I don't know about you but i always believed him to be guilty as charged. OJ Simpson is not a minister!

The Christian Post recently reported that OJ Simpson, who is still in jail, is laying the groundwork for a new ministry once he is released. While he is not up for parole until 2017, Simpson hopes to be released early, perhaps before the end of this year, due to his appeal of his conviction. Plans for a ministry entitled “Holy Safari” are apparently reasonably well advanced and Simpson is said to be modeling his ministry after that of prosperity preacher Fred Price who apparently claims 15 million viewers. Skeptics claim Simpson is in it for the money, but time will tell just what approach Simpson takes once/if he is released. We sincerely hope Simpson has experienced a true conversion and seeks to uplift Jesus and a true gospel rather than the perversion of the gospel prosperity theology has become.

Perhaps Simpson has also been inspired by the new reality television program called “Preachers of L.A.” which focuses on the lives of megachurch prosperity preachers in Los Angeles. As CNN’s Belief Blog describes it, in the show “Men of the cloth cruise Southern California in lavish cars weighed down by their gold watches and tiny dogs.”

Ron Gibson, a bishop in the largest Pentecostal denomination in the country and one of the pastors featured in the show, explains: “P. Diddy, Jay Z. They’re not the only ones who should be driving Ferraris and living in nice houses.”

I suppose it was only a matter of time before such a disappointing show was produced. Hopefully, those prosperity pastors will have a spiritual awakening, sell their “bling” and give to those in need using MinistryWatch.com as a guide. With the Lord, nothing is impossible!