What Off-Season? Pro Football Goes Year-Round

The New York Times reports that the NFL Draft used to be a "sleepy roll call for football insiders that took place in smoke-filled hotel ballrooms." ...

Hollywood Actors Thank Everyone Except God

According to film critic Nathaniel Rogers, in a 12 year period (2002-2014), 47 actors gave acceptance speeches at the Oscar award ceremonies. These Oscar-winning ...

Human Love Has Become Our New "God"

In the book Love: A History, Yale scholar Simon May calls human love our "new god." In his chapter "Love plays God" May writes: "Human love … is ...

Self-Worship Is at the Heart of Sin

Self-worship is at the heart of all kinds of evils. Greed, lust, selfishness, fear—all are forms of self-worship … [Here's a graphic example ...

LeBron James Reflects on Fleeting Fame

Pro basketball star LeBron James is a four-time league MVP who has won two NBA championships. But according to an interview with USA Today, James was ...

Steve Jobs's Idolatry Cost Him His Life

Steve Jobs, Apple's late cofounder and CEO, displayed incredible drive and creativity. But like all of us, Jobs struggled with idolatry. Surprisingly ...

Animals at the Zoo Don't Want to Be Like God

There is simply no other creature in the world that harbors the ambition to "be like God;' except for image bearers. Next time you are at the zoo, try ...

Father 'Replaces God' with His Hobby

At the age of 47, the writer William Giraldi's father died tragically in a motorcycle accident. Giraldi's father was a decent husband and father, but ...

Johnny Depp Says Alcohol Helps Him Cope

Johnny Depp says that he doesn't have a "physical need" for alcohol, but in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine he also admitted,

[Alcohol is] more ...

Designer Styles Reveal Modern Idolatry

How much would you pay to dress in style? Apparently many of us would pay a lot just to look good. An article in The New York Times asked:

How about $480, ...