Timothy Hoiland
@timhoiland.bsky.social
Reader, writer, wonderer. Probably on a walk with Katie right now.
Today an old friend added me to a group text called “late aughts bowling bros” and I’m here for this kind of nostalgia.
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Today an old friend added me to a group text called “late aughts bowling bros” and I’m here for this kind of nostalgia.
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Life is short. We don’t have much time to gladden the hearts of those who walk this way with us. So, be swift to love and make haste to be kind.
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel
September 23, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Life is short. We don’t have much time to gladden the hearts of those who walk this way with us. So, be swift to love and make haste to be kind.
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel
—Henri-Frédéric Amiel
During those years, I read a lot of Dostoyevsky. It didn’t alleviate my problems, but it did make me feel that having those problems was Dostoyevskian.
—Juan Villoro
—Juan Villoro
September 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
During those years, I read a lot of Dostoyevsky. It didn’t alleviate my problems, but it did make me feel that having those problems was Dostoyevskian.
—Juan Villoro
—Juan Villoro
Joan Didion wasn't trying to inspire us. She was saying beware.
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September 1, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Joan Didion wasn't trying to inspire us. She was saying beware.
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On his feast day, why not spend a little time with Augustine?
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The Sacred Art of Paying Attention to Your Life - Mockingbird
In every moment of every day we are caught up in mysteries of divine love.
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August 28, 2025 at 5:13 PM
On his feast day, why not spend a little time with Augustine?
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So striking that the parables are secular stories. They’re not stories that mention God. They’re stories in which God is mentioning the world.
—Rowan Williams
📷 Fisherman holding a pearl, September 2021, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
—Rowan Williams
📷 Fisherman holding a pearl, September 2021, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
August 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
So striking that the parables are secular stories. They’re not stories that mention God. They’re stories in which God is mentioning the world.
—Rowan Williams
📷 Fisherman holding a pearl, September 2021, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
—Rowan Williams
📷 Fisherman holding a pearl, September 2021, Puerto Peñasco, Mexico
Rowan Williams on entering into the pain of others:
"The main thing is always accompaniment. You’re not there to answer questions at the theoretical level. You are there to try to embody the God who is not going away."
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"The main thing is always accompaniment. You’re not there to answer questions at the theoretical level. You are there to try to embody the God who is not going away."
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Opinion | The New Atheists ‘Attack a God I Don’t Believe In, Either’: A Q&A With Rowan Williams
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June 17, 2025 at 12:12 AM
Rowan Williams on entering into the pain of others:
"The main thing is always accompaniment. You’re not there to answer questions at the theoretical level. You are there to try to embody the God who is not going away."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
"The main thing is always accompaniment. You’re not there to answer questions at the theoretical level. You are there to try to embody the God who is not going away."
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/08/o...
You can work a lifetime trying to make the Trinity intelligible and get nowhere; you can spend five minutes on it, and begin to see its colors light the world.
—Robert Farrar Capon
—Robert Farrar Capon
June 15, 2025 at 11:33 PM
You can work a lifetime trying to make the Trinity intelligible and get nowhere; you can spend five minutes on it, and begin to see its colors light the world.
—Robert Farrar Capon
—Robert Farrar Capon
Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025)
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The Precondition of Joy — Tim Hoiland
Walter Brueggemann on the connection between grief and joy.
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June 6, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Walter Brueggemann (1933-2025)
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Bless you, Therese
May 10, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Bless you, Therese
Optimism ain't no substitute for resurrection hope.
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[The Bookshelf #100] Easter
Optimism ain't no substitute for resurrection hope.
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April 19, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Optimism ain't no substitute for resurrection hope.
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Always grateful for every opportunity to spend time in Mexico with 1MISSION and the families we serve. I especially love when I get to interview people like Dulce, a local leader in Puerto Peñasco whose commitment to service inspires me.
March 26, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Always grateful for every opportunity to spend time in Mexico with 1MISSION and the families we serve. I especially love when I get to interview people like Dulce, a local leader in Puerto Peñasco whose commitment to service inspires me.
"I do believe God is in it, both the source and the aim."
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March 9, 2025 at 10:28 PM
"I do believe God is in it, both the source and the aim."
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But hope could rise from ashes even now,
Beginning with this sign upon your brow.
—Malcolm Guite
@malcolmguite.bsky.social
Beginning with this sign upon your brow.
—Malcolm Guite
@malcolmguite.bsky.social
March 5, 2025 at 3:51 PM
But hope could rise from ashes even now,
Beginning with this sign upon your brow.
—Malcolm Guite
@malcolmguite.bsky.social
Beginning with this sign upon your brow.
—Malcolm Guite
@malcolmguite.bsky.social
What writer among us hasn’t dreamed of being part of our very own gang of Inklings? Who of us hasn’t longed for that kind of literary friendship—in a pub with a pint, no less?
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February 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
What writer among us hasn’t dreamed of being part of our very own gang of Inklings? Who of us hasn’t longed for that kind of literary friendship—in a pub with a pint, no less?
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“One of the gifts we receive from art, it seems to me, is the possibility of remaining open to surprise. This too is a strategy to resist the hardening of our hearts.” @timhoiland.bsky.social
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[The Bookshelf #96] Chasing Me to My Grave
Painting on leather, and other strategies for resisting dehumanization.
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February 6, 2025 at 4:51 PM
“One of the gifts we receive from art, it seems to me, is the possibility of remaining open to surprise. This too is a strategy to resist the hardening of our hearts.” @timhoiland.bsky.social
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In these days of chaos and cruelty by decree, I’ve been looking for ways to stay human—strategies for resisting the outrage machine, practices for keeping a clear mind and a tender heart. Here are a few.
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February 6, 2025 at 5:58 PM
In these days of chaos and cruelty by decree, I’ve been looking for ways to stay human—strategies for resisting the outrage machine, practices for keeping a clear mind and a tender heart. Here are a few.
www.timhoiland.com/blog/chasing...
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Congrats to Wes on the new book! Our copy arrived yesterday, and there’s no way I’m waiting until Easter to read it.
My book on the season of Easter is out & about in the world as of **today**! 🥳
February 4, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Congrats to Wes on the new book! Our copy arrived yesterday, and there’s no way I’m waiting until Easter to read it.
Beannaithe na boicht:
Beidsean i dtigh Dé;
'S beannaithe an drong mhín:
Tír neimhe a dtír féin.
(Blessed are the poor:
In God's house shall they dwell;
And blessed too the gentle ones:
The land of Heaven is theirs.)
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Beidsean i dtigh Dé;
'S beannaithe an drong mhín:
Tír neimhe a dtír féin.
(Blessed are the poor:
In God's house shall they dwell;
And blessed too the gentle ones:
The land of Heaven is theirs.)
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Na mBeannaíochtaí (The Beatitudes I)
YouTube video by Patrick Cassidy - Topic
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January 25, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Beannaithe na boicht:
Beidsean i dtigh Dé;
'S beannaithe an drong mhín:
Tír neimhe a dtír féin.
(Blessed are the poor:
In God's house shall they dwell;
And blessed too the gentle ones:
The land of Heaven is theirs.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDS...
Beidsean i dtigh Dé;
'S beannaithe an drong mhín:
Tír neimhe a dtír féin.
(Blessed are the poor:
In God's house shall they dwell;
And blessed too the gentle ones:
The land of Heaven is theirs.)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TxDS...
By the end of the second century, Roman officials were not particularly aware of the nuances of Christian teaching, but they did know what the word “bishop” meant—it meant someone who kept on agitating about the needs of the poor.
—N.T. Wright (from Paul: A Biography)
—N.T. Wright (from Paul: A Biography)
January 23, 2025 at 5:02 AM
By the end of the second century, Roman officials were not particularly aware of the nuances of Christian teaching, but they did know what the word “bishop” meant—it meant someone who kept on agitating about the needs of the poor.
—N.T. Wright (from Paul: A Biography)
—N.T. Wright (from Paul: A Biography)
“All great art is a bridge with one foot in the world of comprehension—the visible, the earth—and the other foot in the realm of apprehension—the invisible, heaven.”
— @malcolmguite.bsky.social
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— @malcolmguite.bsky.social
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Something Holy Shines by Malcolm Guite [Christianity Today January/February 2024 issue]
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January 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
“All great art is a bridge with one foot in the world of comprehension—the visible, the earth—and the other foot in the realm of apprehension—the invisible, heaven.”
— @malcolmguite.bsky.social
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— @malcolmguite.bsky.social
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A year ago, Katie and I helped to write the obituary for her cousin Kenny, someone who meant a lot to both of us and to so many others.
Beyond the pain of losing someone you love, it's no small thing trying to condense a full life into a few hundred words.
Beyond the pain of losing someone you love, it's no small thing trying to condense a full life into a few hundred words.
January 15, 2025 at 1:34 AM
A year ago, Katie and I helped to write the obituary for her cousin Kenny, someone who meant a lot to both of us and to so many others.
Beyond the pain of losing someone you love, it's no small thing trying to condense a full life into a few hundred words.
Beyond the pain of losing someone you love, it's no small thing trying to condense a full life into a few hundred words.
Leave us alone without books and we shall be lost and in confusion at once.
—Fyodor Dostoevsky
—Fyodor Dostoevsky
January 10, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Leave us alone without books and we shall be lost and in confusion at once.
—Fyodor Dostoevsky
—Fyodor Dostoevsky