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Well, it's a Saturday morning

and you're sitting at Simone a cafe in Arlington having a nice quiet morning crisp fall weather

Coffee in one hand the Bible in front of you and you take a moment and close your eyes and praise God only to look up and two people

across the coffee shop are kind of laughing at you mockingly for reading that ancient

book and doing that old practice and then you just act like you were yawning

and you kind of tucked the Bible away and turn your chair.

And then you think to yourself, does God actually want me in the city?

Can I be a Christian in this city?

It's a Tuesday afternoon and your kids come home from school

and you're happy to see them,

but then you're quickly disappointed to hear about the curriculum that they've learned

that confronts the faith in Jesus you've been teaching them.

And quickly you walk into the kitchen and ask yourself,

how do I raise a family in this city?

Can I raise a family in this city?

It's Friday and you're at happy hour

with coworkers at Union Pub, and it's one happy hour with coworkers at Union Pub

and it's one happy hour turns into two happy hours,

turns into three happy hours, turns into ten happy hours,

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