Spanish Christians in Early Texas
In 1630, Texas was a prime target for Spanish Catholic missionaries. For the next 100 years, the Dominicans, Jesuits, and Franciscans...
The Explorer La Salle and Early Texas
In 1685, German composers Georg Friedrich Händel and Johann Sebastian Bach were born. In France, the Protestants lost their guarantee of...
The Black Voice in Early Texas
The Black voice has been heard in Texas for more than 450 years. Immigrants from Africa have tilled the soil, fought and died in historic...
Women of Early Texas History
In the Early days of Texas history, the influence of dynamic women is well known. These ladies were wives and mothers, community...
Pioneer Texas Preachers
Over the last few weeks, my blog has been dedicated to stories about Texas in the Nineteenth Century, and how God impacted history. ...
The Battle of Mission Concepción
The Battle of the Mission Concepción took place on October 28, 1835. Concepción was one of five historic missions in San Antonio...
The Battle of Velasco
Some historians view the Battle of Velasco as the “Lexington and Concord” of the Texas Revolution because it was the first occasion of...
The Battle of Gonzales
On the evening of October 1, 1835, the congregation slowly gathered for the sermon. It was “open carry” in this small town, and all the...
GOLIAD LETTERS!
Recent blogs have presented selected events of early Texas history, and how God impacted the lives of the heroes who fought for our...
BATTLE OF SAN JACINTO
Texas History is exciting. But aside from the fascinating stories of truth and legend, there is an underlying theme of reliance upon God...
