Dr. David Powlison, on a radio interview (over the phone), responds to the question: "How do we keep ourselves from idol worship?"

Dr. David Powlison, on a radio interview (over the phone), responds to the question: "What is idolatry?"

Ever been to a dinner party with a let’s-find-your-idol theme? Probably not, and for good reason. Here is the predicament.

• Biblical counseling is not shy about identifying the idols of our hearts, and
• Biblical counseling takes place among friends in everyday conversations.

These frequently occurring principles of biblical counseling seem incompatible. No one talks about idols of the heart in everyday conversations.