Timothy Raymond
Tim Raymond has been the pastor of Trinity Baptist Church in Muncie, Indiana, USA since April 2006. He received his MDiv from the Baptist Bible Seminary of Pennsylvania in 2004 and has pursued further education through the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation. Tim met his wife Bethany at college, and they were married in May 2001. Tim enjoys reading, weight-lifting, playing with his three sons and two daughters, and attempting to sleep. Tim is also an editor and occasional blogger for Credo Magazine.
Brothers, preach for immediate conversions!
- Timothy Raymond •
- 29 September 2016
If you're tempted to tone down your expectations for fruit from proclaiming the gospel, please heed this plea from George Whitefield.
On ageing, dying and death
- Timothy Raymond •
- 18 July 2016
Ageing, dying and death aren’t the happiest of subjects, but as Timothy Raymond explains, this is one book that brings joy, refreshment and encouragement to these dark topics.
Four favourite children’s Bibles
- Timothy Raymond •
- 1 June 2016
Timothy Raymond discusses four of his family’s favourites, which include some well-known children’s Bibles, as well as some unexpected surprises.
The only thing better than Bible reading
- Timothy Raymond •
- 21 March 2016
Timothy Raymond encourages us to both listen to AND read the Bible.
Are we using our memory for the glory of God?
- Timothy Raymond •
- 28 December 2015
We don’t like to memorize stuff. We find it dull, painful, and pointless. Most of us would rather go to the dentist than spend 15 minutes working on memorizing something. Honestly, did any of you enjoy learning the times-tables in school? It’s rather laborious work.
How singing the Psalms changed my life
- Timothy Raymond •
- 16 November 2015
I did not grow up in a church which practised the singing of the Psalms. Growing up, I split my time between two churches with two distinctly different styles of music. The first was a large, very traditional Baptist church that cherished the folksy revival hymns of the late 19th century. Songs such as In the Garden, The Old Rugged Cross, and Softly and Tenderly still bring back memories of my childhood. Then in high school I got connected with a rockin’ charismatic youth group.
Are we using our memory for the glory of God?
- Timothy Raymond •
- 3 November 2015
We don’t like to memorize stuff. We find it dull, painful, and pointless. Most of us would rather go to the dentist than spend 15 minutes working on memorizing something. Honestly, did any of you enjoy learning the times-tables in school? It’s rather laborious work.
How to commit Sermon-Suicide
- Timothy Raymond •
- 24 June 2014
“Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.” (Proverbs 16:18) If you’ve preached more than, say, a dozen sermons you’ve almost certainly had the experience. Saturday evening you sit back in your desk chair, look at the sermon you intend to deliver the next morning, and marvel,
One Pastor’s Journey: From “the sermon is everything” to “the sermon is essential but insufficient” (Part 3)
- Timothy Raymond •
- 20 May 2014
After introducing this miniseries, in my last post I talked about some of the factors which the Lord used to awaken me to the reality that God never intended the sermon to carry the weight of the entire work of pastoral ministry. I thoroughly believe that Sunday sermons are wonderful
One Pastor’s Journey: From “the sermon is everything” to “the sermon is essential but insufficient” (Part 2)
- Timothy Raymond •
- 21 February 2014
In my last post, I introduced this mini-series and tried to describe some of the pitfalls which can occur when a pastor attempts to do all (or nearly all) his ministry through his Sunday sermon. Like I said there, Sunday sermons are wonderful and essential and life-giving and edifying, but
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