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Golden calves lurk everywhere

Posted September 10th, 2021

When change or results don’t come fast enough, people may lose patience with God and turn to false gods — yet God forgives our waywardness.

The image of the golden calf and other lost opportunities

Posted March 5th, 2021

Opportunities are broken, the Rev. Bertram Johnson told the NEXT Church gathering Friday, when we worship anything but God. And for anyone who needed proof, he cited Exodus 32:1-20, the story of the tablets that Moses broke, furious that while he was atop a mountain to receive the Ten Commandments, Aaron allowed the people to construct a golden calf to worship. Moses was so mad upon his return he took the image and burned it. Then he grounded it to powder, scattered it on the water and made the Israelites drink the water.