Tag Archives: Food, the Body, and Idolatry

Withholding Food – Finding Joy and Satisfaction in Exercising Control

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Rob Green

This is now the fifth part in our series dealing with food, the body, and idolatry.  One of the points that I have tried to make through is series is that there are many different heart motivations for idolatrous actions … Continue reading →

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Body Image: Finding Joy in the praise of others

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Rob Green

Let’s face reality.  Those who are more attractive seem to have a lot better opportunities than those who are not.  We don’t have to like it; we don’t have to encourage it; but we do have to face it.  Consider … Continue reading →

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Body Image: Finding Joy in having the Right Measurements

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Rob Green

We are continuing our series on Food, the body, and Idolatry (This is part three for those keeping track).  In the prior post we considered the matter of gluttony.  In this article, I would like us to consider more about … Continue reading →

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Gluttony: Finding Joy and Satisfaction in food.

Posted on April 5, 2011 by Rob Green

We have all heard the stats.  One of America’s major health crises is obesity.  Just as it is possible to be godly and rich, so it is possible to be godly and overweight.  Not all of us are blessed with … Continue reading →

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Food, the Body, and Idolatry

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Rob Green

We are pretty good at making idols.  Have you noticed that?  Calvin once wrote that the human heart was a factory of idols.  Idolatry is part of the work of the flesh in Gal. 5:20.  One of the idolatrous areas … Continue reading →

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