No one seems to want (and no one can find) a place for quiet—because, when you are quiet, you have to face reality. But many in the present generation dare not do this because on their own basis reality leads them to meaninglessness; so they fill their lives with entertainment, even if it is only noise…But a Christian is not supposed to need an escape—alcohol, drugs, constant noise and entertainment or whatever. Not that we do not sometimes takes the easy route. We do, for none of us is perfect. But this is not the standard we are pressing toward. Both in theory and practice Christians can dare to face the realities of life unclouded. We do not need these things to fill the crannies of our lives. In fact, we should want to face reality: the glory of the world God has created and the wonder of being human—yes, and even the awful reality of the Fall and the tragedy of marred men and women, even our own flawed character. We are not to be people of escape. The Christian is to be the realist. To face reality as born again and indwelt by the Holy Spirit is the Christian’s calling. 

Since God’s truth always has a corporate as well as an individual application, we can also say that a local congregation is wrong if it constantly seeks diversion and activity. Some entertainment and activity is appropriate, but as we look at the church, even much of the evangelical church, what we see is tragic, for the church is using entertainment or just plain busyness to attract non-Christians. This is a poverty. But it is an even greater poverty if we need these to hold Christians after they are Christians. May God have mercy on us if this is so. 

No Little People - Francis Schaeffer