Much of Texas lore centers around a little place called “The Alamo” and a rallying cry: “Remember the Alamo!” Sadly, many of us do not remember the Alamo.
Of course, many of us are familiar with the picture and remember some of the brief contours of the struggle, but few of us could be a tour guide for someone looking for a bicycle in the basement of the Alamo.
So I have provided this link to a brief history of Alamo.
Bonus theological musing: I wonder if there is not a connection for Christians between the Cross and the Alamo. Both were symbols of defeat that became symbols of triumph. Perhaps our cry this week should be: “‘Remember (Greek anamesis–a “living” remembering) the Cross!”