GIAN, TELL ME: Find refuge in loss with God
By Gian Carlo Villatoro
Founding Pastor, Victory Church Odessa
All of us go through different experiences in life that remind us of the movie, “Castaway,” and...
NUGGETS: Three steps of Christianity
By Jannie Linney
There are many places in the Bible that explains the main trail of Christianity. There are many more steps of developing the...
NUGGETS: The groanings of Jesus
By Jannie Linney
Most everyone knows the story of Lazarus, how Martha his sister sent word to Jesus that he was very sick and needed...
BRASWELL: Spiritual laziness
By Dr. Jimmy Braswell
Chaplain, Home Hospice of Odessa
When I was in high school, I worked in a plant nursery. I learned from orchard owners...
LIVING ON PURPOSE: What does having a pure heart mean to you?
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C.ED.D
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
Many are familiar with the beatitudes which are a section of a larger discourse spoken by Jesus in...
CAMPBELL: Buckle down, religion writers!
Writing about religion is a more serious proposition than it might seem.
Of course newspaper writing in general is serious because it has to be...
NUGGETS: ‘Faith’ The Word
By Jannie Linney
“Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a...
HOLLAND: Only two options: The broad or the narrow way
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C. ED.D.
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
Those who identify with following Jesus are usually satisfied with being comfortable and cozy in...
HOLLAND: God’s invitation is to the entire world
By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C. ED.D.
Ordained/Licensed Christian minister
Kentucky is having amazingly warm weather for February and actually broke records the other day....
NUGGETS: Faith produces righteousness
By Jannie Linney
In our studies, we have seen that the testing of our faith produces. Well faith also obeys. “Therefore, my beloved brethren, let...