Samson’s Idol
The haze of lust that dissipates Samson’s spiritual wisdom is the result of idolatry. Samson has chosen to worship Delilah, betraying his trust in the
The haze of lust that dissipates Samson’s spiritual wisdom is the result of idolatry. Samson has chosen to worship Delilah, betraying his trust in the
Paul states that “the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils”(v.10). A root is what gives life to a plant, and
Almost everyone is familiar with the tragic story of Seattle grunge rocker Kurt Cobain, the eclectic frontman of the early ’90s three-piece Nirvana, a band
In 2019, Lori Laughlin’s family was among many privileged families charged with bribery of college admissions offices. Laughlin and her husband spent hundreds of thousands
In Letters to my Children, Daniel Taylor discusses integrity. He writes that integrity “means wholeness, unity.” When we sin, we become divided and less whole.
In Emily St. John Mandel’s novel Station Eleven, a pandemic quickly kills most of the earth’s population. In the aftermath, a young man, Tyler Leander,
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 it
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 people’s
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 has
An idol is something you create, and it is something you worship. It can be a person. It can be an object. It can be
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? Anytime
The online dating company eHarmony markets the idea of a soul mate, in commercials like this one:
“What you think about in your private time is what you worship.”- Pastor Timothy Keller. Jesus calls for us to make time to pray in
“I think everybody should get rich and famous and do everything they ever dreamed of so they can see that it’s not the answer.” – Jim