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Sara Billups is a Writer from Seattle.

SARA BILLUPS

Sara Billups

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Journal

Why I'm an Orphaned Believer. And Maybe you are, Too.

March 26, 2021 Sara Billups
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The best way I can describe my experience as a Christian in our cultural moment is the phrase Orphaned Believer. Here’s exactly what I mean.

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In culture, Christianity Tags orphaned believers, Christian culture

Visioncasting, 2019

July 25, 2019 Sara Billups
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Let’s make room at the table for Christians and encourage each other to take a seat.

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In Christianity, culture Tags religious right, Christian culture, politics, church

Genuinely Courageous Faith

June 13, 2019 Sara Billups

Let’s invest in community that’s not afraid to talk it out. Even when it’s incredibly uncomfortable.

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In Christianity, culture, seattle Tags christian community, church, Christian culture

The Meaning of the City

April 9, 2019 Sara Billups

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

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In Christianity, culture, seattle Tags urban Christianity, Christian culture, Seattle Christians

The Church of the Perpetually Burned Out

March 26, 2019 Sara Billups

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?

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In Christianity, culture Tags aspirational class, millennial, burnout, Christian culture, urban Christianity

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

March 12, 2019 Sara Billups

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

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Tags Christianese, World-Changers, Christian culture, Prophets

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

March 5, 2019 Sara Billups

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

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In Christianity, culture Tags church, Christian culture, urban Christianity

The liberation of belonging

February 19, 2019 Sara Billups

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

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In Christianity, culture, seattle Tags patti smith, music, seattle, Christian culture

Love that unpapers the windows of the house

February 11, 2019 Sara Billups

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

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In Christianity, culture, seattle Tags urban Christianity, aspirational class, social currency, Christian culture

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