Finding Faith Above with Exmo-Christian Coach, Shelby Hohsfield, Christian podcasts for ex-Mormons, Faith After Church Hurt, ex LDS Faith in Jesus
By Shelby Hohsfield | Exmo Christian, Writer, Speaker, and unstoppable ENTHUSIAST of Living God’s Purpose after the Church.
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Have you ever felt lost trying to figure out what it really means to follow Jesus?
Do you wonder if the Bible can be trusted or what exactly the gospel is?
Maybe you’ve carried hurt from past religion or the LDS (Mormon) church and secretly wish there was a “Christianity for beginners” guide that made it all clear.
This podcast is your safe space to take baby steps in faith and finally understand what it means to be a Christian.
Inside Finding Faith Above, you’ll learn the Christian basics for new believers—who God is, why the gospel matters, and how to walk with Jesus day by day without overwhelm or confusion.
If you’ve longed for peace, truth, and confidence in your relationship with Christ, this is where you’ll find it.
I’m Shelby Hohsfield, a former Mormon who spent 20 years after leaving the chruch searching through religion, doubt, and confusion before finding freedom in the true gospel of Jesus Christ. I know what it feels like to start from scratch, to question everything, and to need things explained simply.
That’s why I created this podcast—to walk with you as you grow in faith, learn truth from Scripture, and experience the love of Jesus for yourself.
So grab your Bible and hit play.
It’s time to take your first baby steps toward real faith, real freedom, and the real Jesus.
xoxo, Shelby
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ABOUT YOUR HOST
Finding Faith Above is hosted by Shelby Hohsfield. Shelby grew up in a mixed-faith home and attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormon or LDS) church until she was 18. As most people do when they leave the church, 85% actually, Shelby left God altogether when she left the LDS church. It wasn’t until she was pregnant with her son that God was made evident to her.
From there sparked a quest to FIND FAITH, a fleeting idea that challenged her at every step.
After trying all matters of religion for years, she was struck one night when some big things literally brought her to her knees- When things got super hard, it was the surrender to the one true God that changed everything about Shelby’s life, belief, and understanding of this universe we live in.
After a 20-year journey after leaving the church, she finally found faith above.
As Jesus asked us to do, Shelby now dedicates herself to the great commission- telling the world the good news of Jesus.
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CONNECT WITH ME
Email＞ hello@findingfaithabove.com
Website＞ https://findingfaithabove.com/
FB Group＞ https://www.facebook.com/groups/christianwomenafterreligion
Instagram＞ https://www.instagram.com/findingfaithabove/
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131. Peacekeeper or Peacemaker? When Truth Disrupts the Room, Interview with Lindsay Norman
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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130. They Prayed for Me in Secret…and God Answered Loudly. Interview with Christian Friendship Coach, Cecilia Curtis
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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129. When God Feels Silent: Learning to Trust Him in the Waiting Room of Life
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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128. What Happens After You Leave the LDS Church? Amy’s Story of Peace, Grace, and the Gospel // Interview
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Oct 30, 2025 |
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127. Wait, What Is the Gospel? (Because I Never Actually Knew Either)
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Oct 22, 2025 |
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126. Never be Afraid to Ask Questions and the Most Important Question You Could Ever Ask.
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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125. Jesus Showed Up: Testimonies of Faith and Freedom
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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124. How to Read the Bible for the First Time: Tips, Tools & a Starting Point (And What to Avoid)
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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123. Annnd We’re Back…. The Hard Truth: You Won’t Always Understand God’s Plan
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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122. Who is Jesus, Really?? 10 Things We Should Know About Christ
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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121. Why Do My Prayers Not Get Answered?
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Nov 01, 2023 |
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120. What if Jesus Doesn’t Work for Me? 3 Things You Need to Know About God’s Grace
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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119. Did you Go Straight to Christianity After Leaving the Church? Girl #4, this is for you-
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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118. The Four Types of Ex-Mormon. Which One Are You and How Does this Change your Journey?.mp3
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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117. Are You Wanting to Learn About Who God Is? Here Is The Number One Place to Find Him
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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116. Is God a Loving God? How is God Different From Us-
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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115. Can You Find Community Outside of the LDS Church? From LDS to Jesus// Interview with Exmo and Believer Jenni Maag
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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114. Looking to Know Truth? How to Discern the Truth and the Glory of God
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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113. Embarrassed at a Bible Study? 5 Things to Know Before You Go// Worship Practice
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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112. Is it God Talking, or is it Me? Are You Running Away from What God Has Asked Of Us or Trusting God?
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Sep 14, 2023 |
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111. Why did Eve Eat the Apple? The #1 Thing Blocking Your Faith and A 3 Question Self Evaluation
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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110. 5 Steps to Building Your Faith in God// How to Find Faith
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Sep 07, 2023 |
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109. The Secret to Faith- The One Thing You Would Never Expect// How to Find Faith
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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108. A Moment of Silence for our Dead Plans and Here’s to Trusting God// How to Find Faith
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Aug 31, 2023 |
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107. Hoping for a Miracle or Trusting God Will Get you Through?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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106. I Don’t Want to Shove God Down My Kids Throat. The Biggest Mistake I Made on My Faith Journey and How It Brought Me To God// Stories of Faith
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Aug 24, 2023 |
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105. Are We Afraid to Be Different? #1 Bible Truth to Build Our Confidence to Be Different.
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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104. Questioning Your Value? (No Guilt, just Endless Motivation) // Interview with Faith-Based Holistic Health Coach, Robin Rhine McDonald
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Aug 17, 2023 |
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103. Self-Worth in the Gutter? A 4-Step Plan to Take Care of Your Body// Personal Development
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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102. How Not to Blow Your Next Decision- 3 Steps to Navigate Choices After the Church
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Aug 10, 2023 |
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101. Tired of Checking Boxes to Get to Heaven? What is the Bible’s Way? Learn Gospel, Grace, and the Good News //Interview with Pastor Mark Parsons
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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100. 100 Episode Celebration and 3 Ways to Find Faith Above!
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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99. What is the Gospel? A Question So Many of Us Exmos Don’t Know. //Basic Christian Beliefs
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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98. I Can, I Am, I Will- How Do We Find God and Know How to Get Through Hard Things? //Interview with Exmo, New Believer Chassady Thomas
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Jul 27, 2023 |
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97. What is a Believer’s Baptism?// Christian Beliefs and Bible Study
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Jul 25, 2023 |
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96. What is the One Thing We Often Forget in Our Prayers? //Worship Practice & Hear God
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Jul 20, 2023 |
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95. If we Pray, Can we Fix the World? 3 Things God Says About the World in His Word// Society and Culture
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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94. 3 Words to Think of When you Hear the Word Testimony AND My Testimony, My Jesus Journey, My Come to Jesus Moment //Part 7 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 16, 2023 |
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93. Who Is the Head of the Church? What Does the Bible Say About Prophets and Today? //Part 6 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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92. What Church is True? What Does the Bible Say About Christ’s Church? //Part 5 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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91. Is Joseph Smith in the Bible?? AND How to Hear Answers to Prayer. // Part 4 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 13, 2023 |
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90. What Does the Atonement Really Mean? //Part 3 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 12, 2023 |
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89. Does Heavenly Father Live and Does God Love His Children// Part 2 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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88. LDS Testimony vs Christian Testimony. What is the Difference??// Part 1 of 7 Testimony Series
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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87. Overwhelmed?? The Ultimate Life Hack of Pairing Self-awareness with Intentional Living to Build a Relationship with Jesus// Interview with Julie Redmond of Mom Made Plans
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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86. What is True Faith and How do We Surrender// Wisdom Wednesday
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Jul 05, 2023 |
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85. 3 Pitfalls of Finding a New Church. How to be Close to God, and Build Community!
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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84. How to Plan Your Next 10 Years to Live Without Regret. 3 Ways to Live in Line with God and Rock this Next Decade.
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Jul 01, 2023 |
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83. My God, It’s Resurrection Sunday
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Apr 08, 2023 |
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82. How to Share Your God-Led Story
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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81. How to Teach Our Kids About God, with Children’s Author Christie Thomas
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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80. Tools for a Life of Faith with Vanessa Szanto
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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79. Introducing Christianity to Mormons with Eric Johnson
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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78. Do God and Business Mix? Interview with Top Podcaster and Business Coach, Stefanie Gass
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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77. What is Original Sin? Is sin the same for Christians as it is for Mormons? 5 facts about biblical sin//Basic Christian Beliefs Every Exmo and New Believer Needs to Know.
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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76. What Does it Mean, God is with Us? 2 Things to Know your Strength// Wisdom Wednesday
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Oct 05, 2022 |
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75. How Do We Go from Judgement to Jesus? Part 2// Interview with Ex-LDS -Christian and Street Minister, Courtney Ko
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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74. How Do We Go from Judgement to Jesus? Part 1 // Interview with Ex-LDS -Christian and Street Minister, Courtney Ko
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Sep 29, 2022 |
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73. 5 Mind-blowing Facts About God’s Creation-A View You Have Never Heard Before //Basic Christian Beliefs Every Exmo and New Believer Needs to Know.
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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72. Did God Make a Mistake? A Verse to Help You Know Your Worth// Wisdom Wednesday
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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71. What is Theology and Can I Become a Theologian? //Theology for the Soul
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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70. Finally!! The Trinity Explained in 4 Easy Steps. //Basic Christian Beliefs Every Exmo and New Believer Needs to Know.
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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69. What Translation of the Bible Should I Use? 3 Steps to Finding the Perfect Translation for YOU. //Basic Christian Beliefs Every Exmo and New Believer Needs to Know.
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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68. No More Rules! How Can We Have Faith, Not Law in God’s Family? //Wisdom Wednesday.
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Jun 02, 2022 |
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67. Is the Bible Cool? Should YOU Do Lessons or Just Read? //Interview with Ex-LDS and Biblical Theology Student, Amy Van Vogt
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May 28, 2022 |
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65. Can I Trust the Bible? Here are 8 Reasons Why. //Basic Christian Beliefs Every Exmo and New Believer Needs to Know.
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May 26, 2022 |
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64. Did Jesus Get the Best Mic Drop?? How Isaiah 61 Transcends Time and Speaks Across Millenia Straight to You. // Wisdom Wednesday.
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May 18, 2022 |
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63. Do YOU have a Super Power? What are Spiritual Gifts and How to Discover Yours.
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May 17, 2022 |
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62. Affirmations that Work! How to Use God’s Strength to Fight Life’s Biggest Battles, Interview with Carla Arges
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May 13, 2022 |
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61. The Hard, (but Good) Truth About Love// Wisdom Wednesday.
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May 11, 2022 |
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60. Ditch the Guilt and Enjoy the Margarita. 4 Steps to a Mindset Shift that Busts Guilt and Brings Grace.
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May 09, 2022 |
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59. What Does it Mean to Fear the Lord and Find His Wisdom? //Wisdom Wednesday
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May 04, 2022 |
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58. Help! Can Someone Give me Directions? What is MY Purpose in Life?
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May 02, 2022 |
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57. Seasoned with Salt? What are the Words YOU Speak Reflecting? //Today’s Wisdom Wednesday.
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Apr 27, 2022 |
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Help! Can Someone Give me Directions? What is MY Purpose in Life?
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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56. Are You Opening your Heart to God? How to Build a Relationship vs Religion.
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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55. Where Can YOU Find Wisdom? Is it Earthly Ambition or From Above in your Heart?
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Apr 20, 2022 |
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54. How to Start a Jesus Journey. Are YOU Ready to Find Faith?
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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53. 3 Need-to-Know Steps to Faith. Honest Truth! A Shift in this Podcast that May Surprise you.
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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52. Was I Part of a Toxic, Restrictive Cult? From a God Hater to Redeemed. Part 2. A Story of Faith from the Multi-Talented Athena Dean Holtz
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Apr 02, 2022 |
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51. Was I Part of a Toxic, Restrictive Cult? From a God Hater to Redeemed. Part 1, A Story of Faith from the Multi-Talented Athena Dean Holtz
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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50. Can’t Believe I’m Here! Top 10 Lessons Learned 50 Episodes into this Ex-Mormon Christian Show.
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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49. How Hard is it to Trust God? A Story of Faith from Ex-LDS and New Believer, Sara Jimenez
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Mar 26, 2022 |
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48. Is There Evidence of God? Three Passages That May Surprise YOU.
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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47. How He Helps the Broken. Can our Moment of Desperation Become our Saving Grace? Interview with Ex-LDS Klarice
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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46. Is it Time for a Transformation? We are going from Ex-Mormon to God’s Grace. Are YOU ready?
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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45. How to go from Depression to Living in Purpose. Do YOU Need CBT? An Intro to Christian-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Interview with author, Lauren Roskilly
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Mar 10, 2022 |
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44. Introducing YOUR kids to Jesus. Are you afraid of too much? A Simple Way to Know the Love of Jesus.
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Mar 08, 2022 |
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43. Are YOU on a Jesus Journey? How to Build a Relationship with our Lord and Savior. An Interview with Christian Ex-LDS Mama, Liz Lowder
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Mar 03, 2022 |
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42. Are YOU Walking Away from the Presence of the Lord? A Story About Purpose, a Big Fish, and Accepting God’s Will.
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Mar 02, 2022 |
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41. Are You Hesitating? Here is a Practical Way to Study the Bible and Know the Lord, with Guest Candice Reyes.
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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40. Wondering How to Talk to YOUR Family Still in the Church About Faith? Here is the Secret that May Open the Door to Truth.
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Feb 21, 2022 |
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39. Does God Hear Me? The # 1 Way to Hear From God and How YOU Can Know God is Listening.
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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38. What Guides YOU After Leaving the Church? 5 W’s of Who YOU are and the 2 Questions to Ask Yourself in Every Situation.
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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37. Creating a Holy and Holistic Home. How to Bring God into your Home and Life, with Guest, Natalie Mel
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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36. Was Pre-existence Real? Is God an Exalted Man? The Beautiful Words of John 1:1
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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35. A Prayer for our Families- How do I Pray?
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Jan 27, 2022 |
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34. The Biggest Struggle after Leaving the Church- Family and the Courage to Talk.
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Jan 25, 2022 |
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33B. What is Obedience to God? A Season of Trust. An Interview with Autumn Haney
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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33A. What is Obedience to God? A Season of Trust. An Interview with Autumn Haney
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Jan 20, 2022 |
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32. What is ’The Church’? What Does the Bible Say and Do you Have the Courage to Find out what is True?
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Jan 18, 2022 |
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31. A Swan Dive into the Lap of Jesus- A Simple Concept that Changes Everything. Interview with Robin Luftig
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Jan 13, 2022 |
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30. Where Do I Start my Faith Journey After Making Mistakes?- A Small Change with Massive Impact
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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*Reloaded* 29. Change your Relationship with God- One thing that will Bring you Closer to Him. Interview with Miranda Lee.
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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28. 3 Steps to Having Courage so you May face your Fears.
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Jan 04, 2022 |
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*Exclusive* How to Find True Success in 2022- A Look at What is to Come.
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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How to Find TRUE Success in 2022- What this Podcast is all about
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Jan 01, 2022 |
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27. 2021 Recap- What I Did This Year and Be the First to Know What is Next!
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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26. A Peace That Surpasses All Understanding. How to Understand Peace in our Hearts.
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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25. Is Jesus Speaking to me? How to Hear God‘s Voice. Interview with Pooja Chilukuri
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Dec 02, 2021 |
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24. Should we Read the Bible Every Day? Why Read the Bible and the Peace it Can Bring.
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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23. What is the Meaning of Thanksgiving for Christians? Give Thanks with Purpose
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Nov 25, 2021 |
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22. Is There a Way I am Supposed to Pray? How to Pray according to the Bible. Simple Prayers.
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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21. Disappointed with God? What does it Mean to Return to His Steadfast Love, with Gina Duke
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Nov 18, 2021 |
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20. Are you Risking Rejection at the Holiday Table? 3 Bible Truths to Bring Peace.
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Nov 16, 2021 |
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19. Romans 3:1-31- A Reading and Study Questions- God Remains Faithful, All People Are Sinners, and Christ Took Our Punishment
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Nov 04, 2021 |
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18. Faith vs Belief. How to Know the Difference.
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Nov 02, 2021 |
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17. Romans 2:1-29- A Reading and Study Questions- God’s Righteous Judgement and the Law
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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16. The Importance of Having People and Church for your Faith. Do you Need Community? An Interview with Patricia Sung
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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15. Romans 1:18-32- A Reading and Study Questions- God’s Anger at Sin
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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14. Does Being a Christian Jive with Self-Help? What Does the Bible Say About Self-Help? How to Tackle Self-Help and Allow for God’s Will.
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Oct 20, 2021 |
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13. Romans 1:1-17- A Reading and Study Questions- Greeting, A Longing to Visit Rome, and The Righteous Shall Live by Faith
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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12. A Bible Lesson with my Baby (Tween) Girl- 7 Verses- Biblical Advice for a Tween Girl in Today’s World
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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11. Man’s Rules versus God’s Plan. Can we Have a Relationship with Jesus Regardless of Church? Freedom in His Word.
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Oct 05, 2021 |
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10. How to Lead Someone to the Lord. What you need to know… Judgment, Love, Example
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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9. Can we Earn our way? 3 Big Truths about Achievement and Striving for Personal Success
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Sep 21, 2021 |
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8. Grace for Ourselves. Learning to use our Story to Save Others. Grace After Fire.
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Sep 14, 2021 |
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7. What to do When We are Lost in Life After Leaving the Church? 3 Ways to Help and Why I Left the Church? Support, Lost, Friendship
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Sep 07, 2021 |
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6. Is This Supposed to be Easy? Why do Hard Things Happen and Should we Regret? Faith in Ourselves or God? Loss, Regret, Christian Faith, Christian Life Coach,
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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5. Can Alcohol Be an Idol? Why Putting God First Matters. 5 Acknowledgements to Clearing the Idols and Finding Strength in the Lord. Idols, Surrender and Renewing of the Mind.
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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4. Did you Leave God? The Stages of Grief and the Surprising Truth After Women Leave the Church.
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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3. Can We Do This Alone? Three Key Tactics for Finding Community to Build your Faith
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Aug 01, 2021 |
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2. Is the Bible Real? Can I Trust it? The Number One Thing you Can Do to Know Jesus Today.
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Jul 31, 2021 |
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1. I Rejected God for Decades. Why and How I Finally Came Home to Him -- My Faith Journey – Welcome to the Finding Faith Above podcast.
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Jul 31, 2021 |