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

Former NFL fullback Heath Evans explained how he came to realize he wasn’t living a Christian life when he thought he ...

Catholic churches in Carol Stream, Villa Park, Wheaton and Oakbrook Terrace are being closed as part of a restructuring plan ...

Although only four words, it is one of the profoundest statements in the entire Bible: “And they crucified him” (Mark 15:24a) ...

The Book of Ruth is based upon the lives of two women, an older Israelite woman named Naomi and her daughter-in-law Ruth, a Moabite.

At the start of the new year, I attended a field trip with my Saint John Paul the Great Catholic High School nursing class to ...

First of three parts TRUST, a five-letter word, is a critical behavior in the daily lives of men. It is an assured reliance ...

Jesus drew a picture of himself and he sent it to the world so we would know what he looked like,” says Jonah, 7.

Kanye West, has been making antisemitic comments for over a decade, calling himself a Nazi and blaming Jews for taking his ...

Curiously, Joy was a major sponsor for soap operas like “Search for Tomorrow.” If you’ve ever watched a soap opera, you know ...

Si Robertson visited San Quentin Prison to share the Gospel with 400 incarcerated men, and after hearing the good news, 200 ...

Not long ago, I was walking through the condiment section of the grocery store and I heard a little child having a hard time breathing. Since asthma also affects my lungs, I immediately felt tightness ...