Ep. 22: Loving Your Neighbor with Shannan Martin [you + me series]
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ABOUT THE EPISODE
Shannan Martin, author of The Ministry of Ordinary Places, joins Sarah to talk about her unlikely journey from a picture-perfect life on the farm to a messier, but fuller way of living alongside her neighbors in Goshen, Indiana. Sarah and Shannan talk about what it really means to follow Jesus’ command to “love our neighbors as ourselves.” They discuss what love looks like on the ground, practical ways to connect with neighbors, how to navigate differences, and more.
MEET THE GUEST
Shannan Martin, author of The Ministry of Ordinary Places: Waking Up to God’s Goodness Around You and Falling Free: Rescued from the Life I Always Wanted, is a speaker and writer who found her voice in the country and her story in the city. Shannan, her jail-chaplain husband, Cory, and their kids, live as grateful neighbors in Goshen, Indiana, where she works as a cook at a community soup kitchen.
You can find out more about Shannan at ShannanMartinWrites.com and connect with her on Twitter and Instagram.
EPISODE NOTES
Shannan’s books:
Quote from Dietrich Bonhoeffer (in Life Together): “We must be ready to allow ourselves to be interrupted by God.”
Quote from Leonard Sweet (From Tablet to Table): “Every person is a story wrapped in skin.”
Jeremiah 29:7 (NLT): “And work for the peace and prosperity of the city where I sent you into exile. Pray to the Lord for it, for its welfare will determine your welfare.”
Isaiah 58:12 (NLT): “…you will be known as a rebuilder of walls and a restorer of homes.”
Episode 19 with Dr. Curt Thompson (a great conversation on finding beauty and creating new narratives in the midst of division)
What Shannan is reading:
The Mothers by Brit Bennett
Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L’Engle
Bread for the Resistance: Forty Devotions for Justice People by Donna Barber
The Next Right Thing Guided Journal: A Decision-Making Companion by Emily P. Freeman
David French (The Dispatch)
Shannan’s newsletter: The Soup
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