Tim Keller in Newsweek

Tim Keller is notoriously averse to publicity. I had to pull teeth to get him to agree to be profiled for this story . He does not speak at many conferences and has not written a book for a decade. So, for some of you who read the blog, his name may be unfamiliar. This week many more will hear about Tim as he is featured in Newsweek. Click here for the article. To many of us, Tim is a hero and a role model. I have even been publicaly accused of plagiarizing Tim. (OK, the accusation was a joke, but I did respond here .) Here are some excerpts from the article and my thoughts: Place: New York City... On a sun-splashed corner near Central Park a churchlike building is filled to the rafters with Christian worshipers. By 9:15, the room is at capacity. By 9:20, even the balcony is full. There’s nothing sexy here. There’s no rock band, no drop-down theater-size video screen, no 100-member gospel choir—just a few chamber musicians and a couple of prayer l...