Ep 5: The Power of I Am - Joel Osteen & the Prosperity Gospel, Part 1

Joel Osteen's magnum opus! Can magical thinking really give you everything you want? Why is the prosperity gospel so popular? Is Samuel a skinny goat? Mary breaks down America's most popular preacher.–Follow: Twitter, Instagram, linktr.ee/badchristianbooksContact: [email protected]: Mary Hall @hall_marye; Samuel Cullado @fakesammyc, author pageArt: Anna Cullado @annacullado; Theme music: Landon Hall, website–[SOURCES]The Power of I AM, by Joel OsteenPositive Declarations from Pastor Joel Osteen, Oprah Winfrey NetworkThe Joel Osteen Sermon that Changed Oprah’s Life by Tim ChalliesJoel Osteen / Lakewood Church, Ministry WatchProsperity Gospel Beliefs on the Rise Among Churchgoers, Lifeway ResearchersThe Number of People in the Exodus from Egypt, Colin J. HumphreysWhy did America's biggest megachurch take so long to shelter Harvey victims? The GuardianLakewood Church’s $60m ‘smiling pastor’ holds up worldly success as proof of God’s favour, Financial TimesAnalysis: Top 10 Churches That Participated in Hillsong Family’s ‘Celebrity Preacher’s Scam,’ The Roys Report‘I Am Who I Am’? The Real Meaning of God’s Name in Exodus, Michael LeFebvre, The Center for Hebraic ThoughtBLESSED: The History of an American Prosperity Gospel by Kate Bowler