About Tim

 Even before my intimate relationship with the Lord began, He kept me. After losing our family business of 26 years (which I did more out of duty than desire), I was in my late 40's, we were facing a crushing lawsuit and forced into bankruptcy. My hope was gone, I'd failed being the best husband to my amazing wife, I felt totally embarrassed and desperately angry, and I realized that I'd achieved my greatest fear - utter failure. 

My one-way prayers were impotent, and even though suicide had been downgraded to become my constant "plan B",  I clung to a God who seemed strangely elusive.  I knew He was there, but there was no true relationship and I didn't intimately know Him, and I wasn't sure that He knew me - or wanted to. (but God...)

After everything collapsed,  I was contemplating horrible things, but knew that it wouldn't change the world for the better but only make things worse. Trying to destroy the evil in the world seemed pointless.  But God gave me an epiphany one morning in prayer - that the best way I could change this corrupt world is to edify others. In doing that, they would be far more likely to edify those around them, and THAT had the potential to change the world for the better!

I had no idea how to begin, but that epiphany reminded me that I always LOVED helping people to achieve something in their lives they'd always wanted.  So I went to a school to become a personal trainer - because as an athlete I loved that arena - where people could have some form of personal victory. My training career as a corrective exercise specialist was the vehicle for my new-found "ministry". The Lord blessed my 'faithful-in-little' efforts and brought me wonderful and often hurting people - even professional athletes as my clients (mostly NFL). This season was a joy and an honor and I worked extremely hard to help all my clients have a better life.  But I realized that training my clients perfectly wasn't the total solution to their edification - their ultimate health was still dependent on their nutrition.  So I started studying and implementing nutrition. After all, if I could encourage my clients AND help them to be nutritionally sound AND physically strong, they'd be  completely edified - right?    Nope!

Jesus said,  “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?"  Even if we have perfect health and wealth in this world, if we don't have intimate relationship with Christ Jesus, in agape love, there's no point. Jesus also said, "...Freely you have received, freely give."  I knew that although my desire was to edify others - Spirit, soul, and body, in order to help others be truly edified I needed to be overflowing in my joy and intimate knowledge of Jesus through the Holy Spirit.  And I knew in my heart that I wasn't overflowing in His love.

One night, I sat down in the bedroom and wasn't going to leave until I beheld the Lord in my presence (Psalm 16:8-11). This was transformational for me. I chose - I chose to set Him before me in my presence, and He WAS with me. I kind of freaked out at first, but He comforted me and we just sat there for a minute. I said (out loud), "You're really here Lord!" He sweetly nodded His reply, yes! We've been talking and walking together ever since. As king David said, it IS the fullness of joy to set Him before me in my presence (yes, He's always with me and will never leave nor forsake me - but He waits for ME to open the door to Him so that we can feast together) and now I DO overflow in His joy and peace and righteousness. And I want to share!

My transition from that old man into my new life of joy and peace as a "Pneuman" is more than I can write in a description on a web page, but it's the reason for this ministry - to share and edify and teach and train others how to operate in the most awesome, supernatural, intimate and fruitful relationship WITH the Father through Jesus Himself by the Holy Spirit!