I Am Wilshire

Preparing for Worship

What has been before will continue to be, and what has been done before will continue to be done — there’s nothing new under the sun! —Ecclesiastes 1:9 Sometimes we feel just like the writer of Ecclesiastes. We get stuck in our daily routine. Everything seems...

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I Am Wilshire: Laurie Diffee

Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Dallas; Education: B.S. in education, Baylor University; Profession: IT Engineer at GuideStone Financial Resources (formerly the Annuity Board of the Southern Baptist Convention); Tell us about your family. My husband, Mike, and I have...

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I Am Wilshire: Mary Lu Hare

Hometown: Dallas; Present City: Fort Worth; Education: B.A., Marketing, Texas Woman’s University; M.P.A., Texas A&M University; I start my M.P.H. online this fall with Boston University. Profession: Senior manager for scientific sessions program at American Heart...

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I Am Wilshire: Rhonda Walton

Hometown: Fort Worth; Present City: Dallas; Education: B.A. in English from Texas Christian University; M.D. from Wright State School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio; Residency in Pediatrics at Dayton Children’s Hospital; Profession: Pediatrician (retired); Tell us about...

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I Am Wilshire: David Beck

Hometown: Paducah, Texas; Present city: Justin, Texas; Education: UT–Austin, Business; Profession: Business Management; Tell us about your work. For 26 years my family has operated a restoration service business, cleaning buildings after water and fire damage losses...

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I Am Wilshire: Gina Ortegon

Hometown: Pensacola, Florida; Present City: Allen; Education: Bachelor of Interior Design, Auburn University; Profession: Manufacturers’ Sales Rep; Tell us about your family. I’m married to Ronnie Ortegon, and we have three daughters: Elena, 22, Erika, 22, and Ana,...

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I Am Wilshire: Price Tinsley

Hometown: Garland; Present City: Garland; Education: BA, University of North Texas; Profession: Texas Department of Public Safety, Driver License Division; Tell us about your family. I am married to Sara, who I met at Wilshire in 2001. We have two children, Gillian,...

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I Am Wilshire: Steven Murray

Hometown: It’s complicated! Present City: Dallas (Lake Highlands); Education: Baylor University, Bachelor of Music and Master of Business Administration; Profession: Public Finance Investment Banker; Tell us about your family? I was raised in a very strong Catholic...

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I Am Wilshire: Judy Coleman

Hometown: Abilene, Texas; Present city: Dallas; Education: Hardin Simmons University, B.S., Education; Southern Methodist University, M.L.A. Tell us about your family. I have two younger sisters and one brother, two grown children, Robert and Claire, and three...

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I Am Wilshire: Scott Spreier

Hometown: Jetmore, Kansas; Present City: Dallas; Education: University of Kansas; Profession: Consultant and writer; Tell us about your family. Jeanne and I have been married 38 years. Our three wonderful kids (Mary Lu, who works for the American Heart Association and...

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