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Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla

Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla is a podcast for the spiritual-but-not-religious. Rev Karla is an ordained interfaith minister, a writer, and a spiritual teacher and mentor. She explores topics from religious trauma and helping individuals explore, embrace, and expand their spiritual-but-not-religious journeys and connect to the Divine through sacred soul work. You can find more of Rev Karla’s spiritual teachings on her website at www.revkarla.com

I Dislike the D Word Too | Deconstructing, Decolonizing, and What Spiritual Honesty Demands

11 mins; January 20, 2026

Death by Design | Why Defunding Humanitarian Aid is a Spiritual Crisis

12 mins; April 07, 2025

Why Spirituality Matters | Seeking Spiritual Meaning in the Daily and Knowing it is Holy

7 mins; April 04, 2025

You’re Not Failing at Faith—You’re Redefining It | Unchurched

2 mins; March 30, 2025

From Indoctrination to Awareness

13 mins; March 28, 2025

5 Misconceptions About Leaving Church | A Response Guide for the Deconstructing Christian

10 mins; March 27, 2025

Patriarchal Tactics and Why it Harms You

8 mins; March 26, 2025

Drill Baby Drill! | The Christian Fallacy of Domination of the Earth

8 mins; March 25, 2025

How History Will Remember Us | The Christian Response to Fascism Then and Now

7 mins; March 24, 2025

Rest Is Sacred Too | Unchruched Sunday, March 23rd

3 mins; March 23, 2025

A Spiritual Path Without Church | Why Leaving Church Doesn’t Mean Leaving Spirituality

10 mins; March 23, 2025

If Not You? Who? If You Aren’t Terrified You Aren’t Paying Attention

7 mins; March 22, 2025

When Fear Guides Your Faith: A Response to a Reader

10 mins; March 21, 2025

The Truth We Could Not See: The Paradox of Deconstructing

2 mins; March 20, 2025

No, America: MAGA Christians Do Not Regret Their Vote

9 mins; March 19, 2025

Democrats Aren’t Leading—They’re Rick Rolling Us

7 mins; March 17, 2025

The Betrayal of Our Children—And the Christians Who Justified It

8 mins; March 14, 2025

The Hypocrisy of "Pro-Life" Lawmakers

7 mins; March 13, 2025

Spiritual Reset | Sundays with Rev Karla Special Teaching

17 mins; January 03, 2024

Practical Spirituality | Finding the Holy in Your Everyday

28 mins; December 12, 2023

Living on the Edge of Life | The Silent Sacrifices of the Selfless

37 mins; December 05, 2023

Sundays with Rev Karla—Holidays for the Rest of Us | Spirituality Matters with Rev Karla

11 mins; November 28, 2023

Authentic Gratitude | 10 Ways for Gratitude to Meet Us Right Where We Are

20 mins; November 21, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #9 | Diverse Spiritual Paths and Navigating Post-Deconstruction Challenges

17 mins; November 14, 2023

Whose Land Do You Stand Upon?| 8 Ways to Blend Your Sacred Activism with Your Spirituality and Help Deconstruct Toxic Ideologies

23 mins; November 07, 2023

Honoring What Was—Sundays with Rev Karla | Spirituality Matters Podcast

14 mins; October 31, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #8 | Unraveling Fear-Based Theology, Navigating Spiritual Identity, and Finding Community Amidst Deconstructing from Religion

24 mins; October 24, 2023

You Disgust Me | Seven Ways Women Disparage Other Women and Seven Ways to Respond to Their Internalized Misogyny

24 mins; October 17, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #7 | Understanding Atheism, the Essence of Forgiveness, and Secular Recovery

23 mins; October 10, 2023

Reclaiming Your Spirituality | A Journey of Healing and Connection

25 mins; October 03, 2023

When Time Is All That Is Left | 5 Ways to Live in Gratitude

28 mins; September 19, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #6 | Exploring Spirituality, LGBTQIA+ Inclusion, and Challenging Toxic Beliefs

23 mins; September 12, 2023

Lead With Love | Ten Ways to Lead and Live a Life Guided by Love

34 mins; September 05, 2023

Sundays with Rev Karla | The Sacredness of Not Being Okay

10 mins; August 29, 2023

Spirituality Light? How About Spirituality Done Right?! | 5 Reasons Spiritual but Not Religious is a Sacred Path

31 mins; August 22, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #5 | Challenging Norms and Embracing Mystery

26 mins; August 15, 2023

You Are a Life Force to Be Reckoned With | Embracing Exile and Finding Sacredness in Everyday Moments

32 mins; August 08, 2023

Sundays with Rev Karla | The Spiritual Wilderness

12 mins; August 01, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions | Part #4 Exploring Challenging Questions: Mission Trips, Personal Values, and Beyond

28 mins; July 25, 2023

The Small Moments Matter: God, Me, and the Beach Mouse

26 mins; July 18, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #3

20 mins; July 11, 2023

The Road to Hell | Finding Freedom Beyond Religion: The Journey From Fear to Liberation

33 mins; July 04, 2023

The World Needs the Miraculous, Fragile, Scarred, Resilient You

20 mins; June 20, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #2 | Exploring rituals and integrating spirituality into our daily life.

19 mins; June 13, 2023

Christians, Stop Calling Yourself Pro-Life

32 mins; June 06, 2023

Rev Karla Answers Your Questions Part #1

33 mins; May 30, 2023

If God is One of Us, Then God is Gay

33 mins; May 23, 2023

Dear Me... | A Journey of Spiritual Transformation through Music and Reflection

26 mins; May 16, 2023

It Didn’t Have to Be This Way | Understanding the Pain of the World and the Urgency to Take Action Against Patriarchy

35 mins; May 09, 2023

A Gentle Day and a Loving Memory: When Sorrow Comes

14 mins; May 02, 2023

The Harm Caused by Redemption

18 mins; April 25, 2023

The Falacy of the Trinity and the Harm it has Caused

24 mins; April 18, 2023

Interview with Amir Yass

51 mins; April 11, 2023

Reclaiming Your Spirituality

28 mins; April 04, 2023

Through the Voice of My Grandmother

27 mins; March 28, 2023

Interview with Unconventional Pastor Paul

35 mins; March 21, 2023

When Life is Smarter Than You Are

34 mins; March 14, 2023

Church Isn’t What I Miss

28 mins; March 07, 2023

Take Me to the Place Where Faith No Longer Hurts

34 mins; February 28, 2023

Interview with Marlana Glaeser

47 mins; February 21, 2023

Interview with Alejandro Rodriguez

41 mins; February 14, 2023

Using Your Voice for Good

26 mins; February 07, 2023

5 Essential Things About What it Means to be Spiritual but not Religious

29 mins; January 17, 2023

The Healing of the Inner Child

29 mins; January 03, 2023

I Wish It Was Over, But It Is Just the Beginning

17 mins; December 20, 2022

Enlightenment: Awakening is happening in the little moments of living

22 mins; December 06, 2022

Chasing the Belonging: The Lonely Side of Deconstructing Your Faith

33 mins; November 23, 2022

Onward

24 mins; November 08, 2022

The Bible is Holding You Hostage

27 mins; October 25, 2022

The Blessing and the Curse of Ancestors

29 mins; October 11, 2022

When Darkness Comes: Embracing the Wisdom of the Autumn Equinox

27 mins; September 27, 2022

Smash the Patriarchy

15 mins; September 13, 2022

Can We Truly Be Better Angels?

26 mins; August 09, 2022

Your Spiritual Journey Starts Here

27 mins; July 12, 2022

Demolish, Repair and Restore: A Season of Healing

32 mins; May 24, 2022

Christianity’s Day of Reckoning

17 mins; May 10, 2022

The Strength and Beauty of a Snowflake

29 mins; May 03, 2022

What Does the Lord Require of You?

39 mins; April 26, 2022

Dear Mr. President

28 mins; April 12, 2022

Holy, Holy, Holy: Grieving the Religion I Lost

37 mins; April 05, 2022

Keeping God in a Box

33 mins; March 29, 2022

They Fear Your Strength

28 mins; March 15, 2022

When Leaving Your Faith Feels Like Leaving a Toxic Relationship

34 mins; March 08, 2022

The Wisdom of the Ages: Honoring Your Heritage on Your Spiritual Journey

22 mins; March 01, 2022

What If You’re Wrong?

33 mins; February 22, 2022

For the Good Times

38 mins; February 15, 2022

When the Pope’s Words Fail Humanity

27 mins; February 08, 2022

Thank You For Rejecting Me

32 mins; February 01, 2022

If There is a God, Why is There Suffering?

37 mins; January 25, 2022

Leaving Church is Not Enough

36 mins; January 18, 2022

What Scars Teach Us

31 mins; January 11, 2022

Normal Is Not Enough

34 mins; December 21, 2021

Interview with Pastor Jeff Baker

55 mins; December 14, 2021

A Case for Separation of Church and State

34 mins; December 07, 2021

Interview with Jegaysus

33 mins; November 16, 2021

Interview with Sophia Spallino

49 mins; October 19, 2021

The Spiritual but Not Religious Journey

24 mins; October 12, 2021

Interview with Pastor Paul Swearengin

46 mins; September 21, 2021

When Darkness Comes

14 mins; September 14, 2021

Summertide: Chasing the Sun

12 mins; August 31, 2021

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