We've titled today's conversational back porch theology, How Do We Know When God Says Go?

Because we're using the seasonal theme of back to school to talk honestly about transition.

Whether it's graduating from one grade to the next, leaving home to strike out on our

home, changing careers, saying goodbye to a relationship or a loved one, moving from

one neighborhood to another, one city to another, one state to another, even from one

country to another, we're all going to come face to face with change on a regular basis,

whether we're comfortable with it or not.

So what does this divine love letter called the Bible reveal about when to leave and when

to stay?

Why are there 74 say-laws or sacred pauses in biblical narrative and when are we supposed

to put our own proverbial cars in neutral instead of racing ahead?

How can we learn to lean into the curves of this wild ride called life, especially when

we can't see around the corner of our circumstances?

Speaking of wild rides, Ali and Dr. Howard are back in the BPT House today after taking

their own summer breaks, which means this convo is going to be both rowdy and rooted

in a deep love for each other as well as forgotten his word.

So please grab a cup of coffee, I'm still drinking mine iced because even though we're cruising

toward fall, it's still hot and humid in Nashville and grab your Bible, unless your hands

are sticky from brazing brisket for a late summer barbecue, of course, and come kick up

your feet on the porch with us.

Hey, hey, back porters, my name is Allison Allen and I am the five foot 12-spirisful wing

woman for Lisa Harper's back porch these, you know what, I'm sorry, I have to interrupt

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