The Gospel & Justin Bieber

ALSO! WE HAVE A POPE! Starbucks has a new (actually old) uniform, and a girl lost her 200k job because of an internet aesthetic.You know you are aging out when you go to a movie and see a preview for a celebrity named Justin, and you think to yourself, “They finally made a movie about Justin Timberlake.”That was me a few years ago. Justin Bieber is, in all honesty, after my time. But I became interested in him when he was baptized in 2014. I follow him on Instagram and have kept tabs because I am interested in his well being. Suffice it to say that right now, it seems as though his well being isn’t great. Ever since the allegations against P. Diddy, apparently evil incarnate, have surfaced, the public has seen Just Bieber through a new lens. Like many other child stars, his rise to fame came with an extremely high and sad cost. This combined with the breaking news that he has been in trying to get out of binding music contracts has thrust him back into the cultural discourse. Today, we will dive into his story as I have followed it, and pull out the Gospel lessons. It’s easy to think that, if you are not interested in Hollywood culture, it doesn’t affect you. But that’s not true. Celebrity culture trickles down into our fly-over towns and silently affects our wants, and desires. It’s worth exploring so we can find what’s good, reject what’s bad, and find God in it all. If you want to dive into my other work you can purchase my book Rekindled, or one of my Bible Studies.Also, if you need a refresher on the Gospel message, check out the first episode of this podcast.If you are wondering about the scriptural basis for the Papacy, check out my last episode on Pope Francis. Did this episode speak to you? Please share it with a friend so we can grow the show!Also, if you would like me to speak at one of your events, email me at [email protected] for Justin Bieber and Pope Leo XIV,Mallory Smyth