Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Modern entertainment trains us to live for self-pleasure, turning us inward and making us passive consumers, whereas true worship trains us in sacrifice, gratitude, and outward-facing love; because these orientations are opposites, a culture addicted to entertainment is structurally incapable of sustaining real worship or belief in God.
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We live in an entertainment-obsessed culture, yet most of us don’t even notice it - just like fish don’t notice water. In this video, I argue that entertainment and worship are fundamentally opposed to one another, and that our addiction to distraction is quietly undermining our capacity for contemplation, prayer, community, and even belief in God itself.
⏱ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro - Entertainment is the air we breath
01:51 – Entertainment is Antithetical to Worship
02:26 – What entertainment really is: self-pleasure and individualism
04:22 – 6 Hours a day distraction
05:03 – Why silence and boredom are actually good for us
05:22 – What is worship by contrast
07:05 – Sacrifice in worship increases our love
08:25 – Individualism in Protestantism
12:03 – Summary: Worship vs. Entertainment
12:28 – Why priests should never act as entertainers
14:22 – Why limiting entertainment may be the key to saving our faith
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
Modern entertainment trains us to live for self-pleasure, turning us inward and making us passive consumers, whereas true worship trains us in sacrifice, gratitude, and outward-facing love; because these orientations are opposites, a culture addicted to entertainment is structurally incapable of sustaining real worship or belief in God.
Sponsor: exodus90.com/brian
Support the channel by visiting: brianholdsworth.ca/help
We live in an entertainment-obsessed culture, yet most of us don’t even notice it - just like fish don’t notice water. In this video, I argue that entertainment and worship are fundamentally opposed to one another, and that our addiction to distraction is quietly undermining our capacity for contemplation, prayer, community, and even belief in God itself.
⏱ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro - Entertainment is the air we breath
01:51 – Entertainment is Antithetical to Worship
02:26 – What entertainment really is: self-pleasure and individualism
04:22 – 6 Hours a day distraction
05:03 – Why silence and boredom are actually good for us
05:22 – What is worship by contrast
07:05 – Sacrifice in worship increases our love
08:25 – Individualism in Protestantism
12:03 – Summary: Worship vs. Entertainment
12:28 – Why priests should never act as entertainers
14:22 – Why limiting entertainment may be the key to saving our faith
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
