By Jeff Brummel Listen for the musical notes of joy, sorrow, darkness and light in today’s service. Now Thank We All Our God was penned in the midst of unimaginable tragedy. It was 1637, and much of Germany was gripped by plague and the Thirty Year’s War. In...
By Maggie Morey This morning, we are smack dab in the middle between Epiphany and Lent. We are five Sundays removed from when we celebrated Epiphany and received our star words and five Sundays away from Lent. Epiphany, the liturgical season we are in, is a time of...
Hometown: Cherry Valley, Arkansas Present City: Dallas Education: I went through 4th grade in a one- room school house and then went to a regular school through 12th grade. Profession: Insurance sales (retired) Tell us about your family. The love-of-my-life husband,...
Wilshire and Royal Lane Baptist Church of Dallas will collaborate by swapping worship leadership on two February Sundays. Congregants are encouraged to attend their respective churches both weeks. “By participating in this swap with our most like-minded local sister...
The following was submitted by an anonymous Wilshire member. “…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I...
Present City: Dallas Education: 6th grader at Sudie L. Williams Talented and Gifted Academy Tell us about your family. My parents are Geoff and Nicki Moore, and I am an only child. We moved to Dallas from Los Angeles in 2021. What are your future aspirations? I’d...
By Katie Murray This morning we will ordain seven members of our congregation to serve as deacons within our church body. These men and women have already shown their heart for service among us, directing and teaching Sunday School classes, investing in our children’s...
By Ariel Merivil In the vast expanse of the cosmos, amid countless stars and swirling galaxies, there exists a profound paradox of faith: the Creator of all things is also intimately acquainted with our smallest concerns. Today, our worship outlines this remarkable...
Name: Donna Pearl Manning Hometown: Nacogdoches, Texas Present City: Fort Worth Education: Bachelor of Music, Stephen F. Austin; Master of Religious Education and Master of Divinity, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Post-graduate studies, Brite Divinity...
By Georgia McKee As we gather for worship today, we prepare our hearts for a week steeped in tension and possibility. Tomorrow, two significant moments will unfold: the inauguration of a president and the observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. These events call us...