<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746</id><updated>2008-11-20T20:35:43.629-06:00</updated><title type='text'>My 2 Cents</title><subtitle type='html'>The rants and raves of a lunatic preacher</subtitle><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/'/><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/my2cents.xml'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>10</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>25</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-584949510561686646</id><published>2008-10-27T16:00:00.029-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.474-06:00</updated><title type='text'>TODAY'S TOPICS - THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX</title><summary type='text'>Let's get right to the point. Global Warming is the biggest lie since scientists claimed the theory of evolution was real science. It's right up there with "ye shall not surely die", "I'm from the IRS and I am here to help", and "I created the internet."

GLOBAL WARMING AND ITS EFFECTS
Global Warming, according to the EPA website, is "a term used to describe a gradual  increase in the earth’s </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/584949510561686646/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=584949510561686646' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/584949510561686646'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/584949510561686646'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/10/global-warming-hoax.html' title='TODAY&apos;S TOPICS - THE GLOBAL WARMING HOAX'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-1416073361618897385</id><published>2008-09-22T16:30:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.475-06:00</updated><title type='text'>TODAY'S TOPICS - TATTOOS</title><summary type='text'>I have started a series of lessons on Wednesdays entitled Today's Topics.  The idea being that we as believers ought to know what the Bible says about issues like tattoos, alcohol, global warming, abortion, racism, homosexuality and gay marriage, and aliens and UFO's.  Many people will try to tell you that the Bible is not relevant and does not address these issues.  However, God's Word endures </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/1416073361618897385/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=1416073361618897385' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/1416073361618897385'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/1416073361618897385'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/09/todays-topics-tattoos.html' title='TODAY&apos;S TOPICS - TATTOOS'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-508079641478851453</id><published>2008-08-19T17:30:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.476-06:00</updated><title type='text'>HOME, SWEET HOME!</title><summary type='text'>"There's no place like home.  There's no place like home."  Truer words were never spoken.  It is great to be back home.  It is great to be able to sleep in my bed on my pillows, eat my food in my kitchen, and prop my feet up on my couch to watch my TV in my living room.  It is great to get my clothes out of my closet or my dresser instead of a suitcase.  Don't get me wrong, the traveling was fun</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/508079641478851453/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=508079641478851453' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/508079641478851453'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/508079641478851453'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/08/home-sweet-home.html' title='HOME, SWEET HOME!'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-6365809966161406825</id><published>2008-08-08T14:01:00.002-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.476-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I MISS MY CHURCH!</title><summary type='text'>GTT - Gone To Texas!  This was a slogan posted on the abandoned homes of those who left everything to migrate to Texas in the early and mid 19th century.  This is my new slogan.  The Doucet World Tour finds itself back in the promised land today, praise the Lord!!!!  We arrived in Lindale late last night and will be here through the weekend for Lisa's family reunion.

Can I tell you that I miss </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/6365809966161406825/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=6365809966161406825' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/6365809966161406825'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/6365809966161406825'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/08/i-miss-my-church.html' title='I MISS MY CHURCH!'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-2258215930479801448</id><published>2008-08-02T21:28:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.477-06:00</updated><title type='text'>I'VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN!</title><summary type='text'>I've been to Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri.  If you say that real fast and put some music to it you can make a lot of money (or so I've heard).

I am currently (11:50 a.m. 8/2/08) sitting in a hotel in St. Charles, MO (suburb of St. Louis).  We are packing (again) and headed to the Branson area to stay for a couple of weeks.  We are </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/2258215930479801448/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=2258215930479801448' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/2258215930479801448'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/2258215930479801448'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/08/ive-been-everywhere-man_02.html' title='I&apos;VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN!'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-5335088730993847074</id><published>2008-06-21T22:15:00.010-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.477-06:00</updated><title type='text'>FOOD FOR THOUGHT</title><summary type='text'>Today's entry may upset the apple cart, but that is not my intention.  My intention is simply to cause us to stop and think about something that is alarming in modern day Christianity.  I have noticed an exponential increase in different kinds of ministries "for Christ".  For example, I recently read of Bikers for Christ, Horsemen for Christ, Cowboy Churches, Racers for Christ, etc.
It seems to </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/5335088730993847074/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=5335088730993847074' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/5335088730993847074'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/5335088730993847074'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/06/food-for-thought.html' title='FOOD FOR THOUGHT'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-4032434091086826765</id><published>2008-05-13T10:13:00.003-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.478-06:00</updated><title type='text'>IS ANYONE OUT THERE?</title><summary type='text'>The answer to that question is yes, no, and maybe.  Please let me explain.

If that question is being asked by someone looking for answers to life's problems, the answer is a resounding YES!  God is out there.  But the one true God, the God of the Bible, is much closer than "out there."  God came near in the person of His Son, Jesus Christ.  God left "out there" to come down here to identify with</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/4032434091086826765/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=4032434091086826765' title='5 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/4032434091086826765'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/4032434091086826765'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/05/is-anyone-out-there.html' title='IS ANYONE OUT THERE?'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>5</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-5997384525642089231</id><published>2008-04-25T15:17:00.006-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.478-06:00</updated><title type='text'>FORGIVENESS</title><summary type='text'>There is a bumper sticker that reads, "to err is human, to forgive is out of the question."  Unfortunately, that is how most people view forgiveness.  As a result of people failing to forgive, parent-child relationships are broken, marriages fall apart, and churches struggle with unity.  Realizing that we are all sinners and imperfect, we can understand that forgiveness is essential in any </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/5997384525642089231/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=5997384525642089231' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/5997384525642089231'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/5997384525642089231'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/04/forgiveness.html' title='FORGIVENESS'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-6875314249228887950</id><published>2008-04-17T18:18:00.004-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.479-06:00</updated><title type='text'>GOD IS FOR ME!</title><summary type='text'>Psalm 56:9 “When I cry unto thee, then shall mine enemies turn back: this I know; for God is for me.”

God is for me.  Let this great truth sink in.  Meditate deeply on this thought.  Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omnipresent God is for you – He is on your side.  Beloved, let this thought rule over you today – if you stand with God, God stands with you.

The God who is higher than the highest mountain </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/6875314249228887950/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=6875314249228887950' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/6875314249228887950'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/6875314249228887950'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/04/god-is-for-me.html' title='GOD IS FOR ME!'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6832297169023818746.post-8689315391486794203</id><published>2008-04-15T21:14:00.001-05:00</published><updated>2008-11-20T17:11:28.480-06:00</updated><title type='text'>THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD</title><summary type='text'>On Wednesday evenings at Texas Avenue Baptist Church I try to answer questions from the members. These questions are given to me in advance. I will use this blog to post the questions and answers on a regular basis. If you have questions about the Bible, spiritual issues, or your walk with God, please feel free to send me your question and I will attempt to answer your question from the Bible.

Q</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/8689315391486794203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=6832297169023818746&amp;postID=8689315391486794203' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/8689315391486794203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6832297169023818746/posts/default/8689315391486794203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://www.texasavenue.org/blog/my2cents/2008/04/whole-counsel-of-god.html' title='THE WHOLE COUNSEL OF GOD'/><author><name>Eric Doucet</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12335194663982556988</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email></author><thr:total xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'>0</thr:total></entry></feed>