Comments on: Late Night Calls http://martyholman.com/2009/12/latenightcalls/ Inspired by a true story Sat, 31 Jul 2010 21:08:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Brian P. - Chuckles http://martyholman.com/2009/12/latenightcalls/comment-page-1/#comment-9806 Brian P. - Chuckles Sat, 05 Dec 2009 05:24:11 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=2031#comment-9806 I know this will sound a little harsh, but here it goes. The "crew" was a mess - me included (I was a roommate as well [for 1 semester]- but not Joe). Was it the 3 of us or was there another? While we didn't cross many lines (I can namme some "adventures", but I won't), I felt I was in a place where I was not comfortable being. At the time I struggled with not wanting to go against the grain. For me I did not know what to do or where to turn. That is actually one of the main reasons I left for a different school - although I did not say it at the time - I don't know if I've ever said it. To this day, I wonder if I could have done anything to help in a couple of different situations. What if I would have said something? What if I would have done something? Is it my fault? However, God is amazing. A god of grace and forgiveness. Also, I have an awesome wife that I met at the new school and now we have awesome kids. I did have regrets about running out - I felt like I was abandonding everyone, but you know what? It took facebook to reunite, so maybe it was more to me than them. I look back on those days with the crew and wonder how did any of us make it out of there? God was at work growing us and shaping us into the vessels that he knew would be best suited for his purpose (and yes, this work still conitnues). I would not trade a minute of my experiences, my friends, or my life but still I wonder - what if??? I know this will sound a little harsh, but here it goes. The “crew” was a mess – me included (I was a roommate as well [for 1 semester]- but not Joe). Was it the 3 of us or was there another? While we didn’t cross many lines (I can namme some “adventures”, but I won’t), I felt I was in a place where I was not comfortable being. At the time I struggled with not wanting to go against the grain. For me I did not know what to do or where to turn. That is actually one of the main reasons I left for a different school – although I did not say it at the time – I don’t know if I’ve ever said it. To this day, I wonder if I could have done anything to help in a couple of different situations. What if I would have said something? What if I would have done something? Is it my fault?

However, God is amazing. A god of grace and forgiveness. Also, I have an awesome wife that I met at the new school and now we have awesome kids. I did have regrets about running out – I felt like I was abandonding everyone, but you know what? It took facebook to reunite, so maybe it was more to me than them.

I look back on those days with the crew and wonder how did any of us make it out of there? God was at work growing us and shaping us into the vessels that he knew would be best suited for his purpose (and yes, this work still conitnues).

I would not trade a minute of my experiences, my friends, or my life but still I wonder – what if???

]]> By: Billy McGuiness http://martyholman.com/2009/12/latenightcalls/comment-page-1/#comment-9802 Billy McGuiness Fri, 04 Dec 2009 19:49:12 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=2031#comment-9802 All I could think of from the title was "Why is my Pastor talking about getting a 'Booty Call" All I could think of from the title was “Why is my Pastor talking about getting a ‘Booty Call”

]]> By: Al Dancy http://martyholman.com/2009/12/latenightcalls/comment-page-1/#comment-9801 Al Dancy Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:48:40 +0000 http://martyholman.com/?p=2031#comment-9801 You know I cried musltiple times from this story. He was my college roommate at the time, and I remember the day he moved out. I remember that night laying in bed in the dark all alone thinking and crying for him. I remember thinking how stupid I was for not encouraging him to make a different decision. How stupid I felt for not doing the right thing throughout that whole summer. I cried 2 or 3 weeks ago when you told that story during your message, and I cried reading this today. When you told this a few weeks ago I thought back on that whole period in our lives. How we had such good times, and how so many of them were good for the wrong reasons. But what really hit me was how God showed His love, Grace and Mercy to us all. Marty, it is an amazing thing to see God work in your own life, but it is much more amazing to see Him work in other's lives despite how stupid I act. Thank you for being a great friend, for making the decisions you made to begin a journey w/ God to move away from the childish carnal things we were pursuing. You will forever remain one of the reasons I am where I am today. Thanks for being my friend and for the memories! You know I cried musltiple times from this story. He was my college roommate at the time, and I remember the day he moved out. I remember that night laying in bed in the dark all alone thinking and crying for him. I remember thinking how stupid I was for not encouraging him to make a different decision. How stupid I felt for not doing the right thing throughout that whole summer.

I cried 2 or 3 weeks ago when you told that story during your message, and I cried reading this today. When you told this a few weeks ago I thought back on that whole period in our lives. How we had such good times, and how so many of them were good for the wrong reasons. But what really hit me was how God showed His love, Grace and Mercy to us all.

Marty, it is an amazing thing to see God work in your own life, but it is much more amazing to see Him work in other’s lives despite how stupid I act. Thank you for being a great friend, for making the decisions you made to begin a journey w/ God to move away from the childish carnal things we were pursuing.

You will forever remain one of the reasons I am where I am today. Thanks for being my friend and for the memories!

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