Tim Keller On Hospice
Pastor and scholar Tim Keller is going home on hospice care according to a Tweet from his son.
It is always a sad occasion when a brother of influence and character is dying.
These days what is even sadder will be the comments from other Christians before and after he passes into the presence of Jesus.
“I hope he repents”…”another wolf taken out”…etc…all because this brother didn’t share the same political opinions or theological views on secondary issues.
I was never a fan of the late Charles Stanley, but I know people who were.
When Stanley died, they lost a trusted friend and a voice that helped them on their pilgrimage.
He mattered to them and there was no need to tell them he shouldn’t have, nor, God forbid, paint him as some enemy of the truth.
Tim Keller used his gifts and influence for the kingdom of God to the best of his abilities.
Let us mourn with those who mourn and pray for the peace of his family and those who loved him and were edified by his work.
We’ve reached the place where we have no notable spiritual leaders to unite us. He made a difference and will be missed.
I respect the man. He has handled his illness well, something I am quite familiar with, and it is not easy. Not at all with Stage IV.
He has been a man of God. I pray he sees his Jesus soon.
Russ Dizdar…. Dr. Michael Heiser…. Just this past Monday my pastor who helped me to trust in church again Al Fredrich. God is bringing so many teachers home during this time… that speaks volumes to me.
Alex,
In his tradition one of the foremost jobs of a pastor is to teach his people to die well.
He is doing just that…he has finished well and his reward is waiting.
Kristi,
You have a point…especially considering the replacements…
Too much bad news today The shooting of 3 elderly woman and a cop in New Mexico and now this.
Big wreck up in Albany that took 7…
Tim Keller brought a depth and scholarship to his theology that most don’t have anymore. He also appealed to a generation that had almost abandoned the church. I wish him well on his journey to see Jesus. 😢
The expected negative comments will say way more about the commenters than their intended target.
It can’t be denied that Keller’s objective has always been to point people to Jesus.
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He was tweeting a lot prior to this, and the responses to him were so bad. It’s like he worked and interacted with people right up until this diagnosis. God have mercy on him, he is a good man. I remember around 2010 or so when he was widely respected, he was part of the Gospel coalition. How we have changed!
Robin, unfortunately, a huge swath of “evangelicals” cannot fathom that someone with whom we disagree, whether in the fine points of theology or methodology, can still be loved as a brother or sister in the Lord.
RIP Brother Tim.