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

Understanding the fundamental difference between state-sponsored religion and America's spiritual foundation, while reflecting on how faith shapes our national identity and personal lives ...

The 10-year-old franchise is right that Christians face challenges. But its latest installment, ‘In God We Trust,’ is another disappointment. A decade ago, Barack Obama was president. Louis C. K. was ...

A new exhibit at the historic Canterbury Cathedral in the United Kingdom featuring graffiti that questions God s goodness ...

Apologetics has its place. Reasoned defense of the faith can clarify misunderstandings and expose falsehoods. But when the ...

Five years ago, on August 4, 2020 one of the most powerful non-nuclear explosions in history rocked Lebanon’s capital, Beirut ...

Warren writes that often, we can’t resolve issues, but we still can have reconciliation, meaning we’re “at peace with each ...

Q: I just read your column about Heaven, and loved it. I, too, believe our souls are reunited with those we have lost. My question is, when you said the concept of Heaven began in the rabbinic times, ...

We must remember that God does not deal with theologies; he deals with persons. As Timothy George points out, Islam affirms that Allah’s nature is one (tauhid) in the sense of his utter simplicity and ...

For as long as I can remember, the Christian religion has only moved in one direction in British life — toward the periphery.