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Broadcast TV is getting tougher for a Christian to watch. The Parents Television council found 76 incidents of full nudity on prime-time network TV in 2011, an increase of 407 percent from 2010. Using pixilation of the key body parts they are broadcasting fully naked characters. It is harder for families…

A new study conducted by the University of Queensland in Australia suggests watching a lot of television may actually shorten a person’s life. The study found for every hour a person watches television after the age of 25, the average human life span decreases 22 minutes. Researchers tracked 11,000 participants…

In Long Beach, California, police arrested a man for taking a photograph of “no aesthetic value.” “Sander Wolff, who takes photos for a local newspaper, was detained after snapping shots of an oil refinery.” What if authorities arrested everyone for engaging in activities of no value? Life could become…

We need to practice in our lives what we do when we are watching television. If we see something on television we don't like, it's no big deal — we just change channels. We need to do the same thing with our lives. When negative images of the past pop up in our minds unexpectedly, we don't need to pull…

SURVIVAL The number one movie of the holiday season was Tom Hanks newest film "Castaway." In it he plays the part of Fed Ex systems engineer, Chuck Noland. Flying across the Pacific Christmas Eve night, Noland's plane goes down in a fiery crash. He is the sole survivor. The film chronicles Noland's life…

TELEVISION/TIME Apparently, watching TV has become a full-time job. According to the 2000 Census, the TV is on in the average U.S. home 7 hours and 40 minutes. —Reader's Digest, October 2001, p. 19 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson Philip. 4:8 KJV "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever…

Survivor As we are finalizing our plans to vacation in the mountains of Colorado, I only have one concern, can I survive without Survivor? Yes, I'm addicted. Right now I'm developing some strategies to make it without my weekly Wednesday night fix. For instance, instead of going shopping at the Safeway…

Americans crave the right to choose. We revere our autonomy. We don’t want to participate in a predetermined plot; we want to create our own future. We are the masters of our own destiny—the captain of our ship. No one else is allowed at the helm. The entertainment industry bears out the American preference…