IS THE REAL WORLD SO PROMISCUOUS?

Television executives claim that TV’s current infatuation with adultery and promiscuity (Desperate Housewives, for just one example) is simply a reflection of the real world. However, Chuck Colson isn’t so sure. In this interesting article, he argues that...

THE GOSPEL ON MTV

Last night (for the second Sunday evening in a row) I found myself flipping back and forth between  two very similar television programs: ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and MTV’s Pimp My Ride. If you haven’t seen them, both shows choose a...

TV AND THE LOSS OF REASON

You may have noticed that the presidential debates are no longer real debates, but rather dual press conferences in which each man is judged according to what “vibe” he puts across to the audience. In a real debate, people put forward linear, logical, well thought out...

EVERYTHING YOU EVER WANTED… THEN WHAT?

I’ve been blogging a bit less lately and that will continue at least over the long weekend as I try to catch up on some other things in my life. The fact that there might be more to life than blogging is a tough pill to swallow, but I am trying. I did find time...

IT ISN’T REAL UNTIL IT’S ON TV

I’ve noted before how America has moved from a word based and therefore cognitive society to one that is overwhelmingly visual and therefore emotional. One of the strange side effects of this development is that, even with unprecedented access to information,...

FORMER FRIENDS, THANKFULLY

Gotta agree with Adam Buckman: “I’ll say this for “Friends”: It went out as it came in 10 years ago – as the blandest, most artless comedy series ever to top the Nielsen charts in the history of television.”
Don Johnson Evangelistic Ministries