"Why do people choose the substitute over God himself? Probably the most important reason is that it obviates accountability to God. We can meet idols on our own terms because they are our own creations. They are safe, predictable, and controllable; they are, in Jeremiah's colorful language, the 'scarecrows in a cornfield' (10:5). They are portable and completely under the user's control. They offer nothing like the threat of a God who thunders from Sinai and whose providence in this world so often appears to us to be incomprehensible and dangerous . . . [People] need face only themselves. That is the appeal of idolatry."
- David F. Wells
Friday, December 25, 2009
Alterable!
Well, not really. But the new version of Bloo we just upgraded to gives the poster the ability to set the post date and time (a feature we had back in the day on our other blog software, and long overdue in Bloo). I posted this one at 10:26, but set it to not show up on the blog until 10:35. Just for testing.
It's kind of like sending Einie one minute into the future.
But not really . . .
Commenting still works.
Thanks for the great day at your home and with your family.
Enjoy Moot.