Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20): “What is happening at the border has gone beyond a political issue and has become a moral issue.” How in the world was this Austin TX-based retired clergy person hearing these words from Congressman Castro, in the midst of dozens of clergy colleagues, in the hall of the First Presbyterian Church in McAllen…
Traditional New Mexican-style enchiladas, with sides! In September, I made a trip to the Dallas-Fort Worth area to visit my young nieces and, oh yes, my sister Paula and her husband Jeff, too. The girls and I got to spent some auntie-niece time when the parents went away for a few days. Out of the…
I am on vacation! Today is a very different kind of Sunday for me. On summer Sundays, by 8:15 a.m. or so, I am at church puttering around with last-minute details of the 9:00 a.m. worship service and greeting the early arrivers. Blank frame. Insert life. Summer worship starts earlier in the morning, but it…
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