John Wesley, the founder of Methodism, was emphatic: “I am a man of one book.” This 18th century Englishman was extremely well-read, but the Bible was the authority for his life. Something or someone will be the authority for us, too. The “kingdom of self” is our default. The “kingdom of God” dethrones our natural self-centeredness to create a completely different worldview than our own limited biases. Just as children must be instructed that “mine!” isn’t going to cut it in life, so followers of Jesus must learn a new path. THE authority of our lives must shift from ME to God. We don’t worship the Bible, but this is the book which shows us WHY we worship, WHO we worship and HOW to live.