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Is Soicety Reaping The Violence It’s Been Showing?

Posted on December 16, 2012 by Steve Simms

Is society reaping the graphic violence it’s been showing for decades in movies, on TV, and in video games? Can that be a factor in the evil acts of random mass murder being frequently committed in America? Does showing scenes … Continue reading →

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Are You Tired Of Watching Decadence In Movies & On TV?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Steve Simms

Are you tired of movies and TV shows showing people acting out anger and angst, disrespect and disdain? Are you fed up with watching people lying, cheating, deceiving, stealing, fighting, and killing? Have you had enough of being brainwashed by … Continue reading →

Posted in anger, angst, attitude, brainwashed, brainwashing, casual sex, cheating, compromise, conscience, contemporary society, corrupt culture, cyber space, deception, decision-making, denial, dishonesty, disrespect, electronic media, encouragement, entertainment, environment, harmful thinking, indecency, insight, inspiration, lifestyles, mature language, moral principles, moral restraints, morality, morality-phobic, morals, movies, popular culture, pull of evil, reality TV, right and wrong, right conduct, right living, seduction, seduction of self-destruction, sex, shame, society, thinking, TV network, Unconditional, values, Won't Back Down | Tagged media, movies, popular culture, television, TV | 9 Comments

Stuck In The Muck Of Modern Media?

Posted on August 4, 2012 by Steve Simms

Are you stuck in the muck of modern media, Filling your brain with the profane; Your mind with the unkind? That’s why viewer discretion is advised . . .

Posted in adult language, adultery, anger, angst, casual sex, corrupt culture, disdain, dishonesty, drunk, fear, guilt, habit, harmful habit, harmful thinking, idolatry, injury, lies, materialism, meaninglessness, mind, misery, modern myths, morality, morals, myths, popular culture, pride, reality TV, resentment, self-destruction, self-will, sex, TV, unforgiveness, unhappiness, values | Tagged brain, brainwashing, media consumption, modern media, television, unkind, Viewer Discretion Advised | 2 Comments

Ideas to Tone Down the NBA, the NFL, and the Olympics

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Steve Simms

What if they made a new rule to tone down the London Olympics by requiring all Olympic athletes to have one arm tied behind their back during competition? Would you be okay with that? What if, in order to reduce … Continue reading →

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Apply These Apps For Spiritual Strength

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Steve Simms

God’s not like a TV where you passively sit back, like a couch potato, and watch professionals put-on religious performances. He’s got more apps for you than there are for your iPhone. So listen directly to the living God. Load … Continue reading →

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I Didn’t Have The Courage To Tebow — Do You?

Posted on January 14, 2012 by Steve Simms

This morning (the day of the Broncos/Patriots playoff game), I worked out at the Y in Nashville. Afterwards I was walking around the indoor track to cool down. I passed a large TV in the corner of the room (right … Continue reading →

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American TV, Get Real! (You Are Out Of Touch With The Real World!)

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Steve Simms

Most American media, although it loves to throw around the phrase reality TV, is almost completely out of touch with the real world. In real world America, most people pray. So when was the last time a popular TV network showed even one person praying? In real word … Continue reading →

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Are You Tired Of Watching Decadence In Movies & On TV?

Stuck In The Muck Of Modern Media?

Ideas to Tone Down the NBA, the NFL, and the Olympics

Apply These Apps For Spiritual Strength

I Didn’t Have The Courage To Tebow — Do You?

American TV, Get Real! (You Are Out Of Touch With The Real World!)

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