Devotions
Idolising Celebrity (1 Corinthians 1:10–17)
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...
Idolising Dreams (1 Thessalonians 4:9–12)
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....
Idolising Comfort (James 1:1–18)
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...
Idolising Ministry (Philippians 3:7–16)
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...
Idolising Affluence (Ezekiel 16:44–52)
Every Christian struggles to keep God foremost in his or her affections and there are a plethora of gods competing for that affection. One god frequently towers above all others across cultures and throughout time. Affluence is a god we are all tempted to worship....
Idolising Knowledge (1 Timothy 6:20–21)
The age in which we live is, in access to knowledge, unprecedented. More than any generation before ours, we have the knowledge of the world at our fingertips. The smartphone gives instant access to all the knowledge ever gained by humankind with a few swipes of the...