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In just 34 short days, I will be here…
That would be Little Dix Bay, in the BVI. Right about…here…
Ahhh…I feel more relaxed just posting this!! So grateful and excited to be making this trip!
This Memorial Day weekend I traveled with friends to Baltimore, MD to attend Next 2009, a conference hosted by Sovereign Grace Ministries. 
http://www.sovereigngraceministries.org/ I’d never attended this conference before, only heard good things about it from other friends who had attended in the past. The night before I had to do research to even learn the baiscs of who heads Sovereign Grace, what they are all about. I learned that Sovereign Grace is headed by C.J. Mahaney and is a product of C.J.’s church, Covenent Life Church in Maryland. C.J. is no longer the head pastor, Joshua Harris is (yes, the I Kissed Dating Goodbye Josh Harris). I knew of most of the pastors who would be speaking, but had never personally experienced any of their work – speaking or writing. In addition to not knowing much about the conference before I got there, I’d also never given much thought to visiting Baltimore – just hasn’t really been on my radar of ‘places to visit before I die.’
Going into this weekend so blindly, I was so delighted by the way it all played out. I liked the speakers even more than I thought I would. D.A. Carson, C.J. Mahaney – so, so smart, wise and gifted. Joshua Harris was a plesent surprise (since I only knew him as the dating guy) – he was the brain behind this whole conference and on top of that, delivered a great talk the first night. I couldn’t encourage you enough to spend some time listening to all the talks – you can download them here: http://www.thisisnext.org/resources/.
Baltimore itself was a surprise added bouns to the trip. We had a lot of free time to roam the city and I loved all the history that
Baltimore Orioles
seemed to live around every corner. The Chessepeake Bay, the site where the Star Spangled Banner was written, chetheadral style churches – all interesting. We even got the best introduction to Orioles baseball we could have asked for – a beautiful day, excellent seats, and they even won!
All in all – a totally worthwhile, much needed trip – even if it landed in the middle of the busiest month possible. I’m glad I fit it in.
