T. Carlos Anderson is an author, activist, pastor, and speaker who lives and works in Austin, Texas. He directs social ministry efforts for Austin City Lutherans, a non-profit organization that supports a food pantry, an early childhood development center for low-income families, and homelessness ministry services.
"There is a Balm in Wichita Falls" is his third book, and follows the nonfiction narrative path of his second book, "There is a Balm in Huntsville." His first book, "Just a Little Bit More: The Culture of Excess and the Fate of the Common Good," was published in 2014.
The book starts strong and has great promise. Anderson is obviously well-read. But the book loses it's way. In places it feels like a string of Op-ed pieces. At other times, it's a catch-all for what is wrong with the US, but no real solution for how to respond or repair. He ends with something akin to have faith and it will all come right in the end.
The first 100 to 130 pages are definitely worthwhile.