Tish Harrison Warren gives a beautiful picture of Tim Keller in his generosity. This was the life he lived consistently.

Six years ago, out of the blue, Keller emailed me. I had published a controversial piece and was being hammered online, a common occurrence these days for any public writer, especially one who, like Keller, doesn’t fit neatly into “left” or “right” boxes. He wrote simply to encourage me, to tell me to keep my chin up and keep writing. It meant the world to me. Since then, Tim became a chief source of cheerleading and guidance in my life — a protective older brother or father figure, a life coach and a spiritual sage combined. Over the past few years, any time I was being piled-on after a controversial piece, my phone would ring and it would be Tim, just checking in. He wanted to hear how I was feeling, to encourage me, and, then, to discuss ideas and theology. Mostly, Tim wanted to talk about the hope and beauty he found in Jesus and how we might best communicate that hope in our moment.

This is my deepest prayer. I want to live out the rest of my life soaked in the beauty of Jesus and finding ways to talk about about hope and the beauty I’ve found in Christ. The controversies will always be there. The anger in my spirit does not.

Jesus is beautiful. This is our hope.

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