Today we say farewell to our friend, pastor and author, Tim Keller.

Tim passed away in New York City at the age of 72.

He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2020.

Over the years Dr. Keller graciously appeared as a guest on this podcast, leaving us with

nine rich APJ episodes on topics like vocation or work and on the themes of prayer and solitude.

I'm thankful for the time that he invested with us.

Cancer for Dr. Keller was an old nemesis.

Back in 2002, he was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer and a battle he would fight between

2003 and 2004.

God would heal and restore Keller, but not before thyroid surgery knocked him out of the

pulpit for three months.

A decade later, Keller preached a sermon on boldness in the face of death and recounted

what he learned during that first cancer battle opening up about his fears as he was rolled

into the operating room.

In that moment, he caught a glimpse of something otherworldly.

He saw the sheer magnitude of God's glory and God's joy beyond this world of pain and

suffering and cancer and death.

I want to play for you a sermon clip that comes to my mind on this day celebrating his life,

knowing that he has passed into the presence of God and into God's incredible, unspeakable

joy that the rest of us are left longing for.

Here's Tim Keller in 2013 answering the question, where do we find courage for life's scariest

moments?

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