S1.26 - This Thanksgiving, I am Grateful For YOU

S1.26 - This Thanksgiving, I am Grateful For YOU

Author: Laura Farhy December 1, 2025 Duration: 2:27
Gratitude and Connection: A Message to Our Community When I first started this podcast, I wasn't sure if anyone would resonate with what I had to share. I had a hunch based on conversations throughout my life, but there's always uncertainty when you put your authentic self out there. To every listener, subscriber, and person who has rated, reviewed, and engaged with this content—thank you. Your presence has been truly life-giving. What's transformed this into something special is realizing we're not alone. The situations I've faced, the struggles I've navigated, the challenges I'm working through—so many of you have experienced or are experiencing these same things right now. There's something deeply healing about that realization. By allowing me to share my heart with you, you've given me something invaluable: purpose and connection. This platform has become a space where we explore our circumstances together, creating moments of genuine understanding that might be hard to find elsewhere. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart. 

In a landscape where many feel spiritually uprooted, Spiritually Homesteading | How to Lose Your Religion & Keep Your Jesus offers a different path. Hosted by Laura Farhy, this podcast moves beyond the familiar terrain of deconstruction to focus on the practical, often messy work of rebuilding a personal faith. It’s built on the metaphor of homesteading-the idea that a deep, sustainable spiritual life requires getting your hands dirty, planting seeds of curiosity, and tending to your own beliefs with intention. This space is specifically for those who feel disillusioned or wounded by institutional religion yet still feel a pull toward the essence of Jesus. Each episode is a conversation for the spiritually curious and hopeful, exploring how to separate cultural dogma from core spiritual truth. When you listen to this podcast, you’ll find honest discussions about navigating doubt, reclaiming personal agency in faith, and discovering what it means to cultivate a belief system that is genuinely your own. It’s about empowerment and ownership, creating a spiritual home from the ground up.
Author: Language: English Episodes: 47

Spiritually Homesteading | How to Lose Your Religion & Keep Your Jesus
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Duration: 10:15
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Duration: 12:52
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