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As tempting as that sounds, I’m not so sure it’s a good idea. Not because the idea wouldn’t work; I’m afraid it would.

After moving from Abilene in March of 1990, we were thrilled to find a church home in the Dallas area that so reminded us of the sweet fellowship of the Highland church. The C.A.R.E. sign (Christians at Richardson East) told us that this was not your typical church of Christ. Banners on the wall of the auditorium…? We liked those, too. And the preacher! What’s not to love about Larry James?

We quickly immersed ourselves in the body life of Richardson East. We helped with Bible Times Marketplace in June. In August we went on a family mission trip to Albuquerque. It wasn’t until sometime that fall that we heard the first grumblings about ‘things at church’. Call me naïve, but I was shocked. I don’t exactly remember what was said, other than thinking, “I can’t believe you said that!” Not so much, “I can’t believe you said that”, but more like, “I can’t believe you said that!”

A few of our friends were complaining about something that we thought was right on target. And it wasn’t something that just came up; it was pretty obvious they had been upset for quite a while. If we had known they felt a certain way about things, I’m not so sure we would have been drawn to them. But it was too late. We were already in love with these people. You can see the problem.

I’m so thankful we had a relationship with each other before we knew where they stood on every little thing. We would have missed out on so much by avoiding them. I don’t even remember what the conflict was. Wait. Okay, now I remember, but it’s not that big of a deal anymore.

I had another great idea. I have some favorite young parents at my preschool that I just know would become best friends with some of my favorite young parents at church, if I could just get them together. I asked Drew what he thought about starting couples-match.com.

He said it sounded kinky.

I'll never be a dotcom millionaire at this rate.