For Wilshire Baptist Church
Eating BBQ under a sheet-metal shed in the howling, dusty wind at a roadside stand was not our first choice for dinner after a long day of exploring Big Bend National Park. It wasn’t even our Plan B; it was just what happened. But for Don Bauchman, owner of DB’s Rustic Iron BBQ in Terlingua, feeding hungry folks like us is a vocation and fulfillment of a longtime dream.
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During Wilshire’s virtual worship service on Sunday, two of our members shared personal reflections about what this past year has meant to them. A recurring theme was being mindful of what’s been lost, and what’s been gained. In particular, Abbey Adcox said, “I pray that I don’t pick back up the lost things that were maybe normal, but definitely not best.”
Continue reading “Against the Wind”For Wilshire Baptist Church
I wasn’t expecting an emotional collision with the deaths of Jerry Jeff Walker and Roy Faulhaber just a few days apart, but that’s what happened to me back in October. I wrote about it then but then I set it aside because sometimes it’s good to let thoughts sit for a while. I’ve done that, and now here it is:
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