Joel Osteen appears in ‘Success Magazine’
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| Joel Osteen was a preacher’s kid in Houston who dreamed of playing basketball for the Rockets. The smallest guy on his seventh-grade team, his hopes were high, but he possessed something greater than physical stature. Even his coach saw that, telling him it’s not the size of the player but the size of his heart that matters.Osteen would ultimately command the Rockets’ arena, finding his calling in hopes, not hoops. With wife Victoria, he transformed the Rockets’ Compaq Center into a home for Lakewood Church, the alpha of megachurches today. Through their bestselling books, TV broadcasts, audio and video podcasts, and personal appearances, the Osteens reach millions of people around the world with a message of encouragement that transcends faith, nationality and culture.
Every week, the senior pastor with the trademark smile draws a diverse audience of more than 40,000 to Lakewood, sometimes … |
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