“He had compassion on his critics—and not just the rational, good-faith ones. With astounding accuracy, he could see the pain they were experiencing. ‘A lot of people are hurting and don’t feel significant,’ he said. ‘They try to find significance by attacking people they think others will find significant.’ When he saw those critics and others coming after him, he didn’t feel attacked. He saw it as a prayer request and prayed accordingly. ‘I wish I were that magnanimous, I said in response to the TheoBros video. ‘But I don’t look at those things because I would want to call down fire from heaven.’ He responded with a smile, ‘Well, I guess we all have a little theobro side to us, don’t we?’ Ouch.”

Russell Moore, reflecting on Tim in CT