
Author: Tim Graves
Tim is a runner, a hiker, a devoted husband, a father of two adult children, and their spouses, and a grandfather of four perfect children.
A former early childhood educator, Tim is an ordained minister in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). He has served as pastor of both Disciples and United Church of Christ congregations. As we enter what we hope is the final phase of the pandemic, Tim is beginning a journey of rediscovering himself and discerning next steps. He writes from his home in Albany, Oregon and wherever the Spirit lures him.


The Enslaver in the Family

Squishy Hands & A Man Rolled into a Fetal Position

I Should. I Could. I Don’t.

Window (Uinneag)

In the Marrow of Bones

Looking at Our Wounds

Ancestral Threads

Sticky & Annoying

Uisgeachan Slànachaidh (Healing Waters)

Did You Gaze?

Primordial Home

Tea & Trains

Why Greenock?

Compelling Hope

A Deep Yearning for Connection; Finding Joy in Cobblestones

The Street Where She Was Born

The Scab

The Moment Autumn Began

Burnout, Harm, & the Lack of Accountability in the Church (Part 1)

Never Forget?

It’s Nice to Be Loved

The Importance of Novelty

A Tale of Sacred Ground in Disrepair

What Makes a Place Sacred?

3 Things I Will Not Be Doing Anymore IF I Return to Ministry (Part 2)

Dreams & Scars

9583 Miles and 44 Days Later

I Want What They Have

Vulnerability

Triggered at the Border

I Was Shocked! (Ok, Maybe Just Surprised)

Safe.

9 Things I Will Not Be Doing Anymore (Part 1)

Trust, Healing, Sacred Ground

Wild, Wonderful, & Complicated

Sacred Ground (Reconnections, Part 2)

Reconnections

Like a Dog With a Bone

Reflections on My Physical Scars

Sequels Are Not the Same

I Needed That, Not That I Knew It

Even My Mind Settled

And I’m Off

Dawdling Among the Roses

We Bought a Tree
