How do I know when my enjoyment of something becomes a sinful idol? John Piper writes: Idolatry will destroy our relationship with God. And it will destroy our relationships with people. All human relational problems—from marriage and family to friendship to neighbors to classmates to colleagues—all of them are rooted in various forms of idolatry, [...]
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Discerning Idolatry in Desire
Posted in Decision making, Idolatry on June 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Once a stock trader – The Value of Garbage is Still Zero (Part 4)
Posted in Biblical Solutions, Complacency, Cross of Christ, Decision making, Money on June 16, 2009 | 6 Comments »
Twitter notified me of a new message. “Paring back some of the trading long rentals to be safe in here, volume wanting but action the world’s fair.” The cryptic message from a fellow stock trader launched me into a burst of anxious action. I was a stock trader. Every morning at 6am my eyes popped [...]
The Value of Garbage is Still Zero (Part 3)
Posted in Biblical Solutions, Complacency, Decision making on June 3, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Thy will be done The Lord’s prayer offers insight for the bewildered saint who is struggling for answers, for it offers hope of clear vision through clouds of personal interests and biases. This clear vision can be found when we fall to our knees with a heart that cries “thy will be done.” The cry [...]
The Value of Garbage is Still Zero (Part 2)
Posted in Biblical Solutions, Complacency, Decision making on May 28, 2009 | 2 Comments »
The gray areas: here comes confusion Our hearts will recoil after the Holy Spirit identifies pieces of rubbish that we have treasured, and a battle with ensue. Why is it difficult to let go of rubbish? Because difficult choices frequently deal with grey areas where easy answers and clear cut lines are nonexistent. How then [...]
The value of garbage is still zero
Posted in Biblical Solutions, Complacency, Decision making on May 26, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Value what is most valuable Philipians 3:7-8 “But whatever gain I had, I counted as loss for the sake of Christ. Indeed, I count everything as loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord. For his sake I have suffered the loss of all things and count them as rubbish, in [...]
