Navigating the Media Jungle: Breaking the Addiction to Distraction

by Ron Luce

Publisher:

BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC

, 2025

Overview

Tune out screens. Tune in to God.
 
In a world dominated by the internet, social media, and thousands of other distractions, you can feel like you and your kids are chopping through a jungle of content. Before you know it, endless scrolling, gaming, and binge-watching can reshape your mind and overtake your family.
 
Take back control of what is shaping you and your kids. Navigating the Media Jungle reveals how addictive media is while empowering you to listen for the Lord and encounter real relationships and purpose. Through Scripture, journal questions, and prayers to center your attention back on God’s truth, Ron Luce shares powerful guidance to help you
 

• discern the lies behind impulsive media use,
• understand your addiction to distractions,
• assess your screen time,
• break free from technology’s pull, and
• influence the world through media creation.

 
Step out of the digital haze, become a light for Jesus, and enter a life of clarity and faith.
 

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Praise for Navigating the Media Jungle

Media of all sorts, including social media, seems to be an insurmountable challenge for the churches and parents who are trying to have a greater impact than the avalanche of constant messaging from secular culture. However, Ron Luce gives good news and tools for exactly how you and your youth can experience freedom from the slavery to media, transforming you from a consumer to a creator of media.

Rick Warren, founding pastor of Saddleback Church and executive director of Finishing the Task

Like Indiana Jones navigating his way through the Temple of Doom or Gandalf showing the way through Middle-earth, Ron understands the wonders and deadly traps of our modern media matrix. Read this book and get it into the hands of the young people in your life so we can all make it out of the digital jungle alive and full of confidence and spiritual life! Few people I know have worked longer with young people and understand their challenges better than my friend Ron Luce. He is a trusted guide and won’t steer you or your kids wrong.

Kirk Cameron, actor and producer

Ron unearths the science behind the addictive nature of media, reveals how Satan often disguises himself as an angel of light in the forms of media, and most importantly, offers a step-by-step process for parents and youth to be free from the slavery to media of all forms. Every parent must read this for the sake of their family.

Samuel Rodriguez, lead pastor of New Season and president and CEO of the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference

Right when many have thought it impossible to influence what media their youth consume, Ron Luce has written this well-researched tool to help parents with this media hurricane surrounding youth. He unmasks what it does to youth and provides very practical steps to keep youth from being kidnapped by any form of media.

Dr. Dharias Daniels, speaker, coach, and lead pastor of Change Church

Navigating the Media Jungle by Ron Luce is a bold and much-needed wake-up call for this generation. As a band, we’ve seen firsthand how media can pull people away from what truly matters—faith, family, and purpose. Ron’s book is like a road map through the noise, guiding you back to a place of clarity and connection with God. It’s packed with truth and practical steps to help you break free from the distractions that steal your focus and your joy. This is more than a book; it’s a call to live with purpose, anchored in the love and truth of Jesus. We couldn’t recommend it more!

Newsboys

In Navigating the Media Jungle, Ron Luce offers a timely and insightful guide for those feeling overwhelmed by our hyperconnected world. With wisdom and practical advice, Luce helps readers break free from the distractions of entertainment, gaming, and social media and rediscover meaningful relationships. This book is an essential read for anyone seeking to regain control of their attention and to live intentionally. You, too, can move from being merely a consumer to being a creator made in the image of the creator of all things.

Gordon Robertson, president of the Christian Broadcasting Network

Seriously, do you really expect me to function before I check social media? I’ve been guilty of thinking this. How about you? The Enemy is always trying to distract us while God is busy trying to attract us. Guard your heart against a dark and dangerous world of shiny objects clamoring for your attention. My friend Ron Luce encourages us to stop wasting our time focused on deceptive media. Instead, pay attention to God, the ultimate influencer. He is as close as your next breath and is just waiting to talk with you!

David Crank, author, speaker, and lead pastor of FaithChurch.com

Navigating the Media Jungle cuts through the dense digital foliage and sidesteps the many online snares pulling us away from God. Ron Luce draws on decades of his own experience, the latest research findings, and the timeless truth of God’s Word to chart a narrow path toward greater intimacy with the Holy Spirit. If you’re tired of being overwhelmed by the constant distraction of media in your life, this book is your indispensable guide for finding more peace in the presence of God.

Chris Hodges, senior pastor of Church of the Highlands and author of Out of the Cave and Pray First

Product Details

• Title: Navigating the Media Jungle: Breaking the Addiction to Distraction
• Author: Ron Luce
• Publisher: BroadStreet Publishing Group, LLC
• Print Publication Date: 2025
• Logos Release Date: 2025
• Pages: 192
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Ebook
• ISBNs: 9781424570027, 9781424570010, 1424570018, 1424570026
• Resource ID: LLS:9781424570027
• Resource Type: Monograph
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-07-16T03:28:39Z

About Ron Luce

Ron Luce and his wife, Katie, founded Teen Mania in 1986. Today Ron serves as president of the ministry, rallying teens who pack arenas and stadiums for events called Acquire the Fire. Teens also come to the 472-acre headquarters in Garden Valley, Texas for leadership internships and to attend the ministry's academy. Ron holds a bachelor's degree in theology and psychology and a master's degree in counseling. He has written more than thirty books, including ReCreate: Building a Culture in Your Home Stronger that the Culture Deceiving Your Kids and Friends Without Benefits: What Teens Need to Know About a Great Sex Life. Ron and Katie have three teen and young-adult children.