119: Orphaned Believers: Sara Billups on Church, Culture Wars, and Spiritual Growth

Sara Billups joins Amy Fritz on the Untangled Faith podcast to discuss how the focus on end times, culture wars, and consumerism in the evangelical church formed many of us growing up in the 80s and 90s. "If I'm being formed by these forces, in what ways am I being formed by Jesus?" – Sara Billups Stuff we talk about: Sara's faith and family history. The Moral Majority Our desire for a common enemy Consumerism and prosperity gospel The importance of community Resources: Orphaned Believers: https://amzn.to/3ULDoFy Jesus and John Wayne: https://amzn.to/3ULDoFy If you liked this episode, check out these: 116 How Evangelicals Aligned with Republicans: A Conversation with Chris Staron (untangledfaithpodcast.com) 115: What Happens When You Mix Politics and Faith with Kaitlyn Schiess (untangledfaithpodcast.com) Where you can find me: Subscribe to my newsletter: https://untangledfaith.substack.com Youtube channel- https://youtube.com/channel/UCPfFk-I6QShXXvEpSFaJOvg https://untangledfaithpodcast.com Amy Fritz (@amyhenningfritz) on Threads https://instagram.com/untangledfaith https://instagram.com/amyhenningfritz