Holly Pettit
@hollypettit.bsky.social
Harvard M.Div. in world religions / contemplative practice. Talks Buddhism, Christian mysticism, history, progressive theology, Paganism & politics. Former Army linguist & intelligence analyst. Writer for nonprofits.
This congregation supported the abolition of slavery in the 1800s and #LGBTQ+ rights today. I'm co-leading its current confirmation class of sweet-natured & enthusiastic #teens -- moving toward the #future.
#ProgressiveChristian #Church
#ProgressiveChristian #Church
November 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
This congregation supported the abolition of slavery in the 1800s and #LGBTQ+ rights today. I'm co-leading its current confirmation class of sweet-natured & enthusiastic #teens -- moving toward the #future.
#ProgressiveChristian #Church
#ProgressiveChristian #Church
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire with a storm coming in from the south. #weather #NewHampshire
November 9, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Hampton Beach, New Hampshire with a storm coming in from the south. #weather #NewHampshire
#Bowling and texting on a Saturday night in #Portsmouth, NH.
November 8, 2025 at 9:30 PM
#Bowling and texting on a Saturday night in #Portsmouth, NH.
Anyone else find it odd how much the NYT is using the term "Obamacare" instead of calling it by its true name -- the ADA -- now that they're talking about rising prices? #ADA #Obamacare #FundingCuts #Healthcare #HealthInsurance
October 29, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Anyone else find it odd how much the NYT is using the term "Obamacare" instead of calling it by its true name -- the ADA -- now that they're talking about rising prices? #ADA #Obamacare #FundingCuts #Healthcare #HealthInsurance
This morning my church admin texted me: “The phone has been ringing non-stop since yesterday. #SNAPbenefits are ending this week, and I can’t get any work done because families are panicking. The Food Pantry staff are underwater. Can you help answer phones?” #FoodInsecurity #GovernmentShutdown
October 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
This morning my church admin texted me: “The phone has been ringing non-stop since yesterday. #SNAPbenefits are ending this week, and I can’t get any work done because families are panicking. The Food Pantry staff are underwater. Can you help answer phones?” #FoodInsecurity #GovernmentShutdown
Shouting at God doesn’t make heaven listen harder.
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
October 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Shouting at God doesn’t make heaven listen harder.
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
The #mystics knew: depth > volume.
• “Do not think you will be heard because of your many words. It is the pure heart that God listens to.” — #DesertFathers
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled.
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
October 25, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Your Halloween costume is “sexy” + the last thing you googled.
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
Sexy Dorothy Sayers.
#GoldenAgeofMystery #Halloween #WriterSky
October 19, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Small-town rumor report: someone on our town FB page claimed our pastor would be arrested Monday for “housing illegal aliens” at the church.
The proof? A photo of the workers (all documented) we hired to replace the front steps.
Pizzagate started this way.
#SocialMedia #Community #Misinformation
The proof? A photo of the workers (all documented) we hired to replace the front steps.
Pizzagate started this way.
#SocialMedia #Community #Misinformation
October 14, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Small-town rumor report: someone on our town FB page claimed our pastor would be arrested Monday for “housing illegal aliens” at the church.
The proof? A photo of the workers (all documented) we hired to replace the front steps.
Pizzagate started this way.
#SocialMedia #Community #Misinformation
The proof? A photo of the workers (all documented) we hired to replace the front steps.
Pizzagate started this way.
#SocialMedia #Community #Misinformation
Let’s clear something up: our congregation isn’t just weddings, baptisms, and funerals. It’s food assistance, rent help, clothing drives, car repair funds, counseling, and low-level case management. It’s a comprehensive community safety net the town depends on. #SocialSafetyNet #EmergencyAssistance
October 10, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Let’s clear something up: our congregation isn’t just weddings, baptisms, and funerals. It’s food assistance, rent help, clothing drives, car repair funds, counseling, and low-level case management. It’s a comprehensive community safety net the town depends on. #SocialSafetyNet #EmergencyAssistance
We have the tools and skillset to #endhomelessness. Let's support the things we know work. #HousingFirst #HomelessnessPrevention #Healthcare
October 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
We have the tools and skillset to #endhomelessness. Let's support the things we know work. #HousingFirst #HomelessnessPrevention #Healthcare
Isaac Newton: English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author, and inventor.
Autistic awesomeness long before Tylenol.
#Autism #Tylenol #ScienceSky
Autistic awesomeness long before Tylenol.
#Autism #Tylenol #ScienceSky
September 24, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Isaac Newton: English polymath active as a mathematician, physicist, astronomer, alchemist, theologian, author, and inventor.
Autistic awesomeness long before Tylenol.
#Autism #Tylenol #ScienceSky
Autistic awesomeness long before Tylenol.
#Autism #Tylenol #ScienceSky
Our neighbors’ ducks walk up and down the street every day. They hang out in a nearby neighborhood, gobbling up the things that fall out of people’s bird feeders.
Today, it seems two hens have joined the gang.
This is the most #NewHampshire thing I can say.
#SmallTown #NewEngland
Today, it seems two hens have joined the gang.
This is the most #NewHampshire thing I can say.
#SmallTown #NewEngland
July 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Our neighbors’ ducks walk up and down the street every day. They hang out in a nearby neighborhood, gobbling up the things that fall out of people’s bird feeders.
Today, it seems two hens have joined the gang.
This is the most #NewHampshire thing I can say.
#SmallTown #NewEngland
Today, it seems two hens have joined the gang.
This is the most #NewHampshire thing I can say.
#SmallTown #NewEngland
In Toadstool Books in Peterborough, NH and have not seen one book I didn’t NEED to read. #Indie #indiebookstores #NewHampshire #BookSky
June 21, 2025 at 6:32 PM
In Toadstool Books in Peterborough, NH and have not seen one book I didn’t NEED to read. #Indie #indiebookstores #NewHampshire #BookSky
Chris Pappas Town Hall in Stratham, NH. Capacity 600, 1200 or more showed up. Ended up SRO and we couldn’t even get in. @chrispappasnh.bsky.social
People are PISSED at what’s been happening in Washington. #NewHampshire #NH #TownHall #USPolitics
People are PISSED at what’s been happening in Washington. #NewHampshire #NH #TownHall #USPolitics
March 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Chris Pappas Town Hall in Stratham, NH. Capacity 600, 1200 or more showed up. Ended up SRO and we couldn’t even get in. @chrispappasnh.bsky.social
People are PISSED at what’s been happening in Washington. #NewHampshire #NH #TownHall #USPolitics
People are PISSED at what’s been happening in Washington. #NewHampshire #NH #TownHall #USPolitics
Happy & peaceful Parinirvana Day, commemorating Gautama Buddha’s death. It’s great day to remember the everyday world is not our source, and not to lay up our treasure here. Jesus reminded us this, roughly 500 years after the Buddha’s passing. #Buddhism #Interspirituality #Buddha #Jesus #religion
February 15, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Happy & peaceful Parinirvana Day, commemorating Gautama Buddha’s death. It’s great day to remember the everyday world is not our source, and not to lay up our treasure here. Jesus reminded us this, roughly 500 years after the Buddha’s passing. #Buddhism #Interspirituality #Buddha #Jesus #religion
February 12, 2025 at 8:58 AM
#Chickens waiting for someone to use that snowblower. Alas, the humans are shoveling instead. #snow #winter2025
#NewEngland
#NewHampshire
#NewEngland
#NewHampshire
February 8, 2025 at 4:34 PM
#Chickens waiting for someone to use that snowblower. Alas, the humans are shoveling instead. #snow #winter2025
#NewEngland
#NewHampshire
#NewEngland
#NewHampshire
January 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My pooch wants to go, while I want to appreciate the waterfall. #newhampshire #dogsky #Dogsofinstagram
January 29, 2025 at 7:00 PM
My pooch wants to go, while I want to appreciate the waterfall. #newhampshire #dogsky #Dogsofinstagram
January 21, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Today, I renew my promise to bring light wherever I can, to whomever needs it, rather than be the one causing the darkness. #JimmyCarter #January20 #Witchsky #Pagansky
January 20, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Today, I renew my promise to bring light wherever I can, to whomever needs it, rather than be the one causing the darkness. #JimmyCarter #January20 #Witchsky #Pagansky
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." — Martin Luther King
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Monday, #January20 2025 is still #MLKDay. Let’s focus on THIS man and HIS message. #MLK #Witchsky #Pagansky
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Monday, #January20 2025 is still #MLKDay. Let’s focus on THIS man and HIS message. #MLK #Witchsky #Pagansky
January 20, 2025 at 3:13 PM
“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy." — Martin Luther King
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Monday, #January20 2025 is still #MLKDay. Let’s focus on THIS man and HIS message. #MLK #Witchsky #Pagansky
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Monday, #January20 2025 is still #MLKDay. Let’s focus on THIS man and HIS message. #MLK #Witchsky #Pagansky