News about Joel Osteen

Kendrick Lamar appears to have confused actor Haley Joel Osment with pastor Joel Osteen in his new Drake diss track, Euphoria. The 36-year-old artist in the song raps the lyrics: 'Am I battlin' ghosts or AI? N**** feelin' like Joel Osteen/Funny, he was in a film called A.I. /And my sixth sense tellin' me to off him.'

'Prophet of Shroom' Dave Hodges, 42, believes his psychedelic religious sacraments could help treat fentanyl addiction in one of America's worst hit cities. Members of his Church of Ambrosia can gain access to sacraments in the form of psychedelic drugs, including magic mushrooms and DMT, in exchange for monetary contributions. Although these substances are federally illegal, Hodges believes the experience is deeply spiritual and protected in law by freedom of religion. He also believes that it can help treat opioid addiction, although scientific research is in its early stages. The Church of Ambrosia was founded five years ago in Oakland, with a second location opening up just a few blocks south of San Francisco's fentanyl-addled Tenderloin district on April 15 last year. It already has 106,000 members, meaning it is technically the biggest megachurch in the US.

Police in Houston have released a body camera video showing the clash with Genesse Moreno, 36, who opened fire at Joel Osteen's megachurch. Off-duty officers are seen with guns drawn, engaged in gunfight with Moreno, who was spraying bullets from an AR-style rifle, according to surveillance video. The videos capture the chaotic scenes as police responded to the gunshots, eventually killing Moreno.

HOUSTON (AP) — On Monday, a body camera video shot released by Houston police showed off-duty police officers with guns drawn as they confronted a woman who had...

After Genesse Moreno, 36, opened fire inside the megachurch on February 11, Joel Osteen welcomed back his congregation for church services on Sunday morning. Around 2 p.m. last Sunday, the perpetrator, who was shot dead by off-duty police officers at the time of the shooting, came dressed in a trench coat with two rifles and her son by her side. Osteen said the two services, just a week after the tragic shooting, marked a 'time of healing and restoration' for his church's families.

The 7-year-old boy who was shot in the chest when his mother, dressed in a tench coat and carrying a AR-15 style rifle, marched to Lakewood Church on Sunday to kill. Sam, 7, who was with his mother at the planned attack, was shot in the head, but it's also unknown if his mother or the off-duty cops at the church shot him.

Genesse Moreno, 36, a Lakewood church shooter, allegedly left her son on a feeding tube he didn't need in order to cash in government checks. Sam, Moreno's son, is now in critical condition in the ICU after being shot during the gun battle between Moreno and police.

Genesse Moreno of Lakewood Church was photographed wearing a trench coat outside of her car just hours before opening fire at the place of worship. On Sunday, the 36-year-old mother arrived at Joel Osteen's massive church in Houston, armed with two rifles and dressed in a trench coat, with her 7-year-old son Samuel by her side and began firing. Two off-duty police officers who were serving as security at Lakewood Church opened fire at her right away, killing her. Her seven-year-old son is now in the hospital after his mother took him along for his spree, putting him in the line of fire with the off-duty cops who murdered her.

Genesse Moreno, 36, arrived at Joel Osteen's mega church in Houston on Sunday, armed with two pistols and dressed in a trench coat. She opened fire inside the house of worship, with her teenage son Samuel standing next to her. Two off-duty police officers who were serving as security at Lakewood Church opened fire at her immediately, killing her. I'm not sure who shot the baby - if it was his mother or the two men who stepped in to save her - but it's not clear who shot her down.

Genesse Ivonne Moreno, 36, had a history of mental disorders, court papers from Montgomery County, Texas, and social media posts leading up to the Sunday shooting. One of whom was identified as her seven-year-old son, was shot down by an AR-style rifle at Osteen's fabled Houston congregation. The gunman was shot in the head and was taken to the hospital by his mother before she was killed by two off-duty cops who had been deployed to assist her. The pair lived in Conroe, where Moreno regularly threatened them. Divorce documents add how she and her ex, the child's father, who is a registered sex criminal, got a contentious break. She gained custody of the severely disabled child, who Child Protective Agents said she "demonstrate[d] no attachment to" and referred to as 'the child.'

When Joel Osteen, the founder, died, he took over the Lakewood Church of 1998. According to the Hartford Institute for Religion Research, the church has grown dramatically under Osteen and is now attended by 45,000 people per week, making it the third-largest megachurch in the United States. Osteen is a promoter of the prosperity gospel, the belief that God intends his followers to be wealthy and healthy. He is the author of many best-selling books, including "Your Best Life Now: 7 Steps to Living at Your Full Potential," which has sold eight million copies.

The video captured the terrifying seconds after a woman in a trench coat fired up the celebrity pastor's Houston megachurch.

Two other people were shot and wounded, including a 5-year-old boy who was hospitalized in critical condition. Osteen wrote a tweet on Sunday night that his "community is devastated by today's events and grateful for law enforcement's quick responses.' 'We must hold our faith and remember that evil will not triumph in the face of such darkness,' he said. 'God will take us through the darkest of times.' We'll rise above this tragedy and remain united in our pledge to love and help one another.'

Officers from the Harris County Sheriff's Office responded to the shooting at the Lakewood Church in Houston, Texas, shortly after 2 p.m., according to a spokesperson. Witnesses confirmed that the gunman opened fire inside the cathedral, just seconds after a religious service in Spanish started. A possible perpetrator was shot by deputies, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.

David and Victoria Beckham have undoubtedly started many a trend over the years, from clothes to hairstyles, there aren't many industries they haven't explored. Their fame has obviously extended to their children, who have been caught on more than one occasion looking like miniature versions of their popular parents. David, 48, and his boys' Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 20 and Cruz, 18, who have all developed their penchant for tattoos.

In an Instagram post published Tuesday, Delilah Hamlin gave her followers an update on her ongoing health problems. I haven't really spoken to my health lately, and if you're new here, you're probably confused, but I've been grappling with autoimmune/chronic illness disorders that I've been silently fighting and overcoming for the past few years.' Dripp IV Therapy, which supplies drips for immunity enhancement and general hydration, she included a snapshot of herself with an IV stitched into her arm.