I have cease to label each entry with a day and number; there isn't enough happening, unfortunately, for there to be any value in using that particular system of journaling.

Last week I attended an SBC church I found on 9 Marks. That particular morning I was especially sad due to many things happening in my life right now, which are naturally affecting me emotionally. I entered the Vacaville Community Center in which this particular congregation meets weekly, and sat in the very...

Day 10
Yesterday I attended a local Evangelical Free church. I went to its earliest service, so I had the advantage of beating the crowds later on in the morning. The pastor was preaching on of the last sermons of the current series "Wisdom for Relationships". It thought-provoking, but rather general and non-intrusive. Although evident he had a plan for what he wanted to teach, the sermon itself was fairly improvised; it was clear he did not give much attentiont o straying away...

Day 3
I was able to contact more of the church offices today. After calling around a bit, I got on the phone with local General Baptist pastor, and while it was clear pretty fast that his local body wasn't the right place for me (mostly retired folk), he kept pushing the question as to what I was looking for in a church. "Are you looking for contemporary, Baptist, Pentecostal?" When I gave him the details of my theological convictions, he started to give me some suggestions as...

Day 2
I moved back home to Vacaville, CA. While I am very happy with a local body in Dixon, the drive is too far to be taking every time there is an event or small group meeting, not to mention every Sunday morning. I am not very familiar with the various bodies here in Vacaville, save the megachurches.

Yesterday, I made a list of churches out of the phone book. After calling each of them and getting worship service schedules from their answering machines, the list made...