Return to Jesus Podcast
Return to Jesus Podcast
Podcast Description
The Return to Jesus Podcast, with host Jen Thompson, features incredible guests sharing spiritual rhythms and habits that work for them in their current season of life, as well as their unique expertise. Each season features 8 to 10 episodes with a unique focus that all the conversations will touch on. Jen Thompson is passionate about helping her listeners learn to slow down, breathe deep and find ways to connect with God wherever they find themselves today. There is a way to find peace - even in our busy culture. Jen Thompson will help you find that rest and peace, as we learn to return.
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The podcast focuses on themes of grace, personal growth, spirituality, and mental health, featuring episode topics such as navigating parenting teens with grace, embracing midlife challenges, and understanding the Enneagram as a tool for personal and spiritual development, offering insights to foster connection with God in everyday life.
The Return to Jesus Podcast, with host Jen Thompson, features incredible guests sharing spiritual rhythms and habits that work for them in their current season of life, as well as their unique expertise. Each season features 8 to 10 episodes with a unique focus that all the conversations will touch on. Jen Thompson is passionate about helping her listeners learn to slow down, breathe deep and find ways to connect with God wherever they find themselves today. There is a way to find peace – even in our busy culture. Jen Thompson will help you find that rest and peace, as we learn to return.
Hey friend,
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 and connection, and why vulnerability is essential for meaningful relationships. We also talk about his experiences with pilgrimage, and how being present in our bodies and stories is one way we reflect God's love to the world.
This episode reminded me that sometimes the deepest joy is found not in fixing everything, but in being with, with God, with others, and with ourselves.
Here are two takeaways I hope you hold onto:
✨ Joy is rooted in identity, not circumstance. It’s less about what’s happening around you and more about who you’re becoming as you return to Jesus.
✨ Vulnerability invites connection. When we slow down long enough to be honest with ourselves and others, we create space for real community to grow.
Raleigh’s gentle wisdom and deep compassion make this episode one to revisit whenever life feels rushed or disconnected. I hope it meets you right where you are.
Truly Yours,
Jen
Raleigh Sadler contact information:
Website: https://www.lmpg.org/
Podcast: https://www.mercycast.com/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mercycastpod/
Jen Thompson contact information:
email – [email protected]
Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @trulyyoursjen!
Grab your copy of Return to Jesus! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/747877/return-to-jesus-by-jen-thompson/
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