Week two

This Sunday is week two of our new series “….the END of ME”.

If you weren’t in attendance at Crossroads this past Sunday, then let me urge you to take the time to listen to the message on-line.

This series is a great opportunity for you to invite someone to come with you to Crossroads.  It’s especially a great time to invite those that are dealing with some of the tough situations that life may be dealing them at the moment.

I look forward to seeing you on Sunday!

“Life in 3-D” comes to a close!

I had a feeling that God was going to do something today at Crossroads!

Man, what a day!

I will be posting more tomorrow in the “Sunday Rewind”.

I would love to hear how God used this series to work in your life.  You can leave a comment or email me directly.

“Useless Friday Info”

It’s that time of the week again.

Isn’t it hard to believe that it rolls around so fast?  Well I know for many of you, this is you’re favorite day.  It’s that day you love because you officially start you’re weekend today.  Not only that, you get you’re dose of “Useless Friday Info”.

Let’s take a look at what’s on the menu for this week!

“Your brain uses approximately 20% of the total oxygen pumping around your body.”

“Hot dogs are the most widely consumed form of sausage in the USA.”

“Wiping the inside of the fridge with vinegar helps prevent mildew because acid kills mildew fungus.”

“The chicken is one of the few things that man eats before it’s born and after it’s dead.”

“Female mosquitos locate their victims primarily through scent.”

“Women blink twice as much as men.”

“It takes an agave plan approximately 8 years to reach a maturity level that makes it suitable for harvesting and using in tequila production.”

Great day!

Sunday was a great at Crossroads.

Check back later for some of the low down…..

Sunday Rewind

Wow!  What a Sunday we had at Crossroads.

I walked into the building at a little after 5 a.m. and didn’t leave last night until after 8 p.m., but it was a great day.

Looks like we had a few people out due to sickness and the Titan’s game, but all in all it was a really good day.  Last night we had about 75 middle and high school students gather for “Rush Hour” and they had an amazing time.

Thanks to all of you who helped with this event and a special “thanks” to Chris and his leaders for making it great!

Have a great week!

We’re off

Today was week one of our new series “Impact”.

If you weren’t in attendance then you missed one of the best openers that the band has pulled off in quite some time.

Make sure and catch the “Sunday Rewind” later for more details!

Our “10th” Set!

This week the Cook house reached what I think is a milestone!

On Tuesday I carried my son Alex to the dentist to get his first set of braces.  As you can see below, he was pretty proud of the work done by our dentist because his teeth sport the colors of the Florida Gators.  Don’t ask me where that came from.

After we were officially done at the dentists office I had “tweeted” that we just finished our 5th set…..and then I was immediately corrected that this is the “10th” set of braces to adorn the teeth of someone in the Cook house.  Yeah, you heard that correct, “10th”.

Just think of all you could do with the money that was spent on ten sets of braces.

Here’s my question to you guys.  Think about people you know who have had braces in their family and try to see if you can top us.

I’m looking for anyone who has had more than ten sets of braces!

Don’t make fun!

Here’s a little lesson from my life.

Never make fun of someone, because if you do, it will come back to haunt you!

Several years ago I went on a trip with a man that was a good bit older than I was.  This was someone that I had never traveled with before, but I had no reason to worry….or at least I thought.

That night as we went to bed this dude was cutting some wood….by that I mean he was snoring louder than anyone I had ever heard.  I got no sleep and once the trip was over and we arrived home, I made fun of him.

Fast forward.

About three years ago out of the blue I started to snore.  It just came from out of no where.

I mean I didn’t have a history of it at all and now I am like a freaking freight train and it seems that I can equate it to making fun of this guy for his snoring.  Yeah, you may think it’s just age or something, but every time I have made fun of someone for something they do or have experienced, it seems like that thing that I was guilty of making fun of in their life happens in mine.

What is something that you are willing to admit that you made fun of in someone else’s life and now you have the same problem?

Got any?  I know you do, but will you admit it?

“Useless Friday Info”

As most people are away from their computers for the next few days, I knew that many of you were counting on me to bring you your weekly dose of “Useless Friday Info”.

It seems that many of you really go off the deep end if I fail to deliver in a timely manner so here is this weeks edition:

“Sol+stice derives from a combination of Latin words meaning “sun” + “to stand still”.  As the days lengthen, the sun rises higher and higher until it seems to stand still in the sky.”

“Bacon will not curl up when dipped in boiling water before you fry it.”

“Robot comes from the Czech word ‘robota’ which means ‘forced work or labor’.”

“60% of all US potato products originate in the state of Idaho.”

“Ancient Pagans celebrated mid-summer with bonfires.  When couples would leap through the flames it was their belief that their crops would grow as high as the couples were able to jump.”

“Electricity travels at the speed of light-more than 186,000 miles per second.”

“Thomas Edison did not invent the first light bulb-he did invent one that stayed lit for more than a few seconds.”

“Monarch butterflies journey from the Great Lakes to the Gulf of Mexico, a distance of about 2000 miles, and the return to the north again in the spring.”

“Bruce Lee was so fast that they had to slow down the film so the you could actually see his moves.”

Feeling “OVERWHELMED”?

If you’re feeling a little “overwhelmed” then maybe you should be at Crossroads today as we dive into week two of our new series “OVERWHELMED”.

We’re offering you three service times 9am, 11am or 12:30pm.