tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-68551540510194190952024-03-14T05:33:39.729-04:00timothyholman.comTIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.comBlogger239125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-14215630016641786152010-10-22T23:14:00.000-04:002010-10-22T23:15:33.128-04:00Business Card<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-033uPu2kwdzV7g59gBssegftg50y0Ny8J8Jr4ozTc2930zFGI-bWx9bcnKaGQr-TU1JLYM7LvxRePoTx8hCTBUHot8Abs5j64mVs85bBRWN6f616gOPFlWgSOnDHOj-E2Cmy2PO7F9R1/s1600/web_BC.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-033uPu2kwdzV7g59gBssegftg50y0Ny8J8Jr4ozTc2930zFGI-bWx9bcnKaGQr-TU1JLYM7LvxRePoTx8hCTBUHot8Abs5j64mVs85bBRWN6f616gOPFlWgSOnDHOj-E2Cmy2PO7F9R1/s320/web_BC.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531074801562951698" /></a>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-69039961632218889612010-04-24T20:14:00.003-04:002010-04-24T21:51:50.671-04:00An Open Letter to My Friends At Grace Community ChurchMost of you know that my family and I have been north of Pittsburgh for the last 18 months serving at <a href="http://graceincranberry.org/">Grace Community Church</a> in Cranberry Twp. Pennsylvania. Our last Sunday at Grace was March 27th and our leaving might have seemed a little hasty to some. Please read the entire post because it will answer some questions that you might have. What some of you know is that before we lived in PA, my family and I lived in Ohio for 7 years. During that time in Ohio, Beka and I fell in love with "Small Town America" while living in Galion (population 11,000) and serving at <a href="http://gospelbaptist.com/">Gospel Baptist Church</a> with Pastor Monty Trammel. Tears and mid-western pride fill me up everytime I hear "Small Town" by John Mellencamp. <div><br /></div><div>I count it as a blessing that I come from a long line of preachers. I am humbled that God has used my family for so long serving the church. I don't hold that in a spirit of arrogance or entitlement but with great respect. My family is by no means perfect but for some reason or another God continues to call my family into the ministry.<br /><br />I remember growing up in a pastor's home. Happy times much like any other - filled with bumps and bruises but also love and sacrifice. I received Christ on November 21, 1991 and was baptized (again!! 3rd times a charm!! ;) shortly thereafter. My mom and dad would tell you that my coming to faith was for real. Jesus dramatically changed me! *I love you mom and dad*</div><div><br /></div><div>A few years later I knelt down again at the alter at West Chester Baptist Church (Cincinnati Ohio) and surrendered my life to full time ministry in November of 1993. *I love you Mickey and Susan*</div><div><br /></div><div>Two years later I was home for winter break from <a href="http://gobbc.edu/">college</a>. My dad and I went to a little church in Southern Indiana for a Bible conference. I had been questioning whether or not I was really called into the ministry and was debating coming home from Bible college. It was there that I knelt again at an alter in that little Baptist church where God not only confirmed my calling into the ministry but also confirmed in me a call me to preach (December 1995). I'm sorry if this language is new to some of you but a "call to preach" is different in the fact the God calls someone specifically to pastor a local church.</div><div><br />I've not forgotten about this and have prayed over and over about when God would have me to pastor a church. I'll admit that I have been pushing it off because I've seen all that pastor's go through. It is no small task and not for the faint of heart. Most pastor's are under massive amounts of stress and on the "full stretch" at all times.</div><div><br /></div><div>A few months ago Beka and I started to talk about pastoring a church and when we felt that time would come. I had no desire to do so right away and living in Pittsburgh has been great! We have awesome friends, a really great church, and some of the best teens we have ever had the privilege of working with! Like always I started to question being a Senior pastor of a church and really debated whether or not there was a need for another church in the United States - already being saturated with "steeples rising high above the malls".</div><div><br /></div><div>I had been reading the Bible faithfully, seeking clarity, but clarity would allude me again driving me further into a spiritual fog. It wasn't until one day I was driving to the Y, spending some time in prayer and really asking God to show me that He was leading me to pastor. Immediately following my "Amen" I noticed a lighted church sign asking these words in bright red rotating letters.. "Do you love me?" Not wasting a second, I answered it back aloud saying, "Yes Lord, You know that I love you." The next flashing sentence jumped off the screen and answered back, "Feed my sheep."</div><div><br /></div><div>I knew at that moment that Jesus was directing me to pastor. An awesome opportunity has opened up for me to pastor a church in Ashland Ohio. I had the opportunity to work with this group before but I didn't feel led of the Lord until recently. I'll admit that I did not know this until a few weeks ago nor at the time I left Grace. </div><div><br /></div><div>Some of you have asked why we left without having secured a job or a place to live. God knew exactly what He was doing even though we didn't. Grace, nor Pastor Matt, forced us to leave. It was our decision and Grace has been very gracious to us in regards to our exit. Our decision to leave was not based on any other reason but for to seek God's will concerning the next step in our lives to which I have clearly stated above.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some have asked questions about whether or not there was some moral issue on my part that might have been a contributor to our leaving Grace. I can stand before you in all honesty and tell you that there has not been. I have been faithful to my wife and family and I don't ever take them for granted.</div><div><br /></div><div>Some have asked why we did not come to the platform during our announcement. I'll admit that this was my choice and just chalk it up to me being bad at goodbye's. :)</div><div><br /></div><div>Some have asked if Grace has been fair to me and my family during this transition time. I can tell you that they have. I have been privileged to work with Pastor Matt and the rest of the staff at Grace for these past 18 months and they have blessed me and my family as we transition and wish nothing but the best for us.</div><div><br /></div><div>I also wish nothing but the best for all of you at Grace and will sincerely continue praying for you all as you continue to see God bless as He already has! Please also keep us in your prayers as we are raising support to go to our next place of ministry. My phone is always open for you to call and our hearts will always remember our friends and loved ones at Grace.. </div><div><br /></div><div>We love you all sincerely and wish you nothing but God's favor and His richest blessings!</div><div><br /></div><div>Your friends,</div><div><br /></div><div>Tim Holman and Family</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-68334712134181118722010-04-05T23:22:00.001-04:002010-04-05T23:22:24.114-04:00Are You Free?I heard a song from Rich Mullins I hadn't heard before today called "Higher education and the book of love". This was quoted at the beginning of the song and thought you might benefit from it as well. <br /><br />"What does it mean to be human? What does it mean to be human? I cannot help but suspect that at one time in the history of thinking that people believed that it meant that we were spiritual and that we could make choices and were capable of aspiring to higher ideals... like maybe loyalty or maybe faith... or maybe even love. But now we are told by people who think they know, that we vary from amoeba only in the complexity of our makeup and not in what we essentially are. They would have us think as Dysart said that we are forever bound up in certain genetic reigns - that we are merely products of the way things are and not free - not free to be the people who make them that way. They would have us see ourselves as products so that we could believe that we were something to be made - something to be used and then something to be disposed of. Used in their wars - used for their gains and then set aside when we get in their way. Well, who are they? They are the few who sit at the top of the heap - dung heap though it is - and who say it is better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven. Well, I do not know that we can have a Heaven here on earth, but I am sure we need not have a Hell either. What does it mean to be human? I cannot help but believe that it means we are spiritual - that we are responsible and that we are free - that we are responsible to be free."TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-76151305573009531852010-03-07T06:28:00.000-05:002010-03-07T06:28:14.808-05:00Are you "whole-heartedly" following after God?I've been reading in Joshua lately and this verse stood out to me this morning...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Josh+15">ESV Online Study Bible Crossway</a>: "Joshua 15:63 But the Jebusites, the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the people of Judah could not drive out, so the Jebusites dwell with the people of Judah at Jerusalem to this day."<br /><br />Up uintil this point Israel had been able to drive out everyone that God had commanded in order to give them the land that God had promised Abraham. It is possible that what Israel "could not do"<em> </em>here in verse 63<em> (drive out the Jebusites from the land)</em> was the first sign of spiritual slippage--failing to follow the Lord "wholly".TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-12554797579867964602010-03-04T09:07:00.013-05:002010-03-04T11:34:02.862-05:00Tectonic Plates and Self Discipline<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsOU0zEigmnf-xxYVNWngZXJ_XEpxLM6W_-VKmdzZmTKgjMNCOQ0L1at2-qdodn_zZyRoJbX4_p8BlfThZLs4GWoPPQ1vlNIG4RuBY0BcjsboxxTQOpaDNXEx53sG1UHWrOFIDslAZDY5/s1600-h/plates.png"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpsOU0zEigmnf-xxYVNWngZXJ_XEpxLM6W_-VKmdzZmTKgjMNCOQ0L1at2-qdodn_zZyRoJbX4_p8BlfThZLs4GWoPPQ1vlNIG4RuBY0BcjsboxxTQOpaDNXEx53sG1UHWrOFIDslAZDY5/s320/plates.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444796321647593954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 16px; 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margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Up until now I can say that I have had little to no interest in seismic shifting and tectonic plates but all this recent activity has got me, and many more, thinking about the fact that we are at the mercy of either the environment (which is cold, arbitrary, unfeeling, and erratic), or under a sovereign God (who is just, holy, ignored, misunderstood, and above all loving).</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span></span></b></span>NASA scientists have said that the 8.8 earthquake in </span></span><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1267574088_0"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chile</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> may have changed the entire Earth's rotation and shortened the length of days on our planet. "Perhaps more impressive is how much the quake shifted Earth's axis," NASA officials said</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> that the effects of the </span></span><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/space/sc_space/storytext/chileearthquakemayhaveshorteneddaysonearth/35318034/SIG=12d6jja7p/*http://www.livescience.com/environment/chile-earthquake-tsunami-100227.html" style="color: rgb(0, 88, 166); text-decoration: none; "><span class="yshortcuts" id="lw_1267574088_5" style="cursor: pointer; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Chile earthquake</span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> moved Earth's figure axis by about 3 inches (8 cm or milliseconds).</span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Plate tectonics</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> (from the Latin </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">tectonicus - </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">means "building") and is derived from a scientific theory which describes the large shifts in the Earth's </span></span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithosphere"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Lithospere</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> which is a </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">theory building on the concept of </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_drift">continental drift</a> (of which I know very little)</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">The lithosphere is broken up into what are called </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">tectonic plates <i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; ">and in the case of Earth, there are currently seven to eight major and many minor plates. The plate which shifted causing the latest earthquake in Chili is known as the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazca_Plate">Vazca Plate</a> and is a part of the volcanic "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacific_Ring_of_Fire">Pacific Ring of Fire</a>" being responsible for 80% to 90% of the Earth's volcanic activity. </span></i></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">*</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">Disclaimer - I'm getting all my info from Wiki, Yahoo, and Answers in Genesis. Read the full story's </span></span></i><i><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plate_tectonics"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> / </span></span><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20100302/sc_space/chileearthquakemayhaveshorteneddaysonearth"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> / and </span></span><a href="http://www.answersingenesis.org/tj/v16/i1/plate_tectonics4.asp"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">here</span></span></a></i><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">.</span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We see in the book of Joshua how this prophet of God asked that the Sun stand still... and it did. Some offer alternate explanations <b>*</b><u><b>italics</b></u><b> taken from </b><a href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Joshua+10."><b>ESV Study Bible</b></a><b>* </b><i>such as </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; color: rgb(53, 53, 58); "><i>(1) a solar eclipse (problematic, however, as the sun and moon are described in opposition, not conjunction); (2) poetic imagery (a day that seemed prolonged by virtue of how much was accomplished); (3) a day in which the sun's heat was diminished (perhaps by cloud cover), allowing Israelite troops to continue fighting; and (4) a refraction of light (causing the light to linger until the battle was completed). An additional possibility proposed more recently suggests that (5) Joshua is exploiting the Canaanites' superstitious fear of a bad omen, related to the position of the sun and the moon “standing” on the opposing horizons (the sun “at Gibeon, and the moon in the valley of Aijalon,” </i><a class="bible" href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Josh+10%3A12" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(240, 99, 54); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; "><i>Josh. 10:12</i></a><i>). </i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; color: rgb(53, 53, 58); "><i>None of these proposals are without difficulties, however, and each fails to do justice to the claim that </i><b><i>there has been no day like it before or since</i></b><i> (</i><a class="bible" href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Josh+10%3A14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(240, 99, 54); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; "><i>v. 14</i></a><i>). Given the miracle-working God of the Bible, the traditional understanding is certainly possible (perhaps cf. </i><a class="bible" href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=2+Kings+20%3A9-11" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(240, 99, 54); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; "><i>2 Kings 20:9–11</i></a><i>, paralleled in </i><a class="bible" href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Isa+38%3A8" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(240, 99, 54); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; "><i>Isa. 38:8</i></a><i>, where the sun's shadow moves backwards 10 steps). Although there is not enough information in the narrative to determine the precise nature of this exceptional day, the author's emphasis in any case is on the extraordinary answer that God gave to Joshua's prayer, and on the fact that </i><b><i>the </i><span class="divine-name" style="font-variant: small-caps; "><i>Lord</i></span></b><i> </i><b><i>heeded the voice of a man</i></b><i> (</i><a class="bible" href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=Josh+10%3A14" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(240, 99, 54); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; "><i>Josh. 10:14</i></a><i>). Apart from the present context, the </i><b><i>Book of Jashar</i></b><i> is mentioned only in </i><a class="bible" href="http://www.esvstudybible.org/search?q=2+Sam+1%3A18" style="text-decoration: none; color: rgb(240, 99, 54); border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-weight: bold; "><i>2 Sam. 1:18</i></a><i>.</i></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">With that said there are many cases of God commanding creation to do His will. Some instances were examples of Him <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">moving on behalf of his people and some were only to show forth His power and ultimate authority over all things. I have no clue what all these recent environmental events <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">mean for the earth or for us as humans but being a Christian I believe that God knows whats up with his creation and how to fix it if he pleases. In these troubled days, may it be said of us who follow after God that we looked to Jesus and put our entire self and cares upon Him.</span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><br /></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b><u>FOR LEADERS</u></b></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><b><u></u></b>On another note.. Lately I've had my nose in a book by J. Oswald Sanders entitled <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Spiritual-Leadership-Commitment-Growth/dp/0802467997">Spiritual Leadership</a>. It has come to me by a qualified recommendation from more than one source. You would do yourself a favor by picking this book up if you are in Christian ministry. Here's a quote from the book pertaining to this blog post.</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><i>"DISCIPLINE - Without this essential quality, all other gifts remain as dwarfs: they cannot grow. So discipline appears first on our list. Before we can conquer the world we must first conquer the self. A leader is a person who has learned to obey a discipline from without, and has then taken on a more rigorous discipline from within. Those who rebel against authority and scorn self-discipline - who shrink from the rigors and turn from the sacrifices - do not qualify to lead. Many who drop out of ministry are sufficiently gifted, but have large ares of life floating free from the Holy Spirit's control. Lazy and disorganized people never rise to true leadership."</i></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p><p style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 1em; padding-left: 0px; line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">Those <i>"</i><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;"><i>large ares of life floating free from the Holy Spirit's control" </i>are like tectonic plates in our lives. Yes the earth moves and stops at the sound of it's Creators voice, but unlike it we were created in God's own image complete with a will to follow Him.. or after our own desires. I have been in Christian leadership for a few years and have felt plates in my own life, and in the lives of others, shift with dramatic force. If I have learned anything from this it is to surrender to God these <i>"areas of life floating free" </i>even though the size of some of my short-comings may seem to be an irreconcilable force. As <a href="http://www.spurgeon.org/mainpage.htm">Spurgeon</a> would say, "Look to Jesus and live!"</span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></span></span></span></span></b></span></p></span>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-40585109234235728972010-01-22T09:46:00.005-05:002010-01-22T10:13:18.604-05:00Freebie Friday #2 Scripture Wallpapers_Via #theResurgence<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKCigMjgPTuJeXG8QTvueZJP9RAeMX-dEz4DoloTEbhvNf9Wc7uuO-zpBeXKP7SwYixMVRoTfmh9U99XTALtwTJq7a9SWmUKZe2AFQcET_-7sRvWFOA2dVP6X_V0kyJSR4KUDUdW1IeSs/s1600-h/scripture-wallpaper-1920x1200.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDKCigMjgPTuJeXG8QTvueZJP9RAeMX-dEz4DoloTEbhvNf9Wc7uuO-zpBeXKP7SwYixMVRoTfmh9U99XTALtwTJq7a9SWmUKZe2AFQcET_-7sRvWFOA2dVP6X_V0kyJSR4KUDUdW1IeSs/s320/scripture-wallpaper-1920x1200.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5429582246675210482" border="0" /></a><br />I know I planned on having more Freebie Friday's than what I've had so far but hopefully this will be a little more consistent. Nevertheless if you've never been to <a href="http://theresurgence.com/">theResurgence.com</a> than it is definitely worth your time going there and checking it out. It is a multi-hosted blog put together by <a href="http://www.marshillchurch.org/">Mars Hill Church</a> in Seattle - Pastor <a href="http://www.theresurgence.com/md_blog">Mark Driscoll</a><br /><h2><span style="font-size:85%;">Via theResurgence.com#</span>What is the Resurgence?</h2> <p>The Resurgence is a movement that resources multiple generations to live for Jesus so that they can effectively reach their cities with the Gospel by staying culturally accessible and Biblically faithful.</p><p>One thing I love about them is that everything is free. For freebie Friday I thought I would send along a link of some awesome <a href="http://theresurgence.com/scripture-wallpapers">scripture wallpapers</a> they have in the media section. If you're trying to memorize scripture this year than having these on your desktop is a great tool for that. Enjoy and have a great weekend!</p><p><br /></p>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-54832968925278838382010-01-11T21:24:00.007-05:002010-01-11T22:03:02.529-05:00When was the last time you went to the library for something other than a movie?<script type="text/javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/2505209.js"></script><noscript><br /><a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/2505209/">What did your last visit to the library consist of?</a><span style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://www.polldaddy.com">polls</a>)</span><br /></noscript><br />Cameron and I were going <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">through</span> some of his school work today and were reading about how to research for a project. The book was colorful and interesting but it appeared to be old <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">because</span> it had pictures of a boy looking up info from a... wait for it... a real encyclopedia. I figured the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">curriculum</span> was a little dated so I checked - it was published in 2009.<br /><br />We then talked about how you can basically find everything on Wiki, Google, and YouTube but I felt bad for the library at the same time. "What will happen to our libraries", I thought? We have a great library here in Cranberry but I can't tell you the last time I actually went there to study something.<br /><br />The writers of the <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">curriculum</span> had to have the same thought in mind in pitying our libraries. This is not an anti-plug for books with spines.. The Lord and my wife both know that I love my books but there has to be a better idea on the horizon for our libraries. Here's a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">quote</span> from Seth <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Godin's</span> blog I found interesting..<br /><br />---------------------------------------------------<br /><p>"What should libraries do to become relevant in the digital age? They can't survive as community-funded repositories for books that individuals don't want to own (or for reference books we can't afford to own.) More librarians are telling me (unhappily) that the number one thing they deliver to their patrons is free DVD rentals. That is not a long term <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">strategy</span>, nor is it particularly an uplifting use <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> our tax dollars. Here's my proposal: train people to take intellectual <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">initiative</span>. Once again, the net turns things upside down. The information is free now. No need to pool tax money to buy reference books. What we need to spend the money on are leaders, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">sherpas</span> and teachers who will push everyone from kids to seniors to get very aggressive in finding and using information and in connecting with and leading others."</p><p>---------------------------------------------------</p><p>I agree with Seth. What are some thoughts you have on the future of the library?</p>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-61834866490359324962009-11-28T10:14:00.004-05:002009-11-28T10:49:27.617-05:00Food induced coma is over.... now what?<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">These</span> past couple days was a feast like I hadn't had in a while. On Thursday we <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">went</span> over to spend the day with some dear friends from church and ate like kings. That wasn't enough celebrating though.. my Brother and S<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">ister</span> in law came over from Ohio later on Thursday and we ate some more not to mention our own Turkey feast on Friday. Let me tell you I think it was the best turkey <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">Beka</span> has ever made. I don't need much on turkey day - just stuffing, sweet <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">potato</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">casserole</span> and a bird. We had a great time but I feel like I need to get to the gym to redeem the last part of the week and get a head start on next week.<br /><div></div><br /><div>Growing up a pastor's son my family never had a lot but mom and dad always made sure that we had a great dinner and time together. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Because</span> we didn't have a lot we didn't waste ANYTHING. I admit that it has turned me into a bit of a food <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">Nazi</span>. I hate wasting food, heat, energy, money, ____________, _____________. It has turned me into a bit of a pack rat as well. I find it very hard to throw stuff away especially of there is sentimental value <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">attached</span>. I still have a shirt that my youth group gave me as a going away present from 15 years ago.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>This morning I woke up and found that <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">not</span> only the mashed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">potato's</span> and the stuffing (no not the stuffing!!) and the turkey all got left out last night after someone made a sandwich and fell into a coma without first putting away the leftovers. I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">surprised</span> myself with the feeling of loss that came over and soon after the anger. </div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfa_lfPFQBluV2RjKCqgTMpyIs7WlgahskG5RIBfxv7zomvgL9z9z8Br30-0tdoj3nvThcJSBFeh3dVq2WHrP6a_hCQAPQc_E-i2kUJ2tGQhoAn9hLo9wYvHVXg96J8ARkQfqNZ8Q2-n7e/s1600/family08.jpg"></a><br /><div>After shutting everyone out for a couple hours to mourn the loss of my precious leftovers I realized that I had been thankful for the wrong thing. The stuffing didn't get up this morning and make my bed or do my laundry. The mashed <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">potato's</span> didn't iron my pants or sit at my feet during a movie. The turkey didn't keep me healthy or pay the penalty for my sins. Don't get me wrong, there's something special about sitting at a table filled with food that God so graciously gave me a job in order to pay for it. And there's something comforting about curling up in a lazy boy and watching the Lions get <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">their</span> butt's handed to them every year after the feasting but there is nothing like looking past the food to see whose at the table to enjoy it with you.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Don't let Black Friday leak over into the weekend. Think about what you're really thankful for!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-35381222265121923882009-11-23T16:48:00.004-05:002009-11-23T20:56:36.124-05:00Eight Crazy Nights!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YfHaH7-xsFis-UX4Lni85A_3z9vfAMQzyrNaiJhqtgtmJWijKy0inZmchqJZtNQ3_1W5QxL8PNDUHa8jLmtXEyXUaAcEUtgSUH-r3qtzJaXypNccApTWPLbvGkFtnCEW-zdUaJF4m72v/s1600/Trafalga+dateNight_23.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 269px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407422764988871730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8YfHaH7-xsFis-UX4Lni85A_3z9vfAMQzyrNaiJhqtgtmJWijKy0inZmchqJZtNQ3_1W5QxL8PNDUHa8jLmtXEyXUaAcEUtgSUH-r3qtzJaXypNccApTWPLbvGkFtnCEW-zdUaJF4m72v/s320/Trafalga+dateNight_23.jpg" /></a><span style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse;font-family:Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:11;" class="Apple-style-span" > <p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class="text">If you're anything like me you don't make "Date Nights" a priority like you should. In a perfect world Beka and I would go out every Monday night and catch a movie and dinner but more often times then not we think about it the day of and feel bad for asking a sitter on such short notice and we end up getting a <a href="http://www.redbox.com/">Redbox</a> movie and eating some pizza.. at home.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class="text">I was reading Christianity Today's Marriage <a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp">blog</a> and came across a post with Eight great ideas for date nights. </p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class="text">What do you do for fun with your "Date"? Where do you like to go and how often?</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class="text">Here's a couple excerpts from the blog but go <a href="http://www.christianitytoday.com/mp/2009/2009web-only/eightgreatdatenights.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+christianitytoday%2Fmostreads+%28ChristianityToday.com%3A+Most-Read+Articles%29">here</a> to read the entire article.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class="text"><strong>Take in a local show or concert.</strong> Your town is probably teeming with gifted and creative performers at the local high school or college. So check to see what's playing. It's less expensive than the "professional" versions and often just as fun. At the end of the evening, share your favorite moments of the performance. Then "go back in time" to your own high school or college days and reminiscence together about your favorite school event or memory and why it was so special. Or see if you can guess some of the clubs or activities your spouse was involved in.</p><p style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,0); FONT-SIZE: 10pt" class="text"><strong>If you have children, ask them to plan your date!</strong> Earlier in the week, ask your kids (or friends, if you don't have children) to think of something fun for you and your spouse to do. They get to choose the restaurant and the activity. Then after your date, you and your spouse can give a "report" back telling about the funnest, funniest, or most special part of the evening.</p></span>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-83126691957773793662009-11-13T12:00:00.003-05:002009-11-13T12:28:33.633-05:00Freebie Friday #1: "Get Crackin'!"<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This weekend I’ll be at a fellow youth pastor's ordination around Cincy but I wanted to send out a freebie for something I'm starting on my blog called freebie friday. If you have a freebie to pass on feel free to leave a comment and I will use it in the future. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Today's Freebie is from </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; color: rgb(102, 102, 102); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://twitter.com/getcrackin" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/getcrackin');" class="tweet-url screen-name" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(47, 194, 239); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">getcrackin</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span id="msgtxt5659683355" class="msgtxt en" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">Pistachio giveaways @ 5 on Friday's</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"> Follow</span> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://bit.ly/fumJG" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/link/5659683355')" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" class="tweet-url web" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(47, 194, 239); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">http://bit.ly/fumJG</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;">and</span> </span></span><a href="http://twitter.com/getcrackin" onclick="pageTracker._trackPageview('/exit/to/getcrackin')" class="tweet-url username" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(47, 194, 239); "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">@getcrackin</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p><p style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; 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border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 15px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: left; line-height: 20px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:'trebuchet ms', Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></p></span>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-90350581344978126272009-11-06T23:57:00.004-05:002009-11-07T00:32:17.654-05:00A Christmas Carreyol<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z35fcsHyJcMz2gwHveWi6xNDjQvpeQ7uUw2OgaDf3J7r9ywIBmcbq1q0VO4ihfMlumXNluGG8SzGpKLO3kh4jaGMjKxEtU9Ns5mxgXYW9LAIqObLQ_JVv8ZlhV29msmx89zpX16lpq4Y/s1600-h/marley"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6Z35fcsHyJcMz2gwHveWi6xNDjQvpeQ7uUw2OgaDf3J7r9ywIBmcbq1q0VO4ihfMlumXNluGG8SzGpKLO3kh4jaGMjKxEtU9Ns5mxgXYW9LAIqObLQ_JVv8ZlhV29msmx89zpX16lpq4Y/s320/marley" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5401223455530023394" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>One of our favorite things to do as a family is go to the movies. We have a great theatre (Cinemark) outside of town which is really clean and the chairs lean back which is nice. It's also about 4 bucks cheaper per ticket than the one closer to our house. We usually try to go to the matinee to save a few bucks and tonight we went and saw Disney's "A Christmas Carol". <div><br /></div><div>Like most I like Jim Carrey and this movie left nothing to be desired in all areas. The story for the most part stayed with Dickens but I'm sure you could point out any differences if you're looking for them. The effects were so real! I remember being wowed by "The Polar Express" (which is hard to believe that was 5 years ago!) but it doesn't take an expert to see that there have been some major upgrades in real-to-life after effects in the last few years. Because it was so real, the scary parts (like this Jacob Marley shot above) became too much to bear for any toddlers in tow. Any concerned parent covered young eyes and ears for the better part of the movie and two families walked out. There is a shot during this scene shown above where Marley's jaw breaks and looks like something out of a SAW movie. They nailed "creepy" in regards to the ghosts personalities making them appear to be "tripping" and mentally unstable giving off the idea that they were long-term tormented souls.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is not a slam on Disney. I was mostly satisfied with the film but would strongly urge you not to take any children younger than 9-10 to see it. Give it a look without the kids and see for yourself. Overall the story was very good and heartfelt especially towards the end. Bob Cratchit and family could have been more endearing. The film focused more on Scrooge (Jim Carrey) and could have paid better mind to the other characters but it's not a deal breaker. My only beef with Disney is the advertising to a young audience where this film is clearly geared for adults.</div></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-5666397419016676922009-11-05T23:43:00.003-05:002009-11-05T23:46:57.590-05:00CAPTION PLEASE<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-Pu5eA5Kc-B87QyDbPLJfIRg-DebT01ZMmOXeSKU-Gk_oyqe9C7I1Dzp1_xpCgMVAaf9g7qzDbRa2g5iNn0-tf0FVVkPjLNWk4F3h2cj88D2vd0QNbAxbIk85pLgZNMbvdK50HLpf2hz/s1600-h/walmart_game.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 228px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin-Pu5eA5Kc-B87QyDbPLJfIRg-DebT01ZMmOXeSKU-Gk_oyqe9C7I1Dzp1_xpCgMVAaf9g7qzDbRa2g5iNn0-tf0FVVkPjLNWk4F3h2cj88D2vd0QNbAxbIk85pLgZNMbvdK50HLpf2hz/s320/walmart_game.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5400847308807843218" /></a><br />No offense to this guy but this is why I don't let Cam touch the Gameboys on display at Walmart..<div><br /></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-15919034851805595202009-10-07T23:06:00.004-04:002009-10-07T23:17:18.615-04:00Looking for a good fit..I write melodies. Not that I don't like writing lyrics.. melodies come easy and words and concepts would come easier if I had time to storyboard. If you like poetry or write songs but are on the strong side of lyrics we might have a future. Let me tell you what I want from music.. at the risk of sounding shallow I don't have a strong desire to write worship music. I am very interested however in writing for artists in either the Christian or Country vein. Email me if you are interested in coming together for an impromptu co-write. I'm easy like a Sunday morning and will try to make it work. We don't even have to meet up. You can send me your lyrics or concepts and I can try to have a go at it. All conceptual matters will be kept confidential unless someone offers me a wad of cash for your intellectual property.. kidding :p<div><br /></div><div>timholman@verizon.net</div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-46291128272765193532009-09-26T23:12:00.011-04:002009-09-27T00:13:31.374-04:00Miley Cyrus is "All Grown Up"<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NVl6NDj9N4qAx_Gya9nc4Yy4LJthip1kMzQsr2nesouzYm1JZKmAHb_i1mC1TgbE2j8cRYmSjY3lrcDHXccESSf1STeji9U4kV0VzuPuhms8NtIAQskp1BWMTl6rKJOqyn6NQXptDZ-h/s1600-h/Miley-pole.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385991175059610930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 197px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1NVl6NDj9N4qAx_Gya9nc4Yy4LJthip1kMzQsr2nesouzYm1JZKmAHb_i1mC1TgbE2j8cRYmSjY3lrcDHXccESSf1STeji9U4kV0VzuPuhms8NtIAQskp1BWMTl6rKJOqyn6NQXptDZ-h/s320/Miley-pole.jpg" border="0" /></a>Miley was at the center of attention today with a handful of friends of mine on facebook after I asked a question if parents would allow their children to watch this <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M11SvDtPBhA">video</a>.<br /><br />Should we be at all shocked to see this transformation? We have seen this happen to the majority of child stars with parents who havn't a clue. Don't get me wrong - I like Billy Ray and have him quoted on my facebook profile. I even have a sealed <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Some-Gave-All-Billy-Cyrus/dp/B000001DTX">"All Gave Some, Some Gave All"</a> vinyl in my office! But when I heard that Miley has been living apart from her parents since she was 14.5 out west I knew that her "free spirit" was not the only driving force behind her migration.<br /><br /><em>Disclaimer:</em> If my life were on display for millions to see I'm sure that my parenting skills would be called into question as well but this seems to be a toxic rhythm in the Cyrus Family.<br /><br />The Cyrus family has God-given gifts suited for a public life and I'm sure that it was not long after Miley was born that her parents knew that they would someday be sharing her with the world. It's exciting to see a child that has these gifts early on but giving a child exposure to fame at an early age creates a skewed and unquenchable desire for constant public affirmation. I have a problem putting young Christians on the stage to lead worship simply becasue of this principle.<br /><br />This next exerpt comes from a friends blog dated late last year after the "photo shoot":<br /><br /><div align="left"><em>The picture doesn’t show any nudity, but it shows the shirtless Miley covering her front with a blanket and showing her bare back to the camera. Even though this picture isn’t pornographic, it disturbed Disney and Miley enough that they both issued statements. And most people agree that Miley had been duped so Vanity Fair can just sell magazines.</em></div><br /><div align="left"><em></em></div><div align="left"><em>Obviously this makes me sad. Miley is one of the few superstars that I've felt pretty good about my kids watching and listening to. She seems to have a faith (I've </em><a href="http://thesource4ym.com/blog/archive/2008/02/28/mileys-faith.aspx"><em>blogged</em></a><em> on that before), although I've never heard her talk too specifically about it (Remember people, just because she said "I want to thank my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" at the recent awards, that doesn't mean anything. Don't ask me to list the people who have said those exact words receiving awards). But, as I've mentioned in a previous </em><a href="http://thesource4ym.com/blog/archive/2008/02/06/hannah-montanamiley.-its-like-wow.aspx"><em>blog</em></a><em> about Miley, her parents are once again proving to demonstrate questionable judgment.</em><br /></div><div align="left"><em></em></div>----------------------------------------------------------<br /><div align="left">We should'nt put any stock into hearing someone drop the J-bomb on a crowd of celebs. Most of them have not known genuine saving faith and their faith is a result of social determinism. If their faith in Jesus is real than it is very shallow and void of lasting fruit. I am not calling Miley's faith into question. It is what it is. If Miley does subscribe to faith in Jesus than she does have a tremendous responsibility to represent Him faithfully. Typically that will never happen. Abe Lincoln said that "Every man at 40 is responsible for his own face." Miley has a while to go until she's 40 and a tremendous ammount of influence to boot but at this point in her life most of her decisions are based on multiple 40 year old's definition of true success. Jesus was very strict in this department.<br /></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">----------------------------------------------</div><div align="left">Luke 17:2 (NASB)<br /></div><div align="left">It would be better for him if a millstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea, than that he would cause one of these little ones to stumble. </div><div align="left">----------------------------------------------</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">The Bible says further that the world can be pretty convincing in their lies, so much so that their lies sound like the truth at the moment. It talks about escaping this kind of thinking and letting Christ influence us instead of the world.</div><br />Ephesians 4:14-15 (English Standard Version)<br /><div align="left"><br />14 so that we may no longer be children, tossed to and fro by the waves and carried about by every wind of doctrine, by human cunning, by craftiness in deceitful schemes. 15 Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">----------------------------------------------------</div><div align="left"></div><div align="left">I'm not giving up on Miley but I will be very cautious in what I allow my children to see. It's not just the skin.. it's what god we allow our children to see other very popular people serving. </div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div><br /><br /><div align="left"></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-26358144577167749192009-09-22T22:10:00.002-04:002009-09-22T22:13:14.700-04:00My Dad is Sending Text Messages..Me texting Dad today: "It's a go for Saturday" (Michigan Indiana game @BigHouse) <div><br /></div><div>Dad "Looking forward to it. Love ya". </div><div><br /></div><div>Me "Dad, that was the first text you've ever sent me. I'm proud right now."</div><div><br /></div><div>Dad "...This is the second"</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-44642854096808549592009-09-04T08:01:00.000-04:002009-09-04T08:05:28.130-04:00Happy 40th birthday, InternetOk so I'm a couple of days late but read the whole article <a href="http://www.boingboing.net/2009/09/02/happy-40th-birthday.html">Here</a>: September 2, 1969: Forty years ago today, in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonard_Kleinrock">Leonard Kleinrock</a>'s <a href="http://www.ucla.edu/">UCLA</a> lab, a group of computer scientists managed to pass bits of data from one computer to another over some some gray cable. In doing so, they created the first node of what we now call (long dramatic pause)... the Internet.<input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-9229082057502773632009-09-04T07:57:00.001-04:002009-09-04T07:58:57.791-04:00Caption Please..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4jNYbwYk3hsPU_e8cdyAC_UDBSRw28mN6YfMaDSum5u3G-8ksxj15jK5JA0VFx17Dg9Je4deyL-rFynY56Y-unTk1nAixmoZyEj7QPbvLKhilTFO7VageieRNMw7EzCpvv4mw9aWLgdd/s1600-h/tumblr_kpb9p9Vi7L1qznd83o1_400.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjO4jNYbwYk3hsPU_e8cdyAC_UDBSRw28mN6YfMaDSum5u3G-8ksxj15jK5JA0VFx17Dg9Je4deyL-rFynY56Y-unTk1nAixmoZyEj7QPbvLKhilTFO7VageieRNMw7EzCpvv4mw9aWLgdd/s320/tumblr_kpb9p9Vi7L1qznd83o1_400.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377580487041815522" border="0" /></a>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-26670583430727596052009-08-26T12:11:00.001-04:002009-08-26T12:11:24.767-04:00I don't understand this logo<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KQItH6UbOrYmhKOviSVUiBCj6zXKnMItBYO83Ig1c14zTVh7GaxfE1Ej0OE03FOggry4TS417iBonjdaJyRUEinsZ-KgNPIl4BeIuMtqG5ViBntRhZqG2xrMO-lGiisIzcb-M72w99tP/s1600-h/IMG00023-20090826-1208-784769.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1KQItH6UbOrYmhKOviSVUiBCj6zXKnMItBYO83Ig1c14zTVh7GaxfE1Ej0OE03FOggry4TS417iBonjdaJyRUEinsZ-KgNPIl4BeIuMtqG5ViBntRhZqG2xrMO-lGiisIzcb-M72w99tP/s320/IMG00023-20090826-1208-784769.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374305825083453314" /></a></p>Is that a sun in a ribbon or a potato chip? IdkTIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-58082931936567551072009-08-22T22:09:00.001-04:002009-08-22T22:11:18.897-04:00Where did you meet the love of your life? Click link to take poll<script type="text/javascript" language="javascript" charset="utf-8" src="http://static.polldaddy.com/p/1906019.js"></script><noscript><br /><a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1906019/">Where did you meet the love of your life?</a><span style="font-size:9px;">(<a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com">opinion</a>)</span><br /></noscript>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-56584822630587534022009-08-20T23:17:00.001-04:002009-08-20T23:17:11.562-04:00Puppy Love<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeiV9JC_baOENwEkISshIM6qvupc0UAvr8SdtgZZGOmqQtDMM-9UMdP_T8M7_AkWBzuCrvfaiwLl53jZ3PwhmuBgfj_WgPJpAMU1VF-R8FKB5hYBqnbRmWIFSil8YAvDYmwQk4pxWCggF/s1600-h/IMG00006-20090820-2259-731563.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmeiV9JC_baOENwEkISshIM6qvupc0UAvr8SdtgZZGOmqQtDMM-9UMdP_T8M7_AkWBzuCrvfaiwLl53jZ3PwhmuBgfj_WgPJpAMU1VF-R8FKB5hYBqnbRmWIFSil8YAvDYmwQk4pxWCggF/s320/IMG00006-20090820-2259-731563.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372250890723165858" /></a></p><p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_X85Ktht9M1fQnh2nMDynbzIWPal4zIiy85hVjMVxVKeRp70qC4mQRuUyclSTHxVHd9uMR48t-J3SvrNmUcy0yTQt0FFboYuvq57NF_CTCx41-_TNcgsapOeLNsdWy24cOCxRSHOw9ncW/s1600-h/IMG00007-20090820-2312-733362.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_X85Ktht9M1fQnh2nMDynbzIWPal4zIiy85hVjMVxVKeRp70qC4mQRuUyclSTHxVHd9uMR48t-J3SvrNmUcy0yTQt0FFboYuvq57NF_CTCx41-_TNcgsapOeLNsdWy24cOCxRSHOw9ncW/s320/IMG00007-20090820-2312-733362.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372250892253577794" /></a></p>Couch time with the pooch.TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-60271296444848324802009-08-20T07:46:00.013-04:002009-08-20T08:50:02.548-04:00Dear "Palooza"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8GHj936Mm246MYOZTSVMRADDrJqYyjfoXNvGqglEecytvPicGj_KkBQKvoV__odvQoCwxSsabLq5-kza4Y4H6z0ojtA2NpSxvtOouxcZ0aadcK3uWcANEmbwvgIhdAOlKLvlKOWCFS51/s1600-h/product-palooza.gif"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 161px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt8GHj936Mm246MYOZTSVMRADDrJqYyjfoXNvGqglEecytvPicGj_KkBQKvoV__odvQoCwxSsabLq5-kza4Y4H6z0ojtA2NpSxvtOouxcZ0aadcK3uWcANEmbwvgIhdAOlKLvlKOWCFS51/s320/product-palooza.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5372017572180253618" border="0" /></a><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:130%;" >Dear "Palooza",
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<br />Please be removed from our urban, and common American English... forever. Just because someone has a brilliant product, or idea that just so happens to start with a "P" doesn't mean you have to be directly behind it for cheesy marketing purposes. You were fine back in the 90's and I'm sure that the directors behind <a href="http://www.lalapalooza.com/">Lalapalooza</a> are glad they've given <a href="http://www.piratepalooza.com/">PiratePalooza</a>, <a href="http://www.pizzapalooza.net/">PizzaPalooza</a>, <a href="http://www.potterpalooza.com/">PotterPalooza</a> and the rest of the world equal permission to use you at their bidding but you have got to stop. 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It's time to move on. If you should choose not too do so, you will be reported to abuseapalooza or even better yet, policeapalooza. Face it palooza, you are a looza.</span>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-67745329421309629442009-08-07T23:50:00.005-04:002009-08-07T23:58:41.136-04:00Now this is a good nap!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUtk5Ksta8r0ijzkub0CGvovSazkee2WuFXsjvaG2g53xSoYr0coedF8YMRKxAgtcqeq0-VqfG4p4kUqf0q664oSqlfIuCOCMR6PCQhFs36ov_EiAxdgVhF12GpUY1jqNngIzi9VjnUEr/s1600-h/Caloway_sleeping.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtUtk5Ksta8r0ijzkub0CGvovSazkee2WuFXsjvaG2g53xSoYr0coedF8YMRKxAgtcqeq0-VqfG4p4kUqf0q664oSqlfIuCOCMR6PCQhFs36ov_EiAxdgVhF12GpUY1jqNngIzi9VjnUEr/s320/Caloway_sleeping.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367435994855971042" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9X6KaSVmn1Ckl5TY1hnGWa4dtMSEja1SRFhLhPO6eLjYZKERdNRJ9aJjHiaPGg5_2DmU8tUwmoT8KrcyaJa_hoqfN0gJqp_ap6kFAm_bEpytKyJcy7xtNMX2WqZByRvyeW5XaYD__6Ni/s1600-h/Caloway_sleeping.2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje9X6KaSVmn1Ckl5TY1hnGWa4dtMSEja1SRFhLhPO6eLjYZKERdNRJ9aJjHiaPGg5_2DmU8tUwmoT8KrcyaJa_hoqfN0gJqp_ap6kFAm_bEpytKyJcy7xtNMX2WqZByRvyeW5XaYD__6Ni/s320/Caloway_sleeping.2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367436067403144066" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style=";font-family:trebuchet ms;font-size:130%;" ><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Do you remember the days when you could fall asleep anywhere?</span><br /></span>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-66441556787667993512009-08-07T14:22:00.001-04:002009-08-07T14:22:26.571-04:00This is never good when this disappears<p class="mobile-photo"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF8JcvbjDP-T0shE9U3UB6caMsxXEe07mupwuUHGZnSq_F9APDof9g-MIqU1Gq4CGL31asHQOY68oJDkI25Ldhnywexv7TJ6CizBkJtTuz5yqFESSeygjgmE5A0pJzhssUFoZAnc8MwPx/s1600-h/IMG00182-20090807-1421-746573.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYF8JcvbjDP-T0shE9U3UB6caMsxXEe07mupwuUHGZnSq_F9APDof9g-MIqU1Gq4CGL31asHQOY68oJDkI25Ldhnywexv7TJ6CizBkJtTuz5yqFESSeygjgmE5A0pJzhssUFoZAnc8MwPx/s320/IMG00182-20090807-1421-746573.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367288974437077186" /></a></p>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-17215902391845470042009-08-06T18:01:00.002-04:002009-08-06T18:10:19.762-04:00I don't want to be that guy..<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlbYocaGnABXg0kPKxuSl9swb6R_Ogvx19oEtc5tgH8Y5Atg0-AZl_qLH2jTP0yL9PXJolwKgJgxgedv2r-QLIiw03C43y7MA_qGVKSlnyow3jsl3h0kOCUZjFs_o9GEVsqubRzMRspDO/s1600-h/dodgeball.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxlbYocaGnABXg0kPKxuSl9swb6R_Ogvx19oEtc5tgH8Y5Atg0-AZl_qLH2jTP0yL9PXJolwKgJgxgedv2r-QLIiw03C43y7MA_qGVKSlnyow3jsl3h0kOCUZjFs_o9GEVsqubRzMRspDO/s320/dodgeball.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366975108698802962" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Yes I could ask the dude talking on his cell phone for the church's red dodgeball back while he is working on his free throws but I don't want to be that guy.<br /><br />Have you ever watched something that belonged to you being taken right in front of your face?</span>TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6855154051019419095.post-4157655225621778562009-08-06T13:49:00.001-04:002009-08-06T13:49:51.678-04:00Sorry - Last Bacon Story. Promise.Ok - maybe it's a sausage story but its still pig. Last night after a Costo run Beka told Cam to bring some groceries in. Technically they made it into the house but one bag full of - you guessed it - sausage and some other items (around 50 dollars worth) got left in the basement to be forgotten about until this afternoon. Should I take it out of his allowance? Ok - I guess I could shoulder some of the blame but at least I will have felt that justice was served!TIM HOLMAN // Pastorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06580911545850888445noreply@blogger.com0