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• “Almost dying teaches you a lot."

By Bob Campbell, Reporter
Odessa American

ODESSA, TEXAS - Christian faith doesn’t guarantee an easy life, just that God will help you confront your problems with confidence and deal with them successfully, says the Rev. Cheryl Kincaid, who conquered a near-fatal traffic accident and prejudice against women to become a minister.

Kincaid said the “prosperity gospel” of the 1970s and ’80s led many people to believe faith would ensure their health, wealth and happiness, but that’s a misinterpretation of the New Testament. “Early Christianity went through 300 years of oppression before (Roman Emperor) Constantine made it legal,” she said, having been pastor of the First Presbyterian Church at 1401 N. Sam Houston Ave. since February ...

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