Joel Osteen...and the cotton candy 'gospel'....

Joel sure has perfected the art of projecting "niceness".....but is what he's presenting as a PASTOR and TEACHER the Biblical gospel? And to say that it's "not his gift" to explain the Scriptures?? (WOW, and to think God gave some "pastors, some teachers...etc" all for the building up of the saints.....but Joel sure does know how to tell you to "smile, and have yourself a Great day"...welcome to the "i'm ok, you're ok, God's ok...."syrupy sweet, non-convicting, feel-good gospel of the modern church....

  It's really sad that the interviewer seems to have a better handle on the gospel than Joel does. But at least Joel's got his 13million advance....and knows how to "cue the tears" just in time to garner a few more followers...

On the FLIP SIDE: John Piper on the State of the Pulpit in America: Finally, below is a good example of a preacher standing for the gospel (John MacArthur)---notice the other "dancing, accomodating, so-called preachers on the panel"......We need more CHRISTIANS as well as preachers that are willing to simply AGREE WITH WHAT CHRIST SAID ABOUT HIMSELF AND THE WAY TO GOD. Seems simple enough......but hey at least we have "pastors" like Osteen 'instructing' us how to have a GOSH DARN good day and 'live our best life now'........ eric