Return to Jesus Podcast

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This conversation with Raleigh Sadler felt like a gentle invitation to breathe deeper, look around, and return to what matters most.

Raleigh is the founder and executive director of Let My People Go, a ministry that equips churches to serve those who are vulnerable to exploitation. In this episode, he shares so beautifully about the difference between happiness and joy, how slowing down has helped him grow in creativity...

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You’re in for such a rich conversation this week. I sat down with Lauren Fernandez — author, mother of five, and a woman who knows what it means to hold both joy and pain in the same breath.

Lauren shares so openly about her journey of faith, what it looks like to keep showing up in dry seasons, and how joy isn’t about everything being perfect. It’s about trusting that God is still working, even ...

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This episode is a little different,  it’s just me, and I’m inviting you into something personal.

As the holiday season unfolds, I wanted to pause and reflect with you. No guests, no plans, just an honest conversation from my heart. This year has brought some unexpected challenges, the heartbreaking loss of my mother-in-law, some health scares, and the kind of moments that remind you how much we need res...

In episode 5 of the Return To Jesus Podcast, host, Jen Thompson, talks with the author of You’ll Make It (And They Will, Too): Everything No One Talks About When You’re Parenting Teens about all things related to grace and the teen years.

Raising teens today is not for the faint of heart, and Amy Betters-Midtvedt has certainly been through it. She’s come home to a teenage daughter with a “surprise” ta...

In Episode 4 of The Return to Jesus Podcast, Jen Thompson talks with Mikala Albertson ,MD ,author of the books Ordinary on Purpose and Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife, about all things family, health , accepting the body you have and grace.

Mikala inspires readers every day to stop striving for “perfect” lives or some unattainable cultural ideal of “beauty and wellness” and instead aim for ...

In Episode 3 of The Return to Jesus Podcast, Jen Thompson talks with singer, songwriter and winner of The Voice, Craig Wayne Boyd, about all things family, travel, songwriting, making music and the importance of grace.

Days after his victory on The Voice, Craig debuted at #1 on Billboard with “My Baby’s Got a Smile on Her Face” tying Garth Brooks for the honor and recently Morgan Wallen doing the same! Beyond hi...

In this episode, host, Jen Thompson, talks with Enneagram Coach, Ro Elliott, about all things related to faith, grace and the Enneagram. 

Ro holds a Narrative Focus Trauma Care Certificate from the Allender Center and is a certified Enneagram Coach. In our conversation, Ro explains how the Enneagram can help us both to give grace and to receive grace. She gives a brief explanation of the 9  Enneagram Types, includin...

Do the words stressed, overwhelmed, exhausted or worn-out ring a bell? Do you feel those things in your busy days?

In our fast-paced society, it is hard to find time to rest. It is hard to find spiritual practices and habits that work when we are stretched so thin. Without even realizing it, our faith can become just another box we check off each day instead of the restorative, transformational relationship it is intended to be .

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