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Further Up
by Author and speaker Timothy Willard
The private newsletter feed for all of Tim's audio posts. timothywillard.substack.com
Episodes
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My Peace I Give You
Episode Summary In this week’s episode, Chris and I sit down in her study to talk through the heart behind Oh Night Divine, my new Advent series. It’s a short, intimate conversation about the power of nostalgia and how hope acts as a structure for our days. Enjoy this quiet companion to today’s...
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The Crisis of Modern Love
Episode Summary What if love isn’t a moral checklist but the shape of reality itself? In this episode, Tim contrasts the world’s idea of love with divine love by exploring agapē as the self-emptying gravity of God—the Trinitarian life that holds the world together—and how our own speech…
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Through the Narrows
Episode Summary What if love’s absence is more than heartbreak—it’s collapse? In this episode, I explore Paul’s haunting triad in 1 Corinthians 13 —speech without love, being without love, and action without love —and follow it through the narrows, where divine self-giving holds the world…
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The High Mountain Pass of Love
What if love isn’t sentimental—but structural? In this episode, I explore Paul’s “more excellent way” in 1 Corinthians 13 as a high mountain pass—the narrow, risky, breathtaking road of transformation. Love, it turns out, isn’t comfort; it’s ascent. It’s the way that changes the air you breathe....
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The Seeing That Condemns
Episode Summary In this episode of The Beautiful Disruption, Tim Willard explores how Romans 1 exposes our modern blindness. Creation still reveals God’s power and beauty, yet we suppress that revelation—laughing at horror, aestheticizing death, and drowning in noise. From Paul to Jude to the...
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Charlie Kirk, Leviathan, and the Battle for the City of God
Episode Summary: Charlie Kirk’s assassination shocked the culture—but what does it reveal about the world we’re living in? In this episode of The Beautiful Disruption, Tim Willard explores the machine world, the aesthetics of evil, and the deep longing for a lasting city—the polis tou Theou....
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Am I Becoming More Real or Fading Away?
The Choice Between Everlasting Light and Everlasting Entropy "At that time Michael, the archangel who stands guard over your nation, will arise… Many of those whose bodies lie dead and buried will rise up, some to everlasting life and some to shame and everlasting disgrace. Those who are wise…
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Finding Stillness in the Season
Happy Monday Everyone! Apologies for posting today’s Monday Memo so late. I had some tech difficulties mixed in with the reality of life with a family of five. And so, here I am at Panera Bread finally getting the edit to work, and this is a word of encouragement to you. In today’s terrace...
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From Fear to Freedom
If you’re new to The Beautiful Disruption, welcome! I love that you’re here. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with short video posts. Some I use as podcasts, and some I post as videos. Today’s video is a short seven-minute encouragement that gives you three practices I use to overcome fear. I’d…
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Do the Thing
If you’re new to The Beautiful Disruption, welcome! I love that you’re here. Lately, I’ve been experimenting with short video posts. Some I use as podcasts, and some I post as videos. Today’s video is a short nine-minute encouragement to do that thing you put off because you think either it…
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Why We're Doing Church Wrong
Hello Everyone, Welcome to The Beauty Disruption Podcast and welcome new subscribers! This publication and podcast are completely listener—and reader-supported. You are the lifeblood of this space, and your contributions through paid subscriptions make all of this possible. I’ve extended The Big...
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The Uncritical Whim of Christian Subjectivism
Hello Everyone, Welcome to The Beauty Disruption Podcast, and welcome new subscribers! This publication and podcast are completely listener and reader-supported. You are the lifeblood of this space, and your contributions through paid subscriptions make all of this possible. Please consider how…
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The Uglification of the Church
Hello Everyone, Welcome to The Beauty Disruption Podcast, and welcome new subscribers! This publication and podcast are completely listener and reader-supported. You are the lifeblood of this space, and your contributions through paid subscriptions make all of this possible. Because of my travel...
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For Those About to Shimmer
Hi everyone, It’s Thursday, July 11th. Today’s newsletter is the second installment in our Arts & Culture Series. People make up the core of the arts and culture, so I wanted to spend some time encouraging us all to fight the Alien voice of resistance in our lives and live as works of art. Don’t...
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Inside Out 2
The Beautiful Disruption is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Happy Wednesday, everyone! It’s June 26, and I’ve been away for a couple of weeks. My last post was, I think, June 7th. Right after that, I went on a...
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The Summer Slowdown
The Beautiful Disruption is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Getting Back to Life’s Roots In the last few posts, I’ve mentioned The Summer Slowdown resource. At its core, The Summer Slowdown is the contrarian's...
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Meant to Live
Hello Everyone! Switchfoot wrote a song called “Meant to Live.” You’ve probably heard it. If not, I’d recommend playing it loud in your car with the windows rolled down. One line in the song goes like this: “And everything inside screams for second life.” I love how Jon Foreman laces theology…
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Stop Arguing, Start Enchanting
Hello Everyone, and welcome New Subscribers! Apologies for my brief delay in the weekly postings. As many of you know, and to give new subscribers the lay of the land, my client work in the publishing world is how I make my living (currently), and sometimes, it interrupts my weekly posting…
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What Van Gogh and C.S. Lewis Teach Us About Calling
The Beautiful Disruption is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Vincent Van Gogh wasn’t trying to make an art statement about himself. He was trying to make paintings that brought joy and consolation. By creating...
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The Commercialization of Content
This post follows up on my previous post, “Confessions of a Ghostwriter: Thoughts on Quitting Publishing, Writing Books, and the Life of the Mind.” If you haven’t read it, you might consider doing so. After reading my post, a good friend emailed me and posed some tough questions about the...
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Confessions of a Christian Ghostwriter
This post is my contribution to the conversation about the publishing world in general and the Christian publishing world in particular. Here, I quickly sketch what I do for a living as a professional freelance writer, editor, and collaborator. I also tell the story of how I became a writer, how…
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How We Get Beauty Wrong
Beauty is an ultimate value—something that we pursue for its own sake, and for the pursuit of which no further reason need be given. Beauty should therefore be compared to truth and goodness, one member of a trio of ultimate values which justify our rational inclinations.” -Sir Roger Scruton…
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Do Not Underestimate the Peace-Givingness of Silence
Thank you for reading The Beautiful Disruption. This post is public, so feel free to share it. Do not underestimate the peace-givingness of silence. God speaks in silence and meditative prayer. He wants to meet you in your quiet meditation.He said to David, “Come and talk with me.” David’s heart...
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A Road Called Pain
Thank you for reading The Beautiful Disruption. This post is public, so feel free to share it. Hello, Last week, I wrote about Spiritual Grit. Today, I’m sharing a quick thought about pain and suffering. “Pain is the road of life,” someone once told me. True enough. But thank goodness for life’s...
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Spiritual Grit. It's What's For Breakfast
Pray always. Never give up. Be persistent in what you ask for from God. Jesus himself reminded us to do this. (Luke 18:1-8) The Beautiful Disruption is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Spiritual Grit doesn’t get…
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The Year We Set Sail
*Note - My apologies for the late posting. Substack experienced technical difficulties today. So, I waited until they were back up to send it out. Thank you for your understanding. The Prelude: Going All-in on Substack So, I want to use this opportunity to speak directly to you, my beloved…
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C.S. Lewis Does Not Check
A Note for the Curious Happy Monday, ya’ll. Welcome to Tim’s Rants. I call them Tim’s Rants lovingly because they originate as Instagram Stories. Many of you have asked me to archive these long story posts so that you can reread and share them. So, I’ve created a tab here on my newsletter to make...
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The private newsletter feed for all of Tim's audio posts.
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