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The Bible says, in the beginning the Earth was wild and empty. In Hebrew it is called Tohuwabohu, utter chaos. So God turned ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

Philip Shenon’s “Jesus Wept” looks at the church since World War II, with particular focus on the clerical abuse crisis and ...

That said, the act of deporting people who in many cases have left their own land for reasons of extreme poverty, insecurity, exploitation, persecution or serious deterioration of the environment, ...

Six young people who lived with deep faith and committed their lives to the Church that Jesus founded are on their way to ...

Regardless of how and where we worship, we must remind our congregations about God’s mandate to extend kindness and justice ...

Aug. 6, 2006, my wife and I were blessed to participate in Sunday school and worship with Jimmy Carter at Maranatha Baptist ...

Immigrants bring diverse gifts and play an essential role in our communities and economies. As people who have received God’s mercy and grace, we are called to extend that same mercy and grace to ...

BY CAREY KINSOLVING & FRIENDS “Lazarus died and he was Jesus’ buddy,” says Samuel, 5. We don’t often think of Jesus as having ...

POLICE officer Shzeem Aaron Williams was laid to rest yesterday on his 25th birthday.During the funeral service which took place at his Carapichaima home, Williams was covered in roses by ...