Substacks recommended by Jenai Auman

Recommended by Jenai Auman

Beautiful Discipleship

By Tabitha McDuffee

Helping you live out your convictions with creativity and beauty, because snark is not a fruit of the Spirit.

Lessons from Lydia

By Nicole Mason

thoughts, reflections, and adventures of a lady church planter

Finding Your Voice Writing Community

By Jessica Kantrowitz

Welcome to the community page for the Finding Your Voice Writing Workshop! Weekly and monthly content for writers who struggle with depression or other mental illness, including writing prompts, exercises, and short talks.

For those looking for a writing community.

- Jenai Auman

After Faith with Joy Vetterlein

Reimagining life and spirituality after Christianity.

For those forging a new path forward while detoxing from toxic faith.

- Jenai Auman

The Son Do Move

By Trey Ferguson

Meditations on a hard-won faith.

For those looking for perspective and truth

- Jenai Auman

Jokien with Tolkien

By JRR Jokien

"Lore, Laugh, Lord of the Rings" is the unofficial motto of this weekly, often humorous, sometimes earnest, always genuine "2023 Substack Featured Publication" concerning hobbits, faith, and culture by a lifelong Tolkien fan. Subscribe & get a FREE eBook!

For those who need a laugh & hold a deep appreciation of Tolkien

- Jenai Auman

Jesus, Justice & Joash

By Joash Thomas

Thoughts on Justice, Theology & Faith.

For those who want to learn how Jesus & Justice go hand-in-hand

- Jenai Auman

For Flourishing

By Liz Daye

Following God in sandals towards Hope, flourishing, and embodied faith

The House of Rest

By Grace E. Kelley

Between you and me, the cup and the steam—let's name the ache so we can lean into the Rest of God.

Shalomsick notes

By Tasha Jun

Notes on living shalomsick. Learning to live towards home with hope and ache.

My Blue Peninsula

By Cait West

Writing about Life after Christian Patriarchy

For those reclaiming their lives after living in high-control religious spaces, especially those fleeing from Christian patriarchy.

- Jenai Auman

Courage & Candor

By Colette Eaton

A newsletter for those desiring to engage honestly with faith and community.

Du Mez CONNECTIONS

By KKDuMez

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

The Fallow House

Creativity, Culture, Community

Kids + Faith

By Meredith Miller

Unpacking theology & the Bible for the grown ups, so we can better nurture healthy faith in our kids.

Fleeing Tarshish

By Ryan Ramsey

Vocational Integrity. Religious Abuse Recovery. Navigating Grief.

We'll All Be Free

By Caroline J. Sumlin

A newsletter by Caroline J. Sumlin dedicated to exposing, healing from, and dismantling white supremacy.

Caroline writes with specificity and clarity on how we can all live a more liberated life.

- Jenai Auman

The Black Letter

By Rachel Marie Kang

Contemplative deep dives on creativity and culture.

Small Affairs

By Leslie Trovato

Deepening the practice of love and living beloved in everyday affairs.

Bitter Scroll

By Sara

Decoding the culture swaying American Christian identity.

For those who hold to faith in Jesus, but see how his name is taken in vain by cultural Christianity

- Jenai Auman

A Gentle Landing

By Rose J. Percy

Poetic ponderings for restless dreamers.

For those who need a gentle landing space to explore faith & healing with a soft heart.

- Jenai Auman

Wild + Waste

By Sarah Southern

Willing myself to wonder at the world.

For those looking for a gentle voice finding her way through deconstruction.

- Jenai Auman

Life Reconsidered

By Judy Wu Dominick

Exploring the full implications of Christian discipleship

Human Together

By Sarah E. Westfall

an exploration of the communal life (that often-complex intersection of faith, belonging, and being a person)

For those who are looking for a gentle voice who offers belonging.

- Jenai Auman

Footnotes by Jemar Tisby

Offering historically informed perspectives on race, faith, and social issues to help you become a lifelong advocate for racial justice

Dear Soul Tender

By Jennifer Magnano [The Barefoot Preacher]

Contemplations for caregiving bodies at the intersection of disability, pain, identity & motherhood

SLANT LETTER

By Stephanie Duncan Smith

A newsletter for writers looking to deepen their craft and do it in style—from an executive editor in publishing + fellow angsty creative. Join us for a kindred community tending to the creative process and its inherent spiritual practice.

For writers who enjoy the craft of writing

- Jenai Auman

The Soup

By Shannan Martin

Dispatches on a Life Well Loved