Episode Details

Sometimes faith isn’t about finding answers. Sometimes it’s about waking up again—and choosing to join Jesus right where you are. In this episode of The Walk, host Kurtis Parks sits down with singer-songwriter Tim Timmons for a conversation that is honest, challenging, and deeply hope-filled.

Episode 158
Host: Kurtis Parks

Episode Highlights

• How a terminal cancer diagnosis at 25 reshaped Tim’s faith and view of God

• Why Tim says he stopped “working for Jesus” and started learning how to join Him

• What worship looks like when it’s about attention, not performance

• How grief and gratitude can live side by side without canceling each other out

• The story behind Even If, I Can Only Imagine 2, and Tim’s new book Waking Up Again

• Why the Church isn’t something you attend—but a people sent to bless the world

Guest Bio

Tim Timmons is a Nashville, Tennessee–based singer-songwriter, worship leader, and author who has spent more than two decades in ministry. Diagnosed with incurable cancer at age 25 and given five years to live, Tim is now more than 24 years into that journey. He is the co-writer of MercyMe’s Grammy-nominated hit “Even If,” the subject of the upcoming film I Can Only Imagine 2, and the author of Waking Up Again: A Journey of Grief and Gratitude. Through music, storytelling, and daily practices of faith, Tim helps people discover the real life found with Jesus—one day at a time.

Pull Quote

“I quit working for Jesus—and started learning how to join Him.”

Helpful Links

Official Movie Site: https://icanonlyimagine.com/
Movie Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4M6Vi4Uc04
Publicity Materials: https://www.lionsgatepublicity.com/theatrical/i-can-only-imagine-2
Tim Timmons / Integrity Music: https://integritymusic.com/
10000 Minutes: https://10000minutes.org/

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