C.S. Lewis on Idols
“Most people, if they have really learned to look into their own hearts, would know that they do want, and want acutely, something that cannot be had in this world. There are all sorts of things in...
View ArticleHow Idols Work with our Past, Present & Future
“When idolatry is mapped onto the future – when our idols are threatened – it leas to paralyzing fear and anxiety. When it is mapped onto the past – when we fail our idols – it leads to irremediable...
View ArticleDiscerning Your Idols
Tonight I talked about the idols we have in our lives. Many of us take Jesus off the throne of our lives and place something else in His place. We make something else ultimate, hoping that person or...
View ArticleSaturday Night Mind Dump…
Great night tonight Definitely felt more on my groove tonight The band nailed the Weezer song “Beverly Hills” Love seeing all the new people who God has brought to Revolution Love when ask I someone...
View ArticleCounterfeit Gods
Just finished Tim Keller’s new book Counterfeit Gods: The Empty Promises of Money, Sex, and Power, and the Only Hope that Matters. I read this in prep for my talk on the Lord’s prayer. I know that it...
View ArticleFavorite Books of 2009
I’m a reader. Period. I always have 3 – 5 books going at a time. Everything from sermon prep, leadership, parenting, marriage, church history, spirituality, novels and anything else I’m interested in....
View ArticleRecommended Resources from Tonight’s Talk
Tonight we continued our series The Blessed Life in the book of Philippians and we looked at 3:1 – 11 where Paul talks about the law, grace and the gospels that we put our hopes in. This gets to the...
View Article“But I Don’t Have an Idol”
Since becoming a part of Acts 29, there has been a renewed emphasis in my reading and preaching on the gospel. It was always there, but I think I often didn’t know how to communicate it. This past...
View ArticleCounterfeit Gods || Spoken Word || Jefferson Bethke
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