Preachers in Private Jets, Wolves in Designer Clothing?
"They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way; they seek their own gain." (Isaiah 56:10-11 ) Image: Gulfstream G650 Jet Source_Ann Zvereva (Wikimedia Commons) The sun rises over a dusty town where a mother kneels beside her sick child, praying desperately for healing. She has just sent her last money to a “man of God” on television who promised miracles if only she would “sow a seed of faith.” Meanwhile, thousands of miles away, that same preacher steps out of a multi-million-dollar private jet onto a red carpet, his wrist glinting with gold, his shoes Italian, his suit tailored in Paris. His followers cheer. Cameras roll. And somewhere, the gospel we once knew weeps. What has become of the modern church? How did those called to shepherd God’s flock become celebrities of the skies? The transformation has been slow but steady—a drift from the simplicity of Christ to a religion of luxury,...