The two latest tragedies that are in front of me are the school shooting in Texas, and the abuse scandal unraveling in another Christian denomination, the Southern Baptist Convention. Both are incredibly painful. They should be. They are another example of how humanity has fallen and how determined, it seems, humanity is to stay mired there. Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God’s place in your hearts. 1 John 5:21, New Living Translation It was this verse, however, that strikes me as the core issue…idols. Whether one is a Christian, in a Christian community, or not a Chris…