What should you do when there is no time to pray? On the surface, this appears to be a simple question, but it turns out to be a bit more complicated in practice. Here are four perspectives that may help. First, we need to call out the uncomfortable truth that most people who claim to … Continue reading What Should You Do When There’s No Time to Pray?
Tag: Idolatry
The Limits of Idolatry: Can We View Greed and Lust like Idols of Wood and Stone?
I used to wonder whether the interpretive move from worship of wood and stone images to heart issues like greed, lust, and gluttony was hermeneutically proper. I mean, we don’t always—and we shouldn’t always—spiritualize things that are physical in their original contexts. Isn’t that what allegorizers do? No, such a move is not illegitimate. Let … Continue reading The Limits of Idolatry: Can We View Greed and Lust like Idols of Wood and Stone?
Kindle Afresh 