father's sermons and grew up and traveled with him. i think thatthis may sound funny. for me maybe not going to seminary helped me to keep it simpler and talk about every day life and maybe it helped me. >> final question. this year is going to be a very, very tumultous yearr with an election. and i know you don't get into politics. tell me what you hope happens in the course of the election cycle not just for president. but america is going through rock and moments. what is joel olsteens hope and prayer for the political environment coming up in these next 12 monthings. >> my biggest hopes is to keep it respectful and not so much of the personal stuff. people are passionate about the politics . my thing is, we are americans and we are all passionate and we all think we have the right answer and we keep it
father's sermons and grew up and traveled with him. i think thatthis may sound funny. for me maybe not going to seminary helped me to keep it simpler and talk about every day life and maybe it helped me. >> final question. this year is going to be a very, very tumultous yearr with an election. and i know you don't get into politics. tell me what you hope happens in the course of the election cycle not just for president. but america is going through rock and moments. what is joel olsteens hope and prayer for the poltical environment coming up in these next 12 monthings. >> my biggest hopes is to keep it respectful and not so much of the personal stuff. people are passionate about the politics . my thing is, we are americans and we are all passionate and we all think we have the right answer and we keep it
father's sermons and grew up and traveled with him. i think thatthis may sound funny. for me maybe not going to seminary helped me to keep it simpler and talk about every day life and maybe it helped me. >> final question. this year is going to be a very, very tumultous yearr with an election. and i know you don't get into politics. tell me what you hope happens in the course of the election cycle not just for president. but america is going through rock and moments. what is joel olsteens hope and prayer for the political environment coming up in these next 12 monthings. >> my biggest hopes is to keep it respectful and not so much of the personal stuff. people are passionate about the politics . my thing is, we are americans and we are all passionate and we all think we have the right answer and we keep it
i spent 17 years editing my father's sermons and grew up and traveled with him. i think thatthis may sound funny. for me maybe not going to seminary helped me to keep it simpler and talk about every day life and maybe it helped me. >> final question. this year is going to be a very, very tumultous yearr with an election. and i know you don't get into politics. tell me what you hope happens in the course of the election cycle not just for president. but america is going through rock and moments. what is joel olsteens hope and prayer for the political environment coming up in these next 12 monthings. >> my biggest hopes is to keep it respectful and not so much of the personal stuff. people are passionate about the politics . my thing is, we are americans and we are all passionate and
i spent 17 years editing my father's sermons and grew up and traveled with him. i think thatthis may sound funny. for me maybe not going to seminary helped me to keep it simpler and talk about every day life and maybe it helped me. >> final question. this year is going to be a very, very tumultous yearr with an election. and i know you don't get into politics. tell me what you hope happens in the course of the election cycle not just for president. but america is going through rock and moments. what is joel olsteens hope and prayer for the political environment coming up in these next 12 monthings. >> my biggest hopes is to keep it respectful and not so much of the personal stuff. people are passionate about the politics . my thing is, we are americans and we are all passionate and we all think we have the right