Redemptive Content for Those Stuck at Home
Even before this bug going around, many people still find that there is ample time to consume content of some kind – whether that be Netflix, YouTube (in some variation), Podcasting, watching the news, audio-booking, channel surfing, or even getting down into some video-games – we are all consuming content at an unprecedented rate. Interestingly enough, we find at times that we are consuming content so quickly, that media outlets often cannot even produce content at the rate of our consumption, leading to a new phenomenon called “post-series depression” when that series you were watching comes to an end, and you are sad because the story came to an end.
With this rise in content consumption, sadly the quality (both creatively and spiritually) is diminishing, yet many of us continue to tune-in to lower quality and darker content, simply because there is nothing left to consume. How many times have you been in a room with someone watching something and had a conversation like “Why are you watching X?” and get the response “I don’t really like it, but there is nothing else on.” That is a sign, it’s time to start looking other places.
Timely, Consumable Quality*
So what else is out there? Sadly sometimes the content that is consumed or watched the most, is that which has the best marketing agency, and often not because of the quality of the actual media being presented. Originally, I had intended simply to post an article of some good initial resources that would be a great primer into a world of quality content, but I apparently had SO much fun doing so, I ended up writing 3 hours later with coming on a dozen sources.
So instead of writing an endless done of options, and update that nobody will ever get to see, instead I broke that into an entire section of the site, so that there the content can live and nobody will ever read. But at least its organized!
A Different Consumption Style
The typical style of most media consumption done today is done sitting with the tube on. While some of the content provided, that would work for, others may help you to decompress at such a way as to rest, with a “holy nap”, others may draw you to get up and move.
At my house, we love to listen to much of this content while we are doing chores of some kind – as we find it easier to engage our brains when we are engaging our hands, but yet in tasks that require minimal thought (like organizing, sweeping etc.)
In any case, whether you are home alone, or have a small army of little goobers running around your house, there is content there for you.
*Disclaimer: much of this content may change your life.
Planet Earth & Blue Planet
The level of detailed engineering that our Lord put into every detail of our universe, is breathtaking. It is amazing to see that even in a secular documentary, intending to show the power of evolution and the need to
Sit, Walk, Stand
During the early stages of the church in 20th century China was man by the name of Watchman Nee (倪柝聲) who God used as an instrumental figure in it's development. From training early church workers, pastors and Bible students;
A Minute of Margin
Margin is a concept in today's society, that at best is on the fringe, and at worst has vanished entirely. We live in a 24/7, 365.25 global society that. never. stops. TV is broadcast 24/7, radio is on
The Knowledge of the Holy
This is a book I try to read/listen to at least once per year, as it's simply worded description of the all-power, all-knowing, omnipresent God that we serve is truly life-changing, and could not be a better time to listen
Mark Driscoll – Quality Content
At first you might say, "But I already went to church!" - not like this you didn't. Mark Driscoll Ministries is a compilation of highly educational, motivating, and challenging sermons presented over this Bible teacher's lifetime. Having taught verse-by-verse
Adventures in Odyssey
Are you ready to turn off the tube but also have something that your entire family can enjoy? Well Adventures in Odyssey by Focus on the Family is your answer. This was actually a radio program from when I
Alton Brown & Good Eats
Going to a different extreme than I normally cover, this is a mentally stimulating cooking class like no other. Diverging from the typical "cooking show" wherein a recipe is presented, some smiles, and showing pretty pictures of the completed
Answers to Prayer (by George Müller)
If you have never heard the story of George Müller, you are truly missing out - these are the diaries of a man in 19th century England who over the course of his lifetime established, by prayer alone, an orphanage that
EntreLeadership – Dave Ramsey
There is a vast number of business and leadership books on the market today (and I can write an entire article on many of them), but this one is worth mentioning here.Everyone knows the name "Dave Ramsey" with his "Financial
Resting with Bob Ross
Few people are unfamiliar with the infamous PBS character, Bob Ross, who was the sole host of a TV series called "The Joy of Painting." For over a decade, Bob opened a whole world of imagination through 31 seasons of