I Know What Love Is!

1Therefore if you have any encouragement from being united with Christ, if any comfort from his love, if any common sharing in the Spirit, if any tenderness and compassion, 2 then make my joy complete by being like-minded, having the same love, being one in spirit and of one mind. 3 Do nothing out of selfish ambition or vain conceit. Rather, in humility value others above yourselves, 4 not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

megachurch

[ˈmeɡəCHərCH]

NOUN

mega-church (noun)

1. a church with an unusually large congregation, typically one preaching a conservative or evangelical form of Christianity.
2. The previous is the dictionary definition of the terminology "Mega Church" This blog post is in no way blasting or condemning those that consider themselves Mega Churches, but i come to you in this blog asking, "what makes a church Mega"? From the one to the many, does Mega mean many, and what is the definition and call for the many in worship and ministry of Jesus Christ? 

3. 

   The Needs of the One Outweigh the Needs of the Many!

   
   
4. As I approach this topic, my inner Star Trek comes out when I think of the Star Trek Movie, "The Wrath of Kahn" when Spock states: " The needs of the one outweigh the needs of the many" This makes me think of Matthew 18:12-14 in regards of the one lost sheep. 
5. The Parable of the Lost Sheep is one of the parables of Jesus. It appears in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke. It is about a shepherd who leaves his flock of ninety-nine sheep in order to find the one which is lost. It is the first member of a trilogy about redemption that Jesus tells after the Pharisees and religious leaders accuse him of welcoming and eating with "sinners." The two parables that follow are those of the Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son. The parable of the Good shepherd, a pericope found in John 10:1-21, derives from it Matthew.

For me the definition of Mega Church is when a body of believers still can focus on the sheep as well as the whole flock. Beloved, what we see in the Philippians text is Paul telling us about our own humility and that we must thinks of others in the same importance that we think of ourselves.  

If a church, if a house of worship can take care of the one as well as they take care of the all, than they truly are a Mega. If a church can focus on the love for one as much as the love of many, if a church can go after the one lost sheep as well as the whole flock, then Mega truly fits the definition of that Body of Christ Ministry. 

In today's teaching of ministers, some believe that visiting the home-bound and the hospitalized is not a good use of the pastors time. Maybe it is my age, but my working with the one has always best prepared be to work and minister to the many. Am I so busy and serve so many that I can no longer be the shepherd that visits the sick, the lonely, and the poor?

What I am trying to say this morning and what Paul is try to say is if we find ourselves so Mega that we have lost sight of the one, than we have become lost ourselves. If we are so Mega that our pastors don't know us, and have never met us, than as the blue grass song goes, we have truly "got above our raising"

Love the many, but never forget the one.

Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: A Tasty Dish

Tim's Topics: A Tasty Dish: A Tasty Dish! Our strength as a country and as a people is our diversity of cultures and the embracing of different faith beliefs. The Uni...

A Tasty Dish

A Tasty Dish!

Our strength as a country and as a people is our diversity of cultures and the embracing of different faith beliefs. The United States should think of itself as a recipe that contains so many different and awesome ingredients, that produce an excellent dish. Without my Irish Catholic born mother, I would not be here to add the this countries recipe. We are all created in God’s image, meaning all of us make a beautiful picture and a might tasty dish.

The Sikh faith believes that in death one is reincarnated. The next life is based on how they lived the last. For this Deputies faith, in his life well lived, reincarnation will occur in an outstanding new life.

Last night in Houston a Deputy was killed, this Deputy was viciously and cowardly murdered while he was protecting and serving. This Deputy was of the Sikh faith and wore a turban. He added to our tasty recipe as a country. He was well respected, loved. He was a “Great Cop”! Yet, some were more concerned about his headwear instead of the fact that he gave his life for law and order. To those haters out there, your hatred only spoils our tasty dish of a diverse and wonderful nation. Thank you for adding to our recipe Deputy Sandeep Dhaliwal.

Deputy Sheriff Sandeep Dhaliwal was shot and killed while conducting a traffic stop in the 14800 block of Willancy Court at approximately 12:45 pm.

A subject approached Deputy Dhaliwal from behind and shot him multiple time. He was flown to a local hospital where he succumbed to his wounds several hours later.

Two subjects were arrested later in the afternoon.

Deputy Dhaliwal had served with the Harris County Sheriff's Office for 10 years.

From The Old I Was, To The New I AM

2 Corinthians 5:17 ESV 

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.

Recently I was driving through our hometown when I saw an old structure being demolished. Yes, the old building that had been unoccupied for so long was now being torn down to make way for a new structure that would breathe life into a vacant location.

Likewise, when a person accepts Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior and is baptized, the old empty life is torn down just like that old building in our town, and replaced with something bright, shiny, and new. When the person enters the waters of baptism, they enter the waters that will take away an unoccupied heart and replace it with a new vibrant heart that is in relationship with Christ Jesus.

From the point of time that one is in new relationship with God, the person thought of in worldly terms and with a worldly heart is made new by being a new creation. Thus, having a new heart for God, instead of only a heart of worldly possibilities, the person now has a heavenly eternal reality in which the possibilities are endless.

So next time you see a building being torn down…drink from the glass half full and celebrate the new possibilities that come with tearing down and building up. Likewise, when Jesus tears down our old life and replaces it with a new life, something better will always come from it.

As we go forth this day, let us consider the building of relationships instead of the tearing down of relationships. You have the power to make new or to destroy the old. What will your choice be? I choose building up and new life in Christ.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

Pastor Tim.

Happy Role Models Day.

Proverbs 22:6 ESV

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it.

This Sunday is Father’s Day, and many will celebrate with their Father’s, but also many will not. For many, their earthly fathers have passed away, or they are not in the picture, they are not involved in the lives of their children. Personally, my earthly father’s Tom and Don have passed away. Yes, this Sunday I will grieve, but a few years ago I became determined not to let my mourning define Father’s Day.

A few years ago, on Father’s Day, I went out and celebrated the positive role models in my life. It just took a card and maybe a balloon, and I would contact them to let them know how important they are in my life. Often these didn’t have children of their own, or their children were raised away from them.

The Bible tells us in: Proverbs 22:6 ESV

Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old, he will not depart from it. Who has trained you, who has prepared you in the ways of God and our interactions with others?

As we live our lives in love and relationship with God, let us pledge to make others loved and appreciated this Father’s Day. Maybe…. every day.

We will see our Father’s again, but while they are absent from us, role model dad’s still need our love and our appreciation.

This is the day that Lord has made.

Rejoice and be glad in it.

Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: From My Mothers Eyes

Tim's Topics: From My Mothers Eyes: Romans 15:4   ESV  For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the enco...

From My Mothers Eyes

Romans 15:4 ESV 

For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, that through endurance and through the encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

Eighty-one years ago, this June 6th, the largest invasion armada that man has ever known sailed from the coast of England to the shores of Normandy France. This armada went to free the people of France from occupation, and to free the world from bonds of war. We can never thank our veterans enough, some of them in their late nineties.

As I write this week’s blog, I would like to come at D-Day and World War II from a different perspective. The perspective that I write about, is the perspective from the eyes of a child, in this case the eyes belong to my mother.

My Mother grew up in England, with her young years as being a witness to a country at war and a world at war. From my earliest memories I would hear my mother speak about her time as a child spent in the family’s air-raid shelter, sitting out bombing raids on her country. I would hear the stories of her and her siblings wearing gas mask packs, as they would venture to and from school. I would hear of the stories of my grandfather going into London after bombing raids to free the dead and wounded from the rubble of bombed out buildings. I would hear about the sound that V-1 and V-2 rockets sound like when the fly over your head and what it is like when the sound stops before they fall to the ground and explode. I would hear about my grandparents considering shipping my mom and her siblings overseas as to escape the war. I would hear about the kids getting candy from the United States soldiers, and the words, “Got Any Gum Chum”. I would hear about the near starvation of a country as it was blockaded during the war, and what it was like to be hungry. I saw first hand what it was like as a child when the fear came over my adult mothers eyes when the severe weather sirens (not air-raid) would sound in Moline Illinois. And finally, I would hear about a young eight-year-old girl named "Mary" looking up to the sky as the largest invasion force that man has ever known, flew over her head on the way to France.

My friends, June 6, 1944 is much more than a day, it is a time when the world was freed from tyranny. Hopefully the beginning of the end in which children would see the horrific sight of war firsthand.

Today’s text from Romans, speaks to our learning from history for our instruction, and that because of God’s Word we have a hope that these sights will never again be witnesses by our children. Additionally, we learn from history about the brave people that fought and died for our freedom, in the hopes that they would be that last to have to go out and fight and die. That this would be the last war to end the horrible sights that children see.

Unfortunately, this is not the case and war and its horrible images exist to this very day. Let us thank those brave men that battled, fought, and won on D-Day 1944, and let us continue to follow God’s Word and learn from history, and to continue in "His Hope."

Thank you, Veterans, and those who never came home from those shores. And thank you Mom, for sharing the stories of what your eyes saw, with me.

This is the Day that the Lord has made. Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: What's Your Answer?

Tim's Topics: What's Your Answer?: 1 Peter 3:15   ESV But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you ...

What's Your Answer?

1 Peter 3:15 ESV

But in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect.

If anybody knows me well, they know that I do my best to communicate well, as to be understood, as to have clarity in conversations.I am sure that I am not the only person that struggles when they leave messages by phone, or email, and the message is never returned. Often people do not respond to certain communications because they don’t want to reply, because they seem not in agreement with the communication (Saying yes or no can be difficult).On rare occasions some may not reply to messages, because the message is not worthy of the respect of a reply, or that the message is bothersome in some way.

What our scripture from Peter is telling us today is that communication is to be acted on and responded to. We also learn that at times people find themselves unready or unprepared to respond to questions and communications. Whatever our thoughts on communication, or responding to communiques, our text advises us to take courage in our replies. We also learn that when replying to messages, people of faith must respond (whatever the answer) in hope and kindness.

Look at your inboxes today and ask yourself "What messages have I not replied, and why"? Our next steps are to take courage and reply in honesty, but with love and hope.

1.Act.

2.Prepare your response (pray about it).

3. Take Courage.

4.Respond in Hope and Kindness.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: I'm Just.....

Tim's Topics: I'm Just.....: 1 Corinthians 12:12-31  English Standard Version One Body with Many Members 12  For just as the body is one and has many members,...

I'm Just.....

1 Corinthians 12:12-31 English Standard Version

One Body with Many Members

¹² For just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ.¹³ For in one Spirit we were all baptized into one body—Jews or Greeks, slaves^[a] or free—and all were made to drink of one Spirit.

¹⁴ For the body does not consist of one member but of many.

Recently I visited a restaurant/bakery and was served by a very polite young man. He even asked me if I had tried their newest product? I replied, “No”. This young man asked if I would like a sample of their new product? to which I replied, “Yes”.

When speaking with this young man, I asked him if he was in management, and he advised me the following: “I just work in the bakery”. I advised this young baker, that he was much more important to the organization than “just” being something. I advised him that he had made my visit important and that he represented the business and its owners very well.

This got me to thinking…

How many people in their places of work and in their local church congregations think that they are "just only”? Within the Body of Christ, all the parts play an essential role to the ministry of Jesus Christ, as His Physical presence on earth. Without one part, the entire body would cease to function to its utmost ability.

My message for you this day is in the fact that each part of Christ’s Body has a crucial role to play in the ministry and Gospel of Jesus Christ. Just as the young man thought of himself as just working in the bakery, he did not realize that he was the tip of customer service team and quality control team for his place of business. Likewise, You and I are the presence of Christ’s Body and we are the front line of God’s Customer Service Team

All of us are welcome within the Kingdom of God, and likewise we must know of our importance as we go out in the world as His people, presenting the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

You are not a “I’m Just”, you are an essential key to the product of faith, which is called the Church of Jesus Christ (The Body).

This is the day that the Lord has made.

Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: Living and Loving As Christ Loves!

Tim's Topics: Living and Loving As Christ Loves!: 31  When he was gone, Jesus said,  “Now the Son of Man  is glorified  and God is glorified in him.   32  If God is glorified in him, [ a ...

Living and Loving As Christ Loves!

31 When he was gone, Jesus said, “Now the Son of Man is glorified and God is glorified in him. 32 If God is glorified in him,[a] God will glorify the Son in himself, and will glorify him at once.

33 “My children, I will be with you only a little longer. You will look for me, and just as I told the Jews, so I tell you now: Where I am going, you cannot come.

34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:31-35

As I watched the news today, I saw a story about a young girl from Texas that was pulled from her mothers’ arms and kidnapped. To cut to the chase, the girl was located and rescued by the Police. But we must dig deeper into this story in the fact that it took many citizens and a local church to patrol the area as to locate the kidnapper’s vehicle.

When asked why he did what he did, one of the men that located the kidnapper’s vehicle stated the following: “We are called to love others as Jesus loves us”. This text is not only true, it is timely as I preached this scripture in church last Sunday.

As we enter the next couple of weeks that will have many attending graduations around the county, we must also think that Jesus was giving them their graduation message as well as their graduation instructions. Jesus would be leaving them and had taught them all that he could during His time with them. His instructions about loving others was not a question (?), it was a commandment (!).

Likewise, the church members that helped locate this kidnapped child in Texas understood that the search was not a question, but something that God was commanding them to do. After the girl was located, the man being interviewed did not take the glory, but instead gave God the glory.

Beloved, good people still exist and there continues work for God’s people as God commanded. Please take every opportunity to listen for God’s Word and take the opportunity to share the love of Christ, through worship, praising, sharing. Maybe you won’t help rescue a kidnapped child, but you will be sharing your graduation instructions with those that need the love of Christ.

This Is the Day the Lord Has Made,

Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: How Is Your Walk Today?

Tim's Topics: How Is Your Walk Today?: Proverbs 28:6  New International Version (NIV) 6  Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse. Ha...

How Is Your Walk Today?

Proverbs 28:6 New International Version (NIV)

⁶ Better the poor whose walk is blameless than the rich whose ways are perverse.

Have you ever felt that you consider yourself a Centrist, that middle of the road person that often can see both sides of a discussion, or argument? For this blog post I will use the phrase or terminology “Difference of Opinion”. When we face these discussions from the middle, we often find ourselves hit from both sides.

But, how about those that are strong in their convictions of faith, ideas, and ethics, that trade those convictions for profit, whether financial or status. Recently in this highly charged political environment we have seen those from both political parties, give up their convictions when faced with the temptation of power, prestige, and maybe even financial gain.

Our text from proverbs is telling us today is that real strength comes not from power or earthly riches. Real strength comes from sticking to your ethical walk and belief mechanism. Often Bible commentaries tell us that when we go against our ethical and moral standards for earthly gain, the life we are living becomes perverse.

As a person of faith driven morals, we have accepted the call that we cannot have it both ways. We cannot have it God’s way and our way! Things of the world cannot ever satisfy the blessings that God continues to bestow upon us.

At the end of the day can we look ourselves, our children, and our God in the face when we have corrupted ourselves for earthly gain over the heavenly promise?

Whether you are to the Right, the Left, or the Middle, stay true to God’s way of ethical and moral living. It’s OK to be poor! It’s OK to be without power! It is awesome to walk upright with the Father, Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Isaiah 55:2 ² Why spend money on what is not bread, and your labor on what does not satisfy? Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good, and you will delight in the richest of fare.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

Pastor Tim.

Tim's Topics: That's the Size of It!

Tim's Topics: That's the Size of It!: 1 Samuel 16:7   ESV  But the  Lord  said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature,  because I ha...

That's the Size of It!

1 Samuel 16:7 ESV 

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, 

because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward 

appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.”

This morning while watching a morning news show, and while browsing social media comments, the daily controversy discussion was in reference to a plus size model wearing a nice bathing suit. The picture was in an advertising commercial for the Gillette company. This controversy was between people saying they were thankful for models that were not ashamed of their size, while others stated that this model was promoting unhealthy body habits.

In today’s society and lexicon, negative commenting on somebody’s body image is called “Body Shaming”. The Dictionary states that “Body Shaming” is the action or practice of humiliating someone by making mocking or critical comments about their body shape or size.

I must be the first to admit that I have been body shamed while working in the corporate world. When it was time to take promotional photos, the thin with good looks were always chosen. When it came time to take promotional photos for a uniform photo, I as the larger framed person was chosen to wear a bulky winter coat and stocking cap.

Additionally, as the father of a special needs child I have witnessed what society considers “normal”, and I have witnessed the love that special needs babies get, and how it disappears when they enter teenage and adult years.

When we address the scripture, we see Samuel being told that God looks at the heart of his people, the content of their character, and never their outward appearance. God communicated that only humanity looks at the outsides of humanity, and often judges others by appearance.

In this commercial we see a full-sized model, doing physical outside activities at the beach which require a bathing suit. Should we hide her in a winter jacket like I was? Should we hide all plus size people and treat them in society as they don’t exist? The Bible is clear on this matter, that it is what is inside that counts in the eyes of God, and it should be the same for us, especially those of us that call ourselves His followers.

In The Reverend Doctor Martin Luther King’s August 28, 1963 speech he stated the following: “I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.” Let us be the one who portray this dream and go in the knowledge that no matter your appearance you are of value, loved by God, and loved by people.

Let us be the people that understand that.

This is the day that the Lord has made.

Pastor Tim. ( A larger guy, known at times to wear a bathing suit).

Keeping God's House in Order.

James 1:17 ESV 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change.

As I drove into town this morning, I observed a local church building having repairs done to its roof. Likewise, as I arrived at our church we were having a new window put in as to replace the one which had rotted with age.

What does it mean to keep God's House in order? First and foremost we must not confuse the church with a building or a certain space. We as followers of Christ understand that the Church is the people, and with that being said the church cannot be held to one certain location. The Church as the Body of Christ is and should always be mobile and at work in any location.

But.....what does that say about the condition of our worship location, that many of us refer to as "God's House." Our scripture from James tells us of God's benevolence for His people. Likewise, we as the Body of Christ are the physical distribution of this benevolence. 

I often refer to the story of the Catholic Priest that was speaking of the financial needs of the church, when he informed the congregation "The money to meet our financial needs is in your pockets, you need just pull it out." 

What we must understand is that God gave us Jesus and Jesus left us the Holy Spirit to guide us, teach, us lead us, and supply us until Christ returns for His Kingdom. Does the Holy Spirit Guide your financial decisions? Where does the ministry and upkeep of the church ministry take place in our budget decisions, and allocations? 

As we go forward in all our ministries and reap the benevolence of a gracious God, what emphasis has the Holy Spirit placed on our hearts to support and support His gracious benevolence. Often we say "God will Provide", and yes He will....but He works through His Saints to feel His call to assist in supplying that benevolence.

Can the Church of Jesus Christ say today

1. Their pastors and staff are being taken care of, as to be emotionally, physically, and spiritually healthy?
2. Are ministry teams fully funded and supported?
3. The facilities in which they worship, are safe, and efficient as to honor God's benevolence? 
4. Does your place of worship have a budget that has more red in it, than the Gospels?
5. Does the Body of Christ share their gifts as God shares His benevolence. 

Yes, if there is no variation in God's awesome benevolence, shouldn't our benevolence as the Body of Christ be as gracious. The woman with the two coins gave all she had, can many of us say the same? Churches need maintained, pastors and staff need fed, and the bills and financial obligations of the church need paid. 

This is the day that the Lord has made. 

Pastor Tim 

Knights of the Road

“And I will make them and the places all around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.”Ezekiel 34:26Today, I would like to lift up the American Truck Driver. I salute the men and women that deliver the goods that this world desperately needs to survive. I was blessed growing up with a Father and Step-Father who were both truck drivers. You could say that I grew up around the sights and smells of diesel smoke.People like my fathers drive the interstates and back roads of this country often without the recognition that they truly deserve. These professional drivers traveling all hours of the day and night, in any weather conditions are the lifeline of the flow of goods and services in this country. What we learn from Ezekiel is that the people Ezekiel spoke of were a different breed. Yes, they were like all people, they were people of God as well....but they were a bit more. The people that Ezekiel spoke of were those of purity, those that dispensed justice.We see this in the American truck Driver as they deliver the best goods that this world can make, as they deliver them to be dispensed.  Ezekiel tells us about blessings being dispensed. Likewise, today I ask for God's continued blessing on the American Truck Driver as well as our Truck Drivers all around the world. God makes the world go round and gives us through the Body of Christ, the ability to bless others. Likewise, as God makes the world go round, He created the Truck Driver to deliver the goods to bless a world.Thank God for our Knights of the Road.Soul of a Trucker

The ever present sound of a 
diesel
Going through its gears
Is the steady beat and constant 
rhythm
He’s known for many a year
And it’s the lullaby that late at 
night
His mind still longs to hear
He still can see those highways 
With his inner eye
He can’t forget the visions 
Of those unpolluted skies
He still can feel the wind
And hear its tender sighs
Those memories stay inside 
and linger
And will until he dies
They’re part of what he’s made 
of
They’re forged into his soul
They come from years of 
trucking
And they’re what have made 
him whole 

©Annette Keller
11/1997

The Steak House vs the Waffle House

The Calling of Matthew

…10Later, as Jesus was dining at Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners came and ate with Him and His disciples. 11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?” 12On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick.…

In my life i have been blessed to eat and fancy high end restaurants and I occasionally dine at the more common Waffle House. Yes, the Waffle House has a reputation for people and diners from the lower end of the Socioeconomic spectrum.  But, as much as I love fine dining, I have never had a bad meal at a Waffle House. Additionally, I have had great times of fellowship and witness at the Waffle House. 

One of my favorite Jazz Artists is Gregory Porter and one of his songs is titled "Take it to the Alley". Gregory sings the fact that when Christ returns for His kingdom, you will find Him in the alley. Gregory sings the following: 

Take me to the alley

Take me to the afflicted ones

Take me to the lonely ones
That somehow lost their way

Let them hear me say
I am your friend
Come to my table
Rest here in my garden
You will have a pardon

In the Gospel of Matthew 9: 10-12, we see Jesus eating with what the rich and educated people believed to be the wrong kind of people, the poor, the unclean, those that they considered to be sinners. We read in this text that Jesus states: "It is not the healthy that need a doctor, but the sick....

Beloved, where else should we as people of God be? Who should we welcome to God's Kingdom? Who should we tell about Jesus Christ? Have you ever been to the Waffle House in the middle of the night and eaten with those that are homeless, those that are spending time drinking coffee as to get out of the cold, because they have no home, no shelter? Have you spoken to those sitting in the Waffle House in the middle of the night, because they are stranded and looking to move farther down the road? 

Yes, where is the emergency room of Jesus Christ needed? In the restaurant of $50.00 -$100.00 steaks or in the all-night diner, with the coffee pot always on? Matthew is telling us that Christ is for all, and that we are His Gospel Paramedics that need to be available to calls and God's Body of Christ presence in the alley, the mission, the Waffle Houses, and the yes, the fine dining restaurants. 

Enjoy your fancy meals but go to the diner every so often. You will be glad that you did.  You will know that God exists there as well, and that He has called you for the lonely, the poor, the homeless, the addicted, and those that enjoy a good waffle and a cup of hot coffee.

This is the day that the Lord has made. Pastor Tim.