Bitter Scroll

Bitter Scroll

Share this post

Bitter Scroll
Bitter Scroll
I'm a Jesus People

I'm a Jesus People

What a healthy Christian counterculture could look like today.

Sara Billups's avatar
Sara Billups
Jul 07, 2021
∙ Paid
3

Share this post

Bitter Scroll
Bitter Scroll
I'm a Jesus People
Share

Hippies are hazy, mythic creatures of the mind. Maybe your mom or grandma talked about being a hippie. Maybe there is still sprouted bread instead of Wonder bread in her kitchen. Or oversaturated photos in her album with beads and paisley.

Joan Didion’s seminal essay on 60s counterculture, Slouching Towards Bethlehem, ran in The Saturday Evening Post in …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Bitter Scroll to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Sara Billups
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share