In the Meantime

By Bishop Timothy E. Criss

IN THE MEANTIME is an inspirational book for people who, when they experience the rough waters of adversities in life, learn to exercise good decision making to overcome them, and use them to catapult forward. This is a tool to encourage you to keep fighting, and never give up.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jan 20, 2017
• ISBN: 9781524658854

Bishop Timothy E. Criss

Author, Bishop Timothy E. Criss has served as Senior Pastor of the Greater City of Refuge Church for 22 years in Peoria, IL. He and wife Sherry have been married for 38 years, and have two married daughters and four beautiful grandchildren. Bishop Criss works closely with Bishop Eric D. Garnes and the United Covenant Churches of Christ. Besides having a busy schedule as a Pastor and Bishop, he also is a successful business man who works closely in the community with city government and local businesses.

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Published by AuthorHouse 02/20/2017

ISBN: 978-1-5246-5886-1 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-5246-5885-4 (e)

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Contents

Acknowledgements

Foreword

Chapter 1 Meantime…Defined

Chapter 2 So…We Grew And We Grew

Chapter 3 A Pastor’s Dream

Chapter 4 The Nightmare Begins

Chapter 5 My Worms Had An Apetite…

Chapter 6 So…What Now?

Chapter 7 Pursue

Chapter 8 Re-Possess The Land

Chapter 9 Time To Rebuild…

Chapter 10 So…What Did I Learn About Meantimes…

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I honor and thank god for all he has done.

Of course, i thank my wife sherry for believing in me throughout all of this madness. We’re still standing. Thank you for trusting me with your heart; our daughters timony and arienne, their husbands, and our four beautiful grandchildren for their love, support, inspiration and encouragement.

To my greater city of refuge family, you are my heartbeat.

I certainly thank my father, supt. Robert j. Criss, sr. For being such a strong example of faith and perseverance in my life, and my mother, the late evangelist georgianna criss who constantly guarded the gift in me, my brothers and sisters for looking out for me.

Thank you bishop trotter for your spiritual guidance, and for giving me the honor of your transparency. It gave me life.

Thank you bishop garnes for your voice of reason.

Thank you sharon, karen, christina and carolyn for keeping me healthy and keeping me on schedule.

Deacon tod…thanks for your push to get this done.

Thanks tony tidwell and brian lofton for your musical genius on still standing.

All of you have been incredible!

FOREWORD

It was a long time coming, but this first book by my son, bishop timothy e. Criss is a must read!!! Every leader and every believer will be strengthened as he takes you on a journey full of the real pitfalls of life.

Tim’s transparency regarding what all happened to him, his family and the church is a testimony of restoration for us all. Page by page, you will feel different emotions while your inner being is healed!

In the meantime is a masterpiece, and it’s