For Wilshire Baptist Church
I was vacuuming the upstairs study where I work, and I almost wrecked my shoulder again trying to vacuum with one hand while moving my desk chair with the other. It’s a heavy, oak, library-style chair that LeAnn brought into our marriage and I’ve adopted as my own. A chiropractor might advise me to quit using it, but I love it because it keeps me uncomfortable.
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After months of buildup and weeks of fretting about the weather, the eclipse finally happened. Thanks to well-timed cloud breaks, we saw everything we hoped to see, and it was spectacular. If you saw the eclipse, you don’t need any descriptions from me, but here are a few random observations about the event:
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Hey Wilshire family, I hope you don’t mind but I invited Malcolm Guite to come hang out with us when he’s back in Dallas in May. Guite is an English poet, songwriter, pastor and professor who has been at Wilshire before. He’s read scripture and prayed from our pulpit, and he’s spoken in our Epiphany class. And when he speaks — oh my, he could read an IRS 1040 or a restaurant menu and hold an audience in rapt silence.
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