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Have you ever struggled with this issue of what to (or not to) watch?
The moments we celebrate life with our precious ones pass so quickly. I can hardly believe we took this picture a decade and a half ago, right before Nathan left home to become an actor and filmmaker in Hollywood! It was no surprise that Nathan wanted to be an actor, as he had spent most of his childhood playing pretend, wearing costumes, and making films in the backyard. It was something we had encouraged when we saw it in him.
Clay and I believed that good stories about great heroes deeply mattered, and we couldn't have been more proud when Nathan wanted to embark on that worthy journey.
But today, so many of the stories and messages that come across our TV screens aren't ones of beauty, goodness, or redemption, like the ones we raised our children on. They often normalize and encourage unhealthy, destructive messages in the hearts and minds of our children and ourselves. But stories can be powerful conduits to inspiring goodness, revealing truth, and even connecting us more deeply with our Creator.
So today, I invited Nathan, now an experienced actor and filmmaker, on to a special podcast episode to talk about how we can decipher what stories, movies, and TV shows are beneficial to let into our hearts, minds, and homes.