Archive - Sarah Bessey's Field Notes

I have this, for now

A few of my certainties at the moment

May 2, 2023 •

Are we still calling ourselves Christians?

Or are we done here?

Mar 11 •

The questions I haven't been answering

Or, Pulling Levers

Jan 9, 2023 •

40 Breath Prayers for When You Are Despairing

Show me who to be, and what is mine to do.

Jan 27 •

Someone else's deconversion

When we were singing songs like “Spirit, lead me where my trust is without borders” who knew that the Holy Spirit was going to call our bluff so…

Aug 1, 2023 •

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…

May 28, 2024 •

That Jezebel Spirit

Or, we do not receive

Apr 24, 2024 •

Finally: Navigating Marriage + An Evolving Faith

Our Story & Our Practices

Jan 23, 2024 •

I've known revival

Or, This is probably not actually about Asbury

Feb 21, 2023 •

I used to belong there. I don’t belong there anymore.

And a blessing for the combined sadness and relief of it

Feb 27, 2024 •

God doesn't want to use you.

Maybe God doesn’t so much want things from us. Maybe God actually wants things for us.

May 29, 2023 •

Grace for our heroes, yes, and grace for the ones our heroes hurt.

In which I try to capture a few thoughts from the messy middle of complicated legacies and navigating public grief

May 23, 2023 •

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