Celebrity Idols

“First, let’s not be overly impressed with people. We can honor leaders for their service, but let’s save our high praises for the Lord Himself.” - Michael Brown

“American plastic surgeons are reporting a spike in clients under 30 seeking changes or ‘enhancements’ to how they look.” - Breakpoint

“Katelyn Beaty’s critique of evangelical fame-worship [Celebrities for Jesus: How Personas, Platforms, and Profits Are Hurting the Church] is wise but overly tame.” - C.Today

“Organizers of the Jericho March, slated for Tuesday and Wednesday, have called on ‘patriots, people of faith and all those who want to take back America’ to travel to Washington on those days for a pair of marches to overturn the recent presidential election.” - CToday

“On Saturday, December 12, a bizarre rally was held on the Washington Mall. Shofars were blown. A flyover from Marine One was cheered by shouts of praise to the Messiah (evidently distinguished from Jesus). My Pillow founder Mike Lindell shared prophetic visions of Donald Trump.” - TGC

“The apostle Paul—hero pastor if there ever was one—strongly condemned allegiances to leaders: “What I mean is that each one of you says, ‘I follow Paul,’ or ‘I follow Apollos,’…. The problem with human heroes is they can displace or diminish our heart’s loyalty to our ultimate hero, Jesus Christ.” - TGC

“The fact that so many people are willing to lash out so angrily over some random person’s criticism of their favorite pop star suggests to me that we live in a society full of people who are desperate to believe in something. They yearn for someone to put their faith in and to inspire them.