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Photo Courtesy of Humane Society of Odessa T Rex, an 8-year-old male shepherd mix, needs to be adopted into a good home. To adopt T Rex or any of the other pets at the Humane Society of Odessa, stop by 2230 W. Sycamore, call 432-257-4311, visit www.odessahumanesociety.org or leave a message at facebook.com/humanesocietyofodessa/. The Humane Society of Odessa is a no-kill pet adoption shelter, and all their pets require spay/neuter contract along with an adoption application.

Bhikkhu Pannakara, a Buddhist monk who led a Walk for Peace from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, D.C., sits with his dog, Aloka, before an event at Wat Thai of Los Angeles in the North Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Monday, July 13, 2026. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) By DEEPA BHARATH The Associated Press LOS ANGELES Chien Le first met the Venerable Bhikkhu Pannakara in 2005, a few years before Pannakara became a novice monk at the Texas Buddhist temple where he is now the deputy abbot.

Jannie Linney is pastor at Hosanna Christian Fellowship in Stanton. By Jannie Linney For some time now I have been studying where Jesus taught us patterns of His life. I saw where He did warfare, He dealt with demonic powers, teaching on really believing, walking in the spirit and not in the flesh, doing the do’s of the word and not doing the don’ts. I believe He showed me, that if we do all the do’s in the Bible, we don’t have time to do the don’ts.

Van Yandell is a retired industrial arts teacher, evangelist and missionary. By Van Yandell Ephesians 6:4 (KJV): “And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.” As we grow older we realize the days get longer but the years seem shorter. Time becomes precious and seems to be limited by our thoughts, habits and attitudes. We understand time has placed us in bondage. We are slaves to time.

FILE - Kaylin Johnson, whose home is one of the few that survived the Eaton Fire in her neighborhood in Altadena, Calif., walks past a generator running to provide power at her home Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File) By ALEXA ST. JOHN The Associated Press From portable battery banks and generators to whole-house systems, there are many backup power choices to consider as extreme weather ramps up and outages happen more often and last longer.

Ray Perryman is the head of The Perryman Group and serves as a distinguished professor at the International Institute for Advanced Studies. Even with current challenges and uncertainty, our latest projections call for significant growth in the Texas economy over the next five years. The current environment involves notable potential for volatility, but the state is well positioned for ongoing expansion.

FILE - A person uses a smart phone in Chicago, Sept. 16, 2017. (AP Photo, File) By ADITHI RAMAKRISHNAN AP Science Writer NEW YORK Do your hands hurt when you use your phone? All that texting and scrolling might be stressing out your fingers. The term texting thumb can describe a wide range of phone-related pains caused by tired-out tendons and achy joints — like general stiffness, throbbing near the knuckle and a clicking sensation when bending the thumb.

FILE - A Social Security card is displayed Oct. 12, 2021, in Tigard, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane, File) By CHRISTINE BENZ of Morningstar If there’s one group likely to be experiencing the most consternation over inflation and economic uncertainty, it’s those who have just retired or are about to. To make it through this period with their sanity intact, they should focus on what they can control.

By William F. Holland Jr. Ph.D. Ordained/Licensed Christian minister Disappointment is a familiar feeling, especially to the ambitious. The more a person strives, the more failures they will face, but this doesn’t mean that every door is always locked. Learning self-control and patience is a part of the advancement process.

The Rev. Martha Valencia baptizes an individual outside of Elmwood-El Buen Samaritano United Methodist Church in Dallas. (Photo Courtesy of Martha Valencia) “I had so many mixed feelings, and all this personal struggle,” she said. Even so, her commission this summer within the United Methodist Church — a public affirmation of her calling to ministry — represented a turning point.