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Monday’s Ministry Musing: Turning “Helps” Into Idolatry

February 27, 2012Mike Leake

Does God wound thy spirit, does he make it sick, and dost thou seek to unlawful means for help?  Dost thou go to thy company, to music, to good cheer, to relieve thee?  Oh this provokes God against thee!…those that… Continue Reading →

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counseling, depression, hosea, Idolatry, Jeremiah Burroughs, Mental Health, monday ministry

From the Pen of Newton: The Idol of Usefulness

January 10, 2012Mike Leake

My usefulness was the last idol I was willing to give up; But now I thank the Lord, I can part with that also, and am content to be anything or nothing, so that His wise and holy will may… Continue Reading →

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Tommy Boy and Idol Destruction

June 13, 2011Mike Leake

Do you remember that scene in Tommy Boy where Chris Farley backs David Spade’s car door into a pole and it rips the door off?  Remember how Tommy (Farley) tries to “fix” the problem and simply place the door back… Continue Reading →

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Why Your Heart May Not Be Satisfied

May 16, 2011Mike Leake

Statistically speaking, a good number of you will not read this entire quote.  And statistically you are ripping yourself off.  What Tripp identifies here is  an amazingly helpful diagnosis: “…I am persuaded that the problem with the body of Christ… Continue Reading →

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