Belieber!: Fame, Faith and the Heart of Justin Bieber

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An exploration of faith and pop culture. Bieber, Justin, -Conduct of life. Singers -- Canada -- Biography. Popular culture -- Religious aspects. Summary Justin Bieber's rise from "regular kid" to one of the most famous people on the planet has captivated a nation of devoted fans called "Beliebers. Make this your default list. The following items were successfully added. There was an error while adding the following items. One or more items could not be added because you are not logged in. It is testament to the power of social marketing that this book doesn't solicit Amazon reviews or star ratings.

If you don't understand Facebook or Twitter, ask the closest teenager. A true Belieber will no doubt need a copy in order to complete their collection of Bieber-nalia. Falsani herself says that her hope is that the book with act as "a catalyst for conversations among adults and young people, pastors and their flocks, teachers and students, parents and children However, I think the book is really intended for the rest of us - parents and friends of Beliebers, in order to help us understand what all the fuss is about, and to find out whether Bieber is worthy of the adoration our tweens and teens give him.

Falsani portrays Justin Bieber as a Christian with a strong support network, but points out, "the only celebrity whose way of life we should worry about comparing ourselves to is Jesus". It hasn't turned me into a Belieber, but I have a better understanding of the singer and his influence on our young people. Thanks to Worthy Publishing and NetGalley for providing a review copy. See all 11 reviews. Most recent customer reviews. Published on March 6, Published on May 14, Published on May 7, Published on October 10, Published on October 9, Published on October 1, Published on September 10, There's a problem loading this menu right now.

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About the same time Adam was launching the PoP charity, his older brother, Scooter, was launching the career of his latest musical discovery, year-old Justin Bieber. In fact, Justin was one of PoP's earliest supporters, Adam says, long before the teen singing sensation was, well, a sensation. When Adam was contemplating leaving corporate America for his heart's work among the poorest of the poor three years ago, Justin told him it was the right thing to do.

An estimated 75 million children worldwide have no access to education. And 98 percent of all illiterate people live in the developing world. Access to education doesn't just make people smarter, it makes them healthier and their communities more stable and prosperous. For instance, in the developing world, a child born to a mother who has had even the most basic education -- in other words, she can read and write and has some basic math skills -- is 40 percent more likely to live past the age of five. Making education accessible to the poorest among us will make the world a healthier, more just and more peaceful place for all of us.

As of July 1, , Pencils of Promise had built forty schools for children in Laos, Nicaragua and Guatemala and was well on its way to reaching Adam's goal of building new schools by Justin is one of PoP's biggest supporters.

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In mid-April , he helped launch a special fundraising campaign that he and Adam dreamed up during a vacation together in Africa with a single tweet:. The Schools4All campaign challenged people -- friends, families, community groups, classmates -- to get together to raise money for Pencils of Promise, with the biggest fundraiser winning a visit from Adam and Justin to their school. Justin and Adam shot a video together and Justin continued to tweet about the campaign -- more than two dozen times -- to rally the troops in the Bieber Nation. He's part of Pencils of Promise because he believes in creating good.

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And those were just two concerts out of more than a hundred he played in and Beliebers who follow Justin on Twitter will be familiar with the tags payitforward and makeachange. From the time he joined Twitter in early through July 1, Justin posted more than 80 tweets with those tags and a few hundred more tweets about gratitude, making a difference in the world, giving back to others for the blessings God has given him -- and encouraging his fans to do the same. Little things make such a difference," Justin said around the time he was named among the 12 "most charitable" celebrities of by DoSomething.

Optimism and commitment to doing something and not just hoping to make the world a better place are qualities that set Justin apart from many of his colleagues in the music industry. When you listen to Justin's song "Pray," he talks about seeing the world with open eyes -- with all of its suffering, disease, wars and injustice -- and feeling powerless to do something to help.

Rather than wallow in despair, however, Justin tells his fans, there is something they can to.

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They can always pray. Rather than hopelessness and helplessness, Justin reminds his audience that they do have the power to change the world, whether it's by lifting a prayer, offering a helping hand, raising awareness, or even donating a few dollars. Since his earliest days in the global spotlight as an up-and-coming pop artist, charity has been a hallmark of Justin's career as well as how he sees his mission in the world.

One of his earliest tweets, from October , would seem to indicate he was already thinking about how to pay it forward for the amazing blessings and success he'd just begun to enjoy when he asked his Twitter followers, "If you could give to any charity, what would it be? Growing up, Justin said, "I didn't have a lot of money -- and for me, it's about helping people out who haven't had opportunity. In Romania, there are a lot of orphans. There are lots of babies.

They're never touched," Justin said, referring to thousands of children in that eastern European nation who spend their childhood institutionalized in crowded orphanages. And, for me, I want to go over there and just hold them.

A portion of the proceeds from his album My Worlds Acoustic went to the Children's Miracle Network, which raises funds for children's hospitals. What is the point of doing all this if you can't make a difference in others' lives? This album is a gift to my fans and the money raised from it allows us all to help out. Justin makes a point of trying to visit patients in children's hospitals wherever he travels on tour, and regularly meets personally with a child from the Make-A-Wish foundation at his concerts. An encounter with one young girl from Make-A-Wish in particular moved him deeply.

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