Joel Osteen

audience were called up on stage to join Phil. I thought that gave more life to the concert allowing the audience to get the feeling of being on stage. Phil played an encore for the audience called Piano Man. Phil was paying tribute to rocker Billy Joel. Phil stated that Billy was an inspiration to him, and was one of many artists who inspired him to pursue a career in…

When writing Omnivore’s Dilemma, author Michael Pollan had firsthand experience forming new bonds within the food networks. During his mission, Pollan met with the owner of Polyface farm, Joel Salatin, who is a strong supporter of local farming and relationship marketing. Relationship marketing involves the community members making the effort to buy directly from the farmer (Pollan, 2006, 240). He becomes friends with his customers, which…

William Martin “Billy” Joel...who is he? Well to the current youth, he might just be a random name with no meaning, but to those of us who have heard his songs and watched his performances, whether on TV or in person, we know that this is no ordinary man. So who is he? He’s the Piano Man. As a big fan of Billy Joel’s songs, especially “Piano Man,” not only do I enjoy listening to his music, but I also feel like I have a connection with Joel. I feel like I can identify some of my life with his…

It is Worth it to Dream “You can get what you want or you can just get old,” this is what Billy Joel once said, and it is still true. This can be interpreted as meaning that if someone doesn’t have any dreams or doesn’t go after them, there is no point in life. All someone would do without a dream is go through the motions and get old. Although sometimes it may be disappointing and seem like a waste of time, dreaming is worth it, they give people something to work for, having dream’s can…

Have you ever heard of the song “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel? “We Didn’t Start the Fire” by Billy Joel is a song released in 1989 that touched upon topics from 1949 to 1989. This song was a very well-known song by Billy Joel. He also wrote this song to express his long lost love for History. Billy Joel wanted to be a high school history teacher before he started his singing career. Six history topics from this song have been picked to inform you about a little bit of history. Those…

becomes lucrative. Once Forrest’s mom dies, he leaves the shrimping company to Lieutenant Dan and is able to show his kindness by donating money to the church, a hospital, and Bubba’s family. After Jenny dies, Forrest cares after Forrest Jr. (Haley Joel Osment). He did this because he loves Jenny (Zemeckis,…

psychologist, Malcolm Crowe (Bruce Willis) is shot in his home by an ex-patient that he couldn’t help. The ex-patient then shoots and kills himself. The next fall, we see Malcolm is fine and now has a new patient, a young boy named Cole Sear (Haley Joel Osment). Cole seems to be very…

Prosperity gospel’s emphasis on positive confession and self-regulation epitomizes a high anthropology; humans have control and power over their lives, and the capacity for great things. Humans are not passive recipients, but creators of their worlds. Joel Osteen’s sermon are infused and imbibed with encouragement and positive affirmation about the power of humanity. One of Lakewood’s catchphrases “Discover the Champion in You,” illustrates this high anthropology twice over. It suggests there…

Benny Hinn was a part of the investigation mentioned earlier. He was put on “donor watch”, meaning that he may or may not have used donor monies for financial gain. Unlike Creflo and Joel, he has a video proof of this corruption. In 2004 there was a television show called “Do you Believe in Miracles”, demonstrated his misuse of funds, lies, and how his staff would choose audience members to show how Hinn healed them. Deceit was shown…

Media has gained a very large popularity in the world over the last few decades, especially within many different aspects of religion. As the popularity of the media has risen, the United States has seen a decline in the harshness of religiosity. Religion was once a pathway of life for many individuals but today, religion seems to have become just another channel on your television. The Evangelistic church is one that shows a very apparent use of media to spread their religion. The media is…