Lakewood Church was not pressured or shamed into opening. They coordinated their efforts with the city of Houston and were designated to function as a distribution center and were instructed to direct flood victims to the convention center downtown. Critics on social media pushed the narrative that Lakewood closed their doors to flood victims, which wasn't true.

I'm Rod Saunders, founder of Jew and Greek. I’m a musician, web developer, and a student of philosophy and economics. I recently published my first book on Amazon entitled Defending the Faith: Word of Faith Apologetics. It’s a response to the numerous charges against and misrepresentations of the Word of Faith movement and theology. I also have a CD of original music on CD Baby entitled Gates of Pearl. “Jew and Greek” is a good name because the two civilizations that influenced Western civilization the most were those of the Judeo-Christian and Greek worlds. From the Jews we received our values and a monotheistic theology, and from the Greeks we got philosophy which brought us science, sports, the arts, democracy, and economics. As a result I discuss all of the above in this blog and in my videos.

Compaq Center flooded during Tropical Storm Allison - web.archive.org/web/20170829214326/http://www2.ljw…
CBN story on Lakewood and Hurricane Harvey - www2.cbn.com/news/us/here-complete-story-behind-at…
Slate article on Lakewood and Harvey - slate.com/news-and-politics/2017/08/why-the-outrag…
John Gray's tweet on Lakewood and Harvey - praisedc.com/1845696/pastor-john-gray-joel-osteen-…
Christian Post article on Lakewood and Harvey - www.christianpost.com/news/joel-osteens-lakewood-c…
ABC interview with Joel Osteen during Harvey - abc7chicago.com/joel-osteen-lakewood-houston-megac…
Katrina victims - www.abccolumbia.com/2017/08/30/joel-osteen-respond…
Christian Post article on Joel Osteen assisting Katrina victims - www.christianpost.com/news/nation-s-largest-megach…
Transcript of Larry King Interview - transcripts.cnn.com/show/lkl/date/2005-06-20/segme…

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