Dick Rolfe

Why discernment matters in a media-saturated world

These days, the term entertainment is all-encompassing. Television, movies, radio, video games, Facebook, YouTube, smart phones ... often, it’s lumped into one word. In the United States, the consumption of entertainment is almost like breathing. Yet how many of us consider that most entertainment is created to advance an agenda and deliver a message? Whether it’s a Christian message of salvation or a hedonistic message extolling everything from fornication to occultism, there is an underlying purpose. 

As believers, we long to please Jesus in all that we do, including with our entertainment choices. Yet when it comes to making godly choices amid the plethora of entertainment available today, it’s imperative that we develop discernment not only for what’s on the surface of what we’re engaging with, but also for the underlying messages.