Stepping Out of Boxes with Joy Harrington

In This Episode, You Will Learn: Joy’s experiences growing up as a Pastor's daughter, and later leaving religion. How God speaks to each of us in our own unique way. Ways to support your own children in their experiences. Red flags we see within religion.    Resources + Links:   Text PODCAST to 480-605-4814 to get VIP updates from Kara! …………………………………. Connect with Kara on Instagram | @kara_ayala Check out how you can work with Kara | karaayala.com Join Kara’s FREE Facebook group: https://kara-ayala.mykajabi.com/offers/aubrLymR/checkout   Show Notes: What happens when you peel back the man made layers of fear and rules around religion? You can create space to have a relationship with God. We’re so excited to have Joy Harrington on the podcast to talk about her experience growing up as a pastor’s daughter. Joy shares how her faith has evolved from being saved at 5 years old, her first memories of having a relationship with God, to now having left religion in search of her own unique connection with spirituality. We’re so excited for you to get to tune into another conversation where we share similarities and differences in our relationships with God, religion, and spirituality.   03:00 Joy’s relationship with God and religion as a child. 07:40 Ways we can support our kids with the things they experience in their own way. 11:00 Do you think church and religion were the same in Jesus’ day as they are now? 13:30 Have you ever had a time where you don’t know what you believe? 16:00 Did you ever feel guilt for not knowing? 19:15 “Church” extends far beyond a building. 23:00 Elitist behavior within churches feels like a big red flag. 25:20 How God and the bible can speak to each of us uniquely. 27:30 Different perspectives of the fear of God. 29:30 Joy’s experience marrying her husband out of her family's faith. 31:00 How are you teaching your children differently?