Building Shrines
I think most Christians, when we read about ancient Israel building statues to Baal and we think similar to: "Man, what a bunch of idiots. They literally saw God part the Red Sea, and they're out here worshiping a statue with a cow head? Come on." Right? I mean, from the hindsight of several thousand years and a renaissance or two it can just seem silly to think of asking a statue to help you succeed in life.
Who Am I? Pt 2 - Your Mind Serves the Kingdom of God
We're continuing our short series on biblical identity, and I believe this is an incredibly important topic for us to engage right now. We live in a cultural moment where there is immense pressure for people to create their own unique and fulfilling identity. And if we're being completely honest and look soberly at our culture, the overarching momentum seems to be saying that this endeavor isn't going well—that people are actually quite bad at this, and it makes it really hard for humans to flourish.