This brief series of articles arises from the concern that conservative Christianity is in danger of the sin of idolatry. I’ll go a bit further here to say that Christians who do not describe themselves as traditional or conservative are equally in danger of idolatry. Admittedly, I’m dropping these provocative statements to keep you reading, but the danger is real.

What’s All the Fuss About?

The previous article, Unmasking the Idolatry of Traditionalism, explored the concept of defilement and…

In my last two posts (read them here and here), I laid out the danger of those that seek a middle ground between biblical fidelity (biblical fundamentalism) while also chasing acceptance by the liberal/modernist/progressive church and academy. Those that have sought acceptance in this way often find that they have made a deal with the devil that brings about either a theological slide, or forces…

(From the archives)

One of the most interesting words in the English language is hagiography. One of its definitions is the one I have in mind, an “idealizing or idolizing biography.” The idea is that once someone has died, we remember the individual as being better than he or she actually was. This adjusting of memory and idealization of those who lived before us is common throughout the human race.

But people “back then” were really not as wonderful as we think they were.

This is universally done with the folks who made up the very early church.…