2018 Missional Conversations Series — The Pilgrim Ways of Jesus

You’re invited Saturday morning (February 24) as Dr. Michael Stroope from Truett Seminary at Baylor University kicks off the Forge Dallas 2018 Missional Conversations Series at Valley Ranch Baptist Church in Coppell, TX. In our ever changing national and cultural...

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Pilgrims Wanted — Hazardous Journey, Small Wages – You In?

How’s that for a help wanted ad! Given the hipster job title “Pilgrim” and stellar job perks you might assume not too many resumes would hit my inbox. But hold on — you might be wrong! My experience is some...

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We Call Bull S**t — The Sermon on the Mount Circa 2018

Worse weeks I can hardly imagine. A day on the calendar circled for loving, tragically became a breaking headline of evil and hate. The diabolical pull of a trigger shattered lives and dreams. And if the sight of distraught...

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COLD Night, Warm Hearts – Hike to Help 2018 Adventure

I love a good adventure! And the highest elevation point on the Ouachita Trail (Mount Rich 2,681 ft - not bad for AR) and plummeting temperatures didn’t disappoint! This past weekend our hearty group of backpackers trekked 6 miles (us...

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Golfers Doing Good — Recipients of Good Neighbor Award

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – A group of Coppell based “golfers doing good” have been chosen as the December 2017 good neighbors of the month, an award presented by Loving Community a local neighborhood advocacy group. So the question is can you...

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Why I HAD TO Live Missionally – Forge Dallas Missionary Residency

“What I believe is not what I say I believe, what I believe is what I do!” I’ve always loved this quote by Donald Miller author of Blue Like Jazz. And for me living missional HAD TO become more...

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Remembering the Forgotten at Christmas – Arbor House Christmas Party 2017

Alzheimer’s is a horrible disease. Our family knows this first hand. Both my mother, who is currently in a memory care center, and my mother-in-law who passed away in 2007 are and were victims of this disease. It slowly...

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Forge Dallas 2018 Missionary Residency

You’re invited to be a part! Beginning January 2018 and for the next five months you can learn from 10 leading missiologist, authors, and missional practitioners — and never leave the DFW metroplex! When you become a Forge Dallas missionary...

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Hike to Help – January 13-14, 2018 – Challenge the Body, Renew the Spirit

Some of my favorite life memories have happened outdoors in the wilderness. Taking in a panoramic view from a mountain top or gazing into a starlit sky renews my spirit. Is it any wonder that the Gospel stories of Jesus...

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Thanks-Giving — Your Generosity At Work Locally

Thanksgiving is a wonderful season in which to focus on our gratefulness. The Psalmist wrote, “Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good, his love endures forever.” ~ Psalm 107:1 AMEN! As Sharon and I give thanks and count...

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