By Ariel Merivil When I started high school, the dress code required uniforms: khakis and a polo every day but Friday. By my junior year, the rules relaxed, and students could wear whatever they wanted, within reason. The first time my brother and I tried to leave...
By Jeff Brummel Take one minute to look around the Sanctuary. Quiet your heart as you gaze at the chancel, the tops of the pillars on the sides of the room, the windows. What is different? The paraments are purple, the shutters are closed and we have an old rugged...
By Amanda Hines In my college days, I would periodically make the three-and-a-half-hour drive between Starkville, Mississippi, and Huntsville, Alabama. The most efficient route connecting these two places put me on a lot of backcountry roads running through a few...
By Heather Mustain Today is Wilshire’s annual Souper Bowl of Caring. For nearly 30 years, Wilshire has offered a soup luncheon on Super Bowl Sunday that benefits hunger and poverty alleviation efforts all over the world. Historically these funds were given to the...
By Georgia McKee “Control what you can control, and let go of what you can’t.” Before every competition, my head coach at Belmont University had us listen to a recording that repeated this phrase while guiding us through a breathing exercise. The goal was to steady...
By Jordann McMahan Have you ever heard the Parable of the Choir? It is attributed to Celeste Bembry and goes like this: “A choir can sing a beautiful note impossibly long because singers can individually drop out to breathe as necessary and the note goes on. Social...
By Amanda Hines This time of year is marked by New Year’s resolutions that vary from things like living more healthy lifestyles through exercise and nutrition to reading more books and spending less time on screens or traveling more to experience new places. The...
By Maggie Morey Did you catch it? The turning of the year and the changing of the seasons, I mean. Like many years, this changing of the calendar caught me off guard. In the midst of Advent preparations and holiday travels, 2026 snuck up on me. How did the changing of...
By Abbey Adcox The days after Christmas settle quietly. Anticipation fades, gatherings shrink and the house glows with decorations, though the mood shifts. Some feel relief; others sense a gentle ache. What lingers is not clarity but a mix of gratitude and weariness,...
By Scott Spreier Christmas is upon us! The decorations are up, the lights twinkling and the music playing — magnificently here at Wilshire. But for me, something — someone — is missing. The Son of God. Personally, I’ve only caught fleeting glimpses of Christ this...