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Shall I Pray or Watch TV?

by Vic Zarley on Podiobooks.com

Shall I Pray or Watch TV? looks at the history of TV and its effect on our culture all from a Christian worldview perspective. My hope is that this book will create interest, not so much for the purpose of changing television, but more in changing our hearts. When our hearts are changed, the outer world begins to reflect that change in the choices we all make, regarding what we choose to watch on TV (or whatever else we choose to do). Our lives can become true and living examples of the teachings of Christ or they can become mere reflections of the world and its carnal ways. For those of us sincerely into God's truth and Jesus' Way, we would never want our minds and hearts to be dwelling on untruths, so often portrayed on TV. We would simply not be tempted, IF our hearts were truly changed by Christ, first. That truth is the foundation of this book. We must get right and honest with God first. We must take the beam out of our own eyes first...Truthfully, if we didn't clamor for more, m

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  1. Shall I Pray 13

    This is Vic Zarley. This selection is just one of many Christian themed books I have either produced, narrated or written. I want you to hear them all! Go to the Podiobooks.com home page and key my name into the search field in the upper right-hand corner and click GO for the list. God bless you!

  2. Shall I Pray 12

    CHAPTER 11: THE BIBLE AND TV (CONTINUED) AND CHAPTER 12: HOW TO PRAY This episode features two songs by Sharmane entitled "Angel's Song/Angel of God Prayer" and "Standing in the Shadows."

  3. Shall I Pray 11

    CHAPTER 11: THE BIBLE AND TV (PART 1) This episode features Sharmane with two songs entitled "Lamb of God" and "Open My Eyes."

  4. Shall I Pray 10

    CHAPTER 10: DISASTERS AND TV This episode features Sharmane and her song entitled "Listen to Your Heart." Thank you, Kevin Macleod of Incompetech.com for the News Theme.

  5. Shall I Pray 09

    CHAPTER 9: SPORTS This episode features songs by Sharmane entitled "Morning Prayer" and "Prayer to St. Michael."

  6. Shall I Pray 08

    CHAPTER 8: CHILDREN'S PROGRAMMING

  7. Shall I Pray 07

    CHAPTER 7: WHY HAVE A CHRISTIAN WORLDVIEW This episode features Todd Lerner and his song entitled "Television Light."

  8. Shall I Pray 06

    CHAPTER 6: CHANGING THE TELEVISION STATIONS This episode features Boxleitner and his song entitled "Television."

  9. Shall I Pray 05

    CHAPTER 5: WORSHIPPING TV This episode features Greg Kitchel and his song "Closer to God, Farther from TV." A snippet of this song is our theme song for this book. This episode features the whole song.

  10. Shall I Pray 04

    CHAPTER 4: IMPORTANT DATES

  11. Shall I Pray 03

    CHAPTER 3: THE PURPOSE OF TELEVISION This episode features Rockdownbaby and their song entitled "TV Dog" and the 2 Harps with "Sweet Hour of Prayer."

  12. Shall I Pray 02

    CHAPTER 2: A REALITY TV SHOW This episode features Captain Paradox and his song "The Television Man."

  13. Shall I Pray 01

    INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: A VAST WASTELAND? This episode features Ric Seaberg's song entitled "Big TV."

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Shall I Pray or Watch TV? looks at the history of TV and its effect on our culture all from a Christian worldview perspective. My hope is that this book will create interest, not so much for the purpose of changing television, but more in changing our hearts. When our hearts are changed, the outer world begins to reflect that change in the choices we all make, regarding what we choose to watch on TV (or whatever else we choose to do). Our lives can become true and living examples of the teachings of Christ or they can become mere reflections of the world and its carnal ways. For those of us sincerely into God's truth and Jesus' Way, we would never want our minds and hearts to be dwelling on untruths, so often portrayed on TV. We would simply not be tempted, IF our hearts were truly changed by Christ, first. That truth is the foundation of this book. We must get right and honest with God first. We must take the beam out of our own eyes first...Truthfully, if we didn't clamor for more, m

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Shall I Pray or Watch TV? looks at the history of TV and its effect on our culture all from a Christian worldview perspective. My hope is that this book will create interest, not so much for the purpose of changing television, but more in changing our hearts. When our hearts are changed, the outer...

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Shall I Pray or Watch TV? is created and hosted by Vic Zarley on Podiobooks.com.
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