Idolatry

Plot twist! Every post in this blog series has been talking about the same idol. All of them – approval, distraction, control, and comfort – have one thing in common: YOU.

Watch a few commercials in 2025 and you’ll soon discover that everyone is selling the same thing: comfort and ease. Have food delivered with the click of a button. Enjoy another binge-worthy Netflix series. Download an app to easily secure a mortgage loan in 3 minutes. Skip the grocery store and ord

Are you daily turning to things for peace and relief that are actually making the problem worse? We think we need our brain to be occupied with levity and distractions in order to be at peace. But all we’re doing is kicking the can down the road – and all the while the can is getting bigger.

When was the last time you were tempted to bow down and worship a carved wooden image? How about offering a sacrifice to a false god? Was it yesterday? Two weeks ago? Never?