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
