How much media is too much media?

In the digital age, this is a question that we all face all the time, and there's a question

with implications for our relationships, too.

It's a dilemma faced by one young woman who listens to the podcast and writes us today.

Hello, Pastor John and Tony, thank you for the podcast.

I have been learning a lot about the conscience lately and how some things affect me in varying

degrees compared to other Christians.

I know I cannot pass judgment on those who do not share my convictions of conscience

on things that are not inherently sinful.

But I do struggle to apply my convictions to groups settings, specifically the watching

of constant television and playing of video games as an adult.

These things weigh heavy on my conscience.

These are the things my family who I still live with and my friends maintain as part

of their daily lifestyles.

If I listen to my conscience and not participate, my time spent with them is greatly reduced.

But if I do participate, the weight on my conscience brings me great misery.

I ask them, but get nowhere because it's not a clear sin issue.

So how do I live in a space that does not share my convictions with love and grace, and

especially when it comes to screens?

I suspect that in the modern technological age that we have entered, especially in

age of ever-present visual entertainment created within the framework of a God ignoring

or God-hostile worldview, I suspect that in this new entertainment-saturated world,

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