Purposefully Driven
Or "The Sound You Hear is a Stone Hitting the Ground"
Rick Warren was on Larry King this week. I caught the show late Saturday night. I had my knives sharpened ready to carve up this commercially driven best selling author. I looked behind him in his office with Purpose Driven books stacked up neatly as if to say "buy me".
I have watched other evangelicals on Larry King in earlier shows, granted they all did not have the show to themselves, but I must say, Rick fared very well. I was more impressed with him than the others. Is it because he is more comfortable in front of the camera? Possibly, but he refuses to have his services televised at Saddleback. He does not want to be considered a televangelist. (Neither would I)
The show mainly was centered on the Atlanta hostage situation and the Schiavo case. The pastor was humble concerning the first subject and clear on his beliefs concerning the second. In other words he did not straddle the fence. He was apolitical as well, while mentioning the values voter, he did not mention the president.
What should be encouraging to the more social concerned out there, is that Warren has started 3 foundations, dealing with AIDs, hunger, and the situation in Rwanda. He is apparently putting his money to good use. He has given his 25 years of salary back to Saddleback, is tithing at 90%. (the skeptic would say he is bragging, but if he does not disclose this fact, a skeptic would accuse him of hoarding riches), lives in the same house and drives a 4 yr old Ford.
I could go on but one should read the transcript for themselves to form their own opinion. I know my opinion has changed. It is very ironic that most of the people buying his book have given little thought, for instance, to the AIDs epidemic in Africa, and now their money is making it's way there, thanks to Warren. He probably doing more than Wallis, Jackson and Oprah, but will still be mocked by social liberals, because he is a .........Southern.....Baptist. ugghhh
Read for yourself here: Rick Warren on Larry King Live
Rick Warren was on Larry King this week. I caught the show late Saturday night. I had my knives sharpened ready to carve up this commercially driven best selling author. I looked behind him in his office with Purpose Driven books stacked up neatly as if to say "buy me".
I have watched other evangelicals on Larry King in earlier shows, granted they all did not have the show to themselves, but I must say, Rick fared very well. I was more impressed with him than the others. Is it because he is more comfortable in front of the camera? Possibly, but he refuses to have his services televised at Saddleback. He does not want to be considered a televangelist. (Neither would I)
The show mainly was centered on the Atlanta hostage situation and the Schiavo case. The pastor was humble concerning the first subject and clear on his beliefs concerning the second. In other words he did not straddle the fence. He was apolitical as well, while mentioning the values voter, he did not mention the president.
What should be encouraging to the more social concerned out there, is that Warren has started 3 foundations, dealing with AIDs, hunger, and the situation in Rwanda. He is apparently putting his money to good use. He has given his 25 years of salary back to Saddleback, is tithing at 90%. (the skeptic would say he is bragging, but if he does not disclose this fact, a skeptic would accuse him of hoarding riches), lives in the same house and drives a 4 yr old Ford.
I could go on but one should read the transcript for themselves to form their own opinion. I know my opinion has changed. It is very ironic that most of the people buying his book have given little thought, for instance, to the AIDs epidemic in Africa, and now their money is making it's way there, thanks to Warren. He probably doing more than Wallis, Jackson and Oprah, but will still be mocked by social liberals, because he is a .........Southern.....Baptist. ugghhh
Read for yourself here: Rick Warren on Larry King Live
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