Luther Starnes

A Christian's TV Guide Luther Starnes

At a time in our culture when toomany of us, including Christians, mistake television's life situations asreality and in some homes the TV guide is read more often than scripture, theauthor of A Christian's TV Guidesuggests that we might find new insights into our faith by considering theimplications some of these program's titles and themes offer for renewedspiritual hope. In A Christian's TV Guide, the clicking seconds of 60 Minutes reminds us that the hours ofour lives pass all too quickly and we should make the most and best of each oneof them.¿ Law and Order provides a contrast between the American justicesystem and God's laws that are always certain and fair.¿ TouchedBy an Angel assures us that we are surrounded by agreat host of heavenly angels intervening on our behalf in our hours ofgreatest need. While pastoring several churchesas a United Methodist minister, Luther Starnes has also worked in what manylaypersons consider "the real world" having served in high positions ingovernment and hosting a highly rated radio talk show for many years in thecity of Baltimore, Maryland.¿ From that perspective, he has experiencedfirst-hand the challenges all of us face in meeting life situations whileholding fast to faith in a power beyond ourselves.