Dear Media Makers

I found this video on YouTube from Anthem Lights. Their song is called “Dear Hollywood.” It is an amazing song that is written in a form of a letter to Hollywood. It is calling Hollywood to open their eyes to the truth right in front of them. That truth is found in Jesus Christ. The song is calling Hollywood start portraying the truth in what it does in the media that it creates.

This song is good, and it has a good point. But it is not just Hollywood’s job to create media that tells the truth. In my Intro to Mass Communications class this semester, the big take away from the course, is to turn students from mindless consumers, to produces of media. And in this day and age, that really isn’t that hard to do in this day and age. You can post a video on YouTube, write a blog, or just post a status update. Every day, we are interacting with media, and we are creating media. So as much as this song is asking Hollywood to start sharing the truth, it is also asking us to create media that shares the truth. Matthew 5:14 says, "You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” We are not just to let other people share the truth about God’s love, but we are to partake in the media that is being made around us. So for the next couple of posts, I am going to posts different forms of media that I created, and I pray that you would do the same and share them with me. Let’s create media that tells the truth, and take responsibility for what is put out there.

 

Dear Heavenly Father,

Thank you for your love and your truth. I pray that I can create media that helps guide people to you, and not just wait around for someone else to do it. Thanks Lord for your reminder of your truth in our daily lives. Amen.

 

"Dear Hollywood" Music Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmzGtEJOoMw