By LeAnn Hampton Today, Christ the King Sunday, is the last Sunday of the church year. This is also Thanksgiving week, and next Sunday will mark the beginning of Advent. And so begins the holiday season. How are you feeling about this time of year? Calm, peaceful,...
Hometown: Union, Mississippi Present City: Dallas Education: B.F.A. and M.S. from the University of North Texas Profession: College professor (retired) Tell us about your family. I am the youngest of nine children. I am a “P.K.” My wife, Linda, a longtime Wilshire...
A note from Librarian Barbara Peterson and the Library Committee: I know many of you are wondering how the work in the Library is going. As you know, we are a very busy church, and there have been lots of events that have prohibited us from doing work in the Library,...
By Heather Mustain This past weekend I helped the kids put up small Christmas trees in their bedrooms, betraying my own rule of no Christmas decor pre-Thanksgiving. The last couple of weeks have left me searching for joy wherever I can find it. And it’s amazing how a...
Hometown: Pine Bluff, Arkansas Present City: Garland Education: B.A., Ouachita Baptist University Profession: Retired high school business education teacher Tell us about your family. Sam and I have been married 58 years. We met at Ouachita and married following my...
Hometown: Tyler Present City: Dallas Education: B.B.A.,University of North Texas Profession: Retired commercial property and casualty insurance underwriter Tell us about your family. Vicki and I have been married 32 years. We have no children. We do have a dog that...
Wilshire’s Early Childhood Learning Center (ECLC) will close in May 2025, at the end of the current school year, due to financial challenges and declining enrollment. ECLC has struggled to break even financially since reopening after the pandemic, a deacon study group...
By Scott Spreier Would you recognize Jesus if you met him face to face? Or would you wonder if he’s just another one you could not place? You may not find him coming in a chariot of the Lord, Jesus could be riding in a ’49 Ford. While walking the dogs Wednesday,...
By Katie Murray Today is the day we observe All Saints Day as a congregation. A day where we pause to remember those who are no longer with us, but also, in a way that only faith in a God who conquered death can explain, still journey with us. The liturgical calendar...
Hometown: Grand Prairie Present City: Dallas Education: BM and BME, Baylor University; MM, Sam Houston State University Profession: Retired music faculty, Ouachita Baptist University Tell us about your family. I’ve been married to Charlie Fuller for 44 years. We have...