Magnified

How Is Your Entertainment Influencing You?

Entertainment is a powerful, persuasive force. Join us as we explore how to watch with wisdom, offering a simple biblical framework and five practical habits for healthy viewing. Entertainment isn’t the enemy, but it isn’t neutral either. Let’s redeem the time, walk in the light, and watch what we watch.

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DIVE DEEPER 
• WATCH | "You Become What You Think". Your entertainment feeds into your thought processes, and how you think affects your emotions, and in turn your habits. Here's some guidance on how to guide your thoughts toward a high spiritual calling: https://www.ucg.org/watch/beyond-today/beyond-today-television-program/…;

• READ | "How to Put Down Your Phone and Pick Up the Bible". Let's be honest, phones and entertainment are built to tickle your brain and create dopamine releases, and by comparison the Bible is difficult to read and understand. Here is some encouragement and some ideas for how to make that jump. https://www.ucg.org/learn/blogs/beyond-today-magazine-july-august-2017/…;

SCRIPTURES REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE 
0:30- Ephesians 5:15-16 
0:53- Psalm 90:12 01:25- Matthew 6:22-23 
01:34- Philippians 4:8 
03:31- Romans 13:12 

B-ROLL COPYRIGHT 
SAVING PRIVATE RYAN. DreamWorks, 1998. 
ROCKY II. Chartoff-Winkler Productions, 1979. 
IRON-MAN 3. Marvel Studios, 2013. 
STAR TREK. Paramount Pictures, 2009. 

*** About Magnified *** 
We deliver a robust biblical education through quick and entertaining videos with an aim to bring the hope of the gospel into digital spaces — rife with memes, bright colors, and probably too many pop culture references. 

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Micah Gunn

Host of Magnified

B.A. Theology and Biblical Studies (2022); Regent University

In addition to serving as the host for Magnified, Micah is a script writer, producer, and content creator. He is a 3rd generation Christian living in Columbus, Ohio and serves as a deacon in his home congregation. He graduated from Ambassador Bible College in 2019  and served on the program’s staff after graduation. Micah operates his own theology and apologetics podcast called “Truth Be Told,” and is currently pursuing his Master’s degree in Clinical and Mental Health Counseling from Liberty University.