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- OFC releasing CD
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- Officials at Odessa Christian Faith Center want a biblical message heard somewhere besides Sunday morning sermons. In fact, they wouldn’t mind if people were to tune in on a daily basis. OCFC has its own audio editing equipment,... Full story

- Christians express love personally, not through the government
- BY REV. MICHAEL L. MUELLER
- “A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another” (John 13:34). Can you really love someone if you do so out of duty? Would your spouse or parent or child... Full story

- Mighy Men
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- They may not be as famous as the Promise Keepers, but for a group of Odessa men, the goal is the same: strengthen men’s leadership in church, at home and in the community. “This world has so many issues, and if we are going... Full story

- Living in our misinformation age
- BY DENNIS DILLON
- Among our day’s more glaring cultural ironies is this: a much-touted “information age” rife with massive, daily doses of disingenuousness and outright deception. Perhaps some are old enough to remember those bygone days... Full story

- Church celebrates 100th anniversary
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- In 110 years, First Presbyterian Church has seen nearly 40 pastors and a membership that has grown from 10 members to more than 1,000 at its peak. But for Louis Rochester, it’s just home. He’s the oldest member of the... Full story

- Healing faith
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- Being stuck in a hospital bed makes attending church impossible for many Catholics, but the Catholic churches in Odessa are able to bring at least a portion of the Mass to those staying in the hospital. Each parish in Odessa has a group... Full story

- Church chat
- Ministers come together to talk about experiences
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- They have different churches, but once a week, a group of area pastors meets to blow off some stress, coming together to chat over lunch to talk about anything that comes to mind.The lunch group has moved from place to place since it started six... Full story

- Church: Hospital or Hospice?
- BY YOLANDA FISH
- Many times the church has been likened to a hospital. Both are places where those broken and bruised can go for healing and nurturing. Both are geared to help people on a path to wholeness. When that goal is accomplished, it’s a wonderful... Full story

- Faith in ECISD
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- Singing “Shine” by the Newsboys, Bowie Junior High students gather around the smart board to praise God — all in school. It’s part of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes chapter, a group that meets in schools... Full story

- Genesis class
- BY ROY WAGGONER
- Adam Penrod isn’t Jewish, but he wants to learn as much about what is effectively the Jewish Bible using the ancient Jewish sources. It’s an approach he has brought to Odessa with a new class on the book of Genesis. The class... Full story