Are we in the furnace?

Bourbon Trail - Reflections on Day 1

Here are my reflections on Day 1 of our Bourbon Trail explorations. Longer blog posts with photographs and additional information coming soon. But if you want to know more about Maker’s Mark, here is the blog post from our trip there four years ago. If you want to get my posts from directly on the Bourbon Trail, don’t forget to subscribe! Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Build Community

I didn’t protest in downtown Indy last weekend. Instead, I went to an author event at a local coffee shop and worked on slowly growing community. And I believe that is its own kind of protest. Thank you to everyone who tuned into my live video! Join me for my next live video in the app. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Final thoughts on 1984

Here are my final thoughts on my slow read of 1984, available for all readers. And just because you haven’t had a chance to start yet, doesn’t mean the opportunity is past. I will keep those discussion threads open for all paid subscribers and will gladly respond and discuss with you whenever you want. Below are all of the links to all information related to the slow read and pay attention for news about The Grapes of Wrath, which I will spread out over five months. Join me for my next live video in the app This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

My review of Becoming the Pastor's Wife

If you’ve been with me on my writing journey for a long time, you know that I have spent years reflecting on and processing my life as a churchworker’s kid who went into churchwork and eventually saw everything blow up in my face. While I have been writing about it for over a year in my Shifting Sand series [https://sarahstyf.substack.com/s/shifting-sand], there is so much more work that I have to do as I process those experiences. Writers like Beth Allison Barr [https://substack.com/profile/3582564-beth-allison-barr] have been instrumental in my walk through faith reconstruction. Today is launch day for her new book, Becoming the Pastor’s Wife. I was blessed to be on the launch team for this book and read an advanced copy. (Seriously, if you ever want a great launch team experience, I cannot recommend doing one through Brazos Books enough.) I may not be a pastor’s wife, but I am so thankful I got to read this book. From my Goodreads review: I've questioned the role of women in church leadership for a long time, and as the granddaughter of a pastor and a devoted pastor's wife and as the daughter of a churchworker who became a pastor later in life, I have watched the story of what is expected of pastor's wives play out over and over again.Just as she did with The Making of Biblical Womanhood, Barr brilliantly weaves thorough historical research with the story of the role of women in the American Church in the 20th and 21st centuries. This isn't just a book for members of the SBC. This book is for all women who belong to church bodies that deny us a full seat at the table. Buy it wherever books are sold! Join me for my next live video in the app Support my writing While most of my work here is free for all subscribers, it is still a labor of love that I fit into the few hours I have when I am not teaching or being an attentive wife and mom. If you want to support my writing but you do not want to commit to being a paid subscriber, please consider a one-time donation. You can also support me by ordering my book or books from my favorite book lists at my Bookshop.org affiliate page. Check out my RedBubble store for related merchandise. If you want to be a regular supporter, you can upgrade your subscription from free to paid and get occasional content only for paid subscribers. And thank you for supporting my journey 💗 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Are we in the furnace?

So who of you were 80s kids who listened to the children’s musical It’s Cool in the Furnace or It’s Cool in the Furnace II? I don’t know why people are surprised that I have been never-Trump from day one. I was told to say no to idols when I was a child. But then, I don’t know if I can say it any more eloquently than Rev. Benjamin R. Cremer [https://substack.com/profile/4391429-rev-benjamin-r-cremer] did on Notes earlier today [https://substack.com/@brcremer/note/c-96416043]. So let me know in the comments: were you a Cool in the Furnace fan too? Join me for my next live video in the app This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe [https://sarahstyf.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]