Friday, March 11, 2016

Where From Here?

One poker room's Facebook page practically is frozen in time, moments before the police supposedly showed up last month. Another is so resigned to its fate, it posted a "going out of business" sale on Facebook Thursday.

With no more poker rooms in our city, what's a poker fan to do? We're facing that situation right now - a bit like what happened when we moved to our new home three years ago.  After thinking it over, several options remain:

1. Traveling 30 minutes down the road to a casino poker room - but Sunday tournaments there can be expensive.

2. Returning to the "World Poker Tour Amateur League". But it's dropped to one location in our city, and Monday evening tournaments don't work well with our schedule these days.

3. Playing online for chips or small prizes. That's probably our best playing option - but it can be the toughest for getting a response to matters of faith.

4. Deciding the "poker phase" of our life is past, and moving on to other projects.

That last option has been a serious one for us, with work matters taking more time each week while both blogging and poker seem to decline in popularity.

We're not announcing any big decisions yet -- merely saying we're thinking things over. In the meantime, we're asking God to help us make the best choice:
Teach me your way, O Lord; lead me in a straight path because of my oppressors. - Psalm 27:11


We're not necessarily feeling oppressed at the moment. But we believe things work out for the best when we let God lead the way.
When Jesus spoke again to the people, he said, "I am the light of the world. Whoever follows me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life." - John 8:12


We invite you to put yourself in our poker-playing shoes.  What would you do?

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