion-dollar promotional campaign with Super Bowl ads, etc. The focal points are humanity, identification with man's feelings, and opposing hate and polarization. But still, Christ crucified doesn't market that well. What's the objective? Where are we going with all of our efforts? Let's keep the objective in mind—disciple the nations, call to repentance, and teach them to observe all He has commanded.
Artificial Intelligence isn’t coming. It’s already here. Google, Microsoft, and Amazon are well ahead of us in developing A.I. The worldview coming out of it is decidedly leftist. So how does this tie into a Biblical worldview? On this edition of Generations, Kevin Swanson and Adam McManus address concerns over worldviews, artificial intelligence, and technology.
Here are four questions to ask to determine if sports is turning into an idol in your life. When did Sunday sports replace church attendance at Lord's Day observance? We go over some of the wrong and right uses of sports, and close on God's definition of rest and pleasure (vs. what man comes up with for himself).
Here's a report from the worst of the worst suffering on Earth when it comes to Christian persecution. It doesn't get any worse than this in terms of the number of martyrs, refugees, and kidnappings. But for us, this is the opportunity of the millennium to serve the tortured body of Christ, the least of these His brothers. Donate here: https://equippingthepersecuted.org/
We are questioned about pastors with facial piercings and cranial implants. And, what about converted neo-nazis sporting swastikas, converted Muslims wearing kufis, and converted homosexuals who carry on adorning themselves in feminine apparel? This brings up a short discussion on semiotics. What we are looking for is a little honesty, a true reflection of a worldview, and a self-consistent application of that worldview in cultural expression.
A discussion on gender-neutral language with the TNIV and NIV leads to an investigation into Christian publishing. The timeline of Zondervan, Thomas Nelson, and Multnomah selling out to secular companies pretty much marks the collapse of American Christianity in the 2000s. Now, 54% of the large Christian publishers are owned by the likes of Harper Collins and Random House . . . in case anybody was wondering why the squish factor in Christian books increased in the last 15 years. But why is the w...
Has Kirk Cameron left behind "Left Behind?" We consider a recent interview clip featuring Kirk, in the wake of another film episode of Left Behind ("The Rise of the Antichrist"). Does a certain eschatology require a pessimistic view of the church? What about polishing the brass on a sinking ship? How did short-term evangelism take the place of digging in for longer-term discipleship? Amid the apocalyptic fervor of the last 200 years, did we just lose 200 years of serious discipleship?
Here is a candid conversation on maintaining sexual purity in ministry, and as well for any young man who is in the battle and preparing for ministry. How do we engage regular disciplines, self-control, right accountability and transparency, and spiritual defensive and offensive warfare with the devil? Kevin Swanson catches up with his brother (from the mission field in the Philippines) on the topic.
The 2023 Grammys Award ceremony celebrated artists and songs featuring transgenderism, Satanism, and profanity. But the Grammys have turned into an irrelevant side show. Among 77 of the top-selling albums of all time, only 1 comes from the last 20 years . . . and that was 12 years ago. Popular music and the popular icons that go with it is done. It's over for the pop-culture phenomenon of the last 60 years. The world passes away with its lusts thereof, but he who does the will of God abides fore...
Biblical law requires that we not give to any respect of persons in judgment when it comes to how we view evil. For the most part, the media does not comply with Biblical law in this matter, and most other areas of jurisprudence. Therefore, Christians need to be on their game in matters relating to police abuse (which can be a real issue), police who are killed in the line of duty, etc. We lay out the issue in biblical terms, using Luke 3, Exodus 21, and Deuteronomy 17:12-13.
Are Americans missing the message? Leading pastors are losing hope in the power of the Gospel, and they have given up on the conversion of homosexuals. Andy Stanley reveals a devastating breach of faith when giving up on the possibility of God saving homosexuals. This is a lapse of faith, and a breach of humility. Jesus didn't come to call the righteous, and those who are too proud to admit they are sinners. Jesus came to call sinners to repentance.
Jinger Duggar Vuolo joins the "Gothard Recovery Group," (what appears to be an expanding help group) . . . as witnessed by her recent publicized interview on Fox News Digital. While the enemies of God will jump all over the scandals, the internal conflicts, and the shams of Christianity, they will never be able to sort out the good, the bad, and the ugly in the mix. While it isn't our job to sort out the Gothard mess and the basic life principles thereunto, we do wish to speak to the basic bibli...
Here is a 90-year tour of blockbuster movies and their impact on the world, beginning in the 1930s and ending in the 2020s. We look at three radical cultural breaks—the genre shift, the moral shift, and the worldview shift. It was a crossover from reality to unreality, from illusion to delusion, from an external morality to a blatant immorality, and from a Christian worldview underpinning to pantheism and naturalism.
