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MayMay 3rd Real Life Adopts Trinity YouthMay 10th 3M � Let�s Go To The MoviesMay 17th 3M � What�s On TVMay 24th 3M � Apps and GamingMay 31st 3M � Turn it Up � Music and Radio
JuneJune 7th 3M � It�s All in Print (Books, Magazines, Papers)June 14th Real Life on BreakJune 21st Real Life on BreakJune 28th Real Life on Break
Real Life Teaching Schedule �Spring 2015
Jun 14 � Jul 26 Real Life on Break
Jul 4th BBQ/Fireworks at WaHi
Jul 17-19 Men�s Hike/Backpacking Trip
Jul 24-26 Family Camp
Aug 9 � Sep 6 Can We Trust the Bible?
Aug 8th Real Life Pool Party (Prescott Pool)
Sep 12th Fall Kickoff BBQ at Rooks Park
Sep 13th Fall Kickoff Sunday
Real Life Summer Plans 2015
August 2015
Begins September 13, 2015
An Overview of
Eschatology
Fall 2015
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Video Games
Top 10 Video Games (per Business Insider)
Rank Title (Rating) Year Released
1. Super Mario Bros. (E) 1981
2. Tetris (E) 1984
3. The Legend of Zelda (E) 1986
4. Pokémon (E to E10) 1998
5. Minecraft (E10) 2009
6. Halo (Franchise) [T to M] 2001
7. Portal (Franchise) [T] 2007
8. BioShock (Franchise) [M] 2007
9. Sonic the Hedgehog (E10) 1991
10. Grand Theft Auto (Franchise) [M] 1997
Space Wars - 1961
Pong - 1972
Super Mario Brothers - 1985
Legend of Zelda - 1998
Red Dead Redemption - 2010
A wise person is hungry for knowledge, while the fool feeds on trash.
Proverbs 15:14 (NLT)
MediaGuidelinesDiscover Discern Decide
Sources:Center for Parent/Youth UnderstandingMark Artrip
Usingquestionstofindthemes,messages,andvaluesinmediaweconsume.
Who?What?Where?When?Why?How?
ACCEPTwhatiscomplimentary;REJECTwhatiscontradictory totheholisticmessageofthebible.
PayparticularattentiontohowthebasicChristianstandardsspeaktotheseattitudes,values,behaviors,beliefs,andworldviewelements.
NOT Should Ilisten/watch? TheQuestionISWill Ilisten/watch?
DistinguishbetweenEntertainmentvalue andLife-shapingvalue ofyourmediaconsumption.
Brian Godawa
�Cultural Anorexia�
�Cultural Glutton�
The Cultural Continuum
� �Games corrupt the values of society.�
� �Games have too much sex and violence.�
� �Games are worldly and a waste of time.�
� �Games are dangerous escapist fantasies.�
Cultural Anorexia
� �I just want to be entertained.�
� �You shouldn�t take it so seriously.�
� �It�s only a game.�� �The sex and violence
don�t bother me.�
Cultural Glutton
StoryCharacter
Setting
Plot
Conflict
Theme
The Craft
The Story
The Worldview
Christian Approach to Media
Voyeur�s Eye
Vicarious Eye
Visceral Eye
Media Appreciation Lenses
Issues Related to Video Games
�Violence�Video Game Addiction� Sexism�Blurring of Reality vs.
Virtuality
A discerning person keeps wisdom in view, but a fool�s eyes wander to the ends of the earth.
Proverbs 15:14 (NIV)