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H. E. Butt Foundation The H. E. Butt Foundation serves communities in Texas and beyond with programs designed to encourage people to live whole, healthy lives.

10/15/2026

The Christian “victory narrative” can keep us from telling the truth, says Dave Nienhuis. But also, we should never hurt others—or let them be hurt—to achieve "victory."

Season 3 of The Echoes Podcast is about to start production! While you wait, revisit some of our favorite episodes, like our season 2 episode featuring guest Dave Nienhuis.

To read the episode recap or to listen to the full podcast episode, visit https://echoesmagazine.org/stories/what-the-church-gets-wrong-about-suffering/ or tap the link in bio.

It’s time to learn those cheers!
10/11/2026

It’s time to learn those cheers!

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!” — Psalm 133:1
10/04/2026

“How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity!”
— Psalm 133:1

Nestled into limestone cliffsides along the north fork of the Frio River are two clusters of Salvia pentstemonoides, one...
10/02/2026

Nestled into limestone cliffsides along the north fork of the Frio River are two clusters of Salvia pentstemonoides, one of only eight known wild populations of the plant worldwide.

Commonly known as Big Red Sage, this shrub-like plant can blend easily with other native flora until the summer months when it produces sweet, vibrant red flowers that attract hummingbirds and bees. The salvia thrives in well-drained rock and clay, making the limestone cliffs of the Edwards Plateau region the perfect host for endemic populations.

Nancye Drukker, a Texas Master Naturalist, made the first known discovery of Big Red Sage in the Canyon in July of 2015 while at a retreat at Laity Lodge.

Visit echoesmagazine.org or click the link in bio to read more about Big Red Sage.

Fathers shape us—sometimes through presence, sometimes through absence. In his memoir, The Father You Get, Patton Dodd e...
10/01/2026

Fathers shape us—sometimes through presence, sometimes through absence.

In his memoir, The Father You Get, Patton Dodd explores growing up with an alcoholic father and the lasting questions that experience left behind. On The Echoes Podcast, Patton joined hosts Marcus Goodyear and Camille Hall-Ortega to discuss the work behind making sense of our family stories and the “father hunger” that has shaped him.

To read the episode recap or to listen to the full podcast episode, visit echoesmagazine.org/stories/the-father-you-get-fathers-faith-and-the-loneliness-crisis-2/ or tap the link in bio.

River Rave, anyone?
09/27/2026

River Rave, anyone?

09/25/2026

DID YOU KNOW plant hunters explore the vast plant life in the Frio River Canyon for research?

Explore more videos at www.hebfdn.org/did-you-know-collection or tap the link in bio.

Did you know that rare plants out in the Frio River Canyon are researched by a plant hunter? A certified Texas Master Na...
09/24/2026

Did you know that rare plants out in the Frio River Canyon are researched by a plant hunter? A certified Texas Master Naturalist, Nancye Drukker, proudly reports every rare and endemic plant she finds in the Canyon.

“I’m excited every time I go out [to the Canyon] because I’m transported to another place and time, the slowness of life, the beauty and the quiet. I am fascinated by nature and discovering what God created.” — Nancye Drukker

“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was...
09/20/2026

“By faith we understand that the universe was formed at God’s command, so that what is seen was not made out of what was visible.” — Hebrews 11:3

How do we navigate a world of constant noise, speed, and pressure without losing ourselves along the way? One Laity Lodg...
09/15/2026

How do we navigate a world of constant noise, speed, and pressure without losing ourselves along the way? One Laity Lodge guest reflects on the question he heard at a recent retreat on "Staying Human in an Age of Acceleration."

Read about this moment and more at echoesmagazine.org or tap the link in bio.

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