A.W. Tozer wrote in 1955 in his book The Root of the Righteous:
The abuse of a harmless thing is the essence of sin. The growth of the amusement phase of human life to such fantastic proportions is a portent, a threat to the souls of modern men. It has been built into a multimillion dollar racket with greater power over human minds and human character than any other educational influence on earth. And the ominous thing is that its power is almost exclusively evil, rotting the inner life, crowding out the long eternal thoughts which would fill the souls of men if they were but worthy to entertain them.
That was over fifty years ago. It really made me think about how I’m so easily entertained, and the things that really excite me are all too often things that are passing away. I pray that God would change me, and this generation, into people that clamor for things of lasting significance, and that God would be known for who he really is.
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