Wander No More

If you haven't noticed, the Wandering Reverend hasn't been doing much "wandering" lately. You might be asking yourself "Why?" or even "Why do I care?". And those are both good questions. Thanks for asking. 


Well, for one, I'm tired of wandering. While the learning experience was awesome and I had a great time, I have been missing that one aspect of church that matters most - family. Sure, I met a lot of nice people (some not so nice, like this guy Phil Alderman, what a jerk! Ha ha.) and got exposed to new ideas and thoughts on what really matters at church. 


But that one thing I kept missing was right after church. That moment when the service is over and everyone is talking and milling about. At my old church, it was time to catch up with some people and find out where the fam was going out to dinner (90% of the time, Angie's in Barberton. Good stuff). But when you're at a different church every week, I usually ended up at Burger King or Wendy's and then headed back home to eat it by myself. . . Heck, a few times, I even called people from my old church just so I could go out! Thanks Jared and Caroline!


But I did learn a lot (which I will be going over a little in future posts) so I am definitely not salty of the whole experience. It's just definitely time to move on. 


So what's up next? Good question - lots. There's First Glance, which I'm having a great time with. Those kids are awesome and the job that Noelle and the other volunteers are doing in Kenmore is immeasurable. And there's still a few churches I'd like to visit, so the old Rev ain't quite done yet. Also, I'd like to explore Kenmore a little further. I know there are some great places here that I haven't discovered! 


Stay tuned! If for no other reason, to be entertained and to goad my oh-so-fragile ego. 


Oh, and like I said, I am now going to start regularly attending Akron Baptist Temple ("ABT" for those in the know). Again, great place with lots of great people. Heck, they even took a video of me going into the church on my first day. Check it out! 





With Love, 
Reverend