Wow.  You know you’ve made it when TMZ publishes a picture of you with no shirt on. Did you click on that link?  You sicko. Joel Osteen can now add ‘hunk’ to his resume, after the Hollywood gossip website featured a picture of Joel coming out of the water with his surfboard in Hawaii on a family vacation. Does Joel have stinkin’ paparazzi?  Or did someone with a camera phone call TMZ and say… boy do I have a picture for you. Either way… I’m collecting this for my “Men of the Word” 2013 calendar.  I figure by the end of the year, TMZ will...

Joel Osteen is clarifying his position that Mitt Romney is, indeed, a Christian.  Here’s his quote: “What I see about Gov. Romney is that he says ‘I believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He’s raised from the dead and he’s my savior.’ I see him as being a believer in Christ like me…  That’s enough for me… There’s differences in all religion. I realize that Mormonism is different from Christianity, but you know what he’s a man of faith and values. And to me that’s strong.” Here’s the video: OK… so what do YOU think? When someone says ‘I believe...

Tim Schraeder has written a wonderful synopsis of Joel Osteen’s appearance on Oprah’s new show over the weekend.  I think it’s worth your read. Some of the more interesting things to me: On preaching prosperity: Why would people think preaching prosperity is a bad thing? I don’t know who would say that you aren’t supposed to leave your children better off than you were. Prosperity isn’t just financial… it’s abundant life… body, soul, mind, and spirit. You can’t be a blessing if you are poor, broke and depressed. If you are poor, broke, and depressed is it because you...

Oprah sits down with Joel Osteen as part of her new show that airs this Sunday.  Here’s the preview. Looks interesting to me, actually. Do you plan to watch?    

Joel Osteen is getting ready to let the masses see how he walks out his faith in a new reality TV series that will inspire people to help people. Osteen is joining forces with Survivor producer Mark Burnett on the prime-time network show that will begin airing in 2012. Burnett told TMZ the premise of the show is that ordinary people will give up several days or longer to go on a mission with Osteen. The missions aim to “start fixing things.” “A big part of our ministry is we’re blessed to be a blessing to somebody else,” Osteen told FOX 26 in Houston. “The thought is people would give...