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,
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 when things feel messy or mundane. Together we talked about the power of remembering God's promises, the importance of sharing our stories honestly, and how we can each find purpose right where we are — dishes in the sink and all.
Here are two takeaways I hope stick with you:
✨ Joy isn’t the absence of pain. It’s rooted in hope — and you can hold both joy and grief at the same time.
✨ Your ordinary matters. God meets you in the carpool line, the quiet morning moments, and even in the overwhelm. None of it is wasted.
This conversation felt like a deep breath and a gentle reminder that faith isn’t always loud — sometimes it’s just the quiet decision to keep showing up.
Truly Yours,
Jen
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