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Exiles & Saints

Where Faith Questions and Freedom Begins.

I’m Ileola Feyisetan! I write, I question, I unlearn. I co-host Christ’s City Natters and own the blog space, We Are Exiles & Saints
– a space for those of us who can’t shake the feeling that faith is more than what we’ve been told. I’ve never been one to fit in, never been one to stay silent.

So we challenge mindsets, expose our fallacies, and confront the illusions we’ve mistaken for truth. If you’ve ever wrestled with doubt, pulled at the threads of what you were taught, or longed for a faith that feels real – you’re not alone. Let’s rethink faith together. x

"When faith dares to question, freedom finds its voice"
- Ileola
The heart of it

Reclaim Belonging. Rebuild Faith.

What if faith was never meant to be a battle between belief and doubt? What if it was always an invitation; to wrestle, to wonder, to walk deeper into the mystery of God’s kingdom?

Exiles & Saints is a space where curiosity isn’t rebellion, where questions aren’t a threat, and where honest reflection on faith and reality isn’t backsliding; it’s growth.

Here, wrestling with what we’ve been taught doesn’t mean walking away; it means seeking a faith that is honest, unfiltered, and alive.

This isn’t about tearing down; it’s about digging deeper. Not leaving faith behind, but breaking it open to find what’s real. Because aren’t we all, in some way, both exiles and saints? If you’ve ever felt the tension between tradition and discovery, between certainty and mystery;

Welcome, You’re not alone!

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