DAWNINGS: A Christian ethic for public schools
It’s that time again, when we need to remember to slow down in school zones, because school is starting! At our congregation and many...
BRASWELL: Remembering
By Dr. Jimmy Braswell
Chaplain, Home Hospice of Odessa
Loss, a part of all our lives. We have physical loss, emotional, spiritual losses and often we...
HOLLAND: Being honest with God and ourselves
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C. ED.D.
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
In the field of psychology, cognitive dissonance is the perception of contradictory information and the...
NUGGETS: Fixed for life
By Jannie Linney
“Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on Him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and...
HOLLAND: Darkness can never overcome God’s light
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C. ED.D.
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
There is a lot of talk today about the reality of a global system of...
NUGGETS: Are you sure?
By Jannie Linney
Something happened at the nursing home recently that we can learn a lesson from. Basically, that no matter how strongly we believe...
VILLATORO: Suggestions for when you are hurting
By Rev. Gian Carlo Villatoro
Founding Pastor, Victory Church Odessa
You can be hurting emotionally, physically, financially, etc. Of course, you want a quick solution. Unfortunately,...
HOLLAND: Life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C. ED.D.
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
Humans have always wanted to be happy. It’s the reason and purpose that people live....
BRASWELL: Real freedom
By Dr. Jimmy Braswell
Chaplain, Home Hospice of Odessa
From the everyday coffee shops and doughnut houses across America to the church parking lots on Sundays...
NUGGETS: God doesn’t grade on a curve
By Jannie Linney
I was reading the account in the Bible about Lazarus and the rich man . How Lazarus, who was a beggar, laid...