There are more idols
There are more idols than realities in the world: that is my \”evil eye\” for this world, which is also my \”evil ear\”. Friedrich Nietzsche
Idolatry
Every unfulfilled aspiration of
Every unfulfilled aspiration of humanity in the past; all partial representation of perfect character; all sacrifices, nay, even those of idolatry, point to the fulfillment of what want, the answer to every longing–the type of perfect humanity, the Lord Jesus Christ. Frederick William Robertson
The party at its
The party at its best has always been a modern party. Francis Maude
The heart clings to
The heart clings to collected treasure. Stored-up possessions get between me and God. Where my treasure is, there is my trust, my security, my comfort, my God. Treasure means idolatry. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Earthly goods are given
Earthly goods are given to be used, not to be collected…. Hoarding is idolatry. Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Modern American war is
Modern American war is as easy to script as a B movie. David Hackworth
If there are still
If there are still honest-smart men and women within those old and noble traditions, they should think carefully, observe and diagnose the illness. They should face the contradiction. Discuss the conflation. And then do as Warren Buffett and Bill Gates and many others have done. Choose the miracle of creative competition over an idolatry of … Read more
For indeed Christianity was
For indeed Christianity was complicit in the death of antiquity, and in the birth of modernity, not because it was an accomplice of the latter, but because it, alone in the history of the West, constituted a rejection of and alternative to nihilism’s despair, violence, and idolatry of power; as such, Christianity shattered the imposing … Read more
The heart of all
The heart of all idolatry in the Bible is the de-godding of God. D. A. Carson
I loathe nationalism. It
I loathe nationalism. It is a form of tribalism–the idolatry of the 20th century. Cornel West