Becker students got to spend part of their school day Tuesday being entertained by a well-known speaker, author, artist and comedian, who instilled morals and lessons for all ages of youths.

 

Eric Samuel Timm is a Christian speaker who captivates audiences with his unique teaching and preaching style enhanced by unforgettable live art performances. His appearance is not your typical evangelist, he dresses casual, has tattoos and a small earring.

 

Tuesday, Timm got his show started with a quick, live painting of an image, upside down on an easel. When the painting is nearly complete, Timm whips it around 180 degrees to reveal the subject of his art — this time a portrait of Abraham Lincoln.

 

From there, Timm gave a powerful, deep, life-giving message to bring hope to those who need it most. He has infectious, high-energy and his style of speaking mesmerizes his audiences and gets them involved.

 

One of Timm’s messages was “people tend to do crazy stuff for money”. To prove his point, he asked two youngsters — Kane and Hank — to come on stage with him to conduct an experiment. He asked the boys to take the cinnamon-flavored toothpaste he brought and squirt it out as fast as they could to win a prize.

 

He cautioned the kids to not eat the toothpaste and encouraged them to squish it out on a table covered in newspaper.

 

Kane finished squirting his tube first, but Hank got the most of the paste out of his tube. As a tiebreaker, Timm challenged the kids to be the first to get their toothpaste back into their tubes in the fastest time.

 

Hilarious frivolity ensued along with a big, gooey mess and eventually Timm handed both boys five dollar bills for their efforts.

 

His message, “Just like toothpaste, words can easily flow from your mouth like this tube. And just like these tubes, it’s as hard to take words back after you’ve spewed them like it is trying to get toothpaste back into the tubes..”

 

“Words can be unkind and can’t be taken back,” he said.

 

Timm reminded students to use kind words and to speak Words of Life. He urged the kids to speak kindly in person, online and to oneself. He also encouraged them to be aware of the words they say to others.

 

Timm gave teacher Mr. Fox a lot of attention and spoke about a kissing cow fundraiser at another school and about scary things such as having one’s light switch in their bedroom on one side of their bedroom and their bed on the other.

 

All things youngsters of all ages could relate to or be entertained by.

 

YAM House provided music during Timm’s presentation.

 

Timm authored a book titled, Static Jedi, that deals with many of today’s distractions — the TV, the internet, phones, etc. — and takes a look at the life of Jesus,  helping one master the noise and distractions and live in clarity. It sells online for $15.

 

He sells a lot of his art too, ranging  from $16 to $90 and has t-shirts for $17 online.

 

Timm is one of America’s premier Bible teachers and he is currently pursuing a doctoral degree beyond finishing a Masters of Divinity from the University of Northwestern. Eric has spoken to over two million people in more than 35 countries in a wide range of venues from public schools to music festivals, arenas, and places of worship. Eric uses his words and art to captivate and catapult his audiences to action.

 

Eric lives in Minnesota with his wife and three children.