Signs of Life

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Spring has arrived. The signs are everywhere.

The lawn is sprouting fresh sprigs of grass along with every variety of weed, enough to prompt the first mow of the season. In the beds, daffodils are bobbing their yellow heads while a few pink tulips and purple irises are showing their colors. There are bright green leaf buds on all the trees and shrubs except for the pecans. They are always the last to bloom; they know there still is a chance for a freeze. 

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Holy Moments

For Wilshire Baptist Church

Music always has had a mystical way of reminding me that we are created by a God greater than us and bound together in ways that celebrate our common humanity. Sometimes it happens in silly ways, like me talking classic rock this morning in our kitchen with a plumber who looked like 1980s pop music icon Michael McDonald. But then other times it happens in a holy moment such as the two we experienced last Sunday.

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