Why I Don’t Make The TV The Focus Of A Home

I deliberately question the place we give the TV in a home because I don’t want to give it a pedestal in the home. My Christian version of iconoclasm is removing that pedestal. I see the television as an idol when it draws our attention away from a greater and higher purpose: loving our families and being present for them.

That’s a strong conviction, and it shapes how I think about design. Giving something a prominent place in a home gives it a place in our daily lives. I don’t want to build a shrine to something that keeps asking for our attention while the people we love are right there.

When I think about what I want to look back on, it is time with my children and a deeper relationship with Jesus. Those are the things I want my attention to go toward now.

That’s the priority behind this design decision. I want the home to make room for the people and relationships I believe deserve our attention.