One of the things I have been ruminating upon, as of late, is that of distraction. It seems that distraction is the American way. Find something that you like, that lets you escape, at least for a little while, so you do not think about/worry about, all of life's concerns.
Of course, this is not a Christian action. While we should never worry about anything, we should never try to leave reality, as a response to the troubles that are common to all men.
So what about entertainment? I have found that any entertainment, whether music, movies, art, poetry, etc., if perceived correctly, can be used to draw is closer to God and closer to valuable thought. This is true even for the ugly things in film or reality. As an example, I have enjoyed the Insidious movies. While they are of the horror genre, they are valuable because they can (and should) move us to consider: death, eternity, responsibility for sin, the things that evil is actually capable of and what is true about life after death.
The movie had much that was wrong, but it also had some that was right and thought provoking.
The same can be said of music. What is being said? What worldview is held by the composer/performer that would move him to create such a piece? Are they responding to something? Is that response good and right?
In short, we need to use all the time we have in some sort of valuable way. We should never let our minds/hearts be drawn away by the empty or evil.
Monday, November 9, 2015
That's entertainment
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