I don’t have a built-in aversion to Osteen. I have liked a number of his brief devotions that have been posted on the religion forum. However, the day I went to a sermon on TV to listen, Jesus wasn’t mentioned.
As a retired Army chaplain, and a current pastor who goes through the bible chapter by chapter, that stuck out for me. I don’t think I’m unnecessarily hard on anyone. Take that with a grain of salt if you will, because it’s me reporting on me, but being an Army chaplain means that you have to get along with a huge variety of religious people.
I do grit my teeth when I believe a speaker has made unfounded claims about a scripture they are explaining, or when they use a scripture as a launching pad to go off in their own direction.
I appreciate your reply on many levels. Thanks!
I do find something of value in almost all of the sermons I've heard, but not that one.
If that was the sermon you heard, or one like it, I don't blame you for your Osteen opinions.
I didn't make it all the to the end when he gives the audience an opportunity to pray to Jesus, so I don't know if he mentioned Jesus by name prior to that or not.
Every batter strikes out once in a while and, to me, he whiffed at balls not even thrown in that sermon, but for me and where I am with things, he normally hits more than he misses and he's helpful.