Honoring the Journey

In this episode, Leslie speaks with former pastor Kyle Butler, who shares his transformative journey through deconstructing his religious upbringing. The conversation delves into Kyle's upbringing, h…

In this heartfelt episode, Susan Cottrell, Co-Host of Freedhearts Podcast, shares her personal journey of prioritizing love and acceptance over traditional evangelical beliefs upon her child's coming…

Joel Michael Herbert is an artist, coach, speaker, and musician. Joel opens up about his profound and often challenging journey from growing up in a conservative religious environment to becoming a w…

Shane Larsen grew up in the Latter Day Saints faith, but after a faith crisis, he began using critical thinking, asking the tough questions and found himself deconstructing his faith. Now, he wants o…

Jay's church, Revolution Gathering, can be found on Instagram, Facebook, YouTube and X(Twitter).

You can pick up any of Jay's books on Amazon! Here is a link to do that.

Jay's mom, Tammy Faye Bakker, w…

Sherea Lloyd was a contestant Leslie met on her season of Survivor: China. Leslie & Sherea have a very special relationship that really developed the few weeks after the game was over for them as the…

Jared Byas is the co-host of The Bible for Normal People Podcast and he is also a writer, and a former professor of Philosophy and Biblical Studies. In this episode, he shares his journey through dec…

Andrea, who uses the pen name Cheydrea (shy-drae-uh), had a childhood filled with instability, neglect and fear. Through the years, she has fully deconstructed her evangelical beliefs and has found t…

Reza Aslan came to the US when his family fled from Iran when he was 7 years old. He was raised in the Muslim religion, but converted to Christianity in college, then found his way back to his Muslim…

Gary Alan Taylor was very active in ministry for a number of years. He actually worked with Focus on the Family, where he was in charge of touring with The Truth Project (remember that?). But when he…

Mason Mennenga grew up in the early 2000's youth group purity culture era. His curiosity and determination to understand truth led him to deconstruct his beliefs and now he's a voice on social media …

Molly LaCroix is a Marriage & Family Therapist and utilizes the IFS (Internal Family Systems) model in her work. In this episode, she shares her journey, why she thinks our personal stories are so sa…

Come honor the journey of Tripp Fuller with us today! Tripp is a self-proclaimed "Theology Nerd" but he's so much more! He is an Open and Relational Theologian, Author of several books, including co-…

April Ajoy was a worship leader and Christian Nationalist (she even wrote a song about it) for most of her life, until a few years back when she began deconstructing her theological beliefs. Now she …

Stephen Knight (known on the internet as Knightopia) is not afraid to speak up for the least of these. His heart for the marginalized, his love for his fellow humans and his desire to see social just…

Our final day of QUOIR WEEK on Honoring the Journey is a special Q&A episode with Leslie’s friend, Rachel Wunderli. They tackle questions like:

1. How do you find your purpose now that you’re deconstruct…

It's Day FOUR of Quoir Week here on Honoring the Journey and today we meet Quoir Author, Brandy Anderson. In her new book, Through the Veil: A Glimpse into the Afterlife, Brandy shares insights conce…

Day 3 of QUOIR WEEK on Honoring the Journey features Quoir Author, Pierce Marks. Pierce is the author of A New Way of Seeing: Meaning of Life and the Christian Vision of Nature. He is not only an aut…

Day Two of QUOIR WEEK here on Honoring the Journey features Quoir Author, Eric Reitan, whose book Eden Sank to Grief came out in February! Eric discusses his book, the inspiration behind it, and his …

Matthew Distefano kicks off QUOIR WEEK on Honoring the Journey by sharing his faith and life journey with us! Matthew is the co-owner of Quoir Publishing and is an award winning author of several boo…