By Katie Murray It happened again the other week. I was going about my day with my kids when out of nowhere my mother’s words came out of my mouth. I laughed recounting the event to my mom on the phone later that week: “It’s like you were inside my head telling me...
Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: BFA Wood from Tennessee Tech Profession: Fine Furniture Maker Tell us about your family. My parents, Chris and Al Stewart, are both members at Wilshire. My twin brother Curtis works the cameras for the church’s...
Help decorate the Sanctuary for Advent by ordering a poinsettia in honor or in memory of a loved one. Dedications will be listed in the worship folder on Sunday, Dec. 7. Each plant costs $14, and donors may take them home after Christmas Eve services. Order by Nov. 30...
New Stephen Ministers needed; training starts in January What is Stephen Ministry? Stephen Ministries is an independent Christian organization founded in 1975 and based in St. Louis, Missouri. It draws its name from the book of Acts, where in chapter 6 Stephen is...
Hometown: Fort Worth Present City: Dallas — for a couple more days Education: UT Austin, bachelor’s in advertising Profession: Advertising/Communications Tell us about your family. Geri and I met in high school and married in 1992 after college. Our daughter, Harper,...
By Scott Spreier Today’s readings ring familiar to me, especially the one from the Hebrew Scriptures, which I first heard in the rural church I grew up in on the arid plains of western Kansas. Although we were town folk, most of the congregants were dryland farmers....
By Ariel Merivil In her book The Art of Gathering, Priya Parker observes, “There are so many good reasons for coming together that often we don’t know precisely why we are doing so.” So why are we gathered today? Our weekly worship is a spiritual practice — a...
Imagine the village of Bethlehem the night Jesus was born — bustling with merchants and artists, musicians and storytellers, beggars and royalty. Now imagine you are a baker, potter, weaver, carpenter, scribe or palace guard, and you’re welcoming guests who have come...
Hometown: Richardson Present City: Dallas Education: Bachelor in film production, University of Texas Profession: Hospitality Tell us about your family. Melissa and I met and married in Austin. We’ll celebrate 20 years on Jan. 1. Our daughter Ananda is sneaky funny...
By Jordann McMahan When you hear people talk about God’s faithfulness, what comes to mind? Maybe you think of a particular story from the Bible, such as when God led the Israelites out of Egypt. Perhaps you think of the ways God continued to seek after people, even...