There is an epic battle playing out at the U.S. border with Mexico. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants are desperately struggling to enter the U.S., in search of a better life. Some are fleeing poverty; others are escaping gangs and government corruption. For many it is a life-or-death struggle. One official stated they have apprehended […]

Last Sunday we were invited to join the Jimenez family for an afternoon in the park. We have been friends for more than 20 years and our daughter married into the family 15 years ago. Picnics in the park are a Texas tradition and families stake out their spot to make sure they don’t get

That’s a phrase I heard a lot in my wife’s Filipino culture. The people were very friendly, eager to please, and the decisions weren’t too serious. After we got married, I didn’t hear it as much from her because the subjects were more serious, and our decisions had consequences. It wasn’t like that when I

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Hondo, Texas doesn’t sound like the birthplace of a winner. It isn’t much of a town now and must have been less 74 years ago when he was born there. What a place to start out, as it is too far from San Antonio to benefit from their jobs and there wasn’t much of a