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The First Voice! – Chaplains Devotional for October

30 Monday Sep 2013

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Christina Anthony, a good friend of mine and editor of Biker Living, recently posted a story on Facebook about an experience she had while returning from delivering the most recent issues. I was so struck with the clarity of her description that I want to share it with you, and she kindly gave me permission.

From Facebook, Christina speaking:

Yes, this is going to be a long short story…. Last night I left CGHW bike night to head out to Spicewood for the Down Under Deli’s last open mic/bike night as they are changing venues and becoming a Mexican restaurant soon… anyway I was in my truck with lots of magazines in back to be delivered and I was sort of in a hurry. On my way along hwy 71, as I drove under the 130 overpass, I saw a woman walking with her kiddo… the mom was wearing a white tank top and had her arm around her child but otherwise they wore black and I would not have seen them except for the white of her shirt. They were off the road far enough but I thought wow, I wouldn’t want to be walking out there at night.

I was in the middle lane and trying to be in Spicewood as soon as I could but God told me to loop around and “give them a ride”… yes God, you know that very first voice you hear when you ask yourself something or wonder or need to make a decision, that very first voice we usually ignore… but I’ve learned to listen to it because every time I do it keeps me out of trouble or puts me in the right direction, like when the transmission of my bike was falling apart on IH35 a couple years ago… that voice… told me to “loop around”. I thought really, I’m kind of in a hurry… but I got in the left lane, found the turn around and went back… I guess not far enough back cause I couldn’t see them… and decided to head to Spicewood… only that voice, said, “do it again”.

In my own head I thought I really don’t have time for this, I want to get to Spicewood… but God, you know that voice that steers me right, said “yes you do”… so I looped back around and sure enough there they were. I drove past them and pulled over, way off the road, turned on my interior light and rolled the window down so they could see me when they got to my truck.. asked if they wanted a ride and they eagerly said yes so they got in and off we went. They had missed the bus when leaving a school event, had been walking a few miles already, the little girl was about 9-10 maybe… I was going to drop them off at the bus stop but asked where they were heading… which happened to be very close to where I had to get my car out of impound the day before, so now I knew the area (hmmm, I wonder if God planned that too) and told them I’d just drive them there.

The mom said her young daughter had been complaining about being tired from walking so far along that rough road edge, trying to stay off the road but out of the grasses in the dark… she had told her daughter to pray to God, he would bring them an angel. About 10 minuted later I pulled over… which is about how long it took me to do the two loop-arounds. I told her what God had said to me when I thought to myself I really don’t have time for this… she said He can be a joker like that sometimes… we both laughed.

But you know, after I dropped her off, driving away I thought about what she had said and how and more importantly why I had made the decision to pull over when I could have just stayed in the middle lane and kept going and I realize that while there may be angels on earth, perhaps we all get the opportunity to be a stand-in angel when we answer God’s calling even for just a few minutes… listen to that first voice, encourage others to do the same… that’s God talking… He encourages kindness and we could all stand to spread a little more of that. Which is why I am sharing this… and yes, I made it out to the DUDE in plenty of time to enjoy some great open mic music before they closed.

Tom speaking:

It is so clear to me that Christina understands her relationship with God, and in the process she is teaching me about the First Voice.

I never actually thought about it, but yes, when we hear that voice that wants us to turn around to help somebody, or to do or say something for someone, then that First Voice has to be God. When God asks, we have a choice.

 

COC&I Meeting at Texas Mist for September

29 Sunday Sep 2013

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biker rights, COC&I, ethonol, Freedom Burger, Freedom Dog, freedom run, tmra2

It’s Freedom Dog time again. We had the bi-monthly COC&I meeting at Texas Mist today, so Debbie and I (mostly Debbie) went to help out. I go to take pictures, and Debbie goes to actually work. And a good job she did, helping Wes and Woody sell Freedom Dogs, Freedom Dogs with Chili and Freedom Burgers. The meeting started around 1 PM and as usual Bandido Lefty presided of the series of speaker. We heard that Region 1 (that’s us) did really well in the most recent Call to Action related to an EPA push to increase the Ethanol in our gasoline to higher levels. Unfortunately those levels have not been appropriately tests on motorcycles, so we were pushing for proper testing before implementation. Seems only logical to me. Anyway, it was a good meeting. I hope you enjoy the pics;

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U.S. Military Vets All Chapter Benefit and Party at Hardtails in Georgetown

28 Saturday Sep 2013

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fixins, georgetown, hardtails, military vets, nice leather

U.S. Military Vets had their annual benefit up at Hardtails in Georgetown today. Debbie is home from her trip to California, so we headed out there for dinner. They were selling BBQ plates with all the fixins’, and they certainly were good. It was our second BBQ plate in two days, both were different and both were good. It is too bad Texas isn’t a nation, we could call it BBQ Nation. Anyway, we found some empt seats with our friends of Renatus MC, and enjoyed some food and fellowship. The event had several nice leather vendors, so we looked around but didn’t find anything we absolutely needed and headed home around seven for a relaxing evening in front of the fire…..  No, wait, not fire, TV..  What was I thinking. Enjoy;

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Exchanged Life Conference Recording with Steve McVey

26 Thursday Sep 2013

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The recording of the Grace Walk Conference from last Sunday are up on my church’s web site and ready for your listening enjoyment, and I don’t use that term loosely. Dr. Steve McVey, the author of “Grace Walk” (http://gracewalk.org), spoke, and I found his presentation very enlightening. Not only that, but he had lots of scripture to backup his points. I can only say, take a listen, it is well worth the time. One of my friends who attended the nearly 4 hours of sessions said he would have enjoyed listening for another couple more hours. I hope you enjoy them!

The main church web site is here: http://www.newlifepville.com and you will find the recordings on the church media page at: http://www.newlifepville.com/media.php?pageID=44 There is even a button so you can even download the sessions for listening on your music player.

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The Truth Will Set You Free, and You Will Be Free Indeed

25 Wednesday Sep 2013

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Our church had a guest speaker last Sunday, his name is Steve McVey, and he is the author of the well known book entitled “Grace Walk”. He has also published several more books on the subject of God’s Grace. It appears that the mission God has given him in this life is to help each of us understand God’s Grace better.

Steve taught four sessions last Sunday, and we hope to have them up on our church blog shortly, but in the mean times I thought I would post an entry to get you hooked. I mean started.  The embedded video below (published by permission) is just the introduction to a web series that Steve has on the lies that people hear in church every Sunday. Now to be clear, I am not saying that people are being lied to intentionally, just that many people (including pastors) have an incomplete or incorrect understanding of God’s Grace.

You can now listen to the recordings here: Exchanged Life Conference with Steve McVey

Here is a link to the Grace Walk web site: http://gracewalk.org

All the links on this posting will take you to Steve’s web site.

101 LIES TAUGHT IN CHURCH EVERY SUNDAY VIDEOS
52 Lies Heard In Church Every Sunday is now available.
This is the first book in a series of two books and
will contain 52 of the 101 Lies Taught In Church Every Sunday.
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101 Lies Introduction
101 Lies Taught In Church Every Week – Introduction
Lie #1
Salvation is Giving Your Life to Jesus
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Christians Are Just Sinners Saved by Grace
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When You Became a Christian God Changed Your Life
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Becoming A Christian Means Having Your Sins Forgiven
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Your Sins Are Under the Blood of Jesus
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Your Greatest Need Is To Love God More
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The Answer To A Weak Christian’s Commitment Is To Rededicate Yourself To Christ
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The Holy Spirit Convicts Unbelievers of Their Sins
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The Christian Life Is All Of Him and None Of Me
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