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ECHOES

April 2026

When the Whole Town Goes to Camp

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Widening the Circle for Young Leaders 
Pairing service with travel, Students of Service—an organization we came to know through the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Capacity Building Program—invites teens to reimagine their communities and their roles within them.
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Dinner Conversations That Change You 
These dinners aren’t easy. But they’re worth it—for the conversations, the discomfort, and the courage to keep showing up.
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Listening for What Matters  
President David Rogers reflects on the importance of listening as a leader.
April 2026 David Rogers
Moments From the Canyon
Kimberley Williams, Director of Community Camping Programs, reflects her favorite moment in the Canyon her Outdoor School students.
April 2026 Kimberley Williams
Moments From the Lodge
A Laity Lodge guest reflects on their time at the Lodge.
April 2026 Justine Shih
Elton Trueblood & Questions That Open The Soul
Quaker, Elton Trueblood, shared a radical idea at Laity Lodge that helped shape a national movement of small groups.
April 2026 A. M. Clark
When the Whole Town Comes to Camp
How a three-decade tradition of Canyon visits has become the heartbeat of a rural Texas community.
March 2026 Beth Avila
Be Kind, Not Quarrelsome 
April 2026 Marcus Goodyear
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theECHOESPODCAST

Join the H. E. Butt Foundation’s Marcus Goodyear and Camille Hall-Ortega as they explore topics such as faith, community, and wholeness.
Curt Thompson
Coming Out of Hiding: Shame, the Brain, and the Art of Being Known
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Dave Nienhuis
What the Church Gets Wrong About Suffering
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Ian Morgan Cron
Are We All Addicts? The Hidden Attachments Shaping Our Lives
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Howard Butt Reflects on Faith and Beauty
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A Garden in the City
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It Has Always Felt Sacred
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The Canyon’s Witnesses
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More Outdoors
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The Neighborhood is Her Canvas
From The President & Poetry
Be Kind, Not Quarrelsome 
April 2026 Marcus Goodyear
Moments From the Lodge
April 2026 Justine Shih
Listening for What Matters  
April 2026 David Rogers
This Place Feels Like Home
December 2025 David Rogers
A Reflection on Alice Cary’s Poem, Nobility
June 2025 Marcus Goodyear
Echoes is the quarterly magazine of the H. E. Butt Foundation.

We share stories of people who engage with our Canyon programs: Laity Lodge Family Camp, Laity Lodge Youth Camp, the adult retreat center at Laity Lodge, H. E. Butt Foundation Outdoor School, and H. E. Butt Foundation Camp. Outside the Canyon, our storytelling is framed by Community Initiatives in Real County and San Antonio Initiatives where we serve vulnerable families and children. The H. E. Butt Foundation works to cultivate wholeness in people and institutions for the transformation of communities.

Learn more about the Foundation