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4.48 AVERAGE
This is a wonderful field guide for those of us experiencing wilderness, whether it’s where you want to be or you were pushed there (or a bit of both).
These letters from Sarah are a hug through the wilderness and evolving faith—even, and maybe especially, if you’re evolving pretty far away from where you started. Companionship, ideas for moving forward and toward, helpful imagining for what this season means both now and for your future self… truly a gift from her.
I’ve both cried and come away hopeful. Two practices stood out to me for what I need now, and I know I will revisit Sarah’s words as a guide often.
I got an ARC from NetGalley and can’t wait to read it again when the book is officially published.
These letters from Sarah are a hug through the wilderness and evolving faith—even, and maybe especially, if you’re evolving pretty far away from where you started. Companionship, ideas for moving forward and toward, helpful imagining for what this season means both now and for your future self… truly a gift from her.
I’ve both cried and come away hopeful. Two practices stood out to me for what I need now, and I know I will revisit Sarah’s words as a guide often.
I got an ARC from NetGalley and can’t wait to read it again when the book is officially published.
I admit that I have been putting off writing this review because I knew I would never be able to express how much this book means to me. It is essential reading for anyone who has ever felt lost in the faith world. If you need a guide through the scary questions and grief and "what now" of changes to your beliefs, this book is for you. Sarah Bessey is the queen of gentle, wise, kind paths forward through the hard, lonely, liberating, complicated spiritual wilderness. It was hard not to highlight the entire book because it was so full of truth and things I want to always remember. You are not alone in this. There are no quick fixes and easy answers, but you're not the only one, and you are welcome to pull up a seat at this table full of outcasts and wanderers. We are so blessed to have Sarah, leading from love, empathy, nuance, and generosity. Leave behind the heavy yokes, whether from the traditional religious institutions or deconstruction influencer culture. If you're ready for more than outrage bait and fear and hot takes, this is for you. If you want to know you're not crazy and there is more to life and faith than conformity and obedience to the morality tests, read this. Join us on this messy journey to a bigger and better and more sustainable way to live.
Fantastic book for Christians on a faith journey. The author seeks to “unwrap the bandages” from those who find themselves wandering. Warm, encouraging, and inspirational.
Beautiful and practical guide for those outside the traditional evangelical spaces who desperately cling to their faith
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
I think this is slightly better than Jesus Feminist, but probably because I had fewer expectations for what it would explore. I feel like setting it up as "field notes" allowed her to jump to a lot of different topics. I would say a couple individual chapters in the beginning caught my attention, but then it would feel like a different book altogether (content-wise). I'm not sure how I feel about it. It has some interesting moments, but it's pretty disjointed. Has the same writing style that I can only take in small doses.
Some of us have had to rethink our faith. Maybe we just are not sure what we grew up with is where we are now or was it even our faith. Some of us have been hurt by the "church" so badly we are unsure about pursuing a new congregation, or maybe we've just learned that there is a better way to walk with God than what we grew up with. And just because you've been through this wilderness does not mean you have lost your relationship with God.
Sarah Bessey gently leads you through this wilderness of faith that you are in. She doesn't force or guilt you. She helps you heal, grow and move forward. This book is amazing. It is thought provoking, restorative and healing.
Sarah Bessey gently leads you through this wilderness of faith that you are in. She doesn't force or guilt you. She helps you heal, grow and move forward. This book is amazing. It is thought provoking, restorative and healing.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced