Tim Bishop (Author of The Persistent Road)

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Tim Bishop

欧宝娱乐 Author

Born

Houlton, Maine, The United States

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Genre

Fiction, Christian, Nonfiction

Member Since

January 2013

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After a thirty-year career in business, Tim Bishop left his corporate treasurer position, married his dream girl, and embarked with her to parts unknown鈥攐n bicycles. Ten thousand miles later, the first-time newlyweds have written four books about their cycling adventures. Their devotional Wheels of Wisdom won four first-place book awards. Publishers Weekly dubbed it 鈥渁 road map for life.鈥�

Tim volunteers as a coach for a ministry that reaches people who are dealing with challenging life issues. In addition to writing inspirational content, he has also penned the business book Hedging Demystified. A graduate of the University of Maine, a CPA, and a three-time Maine chess champion, Tim and his wife, Debbie, live in Middle Tennessee. Connect wit ...more

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	The Persistent Road 4.29 avg rating — 92 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Two Are Better: Midlife Newlyweds Bicycle Coast to Coast by Tim Bishop (欧宝娱乐 Author), Debbie Bishop (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.92 avg rating — 64 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wheels of Wisdom: Life Lessons for the Restless Spirit by Tim Bishop (欧宝娱乐 Author), Debbie Bishop (欧宝娱乐 Author) 3.93 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2016 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hedging Demystified: How to Balance Risk and Protect Profit 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bicycle Touring How-To: What We Learned by Tim Bishop (欧宝娱乐 Author), Debbie Bishop (欧宝娱乐 Author) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Metaphors in Motion: Wisdom from the Open Road really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Tim Bishop wants to read When the Road Comes Around: Contemporary Small Town Fiction Set on a Montana Ranch by Katie Powner (欧宝娱乐 Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Tim Bishop answered Tim Bishop's question: I see you have a novel releasing in June. How did that come about? Sorry, I'm a little tardy answering this question. The Persistent Road, my debut novel, released in June of 2023. My wife, Debbie, and I met a man on one of our bicycle tours whose demeanor and unforeseen plight inspired this story. I wrote a lesson a See Full Answer
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Tim Bishop rated a book it was amazing The Gray Chamber (True Colors) by Grace Hitchcock (欧宝娱乐 Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Grace Hitchcock captures the essence of historical fiction in The Gray Chamber using language, vintage props, and cultural norms of days gone by. Her descriptions are vivid and thought-provoking. Based on a true story from the 1800s, her novel explore ...more
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Tim Bishop rated a book really liked it BEHIND NAZI LINES: My Father's Heroic Quest to Save 149 World War II POWs by Andrew Gerow Hodges	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
In today's world, it's hard to conceive of the valor shown by the Greatest Generation, including its WWII service members, which is on full display in this book. It's also challenging to relive the atrocities of a war prosecuted by a ruthless dictato ...more
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Tim Bishop rated a book really liked it Storm Front (Montana Rescue, #5) by Susan May Warren (欧宝娱乐 Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Ty is the rock star in this whirlwind romance novel, with its strong themes of self-sacrifice, charity, and family. I enjoyed the small-town settings and the intensity of the impending storms. I dropped into this series late, so I had trouble keeping ...more
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The open of this book will grab you by the throat. The action in the pages that follow it will keep you glued to your seat. The premise of the story, suppressed childhood trauma, fuels this whodunnit romantic suspense. Narrated in a reliable, distincti ...more
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Tim Bishop rated a book it was amazing Have You Heard from God Lately? 30 Messages from Heaven to You by Keon Lindsey (欧宝娱乐 Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A collection of bedrock Scripture and what it means, this easy read will help seekers and fledgling Christians grow in their understanding of the Christian faith. Thirty bite-sized messages provide guardrails for a meaningful spiritual life, from 鈥淚 ...more
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I discovered this author at a convention. As an online coach to people struggling with life, I was interested in his books to help me better understand the issues related to the transgender movement. I was surprised to see how well-written and well-re ...more
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Having been raised in a small town, I related well to the setting in this book and how the characters connected. Very true to life. Furthermore, the writing is crisp. I enjoyed the story. Young buck Eric is forced to confront his shallow values. A dyi ...more
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In her Five Lies of Our Anti-Christian Age, Rosaria Butterfield urges Christians to speak the truth in love and stop enabling behavior that is physically, emotionally, and spiritually damaging to those who fall for the lies she exposes. Formerly a les ...more
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