Jaames - question, are you a Christian? Just wondering, because Joel Osteen is a well-known pastor, but he gets some criticism because he goes very mainstream at times and strays from Biblical integrity, hence earns a lot of money out of books like the ones you posted in the initial post. Just a random question.
And I don't read a lot of books as a University student. I read the Bible though.
I am mate. This is the first thing of his I have read so I'm yet to have formed an opinion on him. I have heard about the criticism though. I find most pastors stray far of the biblical road(or just quoting out of context).