Bluebonnets and Redistribution
I’ve been smitten by bluebonnets ever since moving to Texas more than 30 years ago. I carefully seeded a side garden area at our home in Houston—etching the pebble-like seeds with a knife as instructed by the package—but to no avail. It wasn’t until we moved to Austin that I had any luck. One spring […]
New ACL Board President
Dr. Cal Streeter, a member of Gethsemane Lutheran Church, is the new board president for Austin City Lutherans. Professor Streeter recently retired from the Steve Hicks School of Social Work at the University of Texas-Austin. He’s been a vital part of ACL’s Move-In Ministry for the past two years. The Rev. Brad Highum, after eight […]
Bread For All’s Busiest Year Ever – Again
2024 was unquestionably BFA’s busiest year ever. For those of us who had turntables back in the day, perhaps I sound like a broken record. The truth is, we’re on a three-year run of being “busier than ever.” We could not keep pace with this continual busyness if not for the workings of a divinely […]
AUSTIN CITY LUTHERANS – Fall 2024
“More, Better, Together” – Ministries Serving Low-Income Neighbors – Fall 2024 Newsletter We are the ELCA congregations in and around the Texas capital city—and that includes you. Since its inception in 2011, ACL has sought ways to fellowship and minister in Austin following the simple moniker that we can do “more, better, together.” Bread For All’s Busiest […]