For Wilshire Baptist Church
If you’ve been near the office at Wilshire recently, you’ve probably seen the large, framed print of the congregational photo that was taken by Allan Akins in September. It’s the same cover photo at the top of Wilshire’s Facebook page. It’s a beautiful, lively photo showing the church as it truly is – the people and not the building. Still, I cringe when I see it because standing front and center is LeAnn and me.
For Wilshire Baptist Church
For a brief two years in the 1990s I worked as a financial news reporter in the airline industry, and that put me in the presence of Southwest Airlines co-founder Herb Kelleher on a handful of memorable occasions. Kelleher passed away recently, and that has me remembering shareholder meetings, group interviews in his office and even a small luncheon at The Palm. The man was the same in every setting: focused but friendly, serious but jovial.
For Wilshire Baptist Church
“Are you two twins?” The man asking the question might have been kidding, but I bristled a little before I answered. “Sure, we’re twins — born 25 years apart.”
I was sitting beside my father in the waiting room at a physical therapist, waiting on a session to work on a kink in his neck and back that’s needed some attention. Otherwise he’s as healthy as any man his age or even one 25 years younger. Continue reading “Learning Me”
