By Charlie Fuller President Jimmy Carter was asked if God answers prayers. Carter said that God sometimes says, “Yes,” sometimes says, “No,” and sometimes says, “You’ve got to be kidding me!” President Carter was also asked specifically about his praying in the White...
Preparing for Worship: March 9, 2025
By Charlie Fuller Ever since Jesus’ resurrection people have worked to find ways to connect the spiritual world and the physical world. One of the names we use for these activities is “spiritual practices.” You may not realize it, but you’re engaging in a spiritual...
I Am Wilshire: Ben Gibson
Hometown: Muskogee, Oklahoma Present City: The Colony Education: SMU Guildhall Profession: Video game developer Tell us about your family. Oldest sibling of three! How about your work or volunteer life? I’ve worked at Gearbox Software since 2017 as a game programmer...
David Clanton Art Exhibit
Wilshire’s latest art exhibit will feature the digital photography of one of our own members, David Clanton. “A Celebration of God’s Gift of Seeing” will be on display during Lent, from March 2 through April 20, in the South Lobby. David says the exhibit “seeks to...
I Am Wilshire: Elliana Mitchell
Hometown/Present City: Dallas Education: Currently at Woodrow Wilson High School Profession: Part-time babysitter *wink wink* Tell us about your family. I am the oldest daughter in my family. My mom is Keri, my dad is Damien and my sister is Everly. I also have two...
Preparing for Worship: March 2, 2025
By Ariel Merivil This Sunday marks Transfiguration Sunday on our liturgical calendar. If you’re not familiar with this tradition, don’t worry! Our church follows a calendar that, in the simplest terms, journeys through the life of Christ. Today, we celebrate a...
Easter Lilies
It’s time to order lilies to beautify the Sanctuary on Easter Sunday, April 20. Congregants are invited to provide the flowers in honor or memory of family members or friends, and dedications will be listed in the worship folder. Each plant costs $20; order and pay...
Preparing for Worship: Feb. 23, 2025
By Abbey Adcox Several years ago, we went on a tubing excursion through sugar cane irrigation tunnels during a family vacation. Our guide informed us that in one of the tunnels we would experience near-total darkness, and if everyone remained still we would encounter...
I Am Wilshire: Gayle Lawson
Hometown: I was raised in Clarksville, a town of about 3,500 people in East Texas. Present City: I’ve lived in Dallas since I graduated from UT–Austin, where I majored in accounting. Profession: I worked several years for Trammell Crow Company as a controller and an...
I Am Wilshire: Katherine Stevens
Hometown: Wichita Falls Present City: Dallas Education: Baylor University Profession: Undergraduate Admissions Marketing Copywriter for Baylor University Tell us about your family. I was raised in Wichita Falls, Texas, by parents who are very involved in the church....