Book Review: Spiritually Homeless

Reviewed by Tomi Alo

An insightful exploration of spirituality beyond traditional beliefs

There’s a quiet kind of longing that comes when we no longer find comfort in a particular religious dynamic, yet still believe in a deeper meaning and want to feel connected to something. It’s like a strange feeling of being lost and alone without actually being lost.

In Spiritually Homeless, author Kris Girrell reaches out to those who, for one reason or another, have drifted from their faith but yet still feel the persistent tug of something much more. In this book, Girrell gently guides these “seekers,” as he calls them, through the complexities of spiritually searching and offers a map to recognizing or rediscovering their spiritual connections.

Here, Girrell expansively creates this self-discovery journey through an interlude of various personal stories (both from his own spiritual journey and others), mystical observations, and deep discussions on different types of religion and spiritual experiences. The journey is tender, comforting, and reflecting. Girrell has placed journaling exercises at the end of each chapter that help readers in their own inner discussions and a list of references at the end of the book for those who would like to go even further in their spiritual journey.

Spiritually Homeless is deeply inclusive and compassionate, constantly inviting its readers into a shared, safe community. Throughout the book, Girrell positions himself as a fellow traveler—not a teacher or a spiritual guru, but a companion. We can feel the soft, unwavering call to take this journey as a personal invitation to rediscover what faith and meaning might look like when stripped of dogma and filled instead with honesty, curiosity, and true connection.

Girrell’s tone is conversational yet deliberate, and despite the conciseness of the book, Girrell takes his time to explain complex spiritual concepts, such as the Dark Night—an intense spiritual transformation filled with uncertainty, loss, and void.

For Girrell, spiritual awakening, or the experience as a whole, comes in very different forms. There’s no single method that fits all. As he constantly reminds readers, “Your experience may look very different. Your metaphors, your path, your milestones may not resemble mine at all—and that’s okay. That’s one of the wild things about this journey: there’s no one map. No right way. We’re all feeling our way through the dark together.”

At the end, Spiritually Homeless is a heartfelt reminder to its readers that it’s okay to question, to wander, and to seek. The book gives these seekers the chance to explore beyond familiar institutionalized beliefs and discover spiritual meaning and connection on their own terms.

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