link love
My Fear of Feminism and Freedom in the Gospel by Amber C. Haines for A Deeper Church
What We Talk About When We Talk About Abuse by D.L. Mayfield (an important read) for Christ & Pop Culture
Ashamed by Rachel Held Evans
Dear Mom on the iPhone: I Get It by Megan of Fried Okra
ShePonders: Mean Words by Kelley Nikondeha for SheLoves Magazine
When God Takes Your “Yes” and Turns it into a Community by Paige Allen
Thank You and Good night (My Farewell to Hospice) by Adam S. McHugh
RAW Tools: AK47s into Farm Tools by Shane Claiborne
Church Livestock by Bill Kinnon
The Sexy Wife I Can’t Be by Mary DeMuth for A Deeper Family
What Makes a Great Blog Post? An Interview with Sarah Bessey at Mary DeMuth’s blog
Why Afghan Women Risk Death to Write Poetry by Eliza Griswold for the New York Times
How it felt to watch Season 3 of Downton Abbey, As Told by the Cast of Downton Abbey at Buzzfeed
Unvirtuous Abbey on Facebook
Yep, sure did cry and laugh and clap like a toddler over this. Isaac and Amy – Yes to Love
international women’s day favourites
More than 95 people linked up in our International Women’s Day synchroblog, celebrating the stories of the women who have influenced our spiritual journeys. I absolutely loved reading all about your spiritual midwives and patron saints. Here are a few of my favourites but don’t let this limit you: the entire contribution is worth your time. You can never say “eshey chayil!” enough, in my never-quite-humble opinion.
Holy Liar by Sandwich Thoughts
Never Too Old or Too Young by 11-year-old Lydia Lee (This girl captured my heart.)
Telling our daughters (and sisters) they have a voice by Sarah Markley
Who Makes You Better? by Melissa Feddersen
How Brokenness Sings by Kelli Woodford
Let me tell you about her by Tara Owens of Anam Cara Ministries
I don’t know her name by Catherine at Measured Words
God knew her name by Danielle at From Two to One
We Honour Her! by Idelette McVicker & Sarah Richardson for SheLoves Magazine
She Speaks Grace (my mother-in-law) by Jessica of Bohemian Bowmans
The Hand that Fills the Crockpot by Abby Norman for Accidental Devotional
Mothering After Death by Dayna at Dayna’s Musings
my own most-read post
Art doesn’t lend itself to perfectionists and misers. I’ve found that my creativity responds to generosity.
I believe the freedom to create – or to “spend it all” as Annie Dillard says – is in direct connection to our trust in God’s provision. Do we believe, even in our art, that he is the giver of all good gifts, the provider, the El Shaddai, my God of more-than-enough? Or are we in charge of hoarding it for ourselves and our carefully crafted outcomes and desires?
favourite instagram (@sarahbessey)
weekend meditation
“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.” – St. Francis of Assisi
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