Jason G. Edwards
@jasongedwards.bsky.social
Jason G. Edwards is a pastor + writer in Liberty, MO. Forthcoming book on the atonement with InterVarsity Press. Writing at jasongedwards.substack.com
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Every family gathering is its own landscape. Some parts are familiar. Some feel overgrown. Some hold a surprising warmth. And some require care as you cross them. (1/2) #Thanksgiving
November 26, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Every family gathering is its own landscape. Some parts are familiar. Some feel overgrown. Some hold a surprising warmth. And some require care as you cross them. (1/2) #Thanksgiving
2 turkeys brining in the fridge. 3 pork shoulders on the smoker.
November 26, 2025 at 4:00 AM
2 turkeys brining in the fridge. 3 pork shoulders on the smoker.
Holiness hides itself in plain sight. It waits in the first breath before the door opens. It steadies the pause before you answer a question. It lingers in the mercy you offer yourself when old patterns stir.
November 25, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Holiness hides itself in plain sight. It waits in the first breath before the door opens. It steadies the pause before you answer a question. It lingers in the mercy you offer yourself when old patterns stir.
This week asks us to walk into rooms that shaped us long before we had language for the shaping…to sit at tables where history lingers in the air like steam rising from a pot. (1/2) #thanksgiving
November 25, 2025 at 8:54 PM
This week asks us to walk into rooms that shaped us long before we had language for the shaping…to sit at tables where history lingers in the air like steam rising from a pot. (1/2) #thanksgiving
Thanksgiving has a way of gathering more than people. It gathers the stories we carry, the versions of ourselves we’ve outgrown, and the hopes we still hold quietly in our bodies. It gathers the smell of bread in the oven and the memory of childhood kitchens. (1/2)
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Thanksgiving Field Notes
A Thanksgiving Week Meditation
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November 25, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Thanksgiving has a way of gathering more than people. It gathers the stories we carry, the versions of ourselves we’ve outgrown, and the hopes we still hold quietly in our bodies. It gathers the smell of bread in the oven and the memory of childhood kitchens. (1/2)
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As promised, here are the 40 Thanksgiving Field Notes gathered in one place with additional reflection and prayer. If this is helpful or meaningful to you, please share it with others.
Grace, Peace, and Happy Thanksgiving to you! #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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Grace, Peace, and Happy Thanksgiving to you! #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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November 25, 2025 at 3:50 PM
As promised, here are the 40 Thanksgiving Field Notes gathered in one place with additional reflection and prayer. If this is helpful or meaningful to you, please share it with others.
Grace, Peace, and Happy Thanksgiving to you! #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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Grace, Peace, and Happy Thanksgiving to you! #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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A boundary is not a rejection. It’s a recognition of your limits. And limits are part of how God designed us to live in peace with ourselves and others. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
A boundary is not a rejection. It’s a recognition of your limits. And limits are part of how God designed us to live in peace with ourselves and others. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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Pay attention to your body. Tight jaw? Shallow breath? That’s your soul asking for gentleness. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Pay attention to your body. Tight jaw? Shallow breath? That’s your soul asking for gentleness. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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You don’t have to comment on everything that happens. Silence is a form of wisdom, and one of our most underrated spiritual practices.
#ThanksgivingFieldNotes
#ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
You don’t have to comment on everything that happens. Silence is a form of wisdom, and one of our most underrated spiritual practices.
#ThanksgivingFieldNotes
#ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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Take breaks without apologizing. Even Jesus stepped away from the crowd. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Take breaks without apologizing. Even Jesus stepped away from the crowd. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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Arrive with your nervous system settled. Peace is contagious. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Arrive with your nervous system settled. Peace is contagious. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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Be curious, not defensive. Curiosity is the spiritual practice that ends more conflicts than certainty ever has. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 20, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Be curious, not defensive. Curiosity is the spiritual practice that ends more conflicts than certainty ever has. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
The Holy Middle
Here is this week's Monday Morning Devotional: open.substack.com/pub/jasonged...
Here is this week's Monday Morning Devotional: open.substack.com/pub/jasonged...
November 24, 2025 at 4:11 PM
The Holy Middle
Here is this week's Monday Morning Devotional: open.substack.com/pub/jasonged...
Here is this week's Monday Morning Devotional: open.substack.com/pub/jasonged...
Celebrating wedding anniversary #22 this evening. 🫶🏼 I love you, Christy! ❤️
November 23, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Celebrating wedding anniversary #22 this evening. 🫶🏼 I love you, Christy! ❤️
Next week I’ll share the 40 Thanksgiving Field Notes in a single Substack post with some additional thought. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
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November 21, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Next week I’ll share the 40 Thanksgiving Field Notes in a single Substack post with some additional thought. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
If you’d like this to come straight to your inbox, you can subscribe at:
jasongedwards.substack.com
If you’d like this to come straight to your inbox, you can subscribe at:
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Next week I’ll share the 40 Thanksgiving Field Notes in a single Substack post with some additional thought. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
If you’d like this to come straight to your inbox, you can subscribe at:
jasongedwards.substack.com
If you’d like this to come straight to your inbox, you can subscribe at:
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November 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Next week I’ll share the 40 Thanksgiving Field Notes in a single Substack post with some additional thought. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
If you’d like this to come straight to your inbox, you can subscribe at:
jasongedwards.substack.com
If you’d like this to come straight to your inbox, you can subscribe at:
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There they are…40 Thanksgiving Field Notes for you for the week ahead. I hope you find one that’s helpful to you. If you do, please share in case they might offer support to others as well. 🙏🏼 #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
There they are…40 Thanksgiving Field Notes for you for the week ahead. I hope you find one that’s helpful to you. If you do, please share in case they might offer support to others as well. 🙏🏼 #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
Remember this: God isn’t grading you today. God is walking with you…step for step, breath for breath…accompanying you with patience, presence, and peace. 🙏🏼#ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Remember this: God isn’t grading you today. God is walking with you…step for step, breath for breath…accompanying you with patience, presence, and peace. 🙏🏼#ThanksgivingFieldNotes
Be gentle with yourself afterward. Emotional hangovers are real. Treat yourself like someone you’re responsible for loving. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Be gentle with yourself afterward. Emotional hangovers are real. Treat yourself like someone you’re responsible for loving. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
If old wounds resurface, listen for the invitation underneath. Healing often begins at familiar fault lines. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
If old wounds resurface, listen for the invitation underneath. Healing often begins at familiar fault lines. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
You’re allowed to grieve the family you wish you had, even as you love the one you do. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:16 PM
You’re allowed to grieve the family you wish you had, even as you love the one you do. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
If the day goes sideways, you haven’t failed. You’re human. Even Jesus had complicated family moments. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:13 PM
If the day goes sideways, you haven’t failed. You’re human. Even Jesus had complicated family moments. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
You have an opportunity to be a Thanksgiving blessing. Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is pause long enough to notice who needs a bit of tenderness, and offer a gentle kindness. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
You have an opportunity to be a Thanksgiving blessing. Sometimes the holiest thing you can do is pause long enough to notice who needs a bit of tenderness, and offer a gentle kindness. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
Households can feel crowded and lonely at the same time. God’s presence meets you in that tension, sitting beside you in every space you enter. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Households can feel crowded and lonely at the same time. God’s presence meets you in that tension, sitting beside you in every space you enter. #ThanksgivingFieldNotes