“Both you guys are cracking me up, n00b, not n00b, whatever, the point is Joel Osteen, and Yeah, I’ve had a few brewskis tonight too...”
You are absolutely correct, Joel Osteen preaches a prosperity gospel that everyone should be wealthy if they are right with God, but there are millions living in poverty all the time and some of them are good, decent, hardworking Christians who love God but may not have two pennies to rub together. God blesses in so many ways that have nothing to do with wealth. For instance health, family, and friendship are just a few of the other blessings God gives. I will continue my crusade against Joel until I am called home or asked to leave free republic.
You and me too FRiend, I mean n00b...:-)
This Joel Osteen, is poverty.
Osteen is a blip on the screen. He will come and go like all the other televangelists who put their faces on the boobus-toobus. He's nothing and nothing to get upset about.
Do you remember "Dr." EEEEeeeeugen Scott? If there was EVER a charlatan, it was he. His line: "SEND ME YOUR FILTY LUCRE!!!" WHAT a clown. My husband and I would watch him occasionally for a laugh. His wife tried to "carry on" but she's now a nobody.
I remember her because we never her face. All we saw of her was her VERY long black hair, her 6" high heels, backless, of course, and her FULL-LENGTH ERMINE COAT.
Scott is now just a page on the Internet. THAT will be Osteen's future, nothing else.
If you really want to see "legacy" just check out the entrance to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. ALL the names of the popes, starting with St. Peter, are listed...and they ARE engraved in granite. Now THAT is "legacy.":o)