Rob Bell recently appeared on Oprah’s “Super Soul Sunday”. Before I continue, let me note that I like Oprah. In a world of increasingly nasty, polarized people, she appears to be a genuinely kind person who has done a lot of good in the world. My biggest problem with Oprah is that her view of […]
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On seeking some Oprah inspiration
This morning I was at Oprah.com seeking some inspiration. Okay, I wasn’t seeking inspiration exactly, but I was seeking some inspirational quotes describing the limitless boundaries of human potential, quotes that I could then deconstruct in an upcoming lecture on theological anthropology. Then I got sidetracked. Midway through a list of seventeen inspirational quotes, I became distracted by an […]
The Oprah Gospel tastes sweet, but is it lethal?
Oprah Winfrey visited Edmonton the other day to give an inspirational evening of Oprah-speak. Apparently Oprah has a lot of inspiration to share. (I would too if I was making the money she makes for public appearances.) Incidentally, this is a picture of Oprah arriving at Edmonton’s airport when the temperature was about -20 c. […]
