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Preparing for Worship: July 12, 2026
By Ariel Merivil Our songs have the power to shape what we believe and know about God, yet I often wonder how often we think critically about what we’re singing. Today’s anthem text, “Unclouded Day” by Josiah Kelley Alwood, a circuit-rider preacher from Ohio, is like...
Candy McComb to be honored July 12
Candy McComb will be recognized in worship today as she retires from her role as Wilshire’s children’s choir coordinator. Since 2018, Candy has overseen Wilshire’s music activities for children and preschoolers. She led her final Listen to Your Art! camp this week...
Preparing for Worship: July 5, 2026
By Timothy Peoples Have you ever read Langston Hughes’s poem “Let America Be America Again”? The opening stanzas read: Let America be America again. Let it be the dream it used to be. Let it be the pioneer on the plain Seeking a home where he himself is free. (America...
I Am Wilshire 75th Anniversary Special: John Gillis
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I grew up in East Texas. After attending the University of Texas and finishing law school, I moved to Dallas. My first visit to Wilshire resulted from the efforts of R. G. Bagwell, a classmate at First Baptist Church, Kilgore,...
Preparing for Worship: June 28, 2026
By Abbey Adcox Sometimes a gesture is so subtle it slips by unnoticed. Handing someone a cup of cold water. No ceremony, no fanfare. Only water and the gentle seeing of someone’s thirst. Jesus points to this moment as the heart of the gospel. A simple act of welcome...
I Am Wilshire 75th Anniversary Special: Shannon Holley Nadalini
What brought you to Wilshire and when? I was born into the Wilshire family in 1971, and the church helped shape my earliest understanding of faith and community. My sister, Megan Wilson, and I were baptized on the same day by Bruce McIver. In 1992, Jimmy and I married...