This Sunday, Paul and I visited the Sunday evening service that our church offers. It’s called “The Gathering”, and it’s for college and young adults. We had heard it was mostly singles, but we wanted to check it out anyways. We had an interesting experience, and I really wish I had attended there when I first moved to Atlanta, for the year that I was here and Paul was in Rhode Island. It doesn’t really fit us anymore, but I…
UPDATE TO ADD: I just realized that the title sounds not how I intended. It’s a playoff of “Bring Your Own Bottle”. I have a confession to make. I LOVE Coke. Any Coke works (Dr. Pepper, Mountain Dew, also known as “soda”), but my favorite is classic Coke. Paul and I keep our fridge regularly stocked with Coke for me and Diet Coke for him (Diet Coke is not Coke. blech). I drink usually one a day, though I like…
If you live in the United States, then you probably haven’t been able to escape the constant talk of elections here. In November we will be voting on who will be the next president of the United States, and right now each state is holding their primary elections to decide who will be on each party’s ballot in November. Here in Georgia, we will be voting on February 5th (along with many other states) and so I have been researching…
We had a guest pastor today – the high school youth pastor spoke. He started off by recounting a story of someone who approached him and chided him for only preaching the Bible, and not going “deeper”. “How can you get more depth than the Gospel?” he told the congregation. He said a few things that stuck with me. One was, “You can always go deeper in the Bible. You can always go deeper with your relationship with God.” You…
Paul and I met with a budget coach yesterday. He is a volunteer through Crown Ministries who is meeting with us to discuss our budget and keep us accountable to sticking with it. He is certified through Crown and through Dave Ramsey. Our first meeting was yesterday, and we discussed our plan for our finances. This is what he recommended: 1) $1000 Emergency Fund 2) Pay off all loans 3) 3-6 Months Living Expenses Emergency Fund 4) Save for retirement…