I like Joyce Meyer, which is a surprise even to me. I had refused to listen to her for years. I think she has a powerful testimony and just remarkable faith, and I enjoy hearing about her experiences.
She is the only preacher who I have a recording of, or would go to see at an event.
I don’t think she is perfect, and I don’t idolize her, but I do enjoy her lessons from time, to time when I need to fill some time.
i turned on joel for good when he had the opportunity to declare that the only way to heaven is thru Jesus Christ but no... he danced around the answer. i think it was on the joy beher show. ( the view lady who just quit).
now as for joyce i didnt see her in this light. i like her message.
i will pay more attention in the future. we will see.
I went with my daughter and son-in-law to a Joyce Meyer meeting, as she calls it, in Long Beach some 7-8 years ago. I got a strong sense of conservatism from her and husband Dave, who preached a little. But it was clear that the real talent was hers.
And there sure were a lot of lone women about. It seemed that a Christian guy who might be looking for a likeminded soul mate could find her there.
Joel Osteen...smiles all the time and doesn’t understand scripture at all.
Best....
Religion - Should it be a journey or a destination or both or what???? I was raised in the Episocopal church in the 60’s. My confirmation lessons were conducted by the rector, who told us that we should believe in God whether we wanted to or not “just in case there really was a God” - No surprise now with the gay Bishop and lesbian “priestesses” that infiltrated the Episcopal church.
Skipped church throughout college, and then I met a young Jewish man my last year of school. Long story short, I decided to convert to Judaism (this was the 60s) — the Conservative rabbi wouldn’t touch me with a 10’ pole, so had to go the Reform route. Pretty sure that Rabbi didn’t believe in God either, but he was a very nice man and he had me read “The Source” by Michener to get a sense of the Jewish history/struggle.
Several years later, in the mid-1990s I started watching Joyce Meyer on tv (no longer married at that point). I was very impressed because she made me want to be a better person, and she talked a lot about Jesus as her savior. I didn’t know any better, and I was in a deep spiritual abyss. I give her credit for bringing me to Christ, but agree that over the years her success has warped her Gospel message.
Now I watch a very good show called “Wretched” with Todd Friel - his mission is to expose the bad preaching and to give practical lessons on evangelizing as well as current events that affect Christians. He has gone after a lot of the charlatans, but haven’t heard him say anything about Joyce Meyers (may have missed that episode).