Real Without Religion

🎙️ Episode 6: How To Make Sense of Scripture After ReligionWhat do you do with the Bible after you leave the faith you were raised in?In this honest and wide-ranging episode, James explores six ways people relate to scripture after religion—whether they still read it, reject it, reinterpret it, or wrestle with all of the above.If the Bible shaped your beliefs, identity, and worldview, it can be hard to know how (or if) it still fits. This episode doesn’t give you one right answer—it gives you

🎙️ Episode 5: What Comes After—and Why Joy Can’t Wait What happens when we stop treating this life like a waiting room?In this episode, James takes on one of the biggest, most tiptoed-around topics: the afterlife. But instead of getting lost in speculation, we explore how our beliefs about what comes after can quietly shape how we live now.From growing up in fear of hell to realizing the kingdom is already within us, this episode asks: What if joy isn’t something we wait for—but something we’re

Episode 4 – What Do You Really Want? with James Kiger | Real Without ReligionWhat if your deepest desires aren’t selfish—but sacred?In this episode, James Kiger unpacks the question religion rarely let us ask: What do you really want? Not what sounds holy or humble. Not what your parents hoped for. But the real, soul-level longing inside you.From old church teachings that labeled desire as dangerous to the truth that wanting more is part of your spiritual wiring, this episode offers a fresh, freeing

🎙️ Episode Title: Before We Begin: Why This Podcast ExistsPodcast: Real Without Religion with James Kiger👣 Episode Summary:In this opening episode, James Kiger — a former pastor turned spiritual teacher — shares the raw, personal story behind Real Without Religion. From questioning hell and the rapture to rediscovering his own divine spark, James invites listeners into a conversation that’s honest, unpolished, and real. No sermons. No scripts. Just the stuff we’ve all been thinking but were afraid

Summary: In today’s episode of Real Without Religion, James Kiger asks a deceptively simple question: What do you really want? After years of being taught to distrust our desires in the name of humility or sacrifice, many of us lost touch with our truest dreams. James shares why desire isn’t dangerous—it’s divine—and how reclaiming it can become one of the most spiritual things you’ll ever do.In this episode:How religion taught us to fear and bury our desiresWhy desire is actually a spiritual

Episode 3: How Does the Universe Speak to Us Now?Letting Go of Fear-Based Faith and Rediscovering Real ConnectionSummary: How do we hear from the Divine now—without guilt, fear, or pressure? In today’s episode of Real Without Religion, James Kiger shares how many of us were taught that spiritual connection was a test we could fail… and how to rediscover a deeper, freer way of hearing from the Universe. From childhood fears of missing the rapture to the political takeover of Christianity, James

Episode 2 — Who Told You You Were Broken?Subtitle: Unlearning the Shame-Based Faith We InheritedWhat if the most damaging thing you ever believed… wasn’t about God, but about yourself?In this episode of Real Without Religion, James Kiger takes a raw and liberating look at the shame-based programming so many of us grew up with. From altar calls to worm theology (yep, that’s a thing), we explore how our spiritual self-image got hijacked—and how to finally get it back.You’ll hear:Why “you’re broken”

Episode 1 — Letting Go of Religion, Not of GodSubtitle: How to Heal Your Faith and Manifest a New WorldIn this very first episode of Real Without Religion, James Kiger opens up about what it’s like to leave the religious system without losing your connection to something deeper. From fear-based faith to the quiet voice of your own intuition, this episode invites you to start asking better questions—and maybe, to finally trust what you’ve always known inside.We’re talking about:What it really means