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As you may recall, many years ago, long before he ventured into politics, Kalu founded the Benjamin Kalu Foundation (BKF), ...

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I carefully lift the sacred sacrament bread to my lips, and drink from the sacrament cup. I feel peace and light: renewal. In ...

March is undoubtedly one of the most exciting times of the year for any sports fan. March Madness with the college basketball tournament is all-consuming. From the fanfare of Selection Sunday to ...

At the service, attendees were invited to remember Seth and observe a memorial tree that was planted in the high school’s courtyard. According to his obituary, Seth was a member of his school’s ROTC ...

In the Church, we are made children of the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob -- the God who makes known His name and His ways ...

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

The hall-of-fame boxer regained the heavyweight title two decades after losing it, had a religious awakening after a ...

In “Under the Olive Tree,” author Olivia Spears guides ... prepare specific homemade delicacies to remind them of the life of Jesus Christ as he made his way to the cross.

The Sidr tree (lote-tree) is more than just a plant that grows in the silence of the desert. It is a story of life and ...

It stands like that tree of paradise that God made into the tree of life, the cross of Jesus. But when the kindness and generous love of God our Savior appeared, not because of any righteous deeds ...