As I thought about how to encourage people to prepare for hurricane season, a familiar song popped into my head: "The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock":

Caroline Ratliff's series "I life my eyes to the hills..." is currently on display at the EDOT Gallery in the Diocesan Center in Houston.

Bishop Doyle, Bishop Harrison and Delegates to the 163rd Council of the Diocese of Texas, I am the Rev. James Derkits, Priest Missioner of St. Mark’s Between-the-Bayous, Houston, and I stand to nominate the Rev. Beth Fain to be Bishop Suffragan.

Greetings to my brothers and sisters in Christ! Trey Yarbrough, Christ Church, Tyler.

I am the Reverend Susan Kennard, Rector of Trinity Parish, Galveston. It is my privilege to enter into nomination the name of our brother in the Lord Jesus, The Rev. Jeff Fisher.

Bishop Doyle, Bishop Harrison and Delegates to the 163rd Council, I am the Rev. John Bentley, retired priest serving part time at St. Martin’s, Houston. I second the nomination of the Rev. Beth Fain to be Bishop Suffragan for East Texas.

The newest edition of our quarterly magazine, Diolog: The Texas Episcopalian, should reach the homes of roughly 30,000 families this week. But in the meantime, readers can also read selected articles online from the communications page at epicenter.org.

"I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ and him crucified … that your faith might not rest in the wisdom of men but in the power of God”