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historyman

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September 05, 2014, 01:51:48 PM
Quote from: usc4valpo on September 05, 2014, 12:07:38 PM
Scary stuff here...

www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/04/victoria-osteen-reactions_n_5759860.html?ncid=txtlnkusaolp00000592
Changing the message so you can grab people's attention. It's certainly something that pastors have tried before. Whatever it takes to get souls in church. Then Joel can throw one of his famous quotes at the parishioners and make them feel all warm and fuzzy inside.

He can also persuade losing football teams to get up in the morning despite the awful feeling in the pits of their stomachs. Whatever works to get souls onto the football field and into church.
"We must stand aside from the world's conspiracy of fear and hate and grasp once more the great monosyllables of life: faith, hope, and love. Men must live by these if they live at all under the crushing weight of history." Otto Paul "John" Kretzmann

vu72

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September 05, 2014, 02:03:05 PM
The Osteen's are amazing hucks----marketers!!  It unfortunately has very little to do with the Bible!
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bbtds

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September 06, 2014, 02:24:49 PM
Quote from: vu72 on September 05, 2014, 02:03:05 PM
The Osteen's are amazing hucks----marketers!!  It unfortunately has very little to do with the Bible!

Why read the actual bible? The point is to please yourself because that makes God happy.  :crazy:

LaPorteAveApostle

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September 06, 2014, 02:43:00 PM
I shouldn't gloat since my alma mater gave the world Norman Vincent Peale, the Joel Osteen of the middle 20th century, but I will anyway since I'm not Protestant ;)
"It is so easy to be proud, harsh, moody and selfish, but we have been created for greater things; why stoop down to things that will spoil the beauty of our hearts?" Bl. Mother Teresa

vu72

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September 06, 2014, 05:18:54 PM
Quote from: LaPorteAveApostle on September 06, 2014, 02:43:00 PMsince I'm not Protestant

But he was (Reformed Church of America)
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LaPorteAveApostle

#6
September 06, 2014, 08:30:51 PM
hence, the gloating
"It is so easy to be proud, harsh, moody and selfish, but we have been created for greater things; why stoop down to things that will spoil the beauty of our hearts?" Bl. Mother Teresa

historyman

#7
September 06, 2014, 08:47:10 PM
Last game that Michigan will play against Notre Dame in the foreseeable future and the Wolverines are in deep trouble. At least VU is only down by 14 as of now. 

:P
"We must stand aside from the world's conspiracy of fear and hate and grasp once more the great monosyllables of life: faith, hope, and love. Men must live by these if they live at all under the crushing weight of history." Otto Paul "John" Kretzmann

LaPorteAveApostle

#8
September 06, 2014, 09:22:33 PM
Yeah, I'm pretty bummed about that.  At least we win the series comfortably (24-17-1).
"It is so easy to be proud, harsh, moody and selfish, but we have been created for greater things; why stoop down to things that will spoil the beauty of our hearts?" Bl. Mother Teresa

usc4valpo

#9
September 07, 2014, 05:56:15 PM
I could not tell if Notre Dame is that good or if Michigan sucks.  I know Michigan's football program has been on the down slide, but geez....


Maybe Michigan was off because Osteen provided their pregame prayer (or warm fuzzy lesson, whatever you define it from him)

LaPorteAveApostle

#10
September 07, 2014, 08:31:48 PM
Nah.  Sorry to say it, but Ann Arbor is more likely to invite Richard Dawkins to give the pre game 'blessing'.
"It is so easy to be proud, harsh, moody and selfish, but we have been created for greater things; why stoop down to things that will spoil the beauty of our hearts?" Bl. Mother Teresa

usc4valpo

#11
September 07, 2014, 10:03:00 PM
maybe some wisdom from the great Hunter Thompson would be in place in Ann Arbor!

bbtds

#12
September 07, 2014, 10:38:07 PM
Quote from: LaPorteAveApostle on September 07, 2014, 08:31:48 PM
Nah.  Sorry to say it, but Ann Arbor is more likely to invite Richard Dawkins to give the pre game 'blessing'.

To go along with Richard Dawkins new book, The Blind Heismanmaker.
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