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By Rev. Dr. Joe Weaks Pastor, Connection Christian Church Folks are sometimes surprised to learn this little bit about the New Testament, that the earliest-written books...

By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister This week we honor those who died while fighting for our country. There was a time when...

By Dr. Jimmy Braswell Chaplain, Home Hospice of Odessa Along with the changing of the seasons and all of its beauty, is a mystery which we...

By Jannie Linney The parable of the sower, teaches us many things. It says, “And as he sowed, some seeds fell by the wayside and...

By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister It’s common in this modern age for religious seekers to comb the Bible for passages that promise...

By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister I recently read a story about an elderly preacher who was invited each week to speak at...

By Tracy Villatoro Worship Leader, Victory Church Odessa “I was angry with them for 40 years. I said, ‘They are not faithful to me. They refuse...

By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister Some individuals are healthier than others, but the uncomfortable facts reveal the human body is generally frail...

By Jannie Linney We hear of all these other gods and what the people believe who worship them. There is no other God except the...

By Rev. Dr. Dawn Darwin Weaks Pastor, Connection Christian Church I wished the grocery store clerk a Happy Mother’s Day as we chatted. “It won’t be...