Idols of the Heart – David Powlison

Every man should read this PDF.  Seriously.

Carve out an hour and read this.  You’re not that busy.

  • Watkins

    i’m going to read it.

  • http://www.taylorbrooks.org Taylor Brooks

    Lemme know when you do, I’d love to hear your thoughts.

  • Howard

    Read it pre Conference (CCEF Valley Forge). It was God’s way of preparing me for what was said at the conference. Very helpful insights (still pondering) re how I think about my dealing with my ongoing progress of dying to my flesh and living in my restored relationship with the Father.
    Thank you, David P.

  • http://www.thatsnotme.net Georgia Christopherson

    Dear Taylor –

    I appreciate both your website and your comments. I recently had a book publised called THAT’S NOT ME. It’s a book about finding your true identity; i.e., you are who Christ tells you, you are. Also, it deals with Christian counseling. The book was published this year by Ambassador International. Would you allow me to list your website on my website? If you approve of my website, it would also be great if you were to list mine. Could you let me know.

    In Christ,

    Georgia

    • http://www.taylorbrooks.org Taylor Brooks

      Hi Georgia,

      I’d love to read your book. Do you have an electronic (PDF) copy you could send me?

  • Ann

    I’m not a man..but this caught my eye and I took an hour (almost exactly) to read it. I came via a link to the book ” Cross Talk” featured on Prime Time America today. There is a common theme, pointing people to Jesus when listening to their problems.

    I have been frustrated over the last five years at my attempt to get counseling following my husband’s affairs and consequent disinterest in reconciliation. It’s usually, “bring your husband.” He won’t come and then that is that. I started out convinced that if I did this God’s way He was going to do a great miracle in restoring our marriage.

    The last couple of rounds I came saying, “I need help. I am messed up.”
    Still didn’t get help. I have been feeling horribly guilty that I can’t find a counselor who can help me. It must be me. I can relate to the “God loves you and that makes it all Ok” attempt at trying to make me feel better.

    This was really helpful. Even if I am not “sinning” in a way that I can pin down from some commandment in my response to the situation I can see that I have made some idols in my life even of good things and things that are not even things. I got to the point where I have been holding God at a distance while I go through the motions doing and saying all the right things.

    There is an old Vineyard song that goes
    Lord, break the power of idols
    Come and rule as King
    Break the chains that bind us
    Come and rule as King

    We will have no other gods
    We will have no other Master but You
    We will have no other gods
    For it is written, “Worship the Lord Your God and serve Him only”