For Wilshire Baptist Church
“What will we become?” That’s the big question being posed in Port Aransas, Texas nine months after Hurricane Harvey pounded the island community with 132 mile per hour winds and more than a foot of rain. And it’s an existential question we all face whether we realize it or not. Continue reading “Becoming New”
For Wilshire Baptist Church
I’ve mentioned in some of these writings in recent weeks that our house was to be included in a home tour in downtown Garland. Well, the event went off without a hitch and it turned out to be more fun than I imagined – and more educational as well.
For Wilshire Baptist Church
Saturday while running errands I saw a car with a license plate reading, “PHIL 419.” I laughed and said, “Stick with the plan, Phil.”
You see, whenever I see or hear the name Phil I think about two summers ago when Ethan, our nephew, stayed with us while attending Wilshire’s MusiCamp. We took him to Legoland in Grapevine one afternoon and ended the day in their splash park where Ethan and other kids organized themselves and constructed a building out of giant foam Legos. I say they “organized themselves” because there were some kids building the walls, while others, including Ethan, gathered and delivered the blocks. Continue reading “Stick With The Plan”
