" So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God," (1 Corinthians 10:31, NIV).
"What is the chief end of man? Man’s chief end is to glorify God, and to enjoy him forever," (Westminster Shorter Catechism).
Many think it's difficult (for some impossible) to watch TV and glorify God simultaneously. John Piper wrote, "The greatest enemy of hunger for God is not poison but apple pie... It is not the X-rated video, but the prime-time dribble of triviality we drink in every night... For when [the simple pleasures of earth] replace an appetite for God himself, the idolatry is scarcely recognizable, and almost incurable," (18 October 2012).
And therein lies the danger... mindlessly drinking in the triviality. I'm not convinced that we should exclude the entire medium of television (or any of the arts) because it can lead us away from God... that's the case with everything in a fallen world.
Adam Parker chimes in on this topic, "Our God is a storytelling God. Much of the Bible is narrative, and a lot of that narrative is something that would give our children nightmares. I was 18 years old when I first read the story of the Levites's concubine from Judges 19. I was disturbed and disgusted by this story when I first heard it, and to this day, I cannot tell the story to someone without feeling a bit creepy.
"Stories like this demonstrate for us, not only that God tells us stories, but that when God tells stories, they are often difficult or unpleasant stories (dirt and all)," (October 2008).
To that end, the purpose of this blog is to (attempt to) think critically about the television that I consume and how it can, rather than lead us away from God, lead us to glorify Him.
