On 29 August 2016, the fake news site Babylon Bee published an article reporting that pastor Joel Osteen had apologized for his use of the word "Jesus" during a sermon: Calling the incident "an ...

To sit through consecutive services is to glimpse Joel's aw-shucks, family-man persona and witness his abilities to write, rewrite and present in real time. After 1,000 sermons, it's still difficult ...

BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Thousands are in downtown Baltimore to hear just one man speak -- Pastor Joel Osteen, the wildly popular preacher whose sermons are televised in 100 nations around the world. Kai ...

If Joel Osteen has said it once, he’s said it 999 times: “I’d like to talk to you today about” a Bible verse or Christian subject. On Sunday, Mr. Osteen will deliver his 1,000th sermon in the pulpit ...

How Pastor Joel Osteen built America's largest Christian congregation. Oct. 15, 2007 — -- Thousands gather weekly to the religious arena known as Lakewood Church in Houston, but no one sits down.

He stumbled through sentences. He shuffled his notes. He shifted nervously in an oversized suit. Joel Osteen had never delivered a sermon before. Steadying himself, he directed the congregation to ...

*In his Sunday sermon, multimillionaire pastor Joel Osteen addressed the criticism against his decision to initially close the doors to his 16,000-seat Houston megachurch during Hurricane Harvey, in ...

“As a church we can shrink back, ‘It’s dangerous, let’s hide our life. Let’s just go under the radar,’” Osteen said. “But this is a time to shine brighter than ever.” Breaking News Intern Joel Osteen ...

John Rich, a country music star and ex-Lonestar bassist, publicly criticized Joel Osteen, a megachurch pastor in Houston, for avoiding Matthew 24, a chapter of the Bible that addresses the “end times.