

Spectator or Participant?
Recently, Sue and I attended a Houston Astros baseball game at Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston. Every time I go there, I am amazed...


Beggars
The other day, I drove into Houston to pick up a friend for lunch. He works in a large office tower on the Southwest Freeway in a very...


Deplorable? Really?
Deplorable: “de·plor·a·ble (dĭ-plôr′ə-bəl) adj. 1. Worthy of severe condemnation or reproach.” This old word has suddenly popped back...


Seco Smith & "Big Foot" Wallace
Recently, these blogs have been focusing on early Texas history, and how God impacted it through the early pioneers. I have tried to find...


The Medina River in Pioneer Texas
It was usually on a Saturday morning when my Grandad (Andy B.) would take my brother and me for visits in the Hill Country. Sometimes we...


The Land Baron and the Lady
The city of San Antonio is my hometown. I was born in Santa Rosa Hospital, which was founded in 1869 by the Sisters of Charity of the...


Prayer in Historic Texas
Prayer in public school has been a hot-button issue in Texas for a long time. There have been passionate arguments on both sides of the...


A True Texas Love Story
A blue norther chilled the air when the “Big Drunk” stepped into Little Rocky Creek to be baptized. His wife, Margaret, softly wept tears...


The Mighty Brazos River
During the Spring of 2016, our county (Fort Bend) experienced a devastating flood that disrupted the homes of over 50,000 residents, with...


Unusual Church Customs in Historic Texas
In these recent blogs, I have researched events, people, and places of early Texas, in an effort to show how God impacted history in the...