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Here's a guy after our heavenly Father's heart. He refuses to bow down to the golden calf or the image on the plain of Dura. <BR> <BR>If the evangelical world is looking for a poster child to offset the negative publicity surrounding rich televangelists, Joel Osteen would be a good choice. <BR> <BR> <BR>Osteen is among the nation’s most widely recognized....... <BR> <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20007/joel-osteen-5" target=_top>http://www.religionnewsblog.com/20007/joel-osteen- 5</a>
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Cadge, <BR> <BR>Thanks for the focus on Joel Osteen. Though he certainly is an affluent religious leader, he demonstrates a willingness to contain the perks. <BR> <BR>I just read an article in Slate magazine about Osteen; a critic's view. <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2180590/pagenum/all/#p2" target="_blank">http://www.slate.com/id/2180590/pagenum/all/#p2</a> <BR> <BR>I see some similarities between his message and the Adventist health message, at least the mental health components. <BR> <BR>Also of interest, Joel Osteen is identified as being part of the Word-Faith movement; i.e. "believers possess, in divinely sanctioned snatches of scripture, the stuff of miraculous self-healing and prosperity." <BR> <BR>Apparently, Evangelical Fundamentalists don't like Osteen's self-help approach to preaching. <BR> <BR><a href="http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/word-faith.html#josteen" target="_blank">http://www.deceptioninthechurch.com/word-faith.htm l#josteen</a> <BR> <BR>Anyway, awareness of his message and his critics' concerns can lead to a worthwhile discussion of the issues. <BR> <BR><font color="ffffff"><font size="-2">.</font></font>
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