Are you finding it hard to call yourself a Christian right now—even if you still love Jesus? What do you do when people who share your faith carry beliefs that feel impossible to reconcile?

In this episode of Holy Uncertain, Lauren Ranzino and Chris McLeod are joined by writer and journalist Sara Billups to explore how to navigate ideological and theological differences without defaulting to cutting people off—or shutting down curiosity.

Sara reflects on how fear-based frameworks from the 80s and 90s shaped so many of us, from rapture narratives and “Left Behind” anxiety to the way politics and religion have become tangled in the American church. Together, they talk about how these inherited theologies still live in our bodies and our communities—and how we can examine them honestly without losing each other.

If you’ve ever felt torn between conviction and connection, this episode offers thoughtful language for the way forward.

Continue to learn from Sara Billups:
www.sarabillups.com
Instagram: @sara.billups
Threads
Substack

Read Sara’s Books:
Nervous Systems: Spiritual Practices to Calm Anxiety in Your Body, the Church, and Politics
Orphaned Believers: How a Generation of Christian Exiles Can Find the Way Home

Have a question or topic you want us to explore?
Email us: [email protected]

Holy Uncertain is a Blue Elevator production.