If Joel Osteen has said it once, he’s said it 999 times: “I’d like to talk to you today about” a Bible verse or Christian subject. On Sunday, Mr. Osteen will deliver his 1,000th sermon in the pulpit ...

To sit through consecutive services is to glimpse Joel's aw-shucks, family-man persona and witness his abilities to write, rewrite and present in real time. After 1,000 sermons, it's still difficult ...

The divorce papers took Vickie McGinty by surprise. Distraught and alone after 22 years of marriage, she turned to friends and family — and to a stranger with a soothing voice and a sunny message. She ...