End of year need: $727,573 For many of us, Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” is a favorite. You know the song: “Sweet Caroline/Good times never seemed so good./I’ve been inclined/To believe they never would.” The song has become an anthem for Boston Red Sox fans at...
By Timothy Peoples Today is the first Sunday of Advent, which traditionally focuses on hope. Each time we come to this Sunday, I’m reminded that I’m not the most hopeful about our world. I know, I know, that’s not the way to see the world or come into the season of...
Name: Jane Alloway Hometown: Dallas Present City: Dallas Education: Texas Tech University Profession: Retail; store manager, Lord & Taylor; 30 years as district manager, Gap, Banana Republic and Victoria’s Secret Tell us about your family. My father and mother...
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...
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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...