Smallness Was Never the Calling Part 2
Episode 8: The Second Half of My Interview with Sarah Bucy Klingler
Hi friend,
In Episode 8, Sarah Bucy Klingler and I named something that I believe sits at the heart of this podcast:
ache of spiritual homelessness, the courage to question, and the beauty of reconstructing a faith that actually looks like Jesus.
We talked about unsafe churches, the fear of unraveling, and the word “deconstruction”—not as a trend, but as a sacred act of reconciliation. Sarah how pulling theological threads led her deeper into truth, and how she now clings to Jesus as her true north.
If you’re in the middle—of doubt, of grief, of wondering what’s real—these prompts are for you. Maybe light a candle. Take a breath. Let yourself be honest.
Prompt 1:
Where have I felt spiritually unsafe—and is there anything I silenced in order to stay there?
Name the rooms, the relationships, the moments. What questions did you swallow? What parts of yourself did you hide to belong?
Prompt 2:
What threads am I tugging—and what am I afraid might unravel?
Choose one belief, tradition, or inherited certainty you’ve begun to question. What story or experience prompted the tug? What fears arise when you imagine letting it go? What truth might be waiting underneath?
Prompt 3:
What does “real Jesus” look like to me—and where have I mistaken the scaffolding for the foundation?
Sarah spoke of Jesus as her center, her foundation. Write about the difference between cultural Christianity and the Jesus you encounter in the Gospels. What needs to be shaved off, cracked open, or reconciled?