All children in grades 1–5 are invited to sing! Our first rehearsal is Sunday, Nov. 3. This Christmas choir will sing in morning worship on Dec. 1 and at Celebration of the Green on the evening of Dec. 8. Each Sunday (see dates below), we will meet in Room 2221 for a...
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. 8. Each plant costs $14, and donors may take them home after Christmas Eve services. Order by Dec. 1...
Hometown: Abilene Present City: Dallas Education: B.S., Southern Nazarene University; M.D., Baylor College of Medicine Profession: Pediatrician Tell us about your family and work. I have been happily married to Keri Mitchell for 22 years, and we have been blessed with...
By Darren DeMent Sequels. Reboots. Existing IP. Extended narrative universes. It seems like that’s all we get when it comes to movies these days. An article in Forbes magazine highlighting recent cultural trends noted that in the 1990s, just 11.7% of the domestic box...
By Micki Lacker, Stephen Leader Wilshire’s Stephen Ministry program is calling for applicants for the next Stephen Minister training session, which starts in January and will meet weekly on Tuesday evenings through May. Our training covers a broad spectrum of useful...
Full Name: Kristen Elizabeth Rice Hometown: Prairie Lea and Lolita, Texas Present City: Dallas Education: BFA, Baylor, 2002; MEd, University of Houston–Victoria, 2014 Profession: Founder and executive director of Color Me Empowered Tell us about your family. I’m a...
By R.G. Huff Tomorrow marks the end of my 75th year. “Happy birthday to me” and all that! Almost every Sunday of those three-score-and-fifteen years, I have found myself in church … praying, listening, learning — and singing the hymns and gospel songs that shaped my...
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...