Keeping Our Kids Out of the Digital Matrix

The King's Hall

Brian Sauvé, Dan Berkholder, & Eric Conn

Society & Culture, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 83 minutes

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In this episode, Dan, Eric, and Brian tackle the issue of screens and the digital matrix. How do you create children who are adept at the ways of the world without sacrificing their souls, childhood, and mental skill (among other things)?This episode is sponsored by John Michael Clark of The Family Captain. They are having a conference in Nashville starting September 14th and we think you should go! Register today using this link and use discount code KINGSHALL to get 10% off your ticket...

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0:00.0	This episode of the Kings Hall is brought to you by John Michael Clark over at the family captain and our supporters at patreon.com.
0:09.0	He dies for lack of discipline and because of his great folly he has led astray.
0:15.4	Proverbs 523.
0:18.1	Many men that were just boys in the 1980s or 1990s recall many fond hours spent with friends or siblings in front of a
0:25.5	television screen frantically mashing the buttons of a Nintendo Xbox or
0:30.7	PlayStation game console. Whether racing in Mario Kart,
0:34.0	making thumb blisters in Street Fighter,
0:37.0	or accusing your brother of screen peeking in Golden Eye.
0:41.0	The games may change depending on age, but the experience remains the same.
0:46.0	Most of us had this experience as part of our childhood.
0:49.5	Gaming has changed since that time as games have become more complex, more interactive, and
0:54.4	to some extent even more addictive. To some, gaming is fun entertainment, but to others
0:59.9	it is the ultimate escape from a life where it feels impossible to win.
1:05.0	On August 8th of 2015, a 17 year old Russian boy named Rustam broke his leg.
1:12.0	Most boys would be disappointed with the mishap because of the freedom of summer
1:16.0	would no longer allow for the joys of summer vacation.
1:20.0	Rustam, however, was not disappointed.
1:22.0	In fact, he was excited about his broken leg,
1:25.0	because it would give him time to play his favorite video game, Defense of the Agents.
1:30.7	Defense of the Agents is a multiplayer online battle arena, a mod part of the World
1:37.0	of Warcraft game series known to have massive worldwide appeal.
1:41.5	Russam's parents seeing little of their 17-year-old son, quickly had grown used to the sound of
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