What you see on television is just one side of Joel Osteen.During his weekly worldwide broadcast, the ever-smiling pastor of Houston's mega Lakewood Church is comfortable onstage, infectiously congenial, oozing down-home charm as he makes a joke related to Scripture (Hebrews: biblical proof that the husband should make the morning coffee).
But in person, the 44-year-old preacher is soft-spoken and calls himself shy. During an interview for his new book, Become a Better You: 7 Keys to Improving Your Life Every Day, Osteen responds to each question with just a couple of sentences.
"If I walked into a room full of people … I'd be real quiet and reserved," he says. "I'd gravitate toward the people I know already." ...
