Open Road Press

11/04/2025

It's official. The Road Unveiled is out in the wild! Learn more here: https://openroadpress.com/open-road-press-publishes-the-road-unveiled/

10/28/2025

Use code LAUNCH at checkout in the Open Road Press store. See comment for link.

02/15/2024

Got some good news, audiobook fans: The Persistent Road is now available in audio! See comment for more info.

11/24/2023

Visit author Tim Bishop's website to learn about his writing, his bicycle travel adventures, the hope he peddles, and his collaborations.

06/17/2023

Five years after the seeds were planted, The Persistent Road has matured into a market-ready full-length Christian novel. Only God could've made this happen.

03/09/2023

Coming soon! https://openroadpress.com/open-road-press-to-publish-novel-in-june/

Available for preorder now at https://timbishopwrites.com/preorder-the-persistent-road/

There’s always an escape.
Sometimes, you need to search long and hard for the right one.

After losing all he once cherished, Doug Zimmer follows his wife’s parting breadcrumbs and rides up the Pacific coast—on a bicycle. Armed with a pistol and only a vague plan to get through the months ahead, he aims to end his depression one way or the other.
As spiritual forces wrangle for his soul, he pedals eastward across America. He meets Lauren Baumgartner—a younger adventurer with a vibrant spirit—and a band of zealots who confront his aversion to religion. Accompanying Doug are not only sunny days and the beauty of nature but also the perils of the road, fellow travelers with their own stories, and the hollow silence of solitary campsites playing host to unseen creatures of the night.
A jarring episode on a climb through a treacherous pass brings Doug face-to-face with life and death. Will Doug’s adventure deliver him from loneliness and lament . . . or hurtle him to an abrupt end?

TIM BISHOP has bicycled many of the roads that Doug Zimmer travels in The Persistent Road. And having coached people struggling with similar issues, the author is familiar with his protagonist’s problems. Tim and his wife, Debbie, are coauthors of the award-winning Wheels of Wisdom.

10/18/2021

Something you are bound to like is coming. Check out this post to stay connected.

Visit author Tim Bishop's website to learn about his writing, his bicycle travel adventures, the hope he peddles, and his collaborations.

10/17/2021

What a companion! I've bicycled in 37 of the 48 contiguous United States with my wife, Debbie. We married later in life than most and share stories from our adventures in our books. Check out Wheels of Wisdom, winner of first-place awards in inspiration, devotional, and Christian nonfiction.











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03/18/2021

A while ago, Deborah Lee Bishop and I sat down with Craig von Buseck to talk about our cycling adventures. We also covered how TheHopeLine (Dawson McAllister) reaches young people in crisis. You can read the interview here.

Because people were praying for that bike tour, there were many God moments. There were so many spiritual lessons that we knew we had to share them.

02/26/2021

It's never too late! Deborah Lee and Tim Bishop shared their story from Two Are Better recently on an Ends of the Earth Cycling podcast with Nick Haner. In addition to the link below, you can listen to the Cycling for More podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Spotify.

PODCAST - We give people who want to change the world opportunities to use cycling to bring the hope of the Gospel to global youth through multi-day, Christ-centered bicycling tours. Pray Pedal Repeat