Religion

The Odessa American welcomes church special events. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for consideration for the following Saturday’s edition. Email [email protected]. Faith Fellowship Lutheran...

The Rev. Darrell Coats is a career interim minister who wouldn’t have it any other way. Serving at the First United Methodist Church since...

By William F. Holland Jr., DD., C.ED.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister The painful truth about any type of addiction and temptation is there was an introduction and...

The Odessa American welcomes church special events. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for consideration for the following Saturday’s edition. Email [email protected]. Odessa First Church...

Somewhat like the strongman Samson, the prophet Samuel was dedicated to God’s service before he was born. Childless, Samuel’s mother Hannah had promised she would...

By Rev. Gian Carlo Villatoro Founding Pastor, Victory Church Odessa Gian, tell me: Is it true that failure is part of success? Collin S. Dear Collin: Many inventors would...

The Rev. John Carranco has always had parallel interests in public school education and the ministry, and he is pursuing both of them to...

The Odessa American welcomes church special events. Submission deadline is 5 p.m. Wednesdays for consideration for the following Saturday’s edition. Email [email protected]. Asbury United Methodist Church, 4001 E. University Blvd., will present a Family Literacy event from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. today. Asbury UMC and the United Women in Faith officials said they hope to inspire families to interact with children’s literature in new ways. For information, visit tinyurl.com/mrxje6ns. Emet HaTorah Odessa,...

The baptism of Jesus Christ was obviously not necessary to cleanse him of sins, but it was needed to set an example for Christians...

BY REV. DR. DAWN WEAKS Pastor, Connection Christian Church “It’s cancer.” That’s not what you want to hear when you’re in between taking your son to...