Fire in Grady's Bones

Just when I thought I had heard it all, J. Lee Grady over at Charisma Magazine tells a story that blows my mind in his column entitled, "The Deadly Virus of Celebrity Christianity." In his "Fire In My Bones" column dated, July 27, 2007, he writes,

One friend of mine in Texas recently inquired to see if a prominent preacher could speak at her conference. The minister’s assistant faxed back a list of requirements that had to be met in order to book a speaking engagement. The demands included:

• a five-figure honorarium
• a $10,000 gasoline deposit for the private plane
• a manicurist and hairstylist for the speaker
• a suite in a five-star hotel
• a luxury car from the airport to the hotel (2004 model or newer)
• room-temperature Perrier

This really makes me wonder how the apostle Paul, Timothy or Priscilla managed ministering to so many people in Ephesus, Corinth and Thessalonica. How did they survive without a manicurist if they broke a nail while laying hands on the sick?

Amen, Mr. Grady...!