Profundity of Christmas examinedMinisters say holiday should be a time for family, gratitude
Christmas is a combination of so many things that the totality of it may be hard to grasp.
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Villatoro: Last-minute shopping
Do you feel like every year it’s the same thing about shopping at the last minute?
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Reverend: Take care of people
A prayer vigil tonight at an Odessa park will urge Odessans to “start with love” and to use voices and votes to champion those...
The Rev. Archie directs rebuilt church
Destroyed by an air conditioning system fire almost four years ago to the day, the rebuilt Rose of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church will burn...
NUGGETS: Walk in Him
By Jannie Linney“As ye have therefore received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk ye in Him”. The Word of God teaches us that this...
Kyker guides church, shelter
The Rev. Donny Kyker once had no sympathy for the downtrodden, but that changed as he garnered the insight that led to his pastorate...
VBS prayer walk
Iglesia Bautista Jerusalem, 1449 S. Sam Houston Ave., has scheduled a Vacation Bible School prayer walk from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday.
Churches get new locations
Two Odessa churches are doing a “church swap.”Last fall the Rev. Robert Thayer’s Odessa Bible Church had secured new quarters in the old AT&T...
Mormon leader touts missions
As president of the regional Odessa Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Christopher Steven “Chris” Vore says the crux of...
Judas remains controversial
During two millennia since his demise, the name “Judas Iscariot” still stirs strong emotions.Jesus Christ called the disciple who was leading a mob to...