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Author Karen Spears Zacharias believes Christians have been paying good money for a false the Cash and Cadillac Gospel. With humor and wit in Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? , Zacharias unpacks story after story of those who use the name of God as a means to living their own good life, as well as some unlikely folks whose genuine faith has led them to a different understanding of wealth.
240 pages, Hardcover
First published February 9, 2010
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Karen Spears Zacharias
18 books98 followersKaren Spears Zacharias is an Appalachian writer, a former journalist, and author of numerous books, both fiction and non-fiction.
She holds a MA in Appalachian Studies from Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and a MA in Creative Media Practice from the University of West Scotland, Ayr, Scotland.
Her debut novel Mother of Rain received the Weatherford Award for Best in Appalachian Fiction from The Loyal Jones Appalachian Center at Berea College, Kentucky.
Zacharias was named Appalachian Heritage Writer in 2018 by Shepherd University.
Her work has been featured on National Public Radio, CNN, the New York Times, Washington Post and in numerous anthologies.
She lives at the foot of the Cascade Mountains in Deschutes County, Oregon, where she’s an active member of the League of Women Voters and Central Oregon Writers Guild. She is a member of Phi Beta Delta and Phi Kappa Phi. A Gold Star daughter, she is a fierce advocate for democratic principles and women’s rights.
Zacharias taught First-Amendment Rights at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, and continues to teach at writing workshops around the country.
Her forthcoming novel No Perfect Mothers will be released by Mercer University Press, Spring 2024.
She holds a MA in Appalachian Studies from Shepherd University, Shepherdstown, West Virginia, and a MA in Creative Media Practice from the University of West Scotland, Ayr, Scotland.
Her debut novel Mother of Rain received the Weatherford Award for Best in Appalachian Fiction from The Loyal Jones Appalachian Center at Berea College, Kentucky.
Zacharias was named Appalachian Heritage Writer in 2018 by Shepherd University.
Her work has been featured on National Public Radio, CNN, the New York Times, Washington Post and in numerous anthologies.
She lives at the foot of the Cascade Mountains in Deschutes County, Oregon, where she’s an active member of the League of Women Voters and Central Oregon Writers Guild. She is a member of Phi Beta Delta and Phi Kappa Phi. A Gold Star daughter, she is a fierce advocate for democratic principles and women’s rights.
Zacharias taught First-Amendment Rights at Central Washington University, Ellensburg, Washington, and continues to teach at writing workshops around the country.
Her forthcoming novel No Perfect Mothers will be released by Mercer University Press, Spring 2024.
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October 27, 2011
All of the so called "Christian" candidates for the GOP should have to read this book-especially Herman Cain who claims people who don't have jobs are somehow at fault. Gently goes off on christians who are fans of the new prosperity gospel which seems to be the new rage-if you pray to God hard enough for "things" like money and a bigger house and car he will give it to you. And if he doesn't, well it must be something you did wrong, somehow you are not right with God. Pure hogwash IMHO because the people I knew who were the most giving and loving and seemed to do the things God wants us to do like caring for the people who needed the most help seemed to be poor but not unhappy about it because they got by, had a roof over their heads,food to eat every day and people who cared about them.
I've learned it's the little things in life that give it joy and a smile or a kind word make our world a much better place. And both of those are free!
I've learned it's the little things in life that give it joy and a smile or a kind word make our world a much better place. And both of those are free!
August 21, 2012
Living in the most worn out buckle hole of the Bible Belt; where every thing from recieving a good parking spot to a million dollar house on the lake is attributed to the Divine, I enjoyed this book immensely. The author explores the idea of God as this mystical wish granter, and if we're "livin' it right" we'll be richly blessed...in the way of being blessed with riches. But what of the poor? the sick? Are they somehow not deserving of all this goodness from God? Have they angered him somehow? The characters in the book are memorable, "The Mayor" was my favorite, his story illustrated a man who many would look at as far less than respectable (in his run down home with a vacuum in the yard) but in actuality deserves a healthy dose of respect for his moral fiber. My favorite quote in the book: "We don't feed the homeless so we can preach the gospel to them, we feed them because that is the gospel". Funny, touching and thought provoking I'd recommend this book to anyone who sees the error of a Joel Osteen outlook and even more so to somehow who doesn't.
July 24, 2010
In her recently published book, Karen Zacharias has done an excellent job, boldly taking on the evangelists who spread the 'prosperity' message of Jesus over the air-waves. Bravo Karen.
May 9, 2013
In my reading, in watching tv, and in interactions with people (in-person and on social networks), I encounter again and again people who combine "The American Dream" of prosperity (a dream of wealth, health, and more-A WHOLE LOT MORE!) with their beliefs about God. Biblical Christianity isn't about material prosperity. Having a relationship with the Father through the Son, Jesus, is about surrender and about loving God so much that you desire to be involved with Him no matter the cost (discomfort, poverty, self-sacrifice, and/or risk of life). Zacharias has found a way to tackle the American phenomenon of the "prosperity gospel" in a way that is entertaining, enlightening, and spiritually loaded. This is a radical book that sneaks up on you and gets your full attention through wonderful, truthful storytelling. I was deeply affected by the portraits of people who have a variety of beliefs on God and money and how the two are related. Such portraits inspired me to do some self-examination about my own beliefs, such that I have grown from the experience.
August 29, 2012
This is an extremely timely book that I think all Christians in America should read. It is mostly anecdotes, but backed up with a little explanation and a lot of Scripture. It takes on prosperity theology and squashes the idea that God's cosmic role is to function as a personal banker or an atm. In fact He is not even here to make us healthy and happy all the time. Failure, pain and sadness is not a sign that you have displeased God. What kind of good news would that be? Well written with an excellent balance between humor, intelligence, sensitivity and hard hitting truth. Please read this. Even if you only read the last chapter. "Stop trying to figure out how to increase your bottom line and try to figure out how to please the Lord." [return][return]"Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world."
July 3, 2017
Loved this book! The author discusses our modern concepts of Capitalism Christianity, of how we as Americans believe we are entitled to God's blessings in a material way, that He wants to bless us financially, and that if we just live right, and do all the right things, that blessings will come our way. She attacks the notion that we can attract money via positive thinking, and has a LOT to say about the pitfalls of the Prosperity Gospel.
We can always find someone who is both richer and poorer than we are. In comparing ourselves to others, we can be the "haves" or the "have nots.". The author questions our logic, that has been ingrained in us, that is part of the American Dream. How does God want us to live? Are we really entitled to a life of prosperity? Are financial blessings part of the Christian life? Should God be expected to bless us financially?
This book makes you think and is good for discussion.
We can always find someone who is both richer and poorer than we are. In comparing ourselves to others, we can be the "haves" or the "have nots.". The author questions our logic, that has been ingrained in us, that is part of the American Dream. How does God want us to live? Are we really entitled to a life of prosperity? Are financial blessings part of the Christian life? Should God be expected to bless us financially?
This book makes you think and is good for discussion.
March 20, 2010
I read this book for my local book club and it was certainly thought provoking and made me do a self-examination of my personal materialism and that of our country in general. This book focuses on various anonymous individuals across the nation as examples of what she proposes as the prevalent "what can religion or society give to me" versus the alternative "how can I help others" and which offers the best lifestyle bringing the most joy. Much of the book examines the "prosperity gospel" widely proliferated in America today and how that affects one's joy, contentment and indeed one's basic life focus. Zacharias basically suggests that "If there is a secret to living your best life now, it's this: Stop imagining all the ways in which the universe can serve you and start figuring out how you can serve others."
March 26, 2012
Meditations on the Prosperity Gospel and its New Age counterparts in the form of sketches of a variety of people whose lives embody different attitudes toward the conjunction of faith, materialism, entitlement and magical thinking. Although the author and I come from very different places, we agree on the pernicious effects of greed dressed up as the spiritual path and of good fortune considered as a sign of divine favor.
November 15, 2016
I really felt like this book should've been called "I Hate Televangelists". I'm not saying I don't agree with the mindset here, I just felt like this was used as the author's opportunity to bash big time evangelists under the premise of interviewing common folks. If she wanted to point out all the corruption, then write just about that. If she wanted to interview real people about their experience as a Christian and prosperity, then do that. These two did not blend well to me.
June 22, 2018
Janis Joplin may have been ahead of the times..Oh Lord won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz, my friends all have Porsches...
Amazing this American belief in the Prosperity Gospel of a genie in a bottle granting wishes for godly behavior and belief while devout Christians around the world live in poverty, war, sickness, hunger, etc.
Amazing this American belief in the Prosperity Gospel of a genie in a bottle granting wishes for godly behavior and belief while devout Christians around the world live in poverty, war, sickness, hunger, etc.
July 14, 2020
I had a book by Karen Spears Zacharias and really enjoyed it so decided to try this one. Although I agree with the position Zacharias has taken in this book, I didn't finish it after reading about 1/3 of the way through it because it was too repetitious.
I, too, do not go along with the 'prosperity' gospel but I got tired of reading the same statements over and over and over.
I, too, do not go along with the 'prosperity' gospel but I got tired of reading the same statements over and over and over.
July 19, 2019
A timely reminder that Jesus isn’t a genie in a jug, bent on giving us riches. If you’ve been duped by the prosperity gospel, known people who have, or simple wonder how American cultural Christianity has gotten off the rails....this is for you.
October 10, 2010
“Will Jesus buy me a double-wide?” is the question Karen Spears Zacharias asks in the title of this book, alluding to her childhood years when a double-wide trailer seemed like the height of prosperity. Another way of phrasing the question is this: “If I do all the right things, will Jesus make me happy, healthy, and rich?” Zacharias’ answer in this book is loud and clear: “No, not necessarily.”
Published earlier this year by Zondervan, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double Wide? is an expose and critique of the Prosperity Gospel in America. Zacharias introduces the subject then tells a series of unconnected life stories, some of them about personal friends of hers, some of them about newly-met strangers, some of them about media-worthy figures. Fraudulent televangelists, missionaries to South America, ministers to the homeless–all of these show up in the pages of this book, as well as victims of cancer, failed bookstore owners, and pursuers of the American dream.
With each of these life stories, Zacharias zeros in on three things: the person’s attitude to God, the person’s attitude to money, and the relationship between the two. She depicts child preachers whose parents exploit their speaking gifts to gain personal wealth. She shows a restaurant owner convinced that if he does all the right things God will bless him with a BBQ turkey restaurant conglomerate.
She also paints a portrait of a kind spinster, tithing faithfully but without expecting anything in return, living under her means so that she can give to others. She shows a former Marine who lives with the homeless to minister to their needs. In the words of the Marine, the essence of Christianity is this:
Go love someone who can’t love you back…somebody who is never going to repay you. They are never going to invite you over to eat at their house. That’s the gospel. Not God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life which includes a Mercedes Benz, a corner office, and a secretary with fake boobs.
Towards the end of the book, Zacharias adds more and more commentary to the stories. She argues that our way of thinking about God and His favor is “warped”:
All too often the way we think about God is based upon our good fortune, or lack thereof, and not at all based upon the character of God or upon biblical truths or even upon rational observation. If good things are happening for us, then God must be doing the happy dance. If not, then obviously God is ticked off and it’s up to us to figure out why so we can get him to do the happy dance again.
Zacharias echoes many of the themes found in Scripture. “You cannot serve God and Mammon,” is a paradigmatic verse for this book. That, in her opinion, is just what the panderers of the Prosperity Gospel are trying to do. They are a bunch of Job’s comforters, convinced that suffering or poverty only comes about because of sin.
Scripture is multi-faceted, however, and there are some clear truths taught there that Zacharias does not deal with in her book. In an attempt to get away from a “consumptionist” view of God, she tends to spiritualize all aspects of God’s favor. To Zacharias, your relationship with and obedience to God seems to have no impact on your health or your wealth. And yet Deuteronomy 28 promises very material rewards to those who are faithful to God.
In one place Zacharias criticizes a Prosperity Gospel preacher for “culling promises from the generalities offered in the wisdom literature of Proverbs.” The criticism is just, but at the same time, Zacharias does not deal with those generalities in her book. In Proverbs 10:4, God says that, “the hand of the diligent maketh rich,” and generally speaking, it does! In Proverbs 13:11, God says that, “he who gathers by labor shall increase,” and generally speaking, he will! Although stories like the Book of Job clearly refute a cut and dried Prosperity Gospel, passages like these in Proverbs show that God has set up certain general principles in the world where the diligent and righteous are indeed blessed materially.
Zacharias has a witty and enjoyable writing style that propels the reader through the book with ease and pleasure. Although I did not agree with all of her conclusions, I thought the overall message was one that our culture needs to hear. Greed is not good. God’s blessing is not a financial formula.
Published earlier this year by Zondervan, Will Jesus Buy Me a Double Wide? is an expose and critique of the Prosperity Gospel in America. Zacharias introduces the subject then tells a series of unconnected life stories, some of them about personal friends of hers, some of them about newly-met strangers, some of them about media-worthy figures. Fraudulent televangelists, missionaries to South America, ministers to the homeless–all of these show up in the pages of this book, as well as victims of cancer, failed bookstore owners, and pursuers of the American dream.
With each of these life stories, Zacharias zeros in on three things: the person’s attitude to God, the person’s attitude to money, and the relationship between the two. She depicts child preachers whose parents exploit their speaking gifts to gain personal wealth. She shows a restaurant owner convinced that if he does all the right things God will bless him with a BBQ turkey restaurant conglomerate.
She also paints a portrait of a kind spinster, tithing faithfully but without expecting anything in return, living under her means so that she can give to others. She shows a former Marine who lives with the homeless to minister to their needs. In the words of the Marine, the essence of Christianity is this:
Go love someone who can’t love you back…somebody who is never going to repay you. They are never going to invite you over to eat at their house. That’s the gospel. Not God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life which includes a Mercedes Benz, a corner office, and a secretary with fake boobs.
Towards the end of the book, Zacharias adds more and more commentary to the stories. She argues that our way of thinking about God and His favor is “warped”:
All too often the way we think about God is based upon our good fortune, or lack thereof, and not at all based upon the character of God or upon biblical truths or even upon rational observation. If good things are happening for us, then God must be doing the happy dance. If not, then obviously God is ticked off and it’s up to us to figure out why so we can get him to do the happy dance again.
Zacharias echoes many of the themes found in Scripture. “You cannot serve God and Mammon,” is a paradigmatic verse for this book. That, in her opinion, is just what the panderers of the Prosperity Gospel are trying to do. They are a bunch of Job’s comforters, convinced that suffering or poverty only comes about because of sin.
Scripture is multi-faceted, however, and there are some clear truths taught there that Zacharias does not deal with in her book. In an attempt to get away from a “consumptionist” view of God, she tends to spiritualize all aspects of God’s favor. To Zacharias, your relationship with and obedience to God seems to have no impact on your health or your wealth. And yet Deuteronomy 28 promises very material rewards to those who are faithful to God.
In one place Zacharias criticizes a Prosperity Gospel preacher for “culling promises from the generalities offered in the wisdom literature of Proverbs.” The criticism is just, but at the same time, Zacharias does not deal with those generalities in her book. In Proverbs 10:4, God says that, “the hand of the diligent maketh rich,” and generally speaking, it does! In Proverbs 13:11, God says that, “he who gathers by labor shall increase,” and generally speaking, he will! Although stories like the Book of Job clearly refute a cut and dried Prosperity Gospel, passages like these in Proverbs show that God has set up certain general principles in the world where the diligent and righteous are indeed blessed materially.
Zacharias has a witty and enjoyable writing style that propels the reader through the book with ease and pleasure. Although I did not agree with all of her conclusions, I thought the overall message was one that our culture needs to hear. Greed is not good. God’s blessing is not a financial formula.
April 25, 2010
First off, the title made me pick up this book at the library. At first I didn't "get" this book. I wasn't sure if the author was giving her opinion or not. By the time I finished this book (and discussed it with my husband) I realized it's not about the author's opinion, it is a catalyst to think about and talk about our beliefs. The chapters are written like short stories about various people and how they perceive God's purpose in their lives. Is God our "genie in a bottle" to grant us all of our desires, or are we meant to be in service to Him? What is our part of the bargain? What does it really mean when the bible says God will provide for us and grant us our desires? What are we really entitled to? I've come to my conclusion how this relates to my life, and everyone will take something different from this book. Not my normal reading, but I am glad I picked it up. My favorite chapters were: The Missionary, The Redhead and The Employee.
February 1, 2012
Karen’s new book is a collection of short introductions, mostly anonymous personas such as “The Bookseller” or “The Grill Man.” Some are inspirational in the way they spread kindness with their lives and/or money, while others are downright sickening in their greed or coercion through a prosperity gospel. Think TV evangelists who promise that if you send your $100 now, today, God will bless you by returning far more. The book is sometimes heartwarming, sometimes disturbing.
Karen writes with wit and passion. She’s opinionated and direct, and she gets on her high horse a bit as she exposes The Secret as utter hogwash, money-grubbing TV evangelism as downright fraud, and Bernie Madoff as the embodiment of evil. But she’s serious about learning from the example of Jesus, and I dare say she has Jesus on her side. That is, if Jesus' teachings about money and its use are to be taken seriously.
Worth reading!
Karen writes with wit and passion. She’s opinionated and direct, and she gets on her high horse a bit as she exposes The Secret as utter hogwash, money-grubbing TV evangelism as downright fraud, and Bernie Madoff as the embodiment of evil. But she’s serious about learning from the example of Jesus, and I dare say she has Jesus on her side. That is, if Jesus' teachings about money and its use are to be taken seriously.
Worth reading!
August 23, 2011
I feel like this book should be read sitting on a porch, on a lazy summer evenin', drinking ourselves some lemonade.
The Author told some good stories, but I'm not sure they always made her point. Or maybe they did make her point, but it was too subtle for the rest of us Yankees to fully understand where she was a comin' from.
Also, The Author lost a little bit of face with all of her shucks ya'lls and yeehaws. It didn't feel like she'd done a lot of research-type work - that most of what she espoused here was her opinion. Not as much factual basis as I'dve liked.
Plus, she REALLY hates Bernie Madoff. I'm not a big fan myself, but after about the fourth or fifth mention of him I just wanted to tell her to move it along already.
It's not a horrible book, but I don't think I'll be using any of it as a beacon for my life.
Prosperity gospel bad. Got it.
The Author told some good stories, but I'm not sure they always made her point. Or maybe they did make her point, but it was too subtle for the rest of us Yankees to fully understand where she was a comin' from.
Also, The Author lost a little bit of face with all of her shucks ya'lls and yeehaws. It didn't feel like she'd done a lot of research-type work - that most of what she espoused here was her opinion. Not as much factual basis as I'dve liked.
Plus, she REALLY hates Bernie Madoff. I'm not a big fan myself, but after about the fourth or fifth mention of him I just wanted to tell her to move it along already.
It's not a horrible book, but I don't think I'll be using any of it as a beacon for my life.
Prosperity gospel bad. Got it.
December 28, 2016
This book opened my eyes to the "prosperity gospel." God's love for us is not represented by the material items we've acquired nor answering our prayers for this and that. God's love for us is proven in his sacrificing his son to atone for our sins so that we may also have everlasting life. A few excerpts that struck me:
"It is easy to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God's will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and a roof over your head with no worry about the rent. ...of all the issues in his day Jesus spoke most often of the poor. Why?"
"Poverty is more than anything a lack of choice."
"If there is a secret to living your best life now, it's this: Stop imaging ways the universe can serve you and start figuring out how you can serve others."
"It is easy to tell the poor to accept their poverty as God's will when you yourself have warm clothes and plenty of food and medical care and a roof over your head with no worry about the rent. ...of all the issues in his day Jesus spoke most often of the poor. Why?"
"Poverty is more than anything a lack of choice."
"If there is a secret to living your best life now, it's this: Stop imaging ways the universe can serve you and start figuring out how you can serve others."
December 30, 2013
This book was a nice quick read, I ended up breezing through it in 5 days,which I was a bit sad on as some of those stories I wanted to linger on. I really enjoyed the format of this book, it only really got preachy in certain areas. The bulk of it were stories of different people- their life story, view on finances, God, and how the two relate. Each chapter was the story of a different person. Some people were inspiring and you wanted to know more and made me question if I could ever have their generosity, contentment or humbleness, others were a harsh mirror of self reflection. Karen Spears Zacharias did a beautiful job as a story teller, pulling you in with laughter and tears, leaving you at times uplifted, others downtrodden, but always with questions of yourself.
July 31, 2010
This was an interesting book. Each chapter was a story about a person and their views of God and money. Zacharias uses caricature names for each of the people, "The Mayor", "The Redhead", "The Marine" and I found it really bothered me. I mean these are real people and real stories and the labels deterred from the reading. I would have been fine if she'd made up names and had a footnote mentioning the names were changed for privacy or something. Odd sidenote, but really it affected the way the book read.
The reading otherwise was decent, potentially interesting stories if there was more detail given.
The reading otherwise was decent, potentially interesting stories if there was more detail given.
August 27, 2010
Normally my tastes lean toward fiction. This is a collection of character sketches around the theme of God and mammon (Bible word for money). Surprisingly, I found myself reaching for this book instead of my novels, eager to read about the next brief bio.
The author did a great job of illustrating her thesis -- following Jesus will not necessarily make you rich and famous -- through profiles of real life people averaging about 10 pages each. Some were inspiring; some were cautionary; and a few seemed repetitious. Her attempt to point out the fallacy of the "health/wealth gospel" came through loud and clear.
The author did a great job of illustrating her thesis -- following Jesus will not necessarily make you rich and famous -- through profiles of real life people averaging about 10 pages each. Some were inspiring; some were cautionary; and a few seemed repetitious. Her attempt to point out the fallacy of the "health/wealth gospel" came through loud and clear.
April 26, 2010
Interesting. I picked this book up because I thought it was going to a funny tongue in cheek examination of religion. But it goes much deeper than that - it picks apart the increasing "name and claim it" Prosperity Gospel belief through stories of people from all walks of life. If you believe that God wants you to be rich, you might not enjoy this book. But if you believe, as some of the people in the book do, that Christians are meant to be the hands and feet of Jesus than you might read this book and think there is still hope in the world.
March 20, 2012
This turned out to be a little different than I thought. Initially I thought it was fiction but in fact it is non-fiction. Some good comments on "prosperity theology" which in the authors view isn't really Christianity! I agreed with her premise on some issues...but she failed to provide a good solid writing to support her view of the alternative. Mostly provided her experiences with individuals who truely live as Christians do which was okay but I think she could have elaborated in more detail on her personal philosopohy
September 6, 2010
I met the author at the Alabama Book Festival and became an instant fan. Karen Spears Zacharias is a long-time journalist and it shows in the excellent writing of this book. Her faith shines through in the telling of real-life extraordinary folks' experiences, each getting their own chapter. Zacharias reminds us that "rich" comes in many forms and most usually has nothing to do with monetary currency.
September 27, 2011
I was drawn by the title, which I thought was funny, but I ended up thinking the book was just weird. The author did research and interviews but rarely named the people she was actually writing about, instead giving them descriptions like Cheerleader. There was a disconnect... The writer couldn't seem to figure out whether she was trying to be serious or funny, and it ended up not really being either one. That said, there were a few good chapters, and she did make some good points.
November 2, 2011
I enjoyed this book and agree with the premise of it. I think Karen makes a valid point and it made me think about some generalized notions held in the Christian community. The stories of the people are genuine, however I wish that she had put in more Biblical support for her view rather than relying so heavily on anectdotal evidence. It's definetly not a theology book, but a good starting point to get you thinking.
December 31, 2011
Alternately down-home funny & stunningly convicting, this is an excellent book on American materialism and cultural Christianity. Written w/warmth & humor, it uses the stories of individuals to convict of Biblical truth... and though it was disconcerting at first, the avoidance of name dropping (she calls the real individuals she profiles by titles - The Marine, The Biscuit Lady, The Redhead - rather than by their names) makes the book stronger.
Highly recommended.
Highly recommended.
November 17, 2010
Zacharias does a good job of making her point through stories of people she has interviewed, her personal experience, and researched statistics. With this and her unique way of storytelling, she will definitely challenge the reader as it is thought-provoking. At the same time, I went away from it inspired!
October 1, 2015
If you are concerned about those that proclaim a "health and wealth" gospel, you will enjoy Karen Spears Zacharias' book. With skill, humor, and an ability to tell it as it is, she gets across the point that this is no gospel at all and we are called to be better (even richer) than this. Read and enjoy.
January 10, 2017
This is a book that challenges the prosperity gospel with brief vignettes from the lives of contemporary people. Some believe that believing in Jesus will bring wealth and good health. Others don't believe that at all. The book made me think about how I use the goods that I have received and what I need to change.
June 29, 2011
It was a nice little read, but a lot of redundancy. Strikes me more as something that would have made a good weekly newspaper editorial. You could read the first couple chapters and the last couple and get the gist. I also think she's maybe a bit unfair to Olsteen.
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