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The Various False Idols Of Adulthood
In probably 2019 or so, my pastor did a sermon series on “false idols.” It was good enough that I regularly wish he would bring it back. Now, I understand an increasing amount of people are not religious — we even have a term for it now, “de-churching.”
So, this whole thing might fall on deaf ears. It’s hard to say that the “only thing” you should worship is some guy (woman) in the sky who we don’t have full proof of, and I get it. But even if you’re not religious, there are any number of false idols that people worship in adulthood, or at least American adulthood, and I’m not sure any of said idols are making us better people. Let’s list a few.