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I commuted this morning on my bike from my house to a men's small group and then from the group to my office . I met up with Jason along the way, and we made it without major incident from our homes to our destinations on the streets and bike trails of Plano . The reason I would blog about this is that our town is not really suited for commuting by bike on the streets .   Suburbs are built for cars, not bikes and pedestrians. Bicycles in this town are for recreation and sport, and walking is for exercise. Anything "everyday" is 99% done in a car. It's designed that way. Yes, the City of Plano is making strides to make motorists aware of bikes  on the streets (See below), but they are still dominated by motorized vehicles and angry drivers . I recently connected with a virtual acquaintance, Sean Benesh , who lives and commutes in Portland. He muses about such things as being Metrospiritual and creating a "bikeable" church. He has dipped in...

CIW@Legacy Last weekend, Legacy Church , partnered with six other churches and the City of Plano's Love Where You Live Service Day and Block Party to be "salt and light servants" in our community. Markus Lloyd of Legacy led us into the mission field of our neighborhoods to serve in the name of Jesus. This weekend highlighted one of Legacy's core values , "We are most like Jesus when you serve."  Meeting the needs of others motivated by Christ-like love and borne on the message of that love is the lowest position of human status yet the highest expression of following Jesus. Partnering with six other churches has built within our fellowship the value of what we call Big "C" Church , the reality that the local church is an expression of the larger body of Christ that spans a community and the globe. We are not arrogant enough to think we are the only Christ followers or that we can complete Christ's mission on our own. Jesus ...

Book Description Legacy Church has begun to partner with other churches in our city to address needs that are impossible to meet without the cooperation of other churches . For example, on April 27 and 28 , we will join seven other churches to partner with the City of Plano in order to serve our community. We call it Community Impact Weekend .If you live in the Plano area, please feel free to join us. You can sign up to serve here . Another aspect of partnering with the Big "C" Church to meet needs in the name of Jesus, is creating a dialogue around how our faith intersects our public lives . In order to start such a dialogue, three pastors and three churches have joined together to discuss this important topic. Father Bruce Bradley, St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Community , Rev. Dr. David Batchelder, West Plano Presbyterian Church , and I will host community dialogues at the three churches around the topic raised in the book, Christians and the Common ...