January 4, 2012
December 25, 2011
Merry Christmas 2011
Christmas 2011 scenes in the Galleria / Post Oak area and downtown Houston. Pix by Rob Vanya.
September 24, 2011
August 22, 2011
July 16, 2011
June 5, 2011
April 17, 2011
San Jacinto Day & Battle Re-enactment
2011 marks the 175th anniversary of the Battle of San Jacinto. Above is a short video clip of the re-enactment of the battle, which is staged every April by a group of dedicated volunteer historical re-enactors. They really bring history to life. Below are some photos I took during the San Jacinto Day Festival and Battle Re-enactment.
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- Inscription at the base of the San Jacinto Monument.
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- Inscription at the base of the San Jacinto Monument.
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- Magnificent Texas symbols of liberty and freedom.
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- 3 of the 6 national flags of Texas — the United States, the Confederate States of America, and the Republic of Texas.
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- 3 of the 6 national flags of Texas — Mexico, Spain, and France.
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- A true native Texan — the 9-banded armadillo.
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- This re-enactor portrayed General Santa Anna for the Mexican Army.
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- Santa Anna showed me his spectacular sword.
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- Close-up view of Santa Anna’s sword, which was made in England.
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- General Santa Anna standing by the battle flag of the Mexican Army.
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- A Mexican soldier preparing his musket before the big battle.
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- A festival-goer finds out what it’s like to be fitted with a corset.
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- Members of a local dulcimer society playing pleasant pioneer music.
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- A Texas Army soldier preparing his pistol before the battle.
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- Children were allowed to march with the Texas Army before the battle.
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- This little soldier could not quite get the hang of toting a big musket while marching.
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- “Twin Sister” facing the San Jacinto Monument.
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- A replica of the other Twin Sister, the 2 cannons used by the Texas Army.
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- Head of the Texas Army artillery crew.
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- Ready … Aim …
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- FIRE !!!!!!!!!!
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- Common scene in the Texas Army camp site.
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- The man on the left is Sam Houston IV, a direct descendant of General Sam Houston.
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- The Texas Army firing a salvo at the beginning of the battle re-enactment.
March 20, 2011
Gospel Productions
For anyone with any sort of interest in the things of God, here are links to Gospel publications I have written that you may find helpful. The link to the “Good News Bible Study” will download a PDF file to the desktop of your computer. The other two links access online documents.
NOTE: the book “Discovering the Deity of Jesus” is published by the international publishing house Word Aflame Press. The online version of the book was created with the permission of the publisher.
