Grow Ohio has the goods on radical extremist and Blackwell supporter Rod Parsley
He has preached this prosperity gospel while accumulating vast personal wealth, including a $1 million, five-bedroom, 5½-bath house with a swimming pool; a $63,000 Cadillac ESV and a $68,000 Lexus LX470 for himself and his wife, Joni; and a $5,000 Polaris all-terrain vehicle. Parsley shares a gated 21-acre compound in Fairfield County with his mother and father -- church officials Ellen and James Parsley -- who live in a $940,000 home. The senior Parsleys also own a $450,000 vacation home on Lake San Marcos near San Diego.
No one gets mad when Stephen King gets millions for writing horrific stories about murderous clowns. in fact, we all wait for the movie version to come out. but when a man of God writes his personal convictions from biblical truths into book form preaching and gets blessed from it, the "world" wants to freak-out. speaking from personal relationship, my life has been changed because this man chose to GIVE to me (and much he gave)and not TAKE from me. God is definitely using Pastor Parsley, and i fully support him. i don't mean to be narrow-minded (no one, particularly Pastor Parsley, has ever twisted my arm to get me to vote their views. i know where i stand and the views i have politically), as some might think, but i know this man gives way more than you see...definitely way more than you might think he takes. He is very blessed yes. but that because hes just simply biblical. read and try the scripture found in Luke 6:38. just once, taste and see...you will find that the Lord is good. whether you like it or not, it will have to work for you. its in red!
Posted by: Crow Indian Boy from gas station | Tuesday, January 31, 2006 at 07:54 PM
There are many examples of men of God throughout history and recorded in the Bible who had great wealth. Why does everyone think a vow of poverty has to follow men who follow God? It is true that Rod Parsley has given through his ministry and personally more than most. Are ministers not allowed to own anything? To live meagerly? No one would question those same things owned by a CEO of a business with a fourth as many people who go to his church. If this were investigated, it will be found out that this is being very picky, and incriminates those who accuse.
Posted by: Ed | Sunday, February 05, 2006 at 06:18 PM
The Bible says Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever….He does not change!!!! God blessed his servants in the past and he still blesses them. And it doesn’t hurt that Rod Parsley is a smart man and knows how to invest and use his money. He has tithed on every nickel that has passed through his hand since age nine—God will bless someone like that! People like Abraham from the Old Testament could not dwell with Lot because of their great wealth, and there was none lot King Solomon, his Temple and great wealth. God does not change—he is still in the blessing business, according to people’s faith and deeds. Jesus said when they rejected him that no Prophet would be accepted in their home land—maybe that’s why the world is blessing him and receiving his God given ministry, and the locals are condemning him. Its amazing to me what laws has passed in the last few decades—we have free speech, for everyone but preachers!!! They can’t say who is moral or immoral running for office (that ain’t right)! People can now kill unborn or partially born babies and say they it is not murder or isn’t a life—when they are people alive today having only one leg where they survived an abortion gone bad after the mother was rushed to the hospital from complication from the abortion and the child was born instead of killed in the prior clinic—(that ain’t right!) Abortion is murder!!! God is not please and will send Jesus and the end will come.
Posted by: JG | Wednesday, November 29, 2006 at 09:11 PM