Mason: Does prayer work? We don’t know. But grandparenting gives us clues
How does prayer work? No one knows how prayer works or why. Some wonder if it works at all, and if it does, what…
Religion
Wilshire Baptist will host a Ramadan dinner this week
Wilshire Baptist Church is known for breaking the mold. In 1991, the church voted to ordain women ministers, diverting from fundamentalist Biblical interpretation that…
Eruptions are evident in Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and the angry middle class
Blowing our tops Unstable fissures in the earth, unaddressed fractures in the heart, and unattended factions within society are all of a kind. You…
Dallas pastor launches ‘Good God’ podcast for public theology’s sake
Wilshire Baptist Church‘s senior pastor, George Mason, tends to enter the fray rather than steer clear of it. He is of the mindset that…
Made in East Dallas: The Ahadi Collective produces crafts and community
LIVING ON A PRAYER When Liboire Barenga first stumbled upon the idea for a textile company run by East African immigrants, one word came…
Free bike share ride, ‘Legend of the Bluebonnet,’ shred for Tietze Park and more events this weekend
St. Matthew’s Cathedral will host “Every Day’ll be Sunday” with photographs by Dickie Hill showcasing the life of faith in Dallas. The event will…
‘The Greatest Showman’s’ bearded lady Keala Settle has an East Dallas connection
Keala Settle’s performance of the Oscar-nominated ballad “This is Me” at the 90th Oscar awards ceremony turned heads, but few know the Hawaii native…
Worship: What happens when religious holy days and secular holidays overlap?
Chocolates or ashes? Clergy like me like to gripe about how culture calendars usurp church calendars. We’ll have to be especially creative this year…
Sanctuaries, coffee shops, temples and makeshift mosques bring our neighbors community and comfort
Amazing Faith Dallas is often called the buckle of the Bible Belt. While about 78 percent of Dallas churchgoers claim Christianity according to the Pew…
#FBF: The 10 most popular stories of 2017 as decided by Advocate readers
Our neighborhood saw it all in 2017; tragedy bumped into excitement, but schadenfreude may have ruled the day. This #FBF, we look back at…
Which famous cult leader’s ashes were spread at White Rock Lake?
Our neighborhood waterway’s striking vistas make it a desirable place to spread a loved one’s ashes, and a new podcast reveals that the lake…
The leadership of Wilshire Baptist Church knew two things: The vote would be close, and either way it went down, they would lose people.
But they believed this was an issue that couldn’t be glossed over or kicked down the road any longer. Over the years, it had…
