Today Katrina and I sat down and took a good hard look at how much longer we will be in Abilene.  A pretty daunting task, but all the same a quite encouraging one.  Our plans since we can remember praying about it have been to leave Abilene once I complete my MDiv and move up to the great Windy City (Chicago) and settle in there as domestic missionaries.  As things look from today’s peering into the future (no crystal balls needed, just degree plans), we’ll be tying our bed mattress to the roof of our car and heading North December 2007.  The weight of having a deadline like that makes me all the more interested in thinking through the big questions:

- Where will we live?  Does it make a difference?  What kinds of people do we want to interact with?  What sorts of markets, entertainment, and hang-out joints do we want near our place?

- How will I provide for my family?  Should I begin raising support right now?  Should I raise support at all?  How will I engage the community with my work?
- What should we be praying for?  How does God redeem a whole city for his Kingdom?  Where do we fit into his plan of worldwide reconcilliation?

and truly, the most definitive question of the day:

- Cubs, or White Sox?

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