Hometown: Temple Present City: Dallas Education: B.A. in Arts and Technologies, University of Texas at Dallas Profession: Marketing Specialist II (Graphic Designer) at Aon Tell us about your family. I live with my cat, Agatha, in my one-bedroom apartment. My fiancé,...
By Maggie Morey “Come, thou fount of every blessing, tune my heart to sing thy grace.” The first time I went to the symphony, my father took me for my 11th birthday. I was excited, shifting in my seat amongst the babble of voices, and unsure what to expect. Suddenly,...
By Charlie Fuller When I was executive pastor at First Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., we had a set of flags representing the nations of the world. We would place them in hangers above our heads all the way around our sanctuary and leave them up from Pentecost...
Hometown: McAlester, Oklahoma Present city: Richardson Education: Baylor University Profession: Retired foreign missionary, childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula Tell us about your family. I was born in Tulsa but grew up in McAlester with a sister and...
Hometown: Houston Present City: Dallas Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Baylor University. I start my Master of Science in Nursing Education in February 2025! Profession: Bone Marrow Transplant Registered Nurse Tell us about your work or volunteer life....
By Scott Spreier God: A burning question, given the current wars and rumors of wars. A desperate query, considering the political and cultural strife rending our democracy, not to mention the sacred fabric of our once shared faith. A plea of sorts, if you’re...
Hometown: Fort Worth, born 1953 Present City: Garland, for the last 52 years Education: B.A. in history and English from Bob Jones University, Greenville, South Carolina; graduate coursework in counseling at East Texas State University. Profession: Qualified Mental...
By Abbey Adcox Did you know there is a saint of small things? I didn’t and recently learned of St. Thérèse of Lisieux, also known as “Little Flower.” Born in 1873 in France, she joined a group of contemplative Carmelite nuns and died at just 24. An unlikely saint, she...
Pastoral Care Assistant Barbara Clayton celebrated her 20-year anniversary as a Wilshire staff member on Sept. 20. Associate Pastor Heather Mustain said, “Barbara has been a staple on our staff. She is a team player, more organized than anyone I know and coordinates...
By Timothy Peoples My favorite poem is “won’t you celebrate with me” by Lucille Clifton. (If you’ve ever been to my office, it is taped to the door as you enter.) This week I did a deep dive into Clifton’s poems, and they spoke to me like Scripture. I could say they...