Morning thoughts from Pastor Tim

I was watching the TV last night when a commercial for The Discovery Channel came on.
It ran through images of animals, fish, jungles, ancient architecture, polar ice caps, and so on.
It was very well done and quite entertaining.
It made you want to see some of those programs. Continue reading →

	Morning thoughts from Pastor Tim

I have been pastor at CrossRoads for 9 years.
A lot can happen in 9 years.
I’ve seen many come and go and a few went before they arrived.
I suppose every church has a large turnover but in our case we don’t keep track of it. Continue reading →

	Morning thoughts from Pastor Tim

… that He might present her to Himself a glorious church , not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing, but that she should be holy and without blemish. Eph 5:27
Today is the 9th anniversary of CrossRoads Christian Center.
I never really intended to start a church but to have a central place where Christians of all denominations could gather in praise, worship, and fellowship. Continue reading →

Where there is no wood, the fire goes out; And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases. Prov 26:20

	Morning thoughts from Pastor Tim

…how he met you on the way and attacked your rear ranks, all the stragglers at your rear, when you were tired and weary; and he did not fear God. Deut 25:18
Two nights ago I awakened at 1 o’clock in the morning.
I couldn’t get back to sleep and became really run down during the day, tired and weary.
As a result my immune system became weak and I am sick with achy all over, sinuses pounding, itchy eyes, and a sore throat.
I know the preventative medicine for this but became a straggler.
I have long believed that drinking water, lots of water, can help fight off allergies and colds.
But I became a straggler and was attacked when I did wasn’t looking.
Though the scripture is specific about Amalek and Israel, I can’t help but feel that it also refers to Satan and us.
He always attacks on our unsuspecting side, when we are straggling and at our most tired, weakest moment.
He does not fear God and that would make him a fool.
He will cause us to become sick in sin.
The preventative is the same for our spirit as it is for the body.
Jesus said, “If you knew the gift of God, and who it is who says to you, ‘Give Me a drink,’ you would have asked Him, and He would have given you living water.” John 4:10
I don’t feel like ministering right now.
I feel like going back to bed and pulling the covers over my head.
That’s exactly what Satan would like for us to do in our spiritual life too.
But wellness is found with a drink of living water.
Whoever drinks of the water that I shall give him will never thirst. But the water that I shall give him will become in him a fountain of water springing up into everlasting life. John 4:14

	Morning thoughts from Pastor Tim

As you know by now, Congress has passed the $700 billion dollar bailout meant to help the economic crisis of our country.
I am so glad that someone on capital hill is looking out for me.
Included in the bill are some “sweeteners” that’s sure to put a few bucks back in my pocket. (he says tongue-in-cheek)
There are tax credit breaks for such narrowly focused groups as motor sports racetrack owners, film producers and bicycle commuters .
There is a credit allows certain corporations operating in American Samoa a tax credit.
The bailout bill would give a tax break to Exxon Valdez plaintiffs.
A rebate against excise taxes charged on rum imported from Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
A proposal would exempt from the excise tax any shaft consisting of all natural wood with no laminations or artificial means to enhance the spine of the shaft used in the manufacture of an arrow that measures 5/16 of an inch or less and is unsuited for use with a bow with a peak draw weight of 30 pounds or more. (I knew someone would get the shaft!)
There is one that allows employers to provide a benefit to employees for costs associated with bicycle commuting, including purchase and repair of a bicycle, bicycle improvements, and bicycle storage.
Transfers interest earned on money in the abandoned mine reclamation fund to the United Mine Workers of America Combined Benefit Fund, which helps pay health benefits for retired miners and their dependents who worked under collective bargaining agreements that promised lifetime health-care benefits. 
Current law allows taxpayers to write-off 50% of the cost of any facility placed in service before January 1, 2013 that produces cellulosic ethanol.  This provision expands the types of facilities that may be written-off to include production of other cellulosic biofuels in addition to cellulosic ethanol.  
You can get the most benefit by being an oily-rum drinking-bow hunting-Hollywood-bicycle commuter working in American Somoa.
God said it best; Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength? Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen, and I will tell you where to get food that is good for the soul! Isa 55:2
I’m so thankful someone is looking out for me and it’s God!

 

 

 

	Morning thoughts from Pastor Tim

There is a lesson from God’s word that will help you make the right choices.
It is a lesson that will help you discern good from evil.
This can help whether your church is seeking a pastor, mediating a dispute, or voting for president. Continue reading →