My favorite radio show is Generations with Kevin Swanson. I never miss a day--because all the shows are there online! He discusses parenting more than anything else, but also lots of other great and interesting topics. I listened to Tuesday's show just now, and it was great--just like all the rest. Here's his little blurb about it:
Pessimism Kills Vision
Tuesday, April 22, 2008 The Antichrist is Coming!
"The Antichrist is coming! Run for the hills! Don't polish brass on a sinking ship!" Such messages were preached ad nauseam for generations throughout the 19th and 20th centuries in a large segment of the "fundamental, evangelical" Christian church. Unfortunately, this fixation on a pessimistic eschatology did great deal of damage to any kind of long term vision among families. This is one of the forces that killed a Generational vision and resulted in the 1.7 birth rate among evangelical families and the 80% leak rate of Christian kids who walked away from the faith of their fathers.
Forty, fifty, sixty years later, some of us are recovering from millennial burn-out. Kevin Swanson takes a moment to analyze this millennial fever that crippled the faith in the 20th century, and suggests that maybe we need to address ourselves to "occupying until He returns."
Listen to this particular episode here.
Enjoy!
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