Min. Terry L. Buffaloe's Blog – November 2010 Archive (10)

There is a whirlwind of activity in our everyday lives. Being a Christian doesn't mean that the problems of life will part like the Red Sea before you. Yet there are times when that is exactly what happens.



People tend to forget God's favor even moments after they've been blessed. This is not new. Remember the disciples murmmered among themselve about who Jesus was. They walked with him every day and still had trouble with identifying Him for who he was and is. There were those who… Continue

"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. - Matthew 7:7



Often these words are taken at their face value. They are true on their face value. They are true on 3 levels; physical, mental & spiritual. Is there a way to maximize their effectiveness? Yes, there is. If the way started with the physical we would more than likely destroy ourselves with the "give me's". Imagine a child getting everything, I mean everything they ask… Continue

“... that the way you treat others is the way you treat yourself. True respect for another comes from self respect. True love for another comes from self love. True forgiveness for another comes from self forgiveness.”



I got this quote from a friend, Alice, who got it from a friend. Its origin is not as important as it’s content. The principle of freedom is what makes it appealing to me. I have heard it said that we should treat people the way we would like to be treated. I beg to… Continue

The founders of America entered into a covenant to create a government that would allow people to practice religion and worship God as they see fit. The Church establishes an order for its practitioners to live by. The state makes laws for it citizens to live by. The Church attempts to reach a person’s heart. The state seeks to dictate a person’s conduct.

The first separation of the church & the state is in the mind of the beholder. God said the wages of sin is death. The state says… Continue

In many places the answer to this question can determine whether or not you get out alive. It can get you what you came for or get you set up for the unexpected. In our walk as Christians we have been bombarded by doctrines and diverse teachings. Don't think you are the only one. We have all been victimized by what sounded good.



A fellow cleryman and I have discussed the story of Jesus' encounter with the lame man by the pool of water. As often as the topic came up the depth of my… Continue

From one man he made all the nations, that they should inhabit the whole earth; and he marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands.

Acts 17:26



The operative here is that God made the boundries, not man. The limitations that we have are created by our lack of vision and allowing tradition to dictate our minds into being short changed of God's glory.



We agree that we will have life and have it more abundantly. We tell ourselves that… Continue

When I look back over the times when I was going through a storm I have come to realize that what I was experiencing can be broken down like this. 10% of the issue was circumstance. 85% was my attitude, and 5% was my lack of vision.

My attitude could burn like a wildfire thus making the storm even bigger than it started out. My analytical mind could rationalize the circumstances to justify my attitude. My lack of vision is blown away for lack knowledge of the gifts that God has given me. I… Continue

The Lord says: "These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is made up only of rules taught by men. Therefore once more I will astound these people with wonder upon wonder; the wisdom of the wise will perish, the intelligence of the intelligent will vanish."

Isaiah 29:13-14



The spirit of the law is lost in the effort to follow the letter of the law. This is where mediocrity creeps in. This is… Continue

12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.



Does this mean that I can turn water into wine? Does this mean I can heal the sick? Does this mean I can raise the dead. Does this mean that death has no power over me? Can I really do all things through Christ? According to John 14:12 I can do greater things than these. So why is my mind locked in… Continue

A friend recently asked me what the purpose of Circle of Prayer Partners (COPP) is. My response was that the aim is to give people reminders to keep God first. The next question was what is prayer to me? My response was that if we are to pray ceaselessly there must be a way to accomplish that.

If the words of my mouth and the meditations of my heart are to be acceptable in God’s sight the goal is not unattainable. We are waging a war of principalities. The spirit and the flesh are… Continue