Joel Osteen (and Michael Horton) on 60 Minutes

In case you missed it, Byron Pitts did a great job interviewing Joel Osteen last night on 60 minutes. The engaging interchange included these remarks regarding Osteen’s latest book Become a Better You (which hit stores nationwide today, and is reviewed by Tim Challies):
Byron Pitts: “To become ‘a better you’, you must be positive towards yourself, develop better relationships, embrace the place where you are. Not one mention of God in that. Not one mention of Jesus Christ in that.”
Joel Osteen: “That’s just my message. There is scripture in there that backs it all up. But I feel like, Byron, I’m called to help people…how do we walk out the Christian life? How do we live it? And these are principles that can help you. I mean, there’s a lot better people qualified to say, ‘Here’s a book that going to explain the scriptures to you.’ I don’t think that’s my gifting.”
Notice that Osteen, a pastor, straightforwardly admits that explaining the Scriptures is not his gifting. Amazing.
Helpfully, the segment also included some reflections on Osteen from Dr. Michael Horton (who wrote a series of essays on Joel Osteen and his prosperity gospel message).
The 60 minutes interview can be read or viewed in its entirety.