A122 Harry Potter, Star Wars, and Positivity

Maybe you grew up like we did, and maybe your family or people in your church struggled with movies and books like Harry Potter, Star Wars, and other "secular" media. We wonder if that's really the best practice. What is the value of those stories compared to some of the stories in Scripture? How does a Christian culture that insists on the Bible as the sole source of "narrative" instead of other media actually impact the lives of growing children, curious teenagers, and mature adults. What role does discernment play as we consume any content, from the Bible or otherwise?
List of verses references in this episode:

Philippians 4:8

Isaiah 44:19-20

1 Kings 4:29

Psalm 119:66

Isaiah 29:14

Matthew 13; Mark 4; Luke 8

Isaiah 1:16

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Music and editing by Kendall Foote. To contact him about your own production, you can email him at [email protected]
Twitter: @ryan180becker, @tony_anobile
Email: [email protected]
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Maybe you grew up like we did, and maybe your family or people in your church struggled with movies and books like Harry Potter, Star Wars, and other "secular" media. We wonder if that's really the best practice. What is the value of those stories compared to some of the stories in Scripture? How does a Christian culture that insists on the Bible as the sole source of "narrative" instead of other media actually impact the lives of growing children, curious teenagers, and mature adults. What role does discernment play as we consume any content, from the Bible or otherwise?

List of verses references in this episode:

Philippians 4:8
Isaiah 44:19-20
1 Kings 4:29
Psalm 119:66
Isaiah 29:14
Matthew 13; Mark 4; Luke 8
Isaiah 1:16

Check out our sponsors for this episode: www.thehaystack.org; www.awakennc.com 

To support financially: www.theabsurdity.org/donate

For a list of gear we use and recommend: www.theabsurdity.org/gear

Music and editing by Kendall Foote. To contact him about your own production, you can email him at [email protected]

Twitter: @ryan180becker, @tony_anobile

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: facebook.com/Absurditypodcast

www.theabsurdity.org

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices