Tim's Books
Discernment
A Boy Named Ambition
Where is Christ being born today? It certainly isn't where we expect, if history is any guide. Where, today, is that stable at the obscure roadside inn in the...
Spirituality
Silence
The most basic spiritual practice is learning silence. Practicing silence is an act of faith precisely because one cannot know for certain that anything is to be gained from...
Discernment
Waiting
Advent is the season when we remind ourselves of what we are waiting for, keeping at bay the voices which tell us that our waiting is fruitless.
In one of...
Discernment
The Pronoun “God”
The word "God" is a pronoun whose antecedent we do not know.
When we are struck by beauty, when it lays claim to our attention and nearly takes our...
Spirituality
Feeling Good Together
One of the very best lines I've heard about love came from the wise mouths of Zhang Mucheng (101 years old) and Xu Dongying, (102) of Shanghai, celebrating 80...
Discernment
Learning to See
After sending the seventy disciples out to preach, Jesus listened to what they had to say upon their return. They recounted many wonders, to which Jesus replied "Blessed are...