Annapolis [Monday]…

March 24, 2008 | 7:10 PM

Today I had lunch with Joel Rainey, the Director of Missions at the Mid-Maryland Baptist Association. We talked about Annapolis, the state of Maryland, and church planting. I met Joel in New Orleans when he was on a recruiting trip back in 2006, but it was good to connect with him up here. I think he helped me gain some clarity about moving to Maryland and how things work with the associations and conventions.

After lunch at Damon’s Steakhouse in Arundel Mills Mall (they have a Medieval Times!), I went up to Ellicott City to meet Adam Feldman and Matt Otto, two bloggers and friends who are leading the Metanoia community.

Adam and MO told me I should go up to Mount Ida and check out the “ruins” of the Patapsco Female Institute. So I did.

I snagged that photo from underneath the chain-link fence. After Ellicott City, I drove back through Annapolis for a while, getting lost and finding myself at the Annapolis Towne Center, which is a huge shopping center. I grabbed dinner and then drove south to Thomas Point, where I was supposed to find a sweet classic Chesapeake lighthouse. But the road was closed, and I missed out. I did catch this shot from someone’s side yard.