In the old testament of the Bible Exodus 32, we read about how the Israelites who were the people and nation chosen to worship the living God fell into the "sin" of idol worship. Moses was instructed by God to to go up to Mount Sinai, where he was to give him the "Ten Commandments". Israel had been under slavery for a long time, and did not have any clear structure or … [Read more...] about The Golden Calf Today
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15 Questions to Identify Your Idols
David Powlison’s list of questions (plus few of my own) in Seeing With New Eyes are good for a test on our lives to help us identify idols. What do I worry about most? What, if I failed or lost it, would cause me to feel that I did not even want to live? What do I use to comfort myself when things go bad or get difficult? What do I do to cope? What are my release … [Read more...] about 15 Questions to Identify Your Idols
THIS is The Next Cultural Idol
We all know of the songs “Jesus Loves the Little Children” and “Jesus Loves Me This I Know” from our childhood. We hear the songs and can perhaps sing it by memory yet we all have those moments in our lives where we separate from God. We become consumed with life and being a teenager and quickly learn how rough life truly is. In high school we deal with bullies, family … [Read more...] about THIS is The Next Cultural Idol
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