Olaniyi Olanrewaju

Entertainment is one of the seven mountains of influence that we have a responsibility to take for Jesus. The main stream of entertainment for a long time has been music and drama, but in recent decades, dance and comedy has taken a major role in this sphere of influence. The advent of social media has also increased the rate at which video and comedy travels to the people. Dance has become a great entertaining tool today and it is arguably the greatest stream taking over all the streams of entertainment. While the decadence in the entertainment industry is not the goal of this writing, I cannot ignore that there is a spike in immorality since internet has removed the gates of regulatory bodies that check the morality of songs and videos. Christians are gladly recognizing the sphere of influence, but, we must know where to draw the line. Let me share about each stream of entertainment. Skit Makers Using Five-Fold Titles The usage of the five fold offices by comedians as their stage nam...

The discussion about the battle in the arts and entertainment world would not be complete if I do not talk about how fashion has shaped the earth. Fashion is a very instrumental tool in God's hand. Consequently, the devil is a believer in the efficacy of the fashion industry. How people dress has been shaped by culture until men began to show up as role models and changed the face of clothing. Several brands broke the cultural beliefs of men and shifted the moral standards of territories. The evolution of fashion has taken a long route. From Adam's Fig leaves to the western world's present clothing, there have been fierce battles about how man should dress and what the dress should mean. I did a little research and I found out that the sexuality outburst we have today started some years after 1950. This is very connected to the new way people began to dress at that time. What changed? Long wide skirts turned to mini tight skirts. The devil was let loose. The tre...

The Arts world is one of the very powerful sphere of influence that the man whose will is aligned with God and the devil have recognized. This sphere of influence holds a great sway over children and youths that form the next generation. Just like the education sphere. Arts include all the creative abilities that God has put in man, but I will major on music and fashion for the purpose of this series. Music and fashion have been used in the past to shape the world. Music is almost as old as man. Some circles believe it is even older since there is music in heaven. I may not be able to dispute that, but what is certain is that music exists in every tribe and has played a role in the formation of the culture of the tribe. The kind of music a people listen to is determined by their values. The Jews exemplified this in Babylon when they refused to sing the Lord's song because they were in a strange land. They considered the song to be sacred and can only by sung under cert...