"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
Thursday, April 10, 2008
We will soon start at Element a new series called Coffee Shop Theology, in which we're going to answer submitted questions and address submitted topics (similar to Mark Driscoll's recent "Ask Anything" series, although we had our idea before we knew about his). We received nearly 40 submissions, which our leadership team narrowed down to 13 options for voting.
Voting is open to the public. If you're reading this, this means you.
Go to www.elementnashville.org/coffeeshop and vote for the question/topic that most interests you. The top 8 vote getters will be messages in the Coffee Shop Theology series.
If you can figure out how, vote as often as you'd like for one topic or for several.
Go vote!
