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...
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...