A Word Study on Idolatry and the Human Heart A free reflection from A Relationship with God: A Journey to Knowing Him, by Dianne Walker WHERE THIS BEGAN I was sitting in church one Sunday when the word idolatry came up, and a lightbulb went off. I had been studying…

I grew up in a home where God was real. My mother held Bible study in our living room. My father worked two jobs and still found time to seek God. We went to church, sang in the choir, and memorized scripture. By every outward measure, I knew God. Except I did not….

My mother came to live with my husband and me when she became ill. I knew she needed care, and I was glad to give it. But one day the realization came that she was dying — and there was nothing I could do about it. So, in the kitchen, I began crying out to the Lord…