The arts are a spiritual discipline. And, like all spiritual disciplines, they have both a visible and an invisible reality.

They are often categorized as frivolous, but they are to the imagination what food is to the body.

As a Christian and as an artist, I could give you a line up of all the scriptures commanding us to sing, to play skillfully, and to write songs! I could speak to you of Jesus singing His final Psalm as He was crucified.

But it might be more impressive to show you how the Devil uses the arts. He knows that the arts are the most powerful tool to reach the imagination, and from the imagination the mind, and from the mind the spirit of a person.

We live in dark times. The evil that existed in shadowed corners and low whispers now exists in the bright blue light of our technological devices.

Every cultural evil is the fruit of the art that we consume.

The demise of the family, the death of virtue, and the loss of faith now so prevalent in our culture were never presented to us in logical arguments.

Instead, we felt them in the nuance of sentimental and poetic encounters on tv shows, films, and songs.

These attractive traps presented ugliness as beauty, the fake as genuine, and lies as the truth, with the single goal that we become sympathetic to sin and empathetic to the Devil. And it's worked.

Here's a snap shot of some screen shots I took this morning of the top selling artists, films, and tv shows. These are not side-line industry artists. They are the top tier. Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Billie Eilish, Doja Cat and dozens of tv shows, for both children and adults, centered in the occult.

If you aren't afraid, you should be.

As a mother, I have been told that there is no need to panic. Sin has been here since the dawn of time.

While this may be true, the argument does not take into account the marriage of technology with the arts, and how it has magnified the predatorial and invasive nature of evil.

It is a darkness intended to penetrate our psyche, pervert the innocence of our children, and destroy our souls.

The Eagles sang it best: "You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave."

How does the modern church respond?

Well, we used to have Bible memorization programs, and now we have light shows and banners with catchphrases like, "God loves you. Be nice."

How should Christians respond?

We are told tolerance and relevance.

But neutrality is a myth.

There is a kingdom of light and a kingdom of darkness.

In creating TV shows for children, we have presented our programs to all types of media companies, and we have seen firsthand the industry response.

What did the children's division of Apple TV say? "We love your show, but we need to know how tied you are to that little word: God."

Then there was the "family-friendly" company where we received this feedback: "We want to work with you all. We love your new show; the skill of the actors and their talent is obvious and authentic. But the song in the pilot episode, 'This Little Light of Mine,' is too Christian for our platform. We are family-friendly, but we are also a 'no faith' platform."

Then there were the faith-based platforms who said, "Kids don't want deep theology. You have to use small words with them. They just want clean fun."

This is why the Annie Moses Foundation exists. It is why we are filming TV shows and producing new and original musicals. And it is why we are raising up the next generation of performers, composers, writers, and directors.

In the last year, we have seen the impact of our efforts burgeon through the following three avenues!

First, in The Conservatory of Annie Moses, students and alumni have been awarded roles in new movies, scholarships at top-tier colleges, won national competitions, and released new music.

Second, through Packard Playhouse, we are reclaiming Broadway with new musicals like "Merry Christmas Uncle Scrooge," which is touring this Christmas.

Third, in our digital media division, "Chalk and Block Children" and "The Wonderful World of Benjamin Cello" are reaching millions of new families with thoughtful, beautiful, and faith-filled programming.

This is a mission that requires all we have to give. Our excellence must be undeniable, our courage unflinching, and our faith a fire!

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