Timm Sasser, Deacon of Benevolence

NAME: Timm Sasser

BORN: July 17th, 1972, in Pasadena, TX (Home of World Famous Gilley’s and a lot of oil refineries. It smells like Beaumont.)

FAMILY: Katherine is my wife and the mother of my children Annie (5), Jake (4) and Norah (7mos), as of 5/16/08. They should continue to age like the rest of us.

HOBBIES: Playing with those kids of mine, Sports (playing and watching them), Movies (watching and talking about them), Books (reading them)

FAVORITE...

• BOOKS: The Brothers K (David James Duncan), When God Interrupts (M. Craig Barnes), The Long Walk (Slavomir Rawicz), Religious Affectations (Jonathan Edwards), Gates of Fire (Steven Pressfield), Pillars of the Earth (Ken Follett)
• FILMS: “Broadcast News” (or, “As Good As It Gets”, if you prefer that particular James L. Brooks film), “Hoop Dreams”, “Unbreakable”, “Gross Pointe Blank”, “Brick”, “The King of Kong: Fistful of Quarters”, “Nobody’s Fool”, and much, much more!
• TV: “Lost”, “The Office” (original UK version, please), “The Sopranos”, “House, M.D.”, “B.J & the Bear” (I love chimps and trucks), “The Shield”
• MUSIC: Stevie Wonder, U2, Austin Collins, Ryan Adams, Wilco, Caedmon’s Call, Alison Krauss, David Wilcox, John Mayer, Rich Mullins
• STARBUCKS DRINK: good ol’ skinny latte.

MY ROLE AT TCBC: Small group leader, Large group leader (infrequently), Set-up Team Alumnus, Deacon (Benevolence)