Generations Radio

Here is the wonderful story of a Tibetan Buddhist monk who gets saved while doing sherpa work on Everest. It is the story of amazing transformations, daring evangelism, harrowing mission treks, and persecution on the mountains of Tibet. Don't miss this first-hand story from the Tibetan Paul . . . telling of what God is doing in the fasting-growing mission field in the world. In this program, Kevin interviews Pastor Paul from Tibet, who shares his story about his conversion and God's incredible work in his life and so many other lives all throughout Nepal, India, Bhutan, and Tibet.

Over the past 10-15 years, America has become a consuming nation, spending more money than has ever been spent in the past. The debt to GDP ratio has increased from 56% to 129% since 2008. What happens to a nation that consumes more than they produce, and what is the root problem when this occurs?

Gloria Steinem and Gloria Friedan have done their work. As the smoke clears and the dust settles, one cannot help but see the damage done on all of human society. But how does the Christian respond? Is it possible to overreact? How do we address the questions of women working outside of the home, or teaching women in the church? Kevin Swanson lays out a pattern for addressing these critical matters. #1. Define the antithesis and the damage done by the enemy. #2. State the biblical principle and call for implementation. #3. Urge every family and church to love God with all their minds to make the right applications.

There are diversions in the church, and then there are Christian tabloid diversions to keep us up to date on the diversions. We were asked about a certain occurrence playing out at a men's conference in Springfield, Missouri, hoping we could explain the general messed-uppedness of whatever happened there. This opens up a different conversation about diversions, the entertainment culture, the cool, big famous preacher guys, and the replacement of church with something (we're not exactly sure what it is).

College protests are sweeping across the country—over 1,400 protesters arrested so far. Youth power and student power gained force in the 1970s, beginning with the Vietnam protests. Shall we leave it up to the liberal colleges and "student power" to change the world? Or are we surrendering to chaos and revolution?

Has the time finally come for the states to fight off the tyranny of Washington, D.C.? Would they ever do it? Kevin Swanson interviews Matthew Trewhella on the role of the lesser magistrates in resisting tyranny from higher magistrates. This may come in handy when Christians are subjected to persecution at the hands of the pro-homosexual federal government.

Quite a lot can happen in 63 years of popular culture. We trace the movement from sustainable folk culture to decadence to despair on this edition of the program—beginning with Johnny Horton and ending with Taylor Swift. But why does a post-Christian culture end in suicide and despair so quickly? The book of 2 Peter offers a clue. 

Which is worse—violating a minor campaign finance rule or breaking God's law by committing adultery? Certain of Donald Trump's sexual sins and divorces are well known, but is any of this consistently overlooked by conservatives and Christians? Should they be overlooked? God wasn't happy with David's adultery with Bathsheba, and this actually took a toll on the nation. Should we minimize or ignore sexual sin? 

Kevin Swanson and Adam McManus address how difficult it has become to parent children in our world today. The world is doing badly, with many children spending over eight hours every day in online entertainment. Christians should have a purpose outside of video games and movies, redeeming the time, for the days are evil.

Employers are facing the toughest labor market in our lifetime. Men have lost reason and faith, character and stability. Men aren’t getting married, and they aren’t growing up. But each successive generation gets worse because they lack both fathers and mothers. The mothers of the next generation of children have rushed into the marketplace to fill in for the economy, and children are left home alone. Only 47% of grown men are married and stabilized in life, down from 73% in 1960. Meanwhile, the ratio of men to women in the workplace has increased from 91% to 34% (a 57% difference) to 89% to 78% (an 11% difference). But how is that going to help? Absent parents are the common denominator of many recent epidemics, including obesity, STDs, attention deficit disorder, and the use of psychiatric medications on even very young children. This thing is spiraling in the wrong direction. The solution will be found in the restoration of mothering, manhood, fathering, mentorship, and relationship.