Human Together

We’re wrapping up season one with Steve Bezner, and this episode covers a number of bases. Steve shares about his own pastoral journey, the communities that have formed him as well as the loneliness he can experience within the role. Sarah and Steve also chat about his forthcoming book Your Jesus is Too American (October 2024).

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Connect with Steve on Instagram.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Sarah chats with Linnea Bergstrom about hospitality in the middle of our everyday lives. Linnea shares how she has had to rethink her approach to welcoming people into her home and a few practical ways she is learning to invite others in.

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Connect with Linnea on Instagram.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Musician and writer Amanda Held Opelt joins Sarah to talk about what place has to do with the communal life. They cover a little bit of everything: church, creative circles, online life, as well as Amanda’s latest book Holy Unhappiness: God, Goodness, and the Myth of the Blessed Life.

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Connect with Amanda at amandaheldopelt.com.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Sarah chats with Brandy Wallner about curiosity and compassion—two ingredients that are essential to being human together, but don’t always come easily. Brandy shares pieces of her own in-process journey of growing up with a strong sense of duty and desire to be right as well as what she is actively learning about finding comfort in questions and embracing with-ness as a way of Jesus.

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Connect with Brandy at Curious Compassion on Substack.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Poet Grace E. Kelley sits down with Sarah to talk about goodness that grows out of the ground and out of our grief. They chat about Grace’s newfound farm life, navigating wounds and weariness, and her new collection of poetry, as the Sparrow flies.

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You can find Grace most often at her Substack, The House of Rest.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Gary Morland joins Sarah to talk about what he has learned about the communal life through 51 years of marriage. They talk about the complexities of being committed to another person for the long haul and how small acts of love go a long way in how we relate to one another.

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Connect with Gary at SimplerMarriage.com.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Sarah and guest Emily P. Freeman talk about the shared struggle we often experience when trying to decide whether to stay or to go. Whether we are assessing relationships, ideas, faith communities, or the PTA, these decisions often carry the weightiness of a capital D. In this conversation, Emily shares some of the wisdom she has collected in her latest book How to Walk into a Room, giving us a framework for paying attention and discerning our way forward with peace and compassion.

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Connect with Emily and discover more about How to Walk into a Room at emilypfreeman.com.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Sarah is joined by Lara d’Entremont, who generously shares her story of navigating anxiety amidst the throes of young motherhood. They chat about the pressure we often put upon ourselves to “have it all together” and learning to live within our own limitations, while also inviting the love and care of God and other people along the way.

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Connect with Lara on Substack.

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Sarah chats with author and Bible teacher Jessica Herberger about the significance of Holy Saturday, both in the context of our current season of Lent and our in-between days of darkness. Jess shares a bit about caregiving for her parents and how that season was formative to herself and her family. They also go in-depth about the days leading us toward Easter, exploring the invitation found within her latest book Peace in the Dark.

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Connect with Jessica at jessicaherberger.com

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The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.

Sarah is joined by pastor, poet, and public theologian Drew Jackson, and they talk about how questions have become formative to Drew’s work and to the way he relates to God, himself, and the world. They also chat about poetry, pastoring, and cultivating a life of paying attention.

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To support the podcast and access to extended episodes, essay series, book club, and more, become a Human Together subscriber on Substack.

The Human Together podcast is written and recorded by Sarah E. Westfall and is produced and edited by Ben Westfall. Theme music is “Sit with Me” by Sarah Scharbrough.