Journal — Sara Billups

The Meaning of the City

To serve Seattle, we’re first called to love it. And that’s complicated.

Christianity, culture, seattleSara BillupsApril 9, 2019urban Christianity, Christian culture, Seattle ChristiansComment

Stuck? Consider a Clearness Committee

Sometimes, the best way forward is to discern together.

ResourcesSara BillupsApril 2, 2019clearness committee, discernment, decision making, moving

The Church of the Perpetually Burned Out

The market tells us our worth is based on how much we produce and what we buy, and it’s no wonder we’re tired. Does the Christian tradition offer an anecdote?

World-Changers, Manic Panic, and Other Perils of Christianese

If as Christians we’re called to live in pursuit of human flourishing, how do we find inclusive and genuine language to express it?

Sara BillupsMarch 12, 2019Christianese, World-Changers, Christian culture, ProphetsComment

Hi, I'm Sara, and I'm a Christian

In an era where everybody has a brand, should we control when to reveal the most central part of our identities?

An Examen for the Ordinary Hard

The Examen creates margin for God to meet us in the middle of business as usual.

Resources, ChristianitySara BillupsFebruary 26, 2019The Examen, spiritual direction, examen for childrenComment

The liberation of belonging

Let’s declare a moratorium on mentally separating faith life and public life.

Christianity, culture, seattleSara BillupsFebruary 19, 2019patti smith, music, seattle, Christian culture Comment

Love that unpapers the windows of the house

With little social capital left to spend, is there a way for Christians to embody a new, full identity?

That time we heard our story as American Christians in Edinburgh’s long light

For anybody hard-pressed to reconcile faith in American culture, this one’s for you.

podcast, culture, seattle, ChristianitySara BillupsJanuary 31, 2019podcastComment

Theopoetics, defended language, and why I started reading poetry again

An invitation to re-enter the world of poetry, giving us bright, defiant, and important expressions of faith in a desperate time.

Christianity, culture, poetrySara BillupsJanuary 23, 2019poem, theopoetics Comment