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Planting the seed to meet the need
By Yusuph Emmanuel The outlook is bleak for far too many people in the remote villages of Tanzania. There is no hope for a different life, let alone a better life, and dreaming about the future seems foolish when every day is a fight for survival. The severe drought...
Preparing for Worship
The year was 1978 in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston. A group of five teenage boys came together and created a band, New Edition, so named to indicate they were a new edition of the Jackson 5. The group reached the height of its popularity in the 1980s and...
I Am Wilshire: Leigh Ann Brown
Hometown: Dallas (but I went to high school in Amarillo); Present City: Dallas; Education: BA in Speech Communications from Baylor University; Profession: Mom, volunteer, dipping my toe back into teaching; Tell us about your family. Kile and I have been married for 31...
Annual church conference recap
Wilshire conducted church business and heard a State of the Church Address from Senior Pastor Timothy Peoples at its Annual Church Conference on Jan. 21. The church approved revisions to Wilshire’s bylaws and approved a 2024 Unified Budget of $3,925,000. Timothy spoke...
Preparing for Worship
Have you ever assessed your listening skills honestly? I recently did and realized I am often least attentive when I’m listening to those I love most. There are times when Chris or the kids mention a person or anecdote that I have no memory of previously hearing. It’s...
I Am Wilshire: Brad Russell
Hometown: Port Lavaca, home of the fighting Sandcrabs. My grandparents’ farm/ranch near San Antonio was my second home. My father was once named King Reboog, which is Goober spelled backwards, for the local peanut festival. Present City: Plano (Is it true nothing good...