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John Calvin famously wrote that “Man’s nature, so to speak, is a perpetual factory of idols.” In this episode, Pastor Casie joins Matt and Glenn as we discuss modern idolatry and the cure for our inclination to focus our attraction on the things of this world rather than God.

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