I attend a church whose leadership, and by default the laypeople strongly encourage everyone else to attend / support Freed-Hardeman University. No doubt it is a good school that trains teenagers into Christian young men and women.

I have often wondered how my life would have changed if I had chosen to go to Freed-Hardeman University in lieu of my alma mater Lipscomb University. Obviously the friendships I made at Lipscomb would have been null and void….and by default any activities done with these people would not have occurred. This includes 3 trips to Texas (2 to Houston; 1 to San Antonio); a groomsmen in my wedding; a ski trip and various retreats.

I often wonder if I would have been offered a different job, perhaps closer to west Tennessee. And if so would I have continued to volunteer at a particular church camp, and have met my wife. That is one of the hardest things to consider, as I love my wife with all my heart and consider God’s providence that brought us together. Lipscomb *might* have played a factor, keeping me close to home and by default close to church camp.

It is complex to consider past life choices and the effect they have on future choices. Am I happy with what Lipscomb has become? Not particularly. Do I feel bad about my choice of college? Somewhat? Should I feel bad? Probably not. Freed is pushed, sometimes as the only option for a Christian young person. I wish this wasn’t the case and that other moral life choices were validated.

In any case it is a moot point to consider what life would have become. I need to live for the here and now, and the future.