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...
by Stuart | 25 Nov 2021 | Devotionals, Identifying Idols
Tim Keller has said that “an idol is usually a very good thing that we make into an ultimate thing.” This can certainly be said of those who make an idol of ministry. Ministry is good. Every church member is called to minister. We are all to involve ourselves, in one...
