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Christian Advocacy Committee: Vouchers Hurt Public Schools
The Texas Legislature’s special session has sparked controversy as it attempts to channel public school funds into private school subsidies, known by names like “vouchers” or “educational savings accounts.” Faith leaders have urged lawmakers to reject any such...
I Am Wilshire: Carlita Huff
Hometown: Waxahachie; Present City: Waxahachie; Education: William Jewell College, Liberty, Missouri; Profession: Legal assistant; Tell us about your family. I am married to R.G. Huff, a retired minister of music and currently an adjunct professor at Dallas Baptist...
George Mason: Update from the Middle East
Dear friends, I am grateful to our senior pastor, Timothy Peoples, for suggesting I write something to you about the terrible ordeal in Israel and Palestine right now. To begin, words fail to express thanks for your prayers and messages to me and our group,...
Preparing for Worship
By: LeAnn Hampton. My soon-to-be 100-year-old mother loves to tell about an incident that occurred many years ago when she was teaching Sunday School to a class of third graders. She noticed that many of them arrived on Sunday morning frowning and in a bad mood. One...
I Am Wilshire: Lee Terry
Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: University of Nevada, Las Vegas; bachelor’s in theater production; Profession: Stagehand; Tell us about your family. My wife, Emilee, and I live in Lake Highlands with our two kids. Michael, 6, and Lucy, 1. We live...
Preparing for Worship
By Dorrell Brown. What happens when one prepares and one forgets? I’ll tell you: the outcome changes. My sister was preparing for her bake-off and had everything all planned out. When the cookies were almost done, the sugar was still sitting on the counter, so it was...