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Enslaved by the Good: Identifying the Idols of Our Hearts (Joel Barricklow, L’Abri Worker)
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Enslaved by the Good: Identifying the Idols of Our Hearts (Joel Barricklow, L’Abri Worker)

Far from primitive stone figures, the biblical idea of an idol is an extremely sophisticated concept. It helps us understand how even the best people, ideas, and goals can actually come to control our lives. Given this, how can we identify the idols of our hearts? When do good things become something that enslave us? And ultimately, how can we be freed towards lives even more full of good things without our security and significance resting in them?


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