Sarah Clarkson

Author of 'This Beautiful Truth'. Studied theology. Mulls books, beauty, theodicy, imagination. Wife. Mama. Loves flat whites. Amused by her elfin babies.

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

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Beauty in Darkness: A Lenten Book Club
Sorrow and joy, beauty and darkness, pain and hope - join me for a Lenten journey as we explore This Beautiful Truth...

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@GraceHammanPhD I haven't yet. I'm just highly intrigued and think my husband will be too.

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@GraceHammanPhD I'm very curious to know what you think!

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@sallyreadwriter Bliss. And I've always loved that painting.

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

I have OCD. It's real. God isn't waiting for the mentally ill to get a little more disciplined before he arrives to help. Christ is 'with us' - in our insanity, grief, and despair. He doesn't use illness to train us, he takes it upon himself to heal us.
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[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

Well, what fun!

[Plough Quarterly @Plough]

Coming in at #9 on @Plough's *Most Popular On-line Reads* for 2023: @thoroughlyalive's article on "My Mind, My Enemy"
https://t.co/G7ps8Bm6Cr

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@HaleyCarrots Race of Joseph knows it’s own.

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@andihumphries @joynessthebrave Ha, well, it was a matter of eyeballing - I think two pears, a handful of dried cherries, a good splash of water, several teaspoons of sugar, and a good shake of cinnamon. Adjusted liquid/sugar to sight and taste. It was super easy! (And very good.)

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@joynessthebrave Thank you. Amply and delightfully elaborated. Also, excellent combination! I had mine with homemade pear/cherry compote and pecans.

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

Looking very forward to this!

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How do you love your enemy when your enemy is your own mind? Join @thoroughlyalive and Plough editors Ian Barth, @MadocCairns, and @joynessthebrave in the Rickety Press in Oxford to discuss Sarah’s article, “My Mind, My Enemy.”
https://t.co/5Zbfnmm1uJ

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@tsh Foyle's War - SO good. And you get so much history along with it. Poirot???!!!

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"My mind, this most intimate of companions, had become my enemy, and she was formidable." @thoroughlyalive https://t.co/G7ps8Bm6Cr

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@joynessthebrave Thanks, sister. :)

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@GraceHammanPhD It's so beautiful!

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

It's always an honour to write for Plough. It's always a wrestle to write about my mental illness, but a gift too as I recognise again the help and beauty I've found.

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My Mind, My Enemy

"I still find it hard to describe the experience of mental illness, of having a psyche you cannot control."

@thoroughlyalive https://t.co/G7ps8Bm6Cr

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@mair__wright @jreimr And sprinkle with a teensy bit of salt...

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@GraceHammanPhD Amen. I'm with you.

[Sarah Clarkson @thoroughlyalive]

@lorewilbert One of the most charming and thoughtful audiobooks I've listened to in awhile (and the reader is superb) is 'The Elegance of the Hedgehog'. Also greatly enjoyed 'Where the Crawdads Sing' as an audiobook. And 'A Prayer for Owen Meany' is long and odd and strangely poignant.