Substacks recommended by Lore Wilbert

Recommended by Lore Wilbert

The enthusiasms, musings, and observations of James K.A. Smith. Mostly books, music, and film. Expect no punditry here. Look elsewhere for outrage.

Softening Time with Elena Brower

Dedicated to practice, study and small transformations.

Letters From Love with Elizabeth Gilbert

This is heart work

The Beaty Beat

By Katelyn Beaty

News and analysis about the power and pitfalls of the American church + the occasional rant, recommendation, and bit of lady wisdom

Good Things

By Kaitlyn Bouchillon

Words of hope and encouragement, book recommendations, and favorite things.

Always great thoughts and round up of links!

- Lore Wilbert

Poetry Today

By Maya C. Popa

deepening your practice of poetry, mindset, and wonder

Courageously Soft

By Charaia Rush

Becoming by Lisa Hensley

By Lisa Hensley

we're all going to be someone someday

Changing The Channel with Kirsten Powers

New York Times bestselling author Kirsten Powers writes about unlearning societal conditioning, living authentically, and how to actually change your life.

Poetry Unbound

By Pádraig Ó Tuama

Open your world with poetry

The Hyphen by Emma Gannon

✨ a cosy online space for curious readers ✨ from Sunday Times Bestselling author Emma Gannon. On books, work, wellbeing & creativity. 5th literature Substack globally. "One of Britain’s most prominent Substack writers" —The Times

The Courage to Live It

By Shawn Smucker

"If you're lucky enough to find a way of life you love, you have to find the courage to live it." John Irving, A Prayer for Owen Meany

A true fan for life.

- Lore Wilbert

The Redemptive

By Breanne Rodgers

Love Breanne's thoughtful approach to all of life.

- Lore Wilbert

Beyond the Pale

By John Blase

Meredith Lee and I were sitting on the back deck a few weeks ago, she was telling me a story and stopped to ask, What are you looking at?" I guess I'd left eye-contact or something. I answered, "Everything."

I'll read anything John puts out into the world. I'm a fan for life.

- Lore Wilbert

The Crucial Years

By Bill McKibben

Working on Winning the Climate Fight

Bitter Scroll

By Sara

Decoding the culture swaying American Christian identity.

Wise and measured thoughts on the evangelical and American culture, hope for a way forward.

- Lore Wilbert

Ashley Hales | Beauty Leads the Way

Writing about the renewing work of Christian imagination, culture, and practice.

Thought-filled long form pieces on limitations, culture, and spirituality.

- Lore Wilbert

Wild + Waste

By Sarah Southern

A bi-weekly (sometimes weekly) newsletter exploring the practice of wonder and our connectivity to place, people, and the divine.

A Habit Called Faith

By Jen Pollock Michel

Learning to pattern the days in faithful response to God's voice

Deeply thoughtful work from a trusted source.

- Lore Wilbert

Border-Stalkers

By Jon Ward

Anti-reductionism through liminality, paradox & nuance.

Human Together

By Sarah E. Westfall

essays + episodes on the communal life, where we explore the intersection of faith, belonging, and being an actual person

The Inbox Variations

By Sara Zarr

Updates from author Sara Zarr

The Soul Minimalist

By Emily P. Freeman

Continuing the conversation about discerning our next right thing in faith, work, and life for those who want to move beyond the pro/con list.

SLANT LETTER

By Stephanie Duncan Smith

A newsletter for writers looking to deepen their craft and do it in style—from an editor in publishing who believes in the spiritual practice of the creative process.

Stephanie Smith is the Internet's writing professor and we'd all be wise to pay attention.

- Lore Wilbert

The Holy Labor

By Laura Kelly Fanucci

Original essays on theology & spirituality from Laura Kelly Fanucci. Plus a round-up of others' creative work each Wednesday, to help you in your own holy labor.

Letters from a Catholic Feminist

By The Catholic Feminist

For Catholic women who want to be inspired, informed, + intentional.

The Clearing by Katherine May

By The Clearing with Katherine May

A newsletter and community for wild minds, winterers and enchantment-seekers with internationally bestselling author Katherine May.

The Soup

By Shannan Martin

Balancing the beauty and terror. (Abundance means we get it all.)

Story Letters

By Amber C. Haines

A newsletter for updates, essays, and more personal scoops from Amber C Haines

Amber is your next-door neighbor, the one who brings you pies. But she is also your priest, the one to whom you confess. And she is also your friend, the one who makes you laugh until your side hurts.

- Lore Wilbert

things i'm thinking about

By Kristen LaValley

You can breathe easy here. I believe that God created us human on purpose and so I write about the complexities of being human and where those things intersect with faith, relationships, life, and culture. I'm glad you're here.

Thoughts from one who's been there done that and lived to tell you all about it.

- Lore Wilbert

The Examine

By Seth Haines

The Examine is a reader-supported exploration of curiosity. Here, I explore the world through fiction, non-fiction, and the occasional photograph.

I'm a true fan of Seth Haines and you can't stop me.

- Lore Wilbert

Stories Along The Way from Kris Camealy

A monthly-ish newsletter about faith, life, food, art and creativity.

The Commonplace

By Tsh Oxenreider

Noticing what's still beautiful, good, and true in the world. Because it's there—if you have the eyes to see.

Sarah Bessey's Field Notes

The popular newsletter from writer Sarah Bessey with exclusive essays, the books worth reading, good things, special devotional series, theology deep dives, community conversations, and so much more.

Culture Study

By Anne Helen Petersen

Think more about the culture that surrounds you