Pastor's (Joel Osteen's)wife involved in flight disturbance

ABC 13 ^ | 12-20-05 | Jessica Willey

[LIConFem]

"I like the guy. He is one of the top preachers in the nation."

One of the top grossing preachers, no doubt.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

Clearly there weren't enough deposits made into her "Emotional Bank Account".

[OKSooner]

Ping.

[houeto]

TV evangelists are swine.

I'm not gonna judge 'em but I'll say that I don't care for them but, Osteen is not a TV evangelist.

[houeto]

That is how churches get to be this BIG...they stop teaching God's WORD and actually dilute their sermons to this lukewarm "soup" of "happy feel-good, I'm ok, you're ok."

That's not how Lakewood got that big.

[LS]

More than sin, more than heaven, more than hell. Jesus has more discussions of money, and its PROPER use, than on ANY OTHER TOPIC. Count the verses.

[LS]

Although He did, for a while, drive a Dodge Colt, but later He'll have a Triumph :)

[joesbucks]

If indeed she acted badly, my guess is that she suffers what many spouses of "famous spouses" do, being second bananna. Plus the "famous" spouse is adored by their followers. The "famous" spouse is so drained attending to the flock, that the spouse seems left out. She in fact may be playing out some sort of "desperate housewife" action

My in-laws attend a Baptist church in Northen Ga. The minister is well known and loved by his congregation. His wife is a head case. She's really messed up. She's dying for attention. She feels caged in by her "role."

If this story is true, I wonder if some factors of the above are in play.

[houeto]

Almost all of the women that I've come to know closely in my life suffer from (L) A.D.D. That's (Lackof) Attention Deficit Disorder. That includes my mom and sister. Sad.

[houeto]

In other words, If they ain't gettin' it, they'll FIND a way to get it!

[ElisabethInCincy]

You want to hear some powerful preachers of Old .. Go here.. http://www.therevivalweneed.com i also recomend listening to The revival hymn compilation on that site .

I found leonard ravenhill a while back and his sermons are so powerful. We need men Of God like this in 2005 who dare to speak the truth at any cost

[hummingbird]

Doubt that mattered, but it doesn't look like there was an air marshal on this flight.

I wondered about that, too. But, maybe there was an air marshal who kept an eye on whether the crew could handle it without exposing him.

It could be that "n'er do wells" try a minor event to flush out the air marshal(s). Once they know who the air marshal(s) are, other people involved make note and plan accordingly.

How old is Mrs. Osteen....menopause, maybe? Not joking as it drives some women (and everyone around them!) nutso until the body kinda' calms down. Put the holidays on top of that...kablooey!

[Woman on Caroline Street]

Maybe they would sit in coach if they were allowed to "pass the plate".

[hummingbird]

Charles Stanley is good, isn't he; I don't know James Robison.

Lakewood Church always responds to emergencies like Katrina and Rita and the flooding that tends to happen every year in or around the Houston area. They seem above board but you never know with any of the TV preachers without seeing the books. Unfortunately....

A little off-topic, but years ago someone sent a package bomb to their offices. I think it was Osteen's sister who opened it and did sustain some injuries. Think I'll google & see if that was ever solved. You never know what these people have to put up with, either...whether they are above board or not.

I don't know much about them. I'll google for a while but if I don't post for a couple of days, someone "Ping Me." I tend to get lost in the google sphere....

[hummingbird]

Thank God its His grace, and not our pathetic attempts to overcome our "Adam and Eve Sindrome" in superficial ways, that opens the door to eternal life.

Amen.

[TigerSilly]

I agree 100%.

[JFC]

He is just a Poor Country Preacher on his way to help to destitute of Aspen, Colorado.

Paul, you have issues?????

[DOGEY]

His church was a sports arena. There's big money in Jesus.

[hummingbird]

I see they were in First Class. Followers of Jesus living like royalty?

Might have been a gift. Our Church periodically (when we have the money!) sends religious on nice vacations. Sometimes, parishioners collect and do the same thing. One might offer their summer or winter residence and the rest of the cash goes to transportation and daily needs.

Not always easy tending the flock; they need a rest sometimes to recollect and refresh. Have no idea about the Osteens but this is what our Church has done.

[hummingbird]

I know the Osteens and they are fine people. I knew Joel's father.

Thanks, Pukin Dog...I was hoping to read something like this!