Min. Terry L. Buffaloe's Blog – April 2009 Archive (7)

Hope is such an intangible abstract. What is it based on, and how do I wrap understanding around it? I have often thought of hope as wishful thinking. There were times when I thought hope was faith in its infancy. I thought hope was composed of the positive things and the pep talks that were given to me in life. Hope seemed to me too weak to sustain someone in their darkest moments. Hope seemed to me to be equated with things like luck, or catching a good break or the idea that I might be saved… Continue

Once again it's inventory time. I'll see something or get a glimpse of a part of life when the moment seemed perfect, almost picturesque. A part of my mind will want to stay there, pick up life from that moment and live happily ever after. I think about dirt roads and smell the scent of pine and red clay. Sometimes its the sights and sounds of a Friday night in the city. When the eagle was flying and a dollar was worth 90 cents. I think of relatives and friends who seemed like permanent… Continue

Its been said that a man ain't supposed to cry. Many of us had that beaten into us one way or another. Some of our mothers beat it into us. Some fathers, sisters, brothers, uncles, aunts, grandparents, the streets,the farm, the school systems, the city, county, state and federal prisons. So many false impressions are hammered into our young peoples' minds until empathy and compassion are seen as handicaps among our young men. You are not supposed to look back at your history of whippings,… Continue

I have been in a blogging mood this past couple of weeks. Here is what's on my mind today. I know that it is second nature for man to want to communicate with women. Hey, I do the same thing. I haven't seen a picture of a man and said, "I'd like to talk to talk to him". Do we need to have man to man talks? There are so many things confronting our communities that we need as many forums as we can get. What about Christian men? Are we learning how to walk with God and present ourselves worthy to… Continue

he question was raised in another group about Authority In The Kingdom and how it applies to us. It was commented on by a few people so we thought it should be addressed here: The word of God is so exciting! There are laws, covenants and traditions throughout the Old & New Testaments. All those things were fulfilled in Jesus' death, burial & resurrection. The fulfillment of the law is Love. To say that there is another doctrine to adopt is to say that the blood of Jesus was not… Continue

As I live and grow one of the things that I've noticed is that when I become conscious that something is not beneficial to my life I must take action. It doesn't take as long to recognize as it used to, but it does require an introspective approach. Some people learn different techniques to get a "check-up from the neck-up", some never do and others are "ok" with themselves as they are. When I find that a habit or behavior is causing me problems I make the effort to change. It is usually at… Continue

This was written in response to the topic, "Women & Submission":First and foremost, the couple must submit to God. God must be first in their understanding of what is of ultimate importance to each. In their submission to God they learn to submit to each other to the glory of God. The man is the head, but just as 2 people cannot talk at the same time and achieve understanding, each must take turns listening to the other. The listening is submission. If the wife has a better idea for… Continue