Every idol, if you scratch it, is a mirror. We worship ourselves.

Our treasure is what we fear losing, and I fear that we fear losing our treasure. We are lovers of money.

We do not fear the loss of God's favor, for either we have it not. We cannot lose it. What we fear is the loss of our idols.

I hope that we will learn from each other, but most of all that we would learn from God's Word, which equips us for every good work, including our calling to suffer for the glory of God and for the building of His kingdom.

Nostalgia is the aching realization that you can't go back again. The longing, no matter how intense, can never be met.

In fact, the Devil is delighted when we spend our time and energy defending the Bible, as long as we do not get around to actually reading the Bible.

No matter what obeisance the state may demand, we who serve the King are free indeed.