Governed by God

Today's episode is a live audience recording of an interview that was done for the launch of my (Eric's) new book, Image of Gold: The Tyranny of Our Idolatry. Pastor Tim Buczek joins my co-host Dillon Kenniston in leading the discussion about how our culture is increasingly placing its hope in Caesar, planting the seeds for the growth of tyranny.

Today we talk about the ancient worship of Molech and how the idolatry of that false god is directly connected to today's abortion industry. In a way, Molech is being served more now than he ever was before.

Today we answer an important question submitted to us by one of our listeners: Does God love everyone the same? We look at what the Bible says about God's love and how best to understand all of God's attributes, including His love, mercy, holiness, and sovereignty.

Today we look at one of the more controversial, and difficult, topics within our series on idolatry: sexuality. While this topic is quite complex, we try to address how sex/sexuality can become an idol in our own lives and in the surrounding culture.

Today we continue our series on idolatry by looking at the issue of entertainment and, more specifically, video games. I (Eric) share some of my own personal struggles with video game addiction and talk about how it became a form of idolatry for me.

We continue our series on idolatry by looking at the topic of work and career. What does it mean to find our identity in what we do? Is work a good thing or a bad thing? When does work become an idol? We tackle those questions and more on today's episode.

Continuing with our series on idolatry, today we look at the topics of gluttony and drinking. Is it a sin to eat dessert or drink alcohol? What does the Bible say regarding food and drink? We address these questions on today's episode.

Today, in our series on idolatry, we interview a man who struggled with drug addiction before being set free by Christ.  He shares his experiences with us and addresses some of the ways that our culture misunderstands addiction.

Today we begin a series on the topic of idolatry. In this first episode we look at some of the key biblical passages on idolatry and discuss how idolatry is alive and well today. In the next few weeks we will be looking at specific forms of idolatry in our culture. If there is a specific idolatry-related topic that you want us to address, or if you have any questions, please email us at [email protected].

On this episode we interview Dave DeFazio about his experience evangelizing Muslims in the Philippines. We discuss some of the core tenets of Islam, the obstacles that Christians face in responding to it, and how Christians today should be prepared to interact with Muslims in their workplaces and neighborhoods.