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Watch this space for the latest Wilshire news. Check the Events section for information on upcoming events. You can also subscribe to our two weekly emails; Tapestry News, sent Fridays, includes news and a worship preview, while the Monday Recap has links to videos and blog posts from the prior week.
Start to Finish Blog-November 1
Start to Finish Blog - November 1 Did you ever start something but got distracted or busy and didn’t finish it? Or did you ever finish something and then look back at the start to realize there were moments when you didn’t think you’d make it? Or have you ever been in...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Jenna Sullivan, pastoral resident. Just the other day, a very dear friend of mine told me she was interested in learning more about “this Jesus guy.” My friend’s parents immigrated from China before she was born, and she was raised with a...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - Abbey Adcox. I recently attended the Evolving Faith Live Virtual Conference along with a dozen or so Wilshire members, and the encouragement and wisdom I received continues to stretch my mind and settle into my soul. Kate Bowler, historian at...
October COVID Advisory Task Force Update
October COVID-19 Advisory Task Force Update The COVID-19 safety trends in our community are not good, as Dallas County’s recent move back into the red threat-level zone indicates. But there are causes for hope and progress is being made, especially in treatments for...
Preparing for Worship
Preparing for Worship - George Mason, senior pastor. We sometimes confuse the words hear and listen. To hear can either mean the physiological act of having sound waves bounce off our eardrums and register in our brain, or it can mean comprehension of what is heard....
Adopt a Polling Site Initiative
Adopt-a-Polling-Site Initiative aims to ensure equitable, safe voting. This year’s election will be unlike any other due to COVID-19 and the removal of the straight party ticket voting option from the ballot. This could result in longer wait times than normal and...