#20 Lindsy Wallace [Downward Mobility]

Lindsy Wallace followed Jesus to the margins and discovered more beauty and hope than she ever imagined.  Alongside her husband, she is raising five kids who joined their family via birth, foster care adoption, and international adoption. She is passionate about downward mobility, ushering in a more livable planet, and good tattoos.  She is the co-founder of the Upside Down Podcast, an ecumenical conversation about faith, justice, and the upside-down kingdom of Jesus. Today on the show Lindsy and I are focusing on downward mobility and how it has shaped her story.  If you aren't familiar with downward mobility, it's basically the opposite of the American dream.  She and her husband chose to go from home owners to renters, from a diverse community to a low-income, sometimes dangerous neighborhood, from having middle-class neighbors to living in solidarity with those on the margins of society.    We talk about her time in that neighborhood in Miami, about how when she thought of herself as a part-time missionary, since she was also busy with her five kiddos, her supervisor assured her that she was every bit as effective because she was modeling what it looked like to parent well.  She tells us how she became an advocate for safe, affordable housing and we also talk about what it means to shed and spend privilege.    Lindsy's ideas and points of view challenge me in the best way and hope they will challenge you too.  Mentioned in this Episode Upside Down Podcast Dean Brackley InnerCHANGE Matthew 25:35-40 'For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in, I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.' "Then the righteous will answer him, 'Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?' "The King will reply, 'Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.' Lindsy's Favorite 5 All My Relations Podcast Voices Rising – Servant Partners Press The Bail Project Beating Guns by Shane Claiborne and Michael Martin Giving up Instagram for Summer Connect with Lindsy Instagram | Facebook | Website   Connect with Girls Talking Life Show Notes for this Episode | Instagram | Facebook