The man known as Jesus wasn’t called “Jesus” in his own time. His real name in Aramaic reveals a history of translation, language, and lost sounds ...

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

Faith-based author Robert L. Wittenberg has a passion for studying and interpreting the word of God. Now in his recently ...

The burial of a 19-year-old who died in the June bombing at the Mar Elias Church in Damascus, Syria, has come to symbolize the ethno-religious cleansing of Syria s Christian indigenous people, says a ...

The Carpenter’s Son ends with a brutal showdown as the Boy faces the Stranger and chooses mercy over wrath.

It’s not just a display of the scrolls, which of course in and of themselves would be powerful,” but other “wow objects” ...

The General Directorate of Assyrian Education, headquartered in Baghdad, oversees Assyrian-language education across Iraq ...

The King James Bible was translated by a group of about 47 scholars, divided into six committees at Oxford, Cambridge, and Westminster. Each committee was responsible for translating a specific ...

Representing other cultures does not negate your own Christianity, the same way being a student at Baylor does not ...

Some cannabis proponents baptize modern drug culture in ancient authority. This isn’t the first effort to combine cannabis with Christianity, and it won’t be the last.

The chief of staff to U.S. Rep. Jesus "Chuy" Garcia has filed petitions to run for his seat in Congress in 2026, fueling speculation Garcia will step down at the end of his term. 'Nothing short of a ...

As the Madison Avenue jingle said it years ago: “I love New York.” I truly do. I lived there for much of my working life. It ...