Tag: Idolatry
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Day 288: Sometimes We Prefer Pigs (Mark 5:1–20)
Jesus set a man free from a legion of demons, and the whole town should have celebrated—but instead, they begged Him to leave. This devotional explores why we sometimes cling to our comfort, our routines, and our “pigs” more than we welcome the presence and power of Christ.
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Day 285: Woe to You, Chorazin! (Matthew 11:21)
During a visit to the ruins of Chorazin, one of the cities Jesus cursed, I saw something carved into the stones of an ancient synagogue that made His words come alive. It’s a sobering reminder of how easy it is to let compromise slip into our worship until what was once true becomes only true-ish.
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Day 233: When the Old Gods Whisper (Jeremiah 44:16-17)
Through the Bible: Jeremiah 41-45
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Day 032: Addicted to Frogs (Exodus 8:3-7)
The plague of frogs in Exodus sounds almost comical—until you realize how closely it mirrors the way addiction works. What begins as something tolerated or even treasured soon invades every space of life. Pharaoh’s problem was never just the frogs, and ours is never just the addiction. Until we deal with the sin that invited…
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Day 347 (Sort of): Idols of the Heart (Acts 17:22)
(Note: this post isn’t about the Bible reading for Day 347. It’s about something Tara-Leigh Cobble said in the TBR Podcast for Day 347)
