C.O.R.E Identity
Tim Shorey
September 1, 2020
Identity Awareness I am an old white guy who grew up poor, and then became an ordinary pastor of modest
Tim Shorey
Tim married Gayline in 1978 and has six grown children and over a dozen grandchildren. A pastor for 38+ years, he currently serves Risen Hope Church, a multi-ethnic congregation in Drexel Hill/Upper Darby, PA. He is the author of the recent Presbyterian and Reformed Publishing book, Respect the Image: Reflecting Human Worth in How We Listen and Talk. He also has written 30/30 Hindsight: 30 Reflections on a 30-Year Headache and Worship Worthy: Alliterative Adoration. To learn more about Tim please his website.
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For a Good Reason
Tim Shorey
April 16, 2020
It has become increasingly popular of late—you might even say a bit theologically cool and edgy—to downplay Christian promises as
Gospel Mission and Unity: How Far Am I Willing to Go?
Tim Shorey
February 27, 2020
I went to a funeral the other day, not to officiate, but simply to attend as a friend and pastor
Depression and Lament
Tim Shorey
January 6, 2020
“By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion. On the willows there we
I Was, and You…
Tim Shorey
November 25, 2019
As I have stated elsewhere, our church’s “mission statement”—which is simply our way of putting a biblical gospel mission into
God Saves Neighborhoods
Tim Shorey
November 18, 2019
Jonah 3:4, 5, 10—“Jonah began to go into the city, going a day’s journey. And he called out, ‘Yet forty
The Grace of Waiting
Tim Shorey
November 5, 2019
“O LORD, be gracious to us; we wait for you. Be our arm every morning, our salvation in the time
How to Keep from Falling Away: A Study from Hebrews
Tim Shorey
October 14, 2019
Introduction About 25 years ago, I heard an early twenty-something young man preach. He was extraordinarily gifted, with a public