GOD & TEXAS: City of Houston in 1836
In 1836, the frontier town of Houston, Texas, was more infamous than famous. The gossip drifting back east whispered that houses of...
GOD & TEXAS: Jewish Texans
“When I was here [Israel] for the first time some 18 years ago, and I was touring the country, the comparison between Masada and the...
GOD & TEXAS: Joshua Houston
Among the illustrious speakers at the 1888 Republican National Convention was Frederick Douglass, an American social reformer known for...
GOD & TEXAS: Uvalde Heirloom
Matthew McConaughey and Dale Evans Rogers have few things in common. Born in 1912, Frances Octavia Smith was a big band singer who...
GOD & TEXAS: Adina De Zavala - Angel of the Alamo
“There was nothing else for me to do but hold the fort. So I did.” The 1836 Battle of the Alamo had many heroes like David Crockett,...
GOD & TEXAS: Frank Eiland - Hymnist
When American frontiersman and posthumous Texas hero Davy Crockett left politics in Tennessee, he famously said that they may go to hell,...
GOD & TEXAS: Cindy Walker - Songwriter
It was Bing Crosby who first recognized the elite songwriting skills of Cindy Walker. Then, other major artists like Roy Orbison, Bob...
GOD & TEXAS: Albert Miller Lea
Born in Tennessee in 1808, Texas hero Albert Lea graduated from the United States Military Academy (West Point) ranked third in his...
GOD & TEXAS: Easter Eggs!
As a native of San Antonio, I remember the multi-cultural festivities of Easter that occurred each year. One of the oldest churches in...
GOD & TEXAS: Martha Poole - Galveston
As newlyweds in 1861, Valentine and Martha Poole moved to Galveston. Though their roots were in New York, they had heard the thrilling...
