A little over 9 years ago, weeks prior to the start of winter, we traveled to Macon to check out a house for rent so that we'd have a home as I started my new position at Tabernacle Baptist Church in January of 2017. I remember following our pastor to the house and thinking how long of a journey I'd have to work each day (this is the farthest I've lived from a church I serve). Little did I know how "journey" would be a metaphor for our time in Macon.   On this journey, we've