T-Shirts and Smiles! — A Grow Girl’s Celebration

It was truly a sight to behold! The smiles that dotted the faces of the girls and mentors alike as they proudly received their first ever Grow Girl T-shirts. It was enough to make this grown man cry :)! The...

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What To Do When You Don’t Know What To Do — Old Dogs and New Tricks!

For me 2014 brought the proverbial fork in the road. With a resume chalked full of 35 years of ministry gigs in large and varied church settings, from traditional to super hipster — I was struggling with the oft...

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Allison Stamey Recipient of Good Neighbor Award

LEWISVILLE, TEXAS – Lewisville High School Student Activity Director Ms. Allison Stamey has been recognized as the August 2018 Good Neighbor of the Month. The award is presented by Loving Community a Dallas-Fort Worth based neighborhood advocacy group. The...

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Could This Happen In Lewisville ISD? (It Happened in Dallas ISD) – A Mentoring Movement for Young Men 

When a middle school in Dallas ISD planned its first-ever Breakfast with Dads Day, organizers worried that some boys wouldn’t have dads in their lives – amazingly nearly 600 volunteer mentors answered the call as reported nationally on the...

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Loving Memories – Every Life Tells A Story

One thing I know about myself, I’m a sucker for a good story! Of my earliest and fondest boyhood memories at Western Oaks Elementary School was Mrs. McGrady reading stories as we lay on our mats on the floor....

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Happy Birthday Loving Community…Four Years, Four Gifts!

June 2014 seems almost like yesterday! That’s when Loving Community came to be in our little corner of the world in Lewisville, TX. The founding rally cry of “love the 067” (our shorten zip code 75067 representing 12 square...

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Learning Again… Everyday People On Mission In The Places We Live, Work, And Play

We confess we are learning again. Learning what it means to courageously join God in his mission of redeeming the world —  one Dallas-Fort Worth neighborhood, workplace, amusement park, school, movie theater, and pub. — In reality one friendship...

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Take The Good Neighbor Quiz – You Might Be A Good Neighbor IF…

Maybe you’re like me — I had the “want to” but didn’t have the “know how”. I wanted to be a good neighbor. I was 110% on board with Jesus Great Commandment of loving God and loving my neighbor....

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Mac & Erika Browning Recipient of Good Neighbor Award

DUNCANVILLE, TEXAS – Duncanville residents Mac & Erika Browning have been recognized as the May 2018 Good Neighbors of the Month, an award presented by Loving Community, a Dallas-Fort Worth neighborhood advocacy group. The monthly award is given to...

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Next Door As It Is In Heaven – Neighborhood Family Fun Day

The sun was bright, the burgers were tasty, the snow cones refreshing, kids were splashing in the pool as neighbors were laughing and catching up. That was the vibe at Sunday’s 4th Annual Family Fun Day at our RockBrook...

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