Churches Schedule Summer Sermon Series and Anniversaries
Eisenhower Church of Christ runs Soldiers Of Christ Arise from 7 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays at 807 E. 21st St with Denny Dillon as speaker. Public event, no collections. call 337-5313. Mount Olive Baptist marks seventh anniversary at 3 p.m. Sunday at 1500 E. United Faith Missionary Baptist. Pastor Hezekiah Lewis to attend. call 337-2226. St Barnabas Episcopal celebrates 31st anniversary at 10 45 a.m. June 13. Rev David Mossbarger guest speaker. Rev Bill Nix Jr. to preach. call 362-3881. Friends and Family Day set 3 p.m. Sunday at Mount Zion Baptist, 701 Wabash Ave. Sixth and Jackson Church of Christ hosts watermelon supper after evening services June 13 and ice cream and pie after Bible study June 16. open to public. Ministries of Faith World Outreach Church Camp Meeting 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. Sunday and 7 30 p.m. Monday–Wednesday at 434 S Grandview. nursery provided. call 337-2997 or 332-1476. First Christian Church Disciples of Christ to hold their 98th anniversary Sunday at 601 N Lee Ave.
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Mount Olive Baptist Church
United Faith Missionary Baptist Church
Hezekiah Lewis
St. Barnabas Episcopal Church
David J. Mossbarger
Sixth
Jackson Church of Christ
Ministries of Faith World Outreach Church
S. Grandview
First Christian Church
Disciples of Christ
N. Lee Ave
Christian books offer hot summer reading for all
Christian books blaze across summer reading lists with titles fromRick Warren to Jan Karon and Bodie Thoene. Local booksellers report strong interest year round in both fiction and nonfiction with readers seeking engaging plots and spiritual themes.
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Pam Mayes
Family Christian
Odessa
Rick Warren
Barnes and Noble and Hastings
Permian Basin
Sally Bennett
Barnes and Noble Booksellers
Midland
Revolve and Refuel teen Biblelets hit market with modern flair
Transit Nelson Bibles launch Revolve and Refuel, teen oriented New Testament booklets with glossy pages, pullouts and didyaknow stats. Managers say their portable eye catching format helps teens carry and share the Gospel. They’ve received national media attention and sell for 16.99 as graduation approaches.
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Transit
Thomas Nelson Bibles Inc
Pam Mayes
Family Christian Store
Odessa
New York Times
USA Today
CNN
NBC
Today Show
Hope in Hard Times from Odessa Pastor Remarks
The Rev Kevin S Bushart pastor of St Luke's United Methodist Church in Odessa reflects on hope amid wars and daily struggles. He cites graduations Memorial Day and veterans as sources of resilience and recalls his own service from 1985 to 1989 as context for faith and freedom.
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Iraq
Afghanistan
Kevin S. Bushart
St. Luke’s United, Methodist Church
Odessa
U.S
Air Force
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Eisenhower Church of Christ
Denny Dillon
Red Sun
John Ben Shepperd Parkway
William “Bill” D. Nix Jr
Brant
St. Barnabas’ Episcopal Church
Friends and Family
Mount Zion Baptist Church
Wabash Ave
Cindera Nealy
Sallie Howard
E. 42Nd Street
Tim LeHaye
Mayes
Ted Dekker
Dee Henderson
Janette Oke
Beverly Lewis
Paulette Caywood
Odessa Christian Faith Center
Bodie
Brock Thoene
Bennett
Jan Karon
Mitford
America
Dan Brown
Michael Baigent
Mark Sterkel
By Sharon Denning
Dren
Ector County Independent School District
Korea
Vietnam
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