"i am aware of the wise warnings against using words like 'all,' 'every,' and 'always' in what i say. absolutizing one's pronouncements is dangerous. but i'm going to do it anyway. here it is: it is impossible for any Christian who spends the bulk of his evenings, month after month, week upon week, day in and day out watching the major TV networks or contemporary videos to have a Christian mind. this is always true of all Christians in every situation! a Biblical mental program cannot coexist with worldly programming.... i am not suggesting a new legalism which forbids tv and the cinema. (there are many worthwhile things to view; moreover, while Christianity is by nature countercultural, it is not anti-cultural.) but i am calling for believers to take control of their minds - what comes in and what goes out."
definitely a thinker... this book was written in 1991 and quotes a 1984 survey that showed U.S. citizens viewing an average of 4 hours of television a day. i am sure that number has not decreased since then. using that figure, that's 28 hours of tv a week... think if even half of that time was spent in serious Bible study and prayer, in loving service to other Christians and neighbors, in talking with my family and friends... how much greater could my impact be?
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