Returning to Joy
Pioneer with Gabrielle on an unscripted journey to unlock joy. Consistent in every episode are stories of hope, healing, and connection that will give birth to your own journey of self-discovery, relational good, and wholeness.
Gabrielle is an intuitive storyteller sharing practical revelation from scripture and continual conversation with God. If you've struggled to hear God's voice and apply His truth to your life mindfully and holistically, this podcast is for you!
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2023
Active Rest: When Knowing the Truth Isn't Enough
Welcome back to the final episode of Returning to Joy Season 4! The past several weeks have been so rich with reflections and new insights around the rest that Jesus offers, and the way…
The Type of Faith that Rest Requires
Thanks for listening to the Returning to Joy podcast. This week's episode is an invitation to have faith again, and not just a belief in Jesus but also in his authority and his power. T…
Pushing Back the Darkness and Letting the Light In
Welcome to this episode of Returning to Joy. This week is both an encouragement and a challenge to not only let in the light of Jesus in your life but to also bring forth that light to …
Finding Light in Disorientation: A Journey through Psalms 13
Drawing from the work of Old Testament theologian Walter Brueggemann, Gabrielle discusses the concept of orientation, disorientation, and new orientation as seen in the Psalms and in J…
Entering in to Rest: The Active Pursuit and the Rest We Share (Part 2)
Thanks for tuning into this week's podcast! This episode we are continuing in our series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the sacred cal…
Rest is Found: Entering in to the Freedom We Find for Ourselves and Others (Part 1)
Welcome back to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we continue in our new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the s…
Beyond Burnout: Rediscovering God's Blueprint for Rest and Renewal
Welcome to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we continue with our new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode we will unpack the sa…
Resting in Our Identity as Children of God with Rosalind Hervey
Welcome to Season 4 of the Returning to Joy Podcast! This week we are kicking off a new series, Sabbath Stories: Embracing Rest in a Restless World. Each episode will unpack the sacred …
Reimagining Church - Part 2: A Conversation with Taylor Rogers, Executive Director of Wildfire Network
Thank you for tuning in to Part 2 of our conversation with Taylor Rogers, Executive Director of Wildfire Network. Wildfire Network is a community that exists to help the dreams of Jesus…
Reimagining Church - Part 1: A Conversation with Taylor Rogers, Executive Director of Wildfire Network
Resting on God’s Firm Foundation in Trials, Transitions, and Transformation with Denise Leonard
Thanks for joining us for this special episode of Returning to Joy. In this episode, we’ll sit down with Gabrielle’s mother, Denise Leonard. In a season that has felt tumultuous and cha…
Meeting People Where They Are - A Conversation with Mashaun Hirschler, Mission Leader of T.H.U.G.G.I.N for Christ
Thanks for tuning into this week’s podcast. In this episode, we’ll hear from Mashaun Hirschler, Mission Leader of T.H.U.G.G.I.N for Christ - a ministry that is aimed at serving those wh…
Pursuing God's Justice With Compassion and Dependency on Jesus with Guest John Garland (Part 2)
This episode is a continued conversation with John Garland, pastor of the San Antonio Mennonite Church and Chaplain of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. As you heard in the previous epi…
Decentering Yourself, Compassion Fatigue, & Bearing Witness with Special Guest John Garland (Part 1)
John Garland is the pastor of the San Antonio Mennonite Church and Chaplain of the Interfaith Welcome Coalition. John pastors from the discipline of “no action without prayer, no prayer…
How We Describe God And Why It Matters
Often in our culture and especially in the Western church, we tend to describe God in abstract terms and with intangible qualities, and can even find ourselves desiring information abou…
When "Focusing on Jesus" Causes Us to Miss Him Completely
Welcome to Season 3, friends! Thanks for tuning in.
Our gaze should always be toward Jesus, but we must ask ourselves what version of Jesus are we trying to focus on? Are we worshipping…
Exceedingly More Than You Can Imagine | God's Not Limited By Your Ability to See
Beloveds, I've got good news! God's power isn't limited by your capability to anticipate or perceive His goodness. When you can't even imagine better, and your eyes can't see God's fait…
Did God Abandon Us Here? Trusting God beside the Red Sea.
Are you feeling stuck? Is there a lack of clarity on how to move forward? Does it seem like there are impenetrable barriers between where you are and what God has promised for you?
You …
The Heart Behind Returning to Joy Ministry
We've got a special guest! Executive Director of Wildfire Network, Taylor Rogers, steps behind the mic to interview Gabrielle Leonard, Director of Returning to Joy. In this episode you'…
The Kind of Vulnerability that Strengthens and Secures You
In this episode Gabrielle has the pleasure of sitting down with Chandler Merritt for a conversation on vulnerability. Chandler is an administrative genius but more importantly she is an…