blogging

Simply. This is what Eric always says nowadays since he has been back from India. Everything is just "simply". I know, it doesn't really make sense BUT I am simply an awful student when it comes to academic blogging. Enough said.

I'm not sure what everyone thinks of our current read in mass media class, but I am thoroughly enjoying it. The author makes me reminisce about the days when I was reading Madeline L'Engle's "Walking on Water". They both ask the serious question of where Christians should stand when it comes to the art world. Too often that question is disregarded or taken completely out of line.

So where should Christians stand? I believe that we have a responsibility that requires us to know what is going on in the media world. We need to cultivate a balanced, faith-informed criticism that allows us to properly determine what is right and wrong.

Not everything in the media world is evil. Many times Christians will only listen to or watch "christian" media. Personally, I have found that these supposedly "christian" media texts are cliche and lack depth. Maybe I am too critical, but I have had beautiful spiritual experiences with "nonchristian" media texts. Granted, we do need to be critical of what we are taking in, but we also need to realize that we are all the Lord's; we all have a purpose that is good.