Years ago a friend startled me by saying, âChristian radio is of the devil!â Of course, such a statement is meant to be provocative and not the whole picture. He did not intend to disparage missionary broadcasts of the gospel into unreached areas of the world. But he did want to challenge our daily exposure to many forms of Christian media.
Although the Internet did not exist when I first heard his shocking statement, such a sentiment might help provoke us to evaluate how we use Christian media today in its various forms â the Internet, social media, video, and, yes, even radio.
Five Questions
Over the years, I have found my friendâs challenge to be an important one because it exposes my un-assessed assumption that if something is âChristian,â then it is of necessity a good thing of God, irrespective of how Iâm using it. Might the medium of…
