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Courtroom observing: A firsthand account
By Gladys Kolenovsky As Federal Immigration Court observers, we arrive before the first docket cases begin in order to help the court respondents find their way to their assigned courtroom. If they are late, they will be considered absent and immediately removable....
Preparing for Worship: May 3, 2026
By Amanda Hines The summer after my freshman year of college, I served as a camp counselor in Glorieta, New Mexico. All summer staff was asked to report to the camp weeks before the first groups arrived in order to go through all the necessary training. Those first...
I Am Wilshire: Yvette Medina
Hometown: Hebbronville, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: B.S. Communications and Education, UT Austin Profession: Senior Business Process Consultant, Bank Intelligent Automation at USAA Tell us about your family. I joined Wilshire in August 2025. I’m married to...
Preparing for Worship: April 26, 2026
By Scott Spreier The evening before our president’s threatened annihilation of Iran, I, like many, experienced a level of fear and anger I’d seldom felt before. It brought back my childhood Cold War fears of fiery nuclear annihilation on earth, then burning...
I Am Wilshire: Ed Wagner
Hometown: Summit, New Jersey Present City: Oak Cliff, Texas (we like to think that the OC still has its own identity) Profession: Software developer Tell us about your family. I am married to Jennifer and we are fortunate to have three children — Noah, Haydn and Elly....
Maggie Morey called to Omaha church
Pastoral Resident Maggie Morey has accepted a call to become associate minister of care, connection and formation at Countryside Community Church in Omaha, Nebraska. She will complete her two-year Wilshire residency on Sunday, May 10. The 11 a.m. worship service that...