An organization called “Pew Research” has followed the trends on the generational perspectives concerning evolution, socialism, and homosexuality since the 1970s. Over the last 40 years, they have followed the political and social views of the Great Generation, the Silent Generation, the Baby Boom Generation, the Generation Xers, and the Millennials. What they have found is that each generation does not change its views (on average) over time. However, each generation surveyed is successively more “progressive” than the previous one. In other words if you are a Millennial, you are more likely to be pro-homosexual, pro-evolution and pro-socialist than the Generations Xers, and far more likely than the Baby Boomers, or the Silent Generation. Of course, the Great Generation of the 1920s were the most conservative (and still Christian in their ethical value system).

So why the generational trajectory? Why are the “conservatives” bound to lose every battle, if they hail from a western nation? Issues like evolution, homosexuality, and socialism constitute the outworking of humanist ideals. At root, the doctrine of evolution is man coming up with his own truth concerning origins, by imaginative interpretation of pseudo-scientific data. Homosexuality is symbolic of ethical autonomy. By definition, the humanist will be the source of his own ethics, and he must throw off the constraints of 2000 years of Christian institutions and laws. Sodomy is the highest incarnation of this “ideal.” Socialism is an attempt to infuse man’s governments with the power to control his destiny, by centralizing power with the state and the social engineers. We are only experiencing the fruition of the humanist ideals inculcated into universities from the humanist renaissance of the 1300s and 1400s and the humanist enlightenment of the 1700s and 1800s. Humanism establishes man as the determinant of his ethics, truth, and reality – and homosexuality, evolution, and socialism incarnate these ideals better than anything else. Walt Whitman was too embarrassed to admit his homosexuality in the 19th century, because he lived in a Christian world,. Some 150 years later, he is lauded everywhere as the great progenitor of the sexual rebellion against 1900 years of Christian teaching in the Western World….

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Europe is on the brink of economic collapse.  How this will affect America is yet to be seen.  Yet, our nation is the largest debtor nation in the world, so Europe’s troubles can’t be good for America. The family is in worse shape than ever before (in the history of our nation).  Social unrest is growing in the cities.  The Baby Boom generation is retiring.  The Social Security fund is bankrupt.  The 30-something male crowd has never been more unmotivated and unproductive.  Twenty percent of men in their prime working age are unemployed up from 5% in 1950.  Birth implosions among the Europeans and Euro-Americans will rearrange entire civilizations.

Now what?

How do we prepare the next generation, who will live through the brunt of it all?  How do we prepare our children, who will very possibly live through the year 2075?  My answer is simple.  Teach your children God’s Book of Wisdom.  TEACH THE BOOK OF PROVERBS…

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Get to Know Our Panelist Families!

Meet them live and in person at the Family Economics Conference on March 8 – 10. Our panelists bring real-life stories, practical know-how, and years of family-based business experience to our popular Family Economics Conference Q&A Panels. During the panels, they’ll discuss marketing, sales, and advertising strategies; what it looks like to integrate the family into business; how family ministry and hospitality works; the good, the bad, and the ugly of their entrepreneurial journeys; and how to take initiative as a young entrepreneur. Plus, there will be plenty of opportunities meet these families and network in person!

Introducing…

As an entrepreneur gifted in marketing and business development, Aaron Voorhees has been involved in multiple successful business startups. A fourth-generation builder and businessman, Aaron now leads his family in the operation of several business ventures, including a design/construction company.

James McDonald, husband, father of ten, and grandfather of two, serves as pastor of Providence Church in Morton, IL. James has served as a design engineer, operations planner, global marketing director, and a publisher, but his true love is preaching God’s Word and ministering to God’s people.

Jonathan Lewis, 29, is a homeschool graduate, entrepreneur, and co-founder of Home School Enrichment Magazine. Starting with virtually no resources, Jonathan and his family launched the magazine in late 2002, and are now in their tenth year. He writes and speaks from his perspective as a homeschool graduate, and enjoys sharing his home-based business experiences with others.

Since the early 90’s the Anthony Courter household has focused on encouraging family economics, family-centered ministry, and discipling men. By 1995, Anthony established enough passive income to freely give half of his year to others, then purchased SolarPathfinder in 2003. His desire was to show his children how to purchase a business and build systems within the business for passive income.

Bill Roach has served as the Chairman of Generations with Vision since its founding. In addition to assisting in the daily operations of Generations with Vision, the seven members of the Roach family have engaged in multiple businesses including insurance sales, financial services, credit card processing, precious metals investments, and health care products.

Mike Cheney used to be a successful real estate manager in Phoenix before God called him to leave his profitable and rewarding career and come home to his family. First a hot dog vendor in downtown Denver, Mike and his family soon became involved in real estate, investing, event management, and most recently a small agricultural enterprise. As the current director of the national AME Program (Apprenticeship, Mentorship, Entrepreneurship), Mike has a passion to share a vision for discipleship in all kinds of businesses.

Craig and Theresa Bowen are the founders of A Candle in the Window Hospitality Network, a growing worldwide network of Christian households opening their homes to one another and delighting in hospitality. Through A Candle in the Window, the Bowen Family has strengthened their own family economy, and they hope to encourage others to do the same through the blessing of hospitality. Craig, a pastor, and Theresa, a homemaker and homeschool mom, reside in Florida with their five children.

Chris and Mary Miller and their family of seven children and six grandkids live on their family farm in Illinois. The Miller Family has farmed their 1,000 acres and maintained a Registered Angus herd since 1976, and the Miller children are always pitching right into the family business, working alongside their father and mother. Chris’s philosophy is simple: work, serve, and suffer with a great attitude.

Roger Erber, husband, father of eight, and grandfather of eleven, currently serves as pastor of Christ’s Church in Harvard, Illinois. Roger has worked as a project engineer and a self-employed tool and die designer, and has also served on the board of Illinois Christian Home Educators. Roger and his family are founders of the Liberty Day Conference & Celebration. Hospitality has always been a big part of the Erber’s family life, and has expanded to include ministering to Roger’s elderly parents, who live with them.

Wendell Sip lives in Northwestern Minnesota where he farms with his wife Beth, and their seven children. From the early age of 12, when his father died unexpectedly, he has experienced the various challenges and stresses of starting his own business. From financial decisions to training his own children to be independent operators, he has trusted God to guide and direct his steps in business and life.

Nathan Sleadd started his first business at the age of 15. Owner and founder of ZipLineGear.com, he used to balance math homework with customer service. Now, at 22, he has nine full time employees and runs three companies. His work in both e-commerce and retail give him experience from the local to the international level. He and his wife, Colleen, live in Oregon with their two children.

Noah Sanders lives with his wife and son near extended family in central Alabama where he manages a family farm. Currently he oversees the production of chickens, eggs, vegetables, honey, milk, and fruit that go to feed his family and community. Noah is the author of the new book, Born-Again Dirt, Farming to the Glory of God and encourages other Christian farmers through his blog, www.redeemingthedirt.com.

… And these aren’t even all of the families who will be sharing on our panels! Stay tuned to www.FamilyEconomics2012.com for information on the many other entrepreneurial families who will be on our panels.

Don’t miss the chance to learn from the stories of these real-life family entrepreneurs!

A segment of our new Genesis Bible Study Guide:

According to Genesis 5:4, Adam had many other children besides Cain, Abel, and Seth. The maximum number of children born to one woman in recent times was 69. Between 1725 and 1765, Feodor Vassilyev, of Shuya, Russia gave birth to the 69 children, 67 of whom survived infancy.   After the flood (Genesis 6-8), deleterious environmental conditions would greatly effect the human genetic make-up and immune systems.  So it is very possible that men and women enjoyed an extraordinarily robust health before the flood, and this would have produced longer and more prolific child-bearing years.  Taking the average lifespan of the prediluvian people against the average lifespan today, and multiplying it by the average birth rate today (2.43), would yield a pre-flood average birth rate of 29 children and 420 grandchildren per family.  Life was very different before the flood.  It’s hard to imagine what it would have been like to keep track of all of those grandchildren and all of their birthdays!  Moreover, Adam would have been alive when Noah was born, ten generations later (making for billions of relatives).

Over one thousand years of world history is summarized in the form of a single genealogy of the line of Seth in Genesis 5. This is the line of the children of God, beginning with Seth, continuing with Enoch, and ending with Noah. God keeps track of His own people. Much of the righteous line synthesized back into unbelieving lines by inter-marriage through the generations. In the end, God only saved 8 people. According to my calculations, 99.94%  of all of the people born before the flood (assuming a birth rate of 29),  died in the flood waters, for a total of 33 billion people.

33 billion dead people.  8 survived.  Unbelieving minds do what they can do marginalize God’s judgments.  This is what false prophets do best.  They cry, “peace, peace,” when there is no peace.  They dismiss any notion of a worldwide flood, and they assure us that there will be no future judgment.  How much do they want to bet on this?  The souls of millions who read what they write?  It is a high stakes game.

“Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.” 2 Peter. 3:6,7.

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As the war of the worldviews continues, it is absolutely vital that our children are rooted and grounded in the truths of God’s Word. Up until this point, there have been few resources for children Ages 9+ that provides a big picture introduction to a biblical worldview. With the release of our new children’s worldview curriculum, there is now a resource available for children designed to provide them with a basic introduction to truth, ethics, origins, causality, anthropology, sociology, family, church, civil government, education, economics, crime, and other topics.

With workbook assignments, games, puzzles, and questions, the student is led through each of these topics in a simple and engaging way. We are convinced that this workbook will be useful in grounding both children and parents in a biblical perspective on all things.

Check out this great review of the book by Natalie Klewja on the Visionary Womanhood blog! Also, click here to purchase a copy of the book from our store.