Praise Be To Pod
Ashley and Bailee are reclaiming their spirituality after leaving the evangelical church behind. Join them for candid conversations about the twists and turns of deconstruction, spirituality, pop culture, mental health, astrology, self-care, and all the things that make life interesting after the altar call. Together, we’ll laugh, reflect, and discover what we still believe in.
Praise Be To Pod
Testimonies: Selling Salvation
Ashley and Bailee dig into the evangelical culture of testimonies and the role they played in shaping both faith and identity. We unpack how testimonies became a kind of performance—rewarded when they fit the right narrative and quietly dismissed when they didn’t. From youth group stages to revival tents, we reflect on how we were conditioned to craft stories that proved God’s power, often at the cost of our own authenticity.
We share our own experiences of the pressure, the performance, and the reward system around testimonies—and how those skills carried into adulthood, showing up in unexpected places like careers in marketing and communications. Together, we reflect on what it meant to become the “story people,” what it cost us, and how we’re learning to reclaim our own narratives outside of that framework.
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