Tag: Texas
On Interfaith Dialogue Efforts in Texas
This past year I founded a student organization called the Student Interfaith Dialogue. That might or might not seem much of an accomplishment, until I tell you it was on campus in the Texas panhandle... Read More
On Being a Person of Faith in Texas
Working in Texas as a progressive person of faith can sometimes be a weary task. Christianity is unashamedly used to promote policies and values that make me anything but proud to say I work at a chur... Read More
An Unexpected Turn
In my last post I struggled with my place in and expectations of the church. A few months later and now I am a youth director and justice associate at a local church. Funny how life works. As a UMC le... Read More
“Not the Jesus I Love: Waco Residents Perception of the Branch Davidian Conflict” by Janet Jensen
On April 19, 1993, the 51-day standoff between the FBI and the Branch Davidians at Mount Carmel, a compound located close to Waco, Texas, came to what the Waco Tribune Herald described as a “fiery e... Read More