Will Jesus Buy Me a DoubleWide?, Karen Spears Zacharias
Will Jesus Buy Me a DoubleWide?, Karen Spears Zacharias
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Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?
('Cause I Need More Room for My Plasma TV)

Author: Karen Spears Zacharias

Narrator: Karen Spears Zacharias

Unabridged: 6 hr 16 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Zondervan

Published: 02/23/2010


Synopsis

What does it really mean to be blessed by God?With Southern charm and razor-sharp wit in this Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide? unabridged audio download, author Karen Spears Zacharias shows how the “prosperity” gospel has led us astray from true Christianity and helped create people and churches focused on greed.Zacharias unpacks story after story of families and individuals using the name of God as a means to living their own “good life.” You’ll hear shocking tales of those who exploit the gospel for their own gain, and mega-evangelists who live in million-dollar mansions with children groomed from the cradle to sell the message of Christ while their parents rake in the cash. Discover churches that have modeled themselves on Wall Street and unbridled materialism, and see what is happening to them now. Is this the good life?You’ll also meet some unlikely folks who live with genuine biblical integrity. People who know that God is more than some cosmic genie who gives them an easy life, a fat bank account, and a second home in an exotic location.Come discover stories about authentic Christianity and the true “good life” in Will Jesus Buy Me a Double-Wide?

About Karen Spears Zacharias

Karen Spears Zacharias had her first kiss in a trailer, smoked her first and last cigarette in a trailer, asked Jesus into her heart on bended knee in a trailer, fell madly in love in a trailer (a couple of different times), and gave birth to her firstborn child in a trailer. While writing this book, she became unemployed and bought a flat-screen plasma TV. She and her husband, Tim, plan to retire to a double-wide with a firm foundation and a sturdy pier at Point Clear, Alabama.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Chris on August 21, 2012

Living in the most worn out buckle hole of the Bible Belt; where every thing from recieving a good parking spot to a million dollar house on the lake is attributed to the Divine, I enjoyed this book immensely. The author explores the idea of God as this mystical wish granter, and if we're "livin' it......more

Goodreads review by Carolyn on July 03, 2017

Loved this book! The author discusses our modern concepts of Capitalism Christianity, of how we as Americans believe we are entitled to God's blessings in a material way, that He wants to bless us financially, and that if we just live right, and do all the right things, that blessings will come our......more

Goodreads review by Emily Cooley on November 14, 2016

I really felt like this book should've been called "I Hate Televangelists". I'm not saying I don't agree with the mindset here, I just felt like this was used as the author's opportunity to bash big time evangelists under the premise of interviewing common folks. If she wanted to point out all the c......more