tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78367159285917262552009-10-13T07:50:54.011-06:00"We have this treasure in earthen vessels"Buddybuddyholt@msn.comBlogger88125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7836715928591726255.post-10902594741236623162009-05-03T23:59:00.003-06:002009-05-04T00:04:04.414-06:00

I haven't taken much time to comment on this blog because I have been busy posting on my boat blog. However, on a spiritual note, I just want to comment hwo wonderful and challenging it has been to go through our nine week study over the book of James. I have been strongly challenged to live out my Christianity in spite of the curves tha life throws. That is not to say that I have that mastered

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Ok I know that I haven't blogged in forever and I don't know what to do about that really. It is not like I could ever begin to describe everything that has taken place. Too much water under the bridge, so I'll just pick up and go on.With that said, I am in the midst of a project that I will be tracking on a new blog that I have created http://buddys-slowandsteady.blogspot.com/. I am in the

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Josh is hands down the most talented guitar player that I know. However, it seems Josh has laid down his axe to venture into a new direction. Check out his most recent release here.Yes this is really him and no this is not a cry for help....(I don't think?)

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"Among the many acts of gratitude we owe to God, it may be accounted one to study and contemplate the perfections and beauties of His work of creation. Every new discovery must necessarily raise in us a fresh sense of the greatness, wisdom, and power of God." Jonathan EdwardsWe are studying creation is sunday school throughout the month of January. Last week we were looking at some of the hubble

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Have you ever left a worship service, evaluating "how good it was" or stating the opposite? Would it surprise you to know that as worshipers the role of "worship service critic" was one that the Lord never left open for us? Why? Because worship is not for us. It is for Him! I am ashamed to say that there have been times when I have fallen prey to slipping into a critiquing mode, not from the pew

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I spent the last week in Corpus Christi: reading, fishing, smoldering, eating seafood and spending money (not necessarily in that order :0) But I had a great time! Now here it is...Saturday night...and I am rushing to get things ready for Sunday...followed by the old "Monday as usual" routine...and now all of the sudden the past few days seem like such a blur .Vacations seem fleeting, but then

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I feel like I've been dropped into the middle of a scene in an action movie. All kinds of things are happening and I find myself right in the middle of it and wondering all the time, "how in the world did I get here?" and yet simultaneously elated at what I am observing and experiencing as God is moving all around me!We are rejoicing in being able to observe the baptism of 6 folks within the past

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For several weeks now we have been pushing around ideas for what the church sign should look like. I threw this one into the mix tonight for consideration. It is not the traditional church sign, I know. In fact, it was met with the comment that it might look like there is a new bar in town. I thought for a moment and actually considered that given the group that we are trying to reach that this

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Ok...so I have learned the secret. Do you want a lot of hits on your blog and to get a lot of emails? Post a scandal. WOW!!! I never knew how many non-posting readers I had until now. Thanks for the emails, which far outnumbered the posts. For the record it really never ocurred to me how short the skirt was. I am truly sorry about that. AND HOW!!!I praise God for the cross of Christ, and while it

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I've been working late and just finished. This post is only to say that an Oreo with ice cold milk at midnight is a beautiful thing.

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We just finished VBS and it was a lot of fun! I did participate by leading the songs. Our theme was "Pioneer Days", but the funny thing was that in the literally hundreds of songs that I know, I couldn't think of one child's Christian song that had anything to do with pioneers (huh, go figure?). So I got to write some little diddies that went over quite well with the children. Unfortunately, I

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Everybody worships something and music is a giant expression of that.Yesterday we went to Six Flags over Texas. After a couple of hours of being beaten down by the sun we decided to catch a show for some rest and AC. We went to the Southern Palace because it was the show closest to where we were. The show was called "Extreme Country" which I knew would not be my "cup of tea" from the title, but I

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I'm preaching a series on walking the Christian walk from Ephesians 4 throughout October. Tomorrow I'm talking about walking toward maturity. It kinda got me thinking about this guy....me about 37 years ago. I had no idea what life was...or what it would be like when I was this age. It's really kinda surreal to look at this picture of a virtually empty slate and realize that God had a plan. I am

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So we are on our way to the church this morning and Emily, my oldest, says, "Man, the year has flown by" which got us all talking about the fact that we are already in November and that Christmas is just around the corner. How did that happen? Christmas nearly here!!!Well, I told Emily that it seems every year that you grow, the years just seem to clip off that much quicker. I added in my

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I was reminded tonight that we should be willing to extend grace to the level that we ourselves would like to receive it. Ministry is just tough sometimes! It's great to know that God is at work.

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they came todayto carry awaynot the sum of all reasoncould issue the stayhow utterly futile it came to bewithout the will to fightwithout the will to flee

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It was a great weekend, even though I think I preached one of the worst sermon's, in terms of delivery, of my entire tenure as a minister. It is great to know that His word never returns void and that He can even use my blunders.We had the opportunity to hang out with several good friends over the two days and that was cool. I am thankful that the Lord has allowed us to form friendships with so

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I think I know what Hank Williams Jr. was feeling when he wrote, "all my rowdy friends have just rowdied on down." (is "rowdied" really a verb?) Anywho, I'm just going through my links to see what all my blogging friends are writing about and guess what? Bosephus says, "I think I know what my father meant when he sang about a lost highway". I am really not a Hank Jr fan at all, but after looking

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I always liked the Van Morrison song, "Into the mystic", but gotta admit, I don't understand what in the world it is about. Aside from that, when I hear the word "mystic" or more directly "mysticism", it conjures up in my brain images of beaded, peace sign tatooed, nature fetished hippie types, hugging trees for some undefined type of "spiritual experience". Pretty weird, huh? I really need to

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Dear... ,This is really hard for me to say, but things have just not been working out between us lately. I have hit your links on numerous occasions but its just not the same between us. You seem so despondent, so distant. So after a lot of thinking...I have come to a very difficult decision. I feel it is time for us to unlink. It's not you, it's me....I just need more. I want you to know that I

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Larry Norman was responsible for the first Christian rock album. Foryears he was spurned by the mainstream christian music scene andrecord lablels. However he stood by his convictions and was eventuallyrecognized for his unprecedented contribution to Christian music. Hismotives were conveyed in the title of one of his better known songs,"Why should the devil have all the good music?" I remember

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I was reading tonight some material and came across the story of a young woman who was attempting to join Spurgeon's church in London one day, and she was asked, "What makes you think you have become a Christian?" Not understanding all the Bible doctrines of conversion and regeneration, she simply responded, "Because now I sweep under the doormat!"I really like that answer. The walk we are called

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OK, I should be writing a paper tonight about how to witness to Hindus and Muslims for my class at the cost of some needed sleep, but instead I am going to start this series of posts and pay for it in the morning....why you ask?.....I have no idea, but here it goes:In the event that you are wandering by my blog for the first time....let me clarify, as a preface, for you that I am a "to the bone"

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It has been one hectic week and weekend, and tomorrow it starts all over again. I was sitting in my chair unwinding and thinking about how good God is. Everyone has limitations but God gives us the power and incredible ability to receive His glory in spite of them.Tonight, I am thankful for the Holy Spirit that He has given me. I have so enjoyed my preparation and study of Acts 2 for this

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This is a big day for you guys! In commemoration I just wanted to let you know that you have a really big surprise coming very soon.

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