Sarah Bessey's Field Notes

Home
Podcast
Books
Archive
About
The small, ordinary, good things keeping me going from food to books to movies and beyond
Good Things of the Moment
 • 
Sarah Bessey
27
Reading novels like a kid in the 80s who has been promised a personal pan pizza for their efforts
My recent ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ reads plus all the books I finished lately and Kindle deals for you
 • 
Sarah Bessey
85
Living leaves a mark
Plus the Prime Day sale for my latest book!
 • 
Sarah Bessey
53
And then dance
This is for when the day has been a bit long and your patience has been a bit short
 • 
Sarah Bessey
51

June 2024

15 things you told me
In which I offer a peek behind the curtain
 • 
Sarah Bessey
38
Flowers and Other Ordinary Altars for Memory
Or, when it doesn't hurt as much to remember
 • 
Sarah Bessey
29
Could I trouble you for an opinion?
It's been a while since you weighed in about the state of things here
 • 
Sarah Bessey
11
An Update: Penny in the Air
Because people should never be the collateral damage of your theology
 • 
Sarah Bessey
26

May 2024

Gaza
I don’t know if bearing witness, if keeping my soul tender, if loving each other even from far away is enough, it probably isn’t, but I want to believe…
 • 
Sarah Bessey
24
A Blessing for Our Graduate
You have nothing to prove and nothing to earn, you are already so loved.
 • 
Sarah Bessey
26
The beginner's guide to Doctor Who
For the tens of you who asked
 • 
Sarah Bessey
28
In which an angry encounter leads to a few thoughts on metaphors and motherhood
Could my experiences as a woman and a mother be included in how we speak or think about God?
 • 
Sarah Bessey
56
© 2024 Sarah Bessey
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start WritingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture