Before moving to Nokomis, I talked about walking to my office at the church building on a regular basis. I thought that since I would live just a mile from my office, walking there daily would certainly be reasonable and would be very good exercise for me. It took me a month and a half, but I’m finally including this as a part of my daily routine. And I’m not only walking one mile a daily, I’m averaging about four miles a day! I walk to my office in the morning, then back home for lunch around noon, then back to my office after lunch, then back home late afternoon. Four trips equals four miles.
The walk is quite pleasant. Most of the walk is shaded by trees, so even on hot days, it’s not too bad. I really like the street we live on. It’s very quiet, and the road is made of brick, which adds the nice small town feel that we love so much.
I pass two other church buildings before arriving to Grace Baptist, where I am the pastor. The first church that I walk by is the First Baptist Church of Nokomis. It’s an American Baptist church, and it’s the only other Baptist church that I know of in town. I spoke with the pastor there before we moved here, but I’ve yet to meet him in person (though I did hear him preach once a few months back).
The other church building that I pass is the St. Louis Catholic Church. Again, I’ve yet to meet the priest, but I’ve heard that he used to be Baptist. I look forward to meeting him as well. The Catholic Church is the largest church in town, and they also have a school in town.
After passing the Catholic Church, I turn onto Union Street for the second half of the walk.
This is one of the busier streets in Nokomis, because it is one of the ways in and out of the town. In fact, Grace Baptist is located right on the edge of town, where many people come and go. Personally, I think it’s in a great location, with lots of room to expand. After walking down Union Street a while, I finally see Grace Baptist peeking above the corn.
There are corn fields on either side of the church building. It’s crazy how fast corn grows. When I candidated at Grace at the end of June, the corn was barely in the ground. All you could see was a big dirt field. Now the corn is taller than I am!
At last, I have arrived at Grace Baptist Church!
Thanks for the walk to your new church. I enjoyed it.