Tag: idolatry

What Will You Do for Fame?

Russian Icon of King Solomon.

In the 1990s, a very large, prestigious medical school and hospital system offered me the opportunity to partner with them. I was a solo internist/ entrepreneur who had labored for over a decade to run a financially solvent medical center. The…

Dare to Stand-Out From the Crowd

Romans 12:21 Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good. Everybody likes to fit in. Being with the in-crowd provides comfort and support for whatever the crowd is about. Standing apart from the crowd makes us feel exposed…

The Christian Life Is More Than a List of Do’s and Don’ts

“Who Am I,” by Casting Crowns   5 Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry: 6 For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the…

Emulations (Jealousy & Envy): Works of the Flesh, Part 6

  Works of the Flesh Part 6: Emulations (Jealousy & Envy) Emulations means jealousy and envy. We don’t hear words like “emulations” much nowadays. Unfortunately, it’s an inescapable part of all our social interactions. Today we’ll take a close look…