Grown Up Idolatry—Work, Wealth & Security
Security Blanket Like many children his age, my fourteen-month-old son has a “security blanket” that we call Mr. Lion. Mr. Lion has so entirely bewitched by son under his cute and comforting spell that...
View ArticleRelativism — America’s Idol
Relativism in Narnia In C.S. Lewis’ The Last Battle, an ape named Shift tried to convince the free animals of Narnia to embrace Calormene culture and serve their king, the Tisroc. Pretending to be...
View ArticleIdolatry — Making Good Things, Ultimate Things
Stories of Idolatry When my children, Bethany and Noah, were younger, I’d climb in bed with them and begin story time. It was rarely a Bible story or traditional bedtime story, but something we’d make...
View ArticleMan in the Mirror — Living Up to the Ideal
I had an encounter recently with my chief nemesis. He is well known to me and some of you have had occasion to meet him. He is not my favorite guy but he is always challenging when he is not being...
View ArticleYour Idols Usually Look Like You
What does idolatry look like? As a sin, idolatry usually brings certain concepts or images (no pun intended) to mind. We typically think about statues and pictures as objects of our worship, and that...
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Religious Pluralism & Homeschooling Homeschooling is illegal in Germany and families that refuse to enroll their kids in state schools are fined, arrested, and threatened with losing custody of...
View ArticleWhat do you think of the movie, Son of God?
Making Images Given that I haven’t seen it, one might think I hadn’t given it much thought. But I have. I could here take a stab at solving the immediate second commandment problem. Some argue that on...
View ArticleSlave Culture
Loving Slavery We are a nation of slaves and we love it. We have pursued our masters with all our heart, with all our soul, with all our strength, and with all our minds. And now we are fully content...
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