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Boiling A Frog

Christianity, Complacency, Cultural Idolatry, Idolatry

Folk wisdom used to say that when you boil you a frog, you don’t throw it directly into the boiling water. Instead, you throw…

Popeye’s Spinach

God's Strength, Idolatry, Idols, Power of Jesus, Powerlessness, Strength

Here is a video of Popeye the Sailor getting his strength from spinach: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zrRlMGeBes. The enemies of God’s people and the idols of the…

Pleasure Island

False Teachers, Idolatry, Idols, Sin

Pinocchio blindly follows Honest John to Pleasure Island, where the promise of endless fun awaits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjgf-HQKRcE. Only too late does he find out he…

American Idol

Commandments, Following God, Idolatry, Idols, Putting God First, Ten Commandments

An idol is something you create, and it is something you worship. It can be a person. It can be an object. It can…

Scripted

Ambition, God's Will, Idolatry, Trust

Have you written a script for God, indicating many of your life steps, thinking he’ll automatically read it, approve it, and sign off on it?…

Soul Mate

God, gods, Idolatry, Love, Marriage, Purpose, Relationship with God, Soul mate

The online dating company eHarmony markets the idea of a soul mate, in commercials like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qRPH-fa2tE. But sometimes the soul mate idea…