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The Cultural Idols Shaping Our World
Idolatry is not limited to statues, temples, or false gods from the ancient world. Anything we look to for ultimate identity, meaning, security, value, or satisfaction can take the place that belongs to God alone.
In This Episode
- What Scripture teaches about modern idolatry
- How good things can become ultimate things
- Why success, comfort, relationships, and freedom can become idols
- How idolatry reshapes our priorities, fears, and desires
- How Christians can identify and turn from idols of the heart
- Why God alone provides lasting meaning and satisfaction
“You shall have no other gods before me.”
Exodus 20:3
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Dave Jenkins is happily married to his wife, Sarah, and lives in beautiful Southern Oregon. He is a writer, editor, and speaker who loves Christ, His people, the Church, and sound theology.
Dave serves as the Executive Director of Servants of Grace Ministries and the Executive Editor of Theology for Life Magazine. He is the Host and Producer of the Equipping You in Grace Podcast and a contributor to and producer of Contending for the Word.
He is the author of The War of Worldviews: Truth, Lies, and the Battle for the Christian Mind (Theology for Life, 2026), Contentment: The Journey of a Lifetime (Theology for Life, 2024), The Word Matters: Defending Biblical Authority Against the Spirit of the Age and The Word Explored: The Problem of Biblical Illiteracy and What To Do About It (House to House, 2021).
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When he is not engaged in ministry work, Dave enjoys spending time with his wife, going to movies, sharing a meal at a favorite restaurant, or playing a round of golf with friends. He is also a voracious reader, particularly of Reformed theology and the Puritans, and is often found working through a stack of new books from a wide range of Christian publishers.
Dave earned his M.A.R. and M.Div. from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary.
