Tim Fortune, Author at The Tryon Daily Bulletin

Faith & Worship

Learning from the example

Examples are for our benefit. My mother, who is a math teacher, will work out math problems for her students as a means to illustrate ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, September 25, 2023 11:56 am

Faith & Worship

“No Broken Too Broken”

Not all broken things are devalued by their brokenness. The substratum of the Christian faith is God’s ability to mend brokenness. It is normal in ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, September 11, 2023 11:06 am

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Real struggles are part of our humanity

We can no more deny our humanity than we can deny the earth is round. Within the confines of our humanity is a real struggle ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Tuesday, August 29, 2023 12:34 pm

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God uses broken people

Oftentimes when something is broken it is tossed aside as unusable or it gets discarded altogether. Typically broken things are not held as valuable because ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, August 14, 2023 11:28 am

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Repurpose

At our cabin we are in need of some doors for the laundry closet. The opening is an odd size so going to the big ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, July 10, 2023 11:01 am

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Steps to success

At the beginning of the Book of Joshua, there is a leadership transition that takes place for the Children of Israel. The great patriarch Moses ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Tuesday, June 20, 2023 11:38 am

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Spiritual lesson from pruning trees

From the hotel room in San Diego, I watched as an arborist in a bucket truck trimmed the palm tree just outside our window. With ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, June 5, 2023 11:33 am

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Encourage yourself

As we finished praying this Sunday, a member of the church made a statement about encouraging yourself. There are points on the road of ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, April 24, 2023 11:22 am

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A Constant During the Shifts of Life

The other day we were in a well-known, large, upscale, retail shop out of town, walking through the men’s clothing. As we rounded one section, ... Read more

by Tim Fortune, Monday, April 10, 2023 11:08 am

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Forest bathing reminds us of God’s goodness

This past weekend, Michelle and I spent some time at our mountain cabin. One of our habits is to go for long walks through the ... Read more