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Tim Keller

Tim Keller (1950–2023) was an author, theologian, and apologist. He was the founding pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in New York City, New York, and a co-founder of The Gospel Coalition.

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I Feel Trapped in My Job — What Should I Do?

I Feel Trapped in My Job — What Should I Do?

We were made to work, and we are happy only if we do work. But what should we do if our job makes us feel trapped, not fulfilled?

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How Your Career Could Crush You

How Your Career Could Crush You

If we are not finding purpose in our work from God, then we will likely turn our job into a means of self-fulfillment and self-advancement.

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I Don’t Like My Job — Now What?

I Don’t Like My Job — Now What?

Tony Reinke interviews Tim Keller on work and doing it well.

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Why Grumpiness at Work Lies About God

Why Grumpiness at Work Lies About God

Guest, Tim Keller, discusses the Gospel and work with Tony Reinke.

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Biblical Foundations for Seeking God's Justice in a Sinful World

The foundation of the gospel propels us to seek justice in this world which gives people what they deserve, and even more to seek grace which gives people better than they deserve.

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Prayers That Don’t Work

Prayers That Don’t Work

If Jesus says, “Whatever you ask of the Father in my name, he will give it to you,” how can James say that sometimes God withholds our requests?

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We Pray to a Father

We Pray to a Father

When we pray to God as our Father, we remember he is more than a boss. He is the lover of our still sinful souls, working in us to seek after him.

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Joy, Sorrow, and the Healthy Prayer Life

Joy, Sorrow, and the Healthy Prayer Life

Our requests, our laments, and even our complaints in prayer have worth in the hands of the God who works sovereignly through them.

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Fighting for Solitude

Fighting for Solitude

Tim Keller offers help for distracted believers who struggle to focus their minds and warm their hearts when they pray.

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How to Pray the Psalms

How to Pray the Psalms

The Psalms can give us spiritual breath that we didn’t even know we needed. Tim Keller offers practical help to pray the Psalms.

God’s Work and Ours: An Interview with Timothy Keller

Authors on the Line

Timothy Keller’s newest book releases tomorrow — Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s Work. It’s a clear and thoughtful treatment of vocation and calling. We put Dr. Keller on the line to ask him about the 9…

Racism and Corporate Evil: A White Guy’s Perspective

Racism and Corporate Evil

A White Guy’s Perspective

If we don’t get what the Bible says about corporate evil, we won’t only misunderstand the Bible, but we won’t understand our non-white brothers and sisters’ pain.

Race and the Christian

Race and the Christian

An Evening with John Piper, Tim Keller, and Anthony Bradley

John Piper and Tim Keller, moderated by Anthony Bradley, discuss race in America.

Discussion with Tim Keller (Part 1)

God used several different people to shape Tim Keller into the minister he became, including his wife, Jonathan Edwards, C.S Lewis, J.R.R Tolkien, and his education at Westminster Seminary.

Discussion with Tim Keller (Part 2)

Generous justice is the concept that the grace of God in the gospel is what produces people who truly pursue justice and a willingness to give of themselves to help others.

The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

The Supremacy of Christ in a Postmodern World

In this short book, six pastor-theologians aim to help others live in light of Christ’s supremacy as we share truth to a postmodern society.

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The Supremacy of Christ and the Gospel in a Postmodern World

Desiring God 2006 National Conference

In this message, Tim Keller instructs us on how to engage our post-Christian culture with the gospel.

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A Conversation with the Pastors

A Conversation with the Pastors

Justin Taylor: Pastor John, in the summer of 2006 you spent two months poring over the commands of Jesus in the Gospels in order to write the book What Jesus Demands from the World. I’m wondering what that amount…

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