Idolatry

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• Thinking about hope

  
  Wilderness Fandango — Authority: 418
  Ive been wondering about a kind of historical chronology of hope. The question for the historian working on such a project would be, in what things do people place their hope? Over time, which object of hope has enjoyed a period of prominence, only to succumb and be replaced by another? By asking these questions we ...
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• YOU (4): As Lord or Savior?

  
  gospel muse: — Authority: 115
  MORE OF MY CONVERSATION OVER ON FACEBOOK: Hello, XXXXX!  Honestly, at some level, I appreciate all three things you mention, knowing that on a *superficial level* they might be the only options in our making some kind of *temporary fix.* But, they would be just that, temporary at best, leaving the ‘heart’ of the ...
  18 hours ago

• US Idolatry and False Messianism, Part VI

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 500
  America, the Worlds Bloody, False Messiah Ideas have consequences. Often tragic consequences. This is certainly true in the case of the United States, where the original founding fathers believed that God had led them to America to establish colonies which would be instrumental in bringing the light of the Gospel ...
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• What is your gold calf?

  
  Wbmoore's Weblog — Authority: 121
  I saw this cartoon, and it reminded me of how we replace God in our lives with just about anything. The idolatry of celebrity worship: Giving to man what rightly belongs to God.The people of Israel had been freed from Egypt (Exodus 12). They had seen the power, grace, and love of God in the passover. [...]
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• God keeps knocking down our Towers of Babel

  
  No Apologies — Authority: 148
  Read the complete article here. DailyWealth – December 15, 2009 The Skyscraper Curse By Tom Dyson The “skyscraper curse” has struck again… Every time a country builds the world’s tallest building, it seems their stock market crashes soon afterward. It happened in America before the Great Depression. ...
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• US Idolatry and False Messianism, Part V

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 500
  A Harlot Drenched With Blood We have been discussing the role of the United States in international geo-politics over the past century. We have argued that the US has been particularly militant and aggressive. It has fought wars in virtually every continent. It has been at war every year at some place in the ...
  2 days ago

• My Journey with Anorexia - Part 4

  
  The Point — Authority: 120
  Romans 12: 1-2: (NIV) Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able ...
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• Irrational Exuberance? You Got That Right!

  
  God's Politics Blog — Authority: 659
  Of all the Delphic utterances of Alan Greenspan over the course of his time as Fed Chief, his observation that various market investment mechanisms might possibly be overvalued, and thus suggesting that folks might be motivated by an “irrational exuberance,”…
  3 days ago

• My Journey with Anorexia - Part 3

  
  The Point — Authority: 120
  Romans 12: 1-2: (NIV) Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to ...
  3 days ago

• Catholic church in Indonesia wants permission to call God ‘Allah’

  
  True Discernment — Authority: 430
  from The Baltimore S un: Lawyers for the Roman Catholic Church have urged a court in Malaysia to let Christians use “Allah” as a translation for God and overturn a government ban that has become a symbol of religious grievances in the Muslim-majority nation, the Associated Press is reporting. The High Court ...
  4 days ago

• US Idolatry and False Messianism, Part IV

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 500
  God is Progress, and Progress is God Over one hundred and fifty years, to the end of the eighteenth century, the faith of American Christians was gradually and subtly secularized. This was not an isolated phenomenon: it was just one more manifestation of the growing influence of the Enlightenment and its ...
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• Isaiah 8:1-22 Talk

  
  blog of dan — Authority: 129
  Isaiah 8:1-22 (13th December, Banstead Community Church) ‘Fear the Real King’ Talk Notes Download MP3 Download audio file (Isaiah8.mp3) ***   There are two kinds of people in the world on two journeys with two destinations.   God’s warning: “When you go to the world you get the ...
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• trade it all?

  
  Interstitial — Authority: 126
  A friend of mine put this question up on Facebook last night:Michael Irvin “would trade it all for 19-0″ and wonders: What would you trade it all for?a question like that crawls up into my brain and rolls around for a little while. first of all the lawyer in me wants to explore the [...]
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• My Journey with Anorexia - Part 2

  
  The Point — Authority: 120
  Romans 12: 1-2: (NIV) Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able ...
  4 days ago

• What Happens In a True Conversion?

  
  By Every Word... — Authority: 424
  ‘What happens then, in a true conversion, is that faith comes to life in the mind as the reality of the truths about Christ (whether they have been read or heard) begin to take life and to felt. In some shape or form, these truths center on God’s holiness and love, Christ’s self-giving for us and in our place on ...
  5 days ago

• YOU (3): As Lord or Savior?

  
  gospel muse: — Authority: 115
  ONCE AGAIN, FURTHER THOUGHTS SHARED WITH A FRIEND ON FACEBOOK: Hello again, XXXXXX.  Appreciate your input here. You’re right, the choices are tough.  When things unravel we’re left with options that aren’t all that pleasant, unfortunately.  Too often in comes down to making moves that just minimize the ...
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• US Idolatry and False Messianism, Part III

  
  Contra Celsum — Authority: 500
  A New Star Arises Over Bethlehem The United States has come to believe that it is a special nation, with a high calling and responsibility toward the rest of the world. Whilst this may sound noble, it has become grossly deformed to where it has led the United States into war after war after war around the globe. ...
  6 days ago

• My Journey with Anorexia

  
  The Point — Authority: 120
  Romans 12: 1-2: (NIV) Therefore, I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God—this is your spiritual act of worship. Do not conform any longer to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to ...
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• Fun with the U.S. Flag Code

  
  Vox Nova — Authority: 476
  For anyone who might have doubts about the religious character of u.s. civil religion — ever read the flag code? §176. Respect for flag.(j) The flag represents a living country and is itself considered a living thing. If this excerpt does not represent an explicit sacramentology of signs becoming what they signify, ...
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• Nationalism is Idolatry

  
  Vox Nova — Authority: 476
  About 10 years ago, I used to work with a woman named Callie, who was from New Zealand. She was about as apolitical as they come – I don’t think she’d ever voted in her life, in either New Zealand or the US.We were sitting around the office one evening with a couple of beers, [...]
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