Good Neighbor Faux Pax – Well Meaning…But Oops!

Act 1 - The Arrival - My friends were excited to see a new neighbor moving in! They watched as she unloaded her belongings. She looked to be on her own. Exercising their good heartedness they asked if they...

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Church Closes Doors One Week After Easter

The church building was full just seven days ago. Holy Week prior bustled with the activity of traditional Maundy Thursday and Good Friday services. Saturday brought smiles and laughter of children at the annual community Easter event. And yet —...

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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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’Tis the Season – Happy Hallo-Thanks-Christmas!

My sense of the holidays became discombobulated this past week! Perhaps you’ve noticed it also. I mean what’s the appropriate greeting? Trick or Treat, Happy Thanksgiving or Merry Christmas? My taste buds are equally confused. Should I finish off the...

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Building Bridges with Neighbors – Some Talk About It. Others Do It!

Meet my friend Summer Cromartie. She along with husband Matt and kiddos Jack & Jesse are the real deal! They are living out the life of Jesus in their Valley Ranch neighborhood via missional rhythms and practices. Get this, they...

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Cancer Wasn’t On My Calendar – Gratefully Celebrating The Pink This October

At the age of forty-two I was diagnosed with stage three colon cancer. This year I celebrated my 14th year anniversary of being cancer free. October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I am always reminded of my...

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