A quick reminder: This is season two of the Human Together podcast, and we are taking a deep-dive into the topic of belonging. You can subscribe and listen here on Substack as well as on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Episodes release weekly.
About the Episode
In this chat, Sarah and guest
dive into this notion of staying put—both to a geographical location but also to the church. Sara shares pieces of her own story as they ask: How does attaching ourselves to places and people affect our sense of belonging? Where and how might God be inviting us to stay?Episode Notes
Nevermind by Nirvana
Quaker clearness committee
Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer
“Finding Vocational Clarity with Parker J. Palmer” (Ep. 319) of Next Right Thing podcast with
Orphaned Believers by Sara Billups
Urban Light Community Church (Muncie, IN)
“All My Favorite People” by Over the Rhine
Festival of Faith & Writing
John Mark Comer
Soul Care Seattle
Ignatian exercises
Lectio Divina
Visio Divina
Emily P. Freeman
Sara’s Seattle Must-See List:
Pike Place Market
ferry to Bainbridge Island
monorail to the Seattle Center Space Needle and Chihuly Gardens
The KEXP Gathering Space
Connect with Sara
Substack: Bitter Scroll
Book: Orphaned Believers: How a Generation of Christian Exiles Can Find the Way Home (Baker Books, 2023)
Instagram: Sara Billups
Threads: Sara Billups
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The Human Together podcast is hosted by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. The theme music is “Sit with Me,” written and performed by Sarah Scharbrough.
S2, E5: Choosing to Stay with Sara Billups