Soul Sojourn

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Season 1 Recap

2023-05-1730:27

Take a listen as I recap season 1 and share some insights about what the first season of Soul Sojourn has been like for me. And I'll share a bit about what is to come with season 2 and when. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many twists and turns. This journey has times of discovery, growth, disruption, examination, perplexity, and harmony. Soul Sojourn is a podcast that plans to explore this journey of the soul; considering ...

Feminism - Part 2

2023-05-1033:35

On this episode I continue my conversation about feminism with my friend Donna Hoff-Grambau. We talk about the fact that the personal is very political and about how power structures have marginalize women have been institutionalized in our culture. We explore the idea of the power of sisterhood and the deep connection that women share due to the ways we have experienced marginalization and oppression in our lives. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The...

Feminism - Part 1

2023-05-0333:31

This week on Soul Sojourn we talk feminism with Donna Hoff-Grambau, a new friend who was involved with the 2nd wave of feminism in the 1960's who has amazing stories to tell about the passion she feels about elevating women's voices in our world. We had so much to talk about this will be a 2 part episode.Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many twists and turns. This journey has times of discovery, growth, disruption, examination, p...

The True Self

2023-04-2626:03

Episode 9 of the podcast explores issues surrounding the true self, intuition, and authenticity. Join me as I share excerpts from Parker Palmer's book "A Hidden Wholeness" and reflect on the changes that have taken place in my own life over the past year and a half surrounding authenticity and intuition as I have come to recognize and embrace my true self.Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many twists and turns. This journey has ti...

A Different Kind of Life

2023-04-1930:38

In this episode I welcome my friend Martha Johnson to the podcast to talk about her very different Christian faith upbringing. Martha is a new friend who has generously shared herself with me over the past 6 months. She is an amazing human with an amazing life story and in this episode she shares just a fraction of that amazing story - the story of growing up in liberal Christian spaces and what that looked like for her. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. Th...

Systems of Oppression

2023-04-1243:59

This week on the podcast I welcome my second guest co-host and we talk about some systems of oppression that are a part of our lives. We touch on patriarchy and then talk about a number of other systems that seek to exert power over people and lead to harm.Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many twists and turns. This journey has times of discovery, growth, disruption, examination, perplexity, and harmony. Soul Sojourn is a podcast...

#Blessed

2023-04-0529:50

In this episode I explore how we are conditioned to deal with negative emotions in our culture and faith structure. Many times we are told to count our blessings and be positive. Toxic positivity is a common response to the hard stuff of life and can be very damaging for us. Join me as I explore this concept.Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many twists and turns. This journey has times of discovery, growth, disruption...

Gender Straightjackets

2023-03-2945:55

This episodes patriarchy and some views on gender roles with the first guest co-host on the podcast, Jenn's husband Mike. Together they talk about how patriarchy and specific ideas about gender roles have affected them, how they have placed them in gender straightjackets and how they are seeking to find a better balance of equity in their marriage. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many twists and turns. This journey ha...

Free Will or Not?

2023-03-2229:01

This episode explores the issue of free will in the framework of Christianity. If you believe in God, how do you view God’s heart toward humanity? This is really at the core of the issues surrounding free will and predestination. Who is God and how does God purpose to interact with humanity? The God I know is a loving God who welcomes all into relationship who desire relationship.Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many ...

An Addiction to Certainty

2023-03-1532:17

The philosophies of faith Jenn explores in this episode are ones that seek certainty - seek set answers and hope to find the right way, but as with the changing seasons and seasons of turmoil in our world swirling around us, certainty is elusive. The concepts Jenn explores in this episode are foundational concepts or terms, foundational theologies of the background of her story. The focus of the episode today is fundamentalism - “A form of religion, especially Islam or Prote...

Introducing the Podcast - Part 2

2023-03-0839:30

In part 2 of the kick-off episode of Soul Sojourn podcast, host Jenn Pedersen continues her soul journey and shares about continued shifts in her faith and a major season of doubt and questioning which resulted in significant changes in her life and ultimately have led her to a place of increasing soul freedom and flourishing. Jenn shares honestly about the disappointment, anger and grief she has faced along her journey. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life...

Introducing the Podcast - Part 1

2023-02-2730:47

This kick-off episode of the Soul Sojourn podcast introduces this new podcast to the podcast world, exploring aspects of the host's personal story of moving from rigid, certain faith structures to a place of increasing freedom of the soul. Soul Sojourn is a podcast that seeks to encourage conversations that will lead to greater flourishing in our world and deeper spiritual discussions. Thanks so much for taking the time to listen today. The life of our soul is a journey with many ...

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