"Greediness of study"

That's one sin John Owen lists in The Mortification of Sin. And it stopped me dead in my tracks. Busted! We all tend to make time for that work we most enjoy doing, and I love to read. But even the best things can subtly become distractions from what ought to be done at a given moment. That's how idols function. And idols, like dragons, need slaying -- no matter how majestic, and strong, and important they may seem. To paraphrase Owen, "Be killing greedy study (with Gospel weapons) or it will be killing you."