A simple conversation with his young daughter changed Kyle Idleman’s life. There was one commandment she was sure she had not broken—because she had never carved an idol. Yet Idleman, best-selling author of Not a Fan, knew that while we might not bow before graven images, false gods battle to rule the believer, whether they realize it or not. Viewing his life “through the lens of idolatry” improved Idleman’s relationship with God dramatically.

Idleman helps readers recognize and dethrone idols in Gods at War: Defeating the Idols That Battle for Your Heart (978-0-310-31884-2, $14.99) releasing this month from Zondervan.

Teaching pastor at the fourth-largest U.S. church, Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Ky., Idleman has discovered that people discuss symptoms rather than what truly ails them. He writes: “What if I told you that every sin you are struggling with, every discouragement you are dealing with, even the lack of purpose you’re living with are because of idolatry?” 

Idleman says that Christians often worship at the temples of pleasure, power and love, which impede intimacy with God. While many things believers value are not evil, they are problems if they become more important to us than God, he asserts.

To uncover heart issues, Idleman asks questions like, “What disappoints you?” and “What do you complain about?” He tells true stories of those who have struggled with gods of food, sex, achievement and more, and includes QR codes so readers can hear more.

For more information or to order Gods at War, call Zondervan at 800-727-1309, or visit www.zondervan.com.

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