Yesterday spending some time with a friend and talking over coffee we got into a small conversation with a couple sitting at a near by table about the great outdoors and the various options we have to enjoy here in Las Vegas. The conversation eventually led to the status question, "So what do you do?" This is how the next few minutes played out about "Sin City" and the grace that we have found.
"What do you think about Las Vegas?"
"I think it leaves people feeling empty."
"It does not leave me empty and I have lived here my whole life."
Possibly that was my response in light of finishing Counterfeit Gods this week.
Empty.
That is what idols do to your mind, body, and soul.
However, many us do not want to wrestle with the idols of our life and come to grips that many times as Christians we put our hope in the same thing the world does, but we try to masquerade it as blessings or put some nice Bible jargon on our language.
Timothy Keller hits hard and to the point. He does not waste time trying to sugar coat the idols in our life, but keeps this book brief and to the point. In the psychological world we often hide behind mental health classifications or label something as an addiction, co dependency, or even depression. These are all very real issues, but lets keep it simple and call it an idol.
Although the brevity of the book will mislead some, the depth will take you by storm. Don't read this book if you want to be set free from a life of emptiness.
So what do I think about Las Vegas...it will leave you longing for the grace of God and the only hope that matters.
May this book point you closer to the cross of Christ and the hope of the resurrection.
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