Sarah Bessey's Field Notes

Reflections on faith, justice, and healing for people who are "ready to be healed, cause wholeness is no trifling matter" – Toni Cade Bambara

Filtering life, faith, anger, and peace through the lens of my experience, my social location, and my God.

A weekly newsletter for the frantic ones. We're learning the goodness of rest, the practice of prayer, and the miracle of going slow.

Understanding the connections between religion, gender, & politics, and trying to save our democracy in the process.

Jesus, compost, tables and chairs

Nuanced and nurturing liturgies for parents raising kids in turbulent times. Don't have the words to pray? Try these.

Grace for fuck-ups. Prayer for the impious. A space for spiritual misfits.

Writing craft and soul care for the creative life for writers like you, from your friendly editor in book publishing. Plus honest prayers + benedictions for we angsty, ambitious, internet-exhausted writing folk.

Part retreat, part think tank. A place for inspiration and ideas about culture, faith, and spirit.

faith and a flourishing future for all.

Space to say true things, with ancient stories serving as mirrors and lights.

We write weekly devotionals for the deconstructing, yet hopeful, Christian. A place where all people and questions are welcome on their spiritual journey.

thoughts on the in-between

The world wide web, handcrafted with love.

Spiritual, Cultural, Personal Reflections

Here are some stories and essays written by one human for other humans to read in order to grow our awareness of ourselves and one another with intention. Be you saint or rebel, chaste or sullied, cynic or believer, if you're human, welcome!