by Stuart | 3 Dec 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
Like every other idol we have considered, tradition can be, and often is, a good thing. While Protestant churches typically don’t elevate tradition to the same level of authority as other churches, we should be careful of quickly casting aside practices that the...
by Stuart | 2 Dec 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
As we have considered our temptation to idolatry, we have observed that our idols are usually good things that we make ultimate things. Christians rarely idolise things that are explicitly evil but frequently find inordinate satisfaction and security in God’s good...
by Stuart | 1 Dec 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
Oprah Winfrey famously stated some years ago that her favourite Bible verse is Psalm 37:4: “Delight yourself in the LORD, and he will give you the desires of your heart.” She went on to offer an interpretation of the verse. Now what that says to me, “Lord” has a wide...
by Stuart | 30 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
I recently came across an article in which the author wrote of being “let down” and “confused” by a particular celebrity. The author had looked up to this particular songwriter but had become disillusioned when she wrote a song with lyrics antagonistic to another...
by Stuart | 29 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
In Disney’s Zootopia, the main character—a rabbit aspiring to a career in law enforcement—talks at one point to what appears to be a baby fox, dressed like an elephant. The kid’s dream is to be an elephant when he grows up but everybody laughs at this dream....
by Stuart | 25 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
In their groundbreaking book, The Coddling of the American Mind, Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt argue that good intentions and bad ideas are a recipe for disaster. The authors examine the harmful effects of overprotecting children and young adults by idolising...
