Articles on “Hope for Idolaters”

How to Fight Your Phone Idolatry

Brett McCracken

When we scroll immoderately, we become idolaters, hopelessly hooked into a drip feed of sweet-tasting poison that will never satisfy. If we can’t break free, we’ll scroll ourselves to spiritual death.

Why We Worship Idols Instead of God

Tim Chester

God’s agenda for our lives is for us to be holy, just as he is holy. This holiness is the fruit of what we think or trust and what we desire or worship.

Hope for Those Who Have Made Sex an Idol

Jen Oshman

To be sure, sex is a good gift. This good gift, though, when elevated to the best gift—a necessity, a non-negotiable, something we cannot live without—causes great damage.

When Pleasing Our Kids Becomes Idolatry

Adam Griffin

If your kids were in charge, how would they treat you differently? Would they honor you with their decisions, or would they find more ways for you to degrade yourself in order to honor them?

Follow Your Emotions and You’ll Find Your Idols

J. Alasdair Groves

One of the most powerful ways we can fight the idols that vie to rule over each of us is to seek the Spirit’s help in engaging our emotions. Our emotions are like a map showing our deepest desires.