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

Isaac Newton predicted when the world would likely end. His prediction was based on biblical texts, particularly the Book of ...

A Utah GOP lawmaker is trying to ban Planned Parenthood from teaching sex ed in Utah's public schools, but allowing ...

We must recognize that reaching the LGBT community, like any other group, is ultimately a work of the Holy Spirit ...

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

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

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

The hosts of Fox & Friends Weekend drew parallels between Jesus Christ’s suffering on the cross and President Donald Trump’s ...

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

Rev. Rick Warren, Evangelical best-selling author, and former mega-pastor, has stirred up controversy with a now-deleted X ...

Dr Besigye and Mr Lutale were on November 16, 2025 abducted from Nairobi. They resurfaced on November 20 when they were ...