Texas Impact's Weekly Witness

Ep. 325 United, Act and Deliver: Keeping 1.5 Alive

Nov 24, 2023

This week, we are joined by Texas Impact’s Executive Director Bee Moorhead and Climate Action Fellow Becca Edwards to discuss the upcoming COP28. For longtime listeners, you will know that Texas Impact sends a team to attend the United Nations Climate Change Conference or Conference of the Parties. The 28th...

Ep. 324 Plowshares and Policy

Nov 17, 2023

This week we are taking a break from legislative goings on for an important conversation with Rev. Deanna Hollas, Coordinator of Gun Violence Prevention Ministries with Presbyterian Peace Fellowship. We will discuss the increased emphasis national denominations are placing on reducing gun violence and how congregations...

Ep. 323 Legislative Purgatory

Nov 10, 2023

This week, the Texas Legislature adjourned the third special session, and almost immediately, the Governor called them back for a fourth 30-day special session focused on public education-specifically trying to divert public dollars to private schools and immigration-related bills.

Thursday, two House Committees...

Ep.322 A Guide to Hope: Suicide Prevention in Communities of Faith

Nov 3, 2023

This week our focus turns to an issue that has shaken many of our families and communities. We are joined today by Rev. Dr. Sarah Lund, Minister for Disabilities & Mental Health Justice with the United Church of Christ.

Dr. Lund was part of an alliance that partnered with the US Health and Human Services Center for...