Why We Keep Our Kids in the Service — And How | Discipleship for Dads

Sunday morning shouldn't feel like survival. In this episode of Discipleship for Dads, Kevin Swanson, Todd Strawser, Bill Roach, and Danny Craig talk through how to actually help your children engage in corporate worship — not endure it. Their conviction is simple: kids belong in the service, sitting under the preached Word alongside the whole body of Christ. But how do you get a two-year-old through a two-hour service? The men get honest and practical, sharing what's worked (and flopped) in their own families over the years. What you'll hear: • Why worship is a 3-day experience — and how Saturday night sets up Sunday • The dad's heart problem behind every rushed, distracted Sunday morning • Age-by-age tactics: toy bags and tracing sheets for the little ones, note-taking for the older ones • How to teach even a 4-year-old to sing (hint: it starts at bedtime) • "Downloading" the sermon on the way home — without roasting the pastor for lunch • Sending your kids out with a job: someone to encourage, someone to pray for, someone to serve Out of the mouths of babes and nursing infants, You have ordained strength (Psalm 8:2). Let's raise a generation that loves the gathering of God's people. Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [email protected] Subscribe for more God-centered family discipleship from Generations. #DiscipleshipForDads #FamilyWorship #ChristianParenting #FamilyIntegratedChurch #Generations #KevinSwanson #ChristianFatherhood

America has the highest divorce rate in the world. The family is in shambles. Practically every church has to deal with families who have suffered from divorce, even to multiple generations. Unless we strengthen the marriage relationship, you can forget about all of the other battles for faith, family, and freedom. Here Kevin Swanson interviews Paul David Tripp, author of "What Did You Expect? Redeeming the Realities of Marriage." Here is some very helpful advice for anybody married or about to be married to another sinner. Note: The title of this book has been updated to "Marriage: 6 Gospel Commitments Every Couple Needs to Make."

Can Christians appreciate nude art? The Roman Catholic and fine art traditions think so. But is nudity really ok as long as it's "non-erotic" and "artistic?" Kevin Swanson and Joshua Schwisow investigate what scripture has to say about public nudity, shame, and lust. They discuss: - Is the body – God's creation – intrinsically shameful? - What the Bible says about uncovering nakedness…and what we all know to do when it happens accidentally. Should our response be any different when it's on purpose? - The problem with lust, and why coveting sexual fulfillment in images is sin – even if they're not of real people - What the church fathers said about the Roman statues we now consider so artistic - The connection between demonization and nudity, and how missionaries living among unclothed native peoples dealt with it Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Subscribe for more biblical answers to worldview questions from Generations. #WhatDoesTheBibleSayAboutThat #Generations #KevinSwanson #Nudity #ArtVsPorn

If anti-immigration nationalist parties have their way, countries like Germany and the UK will essentially disappear by 2075 due to plummeting birth rates. But if immigration continues, those countries will be run by Muslims. We're looking at the most massive geopolitical shift since the fall of the Roman Empire in AD 476 – but there is still reason to be hopeful! Kevin Swanson and Bill Jack discuss the wildcard that no one is talking about: Christians having babies. They reveal some surprising facts about: - How Africa will have 100x the population of the UK by 2075 – and are on track to be majority Christian - How 33% of American children will be in Christian education within 30 years, if trends continue - How the Chinese are failing to recover from their suicidal one-child-per-family policy - And how once self-worship is institutionalized into a culture of death, the only way back is repentance and faith in the life-giving gospel that denies self and worships the true God. Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Subscribe for more biblical analysis of world events from Generations. #GenerationsRadio #Generations #KevinSwanson #BirthRateImplosion #Immigration #Nationalism

Pastor and F16 pilot Phill Cochran is the author of Lessons Learned at the Speed of Sound: A Fighter Pilot's Lessons on Faith, Discipline, and Trust. He talks with Kevin Swanson about lessons learned in the cockpit, and how the mental and physical game of being a pilot applies to the Christian life. They discuss: - The danger of drift: how small errors rapidly compound, so minor inattentiveness leads to quickly to becoming completely lost - What it's like to become oxygen-deprived, and how this relates to the Word and prayer - Night flying and fear: what Phill learned about faith and trust when there's no light to see the course you're on - How to apply the principle that 80% of the work goes into preparation, so the 20% of actual flying goes successfully - Wrestling with the sovereignty of God when engaged in an extremely dangerous occupation – with young children waiting for you to come home Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Subscribe for more biblical content from Generations. #GenerationsRadio #Generations #KevinSwanson #PhillCochran #SpiritualLessons

What do you do if you started raising your kids with "gentle parenting," and only just discovered what biblical discipline looks like? How should you start administering the rod with a child who has never experienced it before? Kevin Swanson, Todd Strawser, and Bill Roach draw on scripture and extensive experience to answer this question from a listener. They talk about wisely navigating adjustments like this, and the deeper principles of discipleship that help you emulate the Father in your fathering. - The importance of slow and humble changes, confessing that you didn't have it right, and showing that you are trying to submit to the authority of Jesus, rather than make your family submit to you - What it means to really love a child, so you focus on shepherding his soul, rather than just fixing his behavior - Knowing what infractions to introduce the rod for, calibrating your discipline, and the proper place of gentleness - Ensuring your children can pick up that you love them when you're starting to use the rod, and retaining their heart without being a people-pleaser - The importance of affirming, encouraging, and building up in addition to physical discipline He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him promptly (Pr 13:24). Let's love our sons! Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Subscribe for more God-centered family discipleship from Generations. #DiscipleshipForDads #ChristianFatherhood #Generations #KevinSwanson #SpareTheRod #CorporalPunishment

Who is the man responsible for the most murders in the world? Warren Buffett has contributed to 2.7 million abortions in 10 years. But why is the man so committed to funding abortion? Kevin Swanson, the author of the book 'Apostate', traces the roots of Warren Buffet, the son of a conservative Christian statesman named Howard Buffet from the 1950s. You need to know how apostasy works, and the devastating consequences it yields on society

Does the New Testament change or correct the Old? Does it present a loving God rather than the Old Testament's angry one? Or is the Old Testament of equal authority with the New Testament – in which case, are its laws still perfect and lovely, and necessary for Christian living? Kevin Swanson and Joshua Schwisow investigate how Jesus and the apostles treated the authority of the Old Testament. They discuss: - The God-breathed and completely sufficient nature of the Old Testament (2 Timothy 3:16–17) - How the gospel was preached beforehand to Abraham (Gal 3:8; Gen 12:3) - The authority of the Old Testament in the New Testament on matters prophetic, Christological, ethical, historical, doctrinal, typological, ecclesiological, and eschatological - The New Testament use of the Old Testament law for guiding how Christians should live, along with the moral example of figures like Joseph and David - Antinomians in the church who use the Old Testament exclusively for "redemptive themes" rather than moral imperatives Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Subscribe for more biblical answers to worldview questions from Generations. #WhatDoesTheBibleSayAboutThat #Generations #KevinSwanson #NTvsOT #NewTestament #OldTestament #Scripture

Country music is the only genre that talks about getting laid and getting saved in the same song. But isn't that a bit blasphemous – and should we even listen to that kind of thing? Kevin Swanson speaks with Bill Jack about how Americana turned gay…how "Christians" like Dolly Parton and Carrie Underwood helped…and where to draw the line in consuming the sorts of music they helped popularize. What you'll hear: - The 52-year history of glazing fornication and homosexuality as fun and judgment-free (and how Dolly Parton was at the forefront of this back in 2005) - How the female artists have gone from most conservative, to most revolutionary, over the past 20 years - How music lured us into cultural revolution by making it seem attractive and desirable - The difference between excellent art, like John Lennon's "Imagine," and art worthy of immersing yourself in for enjoyment - Practical ways to decide what to listen to (and what not to), including ideas like printing out lyrics to examine them with your kids Got a topic you want us to cover? Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) Subscribe for more God-centered family discipleship from Generations. #GenerationsRadio #SexualRevolution #Generations #KevinSwanson #CountryMusic #Americana

How do you keep your kids wanting to hang out with you once they're grown up? Kevin talks to Todd Wilson of FamilyManWeb.com about the lessons learned in parenting "after graduation." They discuss knowing when to hand over the baton (and how not to drop it)…tactics for effectively influencing your kids (without driving them away)…and how to restore broken relationships (instead of not talking for months or years).