Marching Through Death’s Desert
JUNE 17, 2014 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- It’s 93 degrees in Texas today. And Rev. Jeff Hood is walking 200 miles across the state. What...
Tamayo's Execution puts Missionaries Everywhere in Danger
JAN 10, 2014 | BY: RLC EDITOR -- Edgar Tamayo Arias is set to be executed by the state of Texas on Wednesday, January 22. Tamayo...
Two Dozen Evangelical Christian Leaders: "Stop Duane Buck's Execution"
NOV 24, 2013 | BY: SHANE CLAIBORNE -- Join the movement to stop the execution of Duane Buck in Texas. Over 80, 000 folks putting our...
The theology of government shutdown: Christian dominionism
OCT 1, 2013 | BY: MORGAN GUYTON -- On the eve of our government shutdown, I wanted to do some research into the theological...
Sentenced to Death for Being Black: The Duane Buck Story
SEPT 27, 2013 | ACT NOW -- Racial bias has no place in the administration of justice – tell that to Harris County, Texas. Duane Buck...
Will Texas’ 500th Execution, Kimberly McCarthy, help victims?
JUNE 26, 2013 | BY: MARTY TROYER -- Today we Texans will kill our 500th person who was created in the image of God. 500 families...
The Fairy Tale of Gun Control
BY: LINDA BRENDLE -- Even writers of ancient fairy tales knew you couldn’t destroy or hide all the weapons of evil in the world. We...
When Did This Become My Job?
My husband David and I retired early last year to a small town in East Texas called Emory. There’s not a lot of excitement in Emory, but there’s always something to do. We recently joined a work party to paint...
The Problem With the Tebow Easter Extravaganza
I didn’t see Tim Tebow’s Easter Sunday appearance in Texas. For one, it’s in Texas and I’m not. Plus I kind of have a standing gig on Sundays. But more than that, I was irked when I hear...
Showing Jesus the Door
Feet stuffed into women's pumps and skirt obligingly hoisted to reveal a mottled backside, Leslie Cochran presided over Austin's parade of oddballs for over fifteen years, their undisputed Queen.
Leslie was ...