That Sounds Fun With Annie F. Downs

Today on the show, we are continuing our annual tradition of looking back at the year and doing a year in review with our good buddy, Eddie Kaufholz.  It’s so fun to get a chance to catch up and take a look at 2023 together. We had a very important deodorant conversation, talked about podcasts & tv shows that we love, and of course we had to discuss Travis & Taylor. And we have some REALLY FUN Eddie news we share in this episode. You’re going to love it! Make sure you head to my Instagram @anniefdowns and tell us what artist you want to see do an eras tour. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your Jan - March 2024 Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! BetterHelp Onl

I am SO honored to get to talk to the brilliant Dr. N.T. Wright and I've been dying for y'all to hear our conversation. Dr. Wright is one of the world’s leading New Testament scholars, so you know we talked a lot about the Gospels! We also talked about the connection between holiness and hope, making yourself a part of the Biblical story, and of course Paul. Dr. Wright's newest book called Into the Heart of Romans is so helpful! I feel incredibly lucky that we get to talk to Biblical scholars like Dr. Wright and learn from their wisdom. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to download your 2024 January - March Reading Plan or purchase the 2023 Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and

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The one. The only. Santa Claus HIMSELF is back in the studio to chat with us about gifts, looking for love, outsourcing, and one of our favorite dudes, Dave Barnes and his new album Featherbrained Wealth Motel. As always, I learned so much today...what a gift to get to visit with Santa a week before the big day! Listen to all our episodes with Santa HERE. And watch Santa dancing away HERE. . . . . . Join us as we celebrate Advent together. Go to anniefdowns.com/advent to get started! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your December Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to

Y'all know we love to talk about cooking, decorating, and gift giving every Christmas season. So I reached out to my new friend Sabrina Chazen and boy did she not disappoint! I love that today we are getting to talk to one of our Jewish friends about her celebration of Hanukkah, Christmas, and her experience of the world right now. I think you're going to love getting to know Sabrina. Go give her a follow on Instagram for some inspiration this season and to check out all the amazing gifts she mentioned in this conversation! . . . . . Join us as we celebrate Advent together. Go to anniefdowns.com/advent to get started! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your December Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . .

Today on the show is a guest y'all have been asking for for a long time…Matt Maher! This is such an incredible conversation that I think you're going to love. We talk all about Matt's Catholic faith, the structure of the Church, Advent, and so much more! This is FOR SURE a note-taking episode. I learned so much!! If you’re looking for another Christmas song to add to your playlist, you’ve also got to check out Matt's latest single, Go Tell It (Gloria) which also features Dwan Hill and The Choir Room (three of my favs in one song?? YES PLEASE).Sanctuary Mental Health Ministries equips the Church to support mental health and wellbeing. For more information on their resources, check out their website HERE. . . . . . Join us as we celebrate Advent together. Go to anniefdowns.com/advent to get started! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your December Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun

We have a fun announcement just for the miniBFFs in your life! Annie’s miniBFF Podcast will be back with brand new episodes in 2024! Starting on Monday, January 8th, we’ll be sharing stories from the gospels as depicted in some of our favorite storybook Bibles from our friends at Zonderkidz.  We can’t wait to learn more about Jesus with all our miniBFFs (and their grownups too) in the new year!. . . . .Here are the children’s Bibles we’ll be reading. . . . . .Remember to use the code AD20 for 20% off at faithgateway.com! . . . . .Stay up to date on all things miniBFF!Subscribe wherever you love to listenFollow us on InstagramSign up for the miniBFF Email Newsletter Annie’s Kids BooksWhat Sounds Fun To You?So Happy To Know You!. . . . .Annie F. Downs is a New York Times Bestselling author, podcaster, and loud laugher. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today on the show are my New York City besties: Ginna Claire Mason Moffett, Mary Kate Morrissey Blake, and Meredith Toering! We all sat down a few days before I left New York just to recap my two months of living there. Yes, I loved it and yes, I cried. These friends were the catalyst behind me even thinking about moving to New York for a little while so this was so fun (and sad too) to just rehash how it all played out with three of my best friends. If you haven't gotten to listen to the AFD in NYC episodes, check out our Spotify Playlist HERE. . . . . . Join us as we celebrate Advent together. Go to anniefdowns.com/advent to get started! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your December Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book

The time has come. It's the final episode of AFD in NYC and I'm officially headed back to Nashville! I’m going to go ahead and spoil the ending here: I don’t have a bow to tie on this experience. I don’t have my top ten takeaways. I don’t have big announcements or proclamations. But I do have a story to tell you... I'd love for you to share your questions or thoughts for more episodes like this with me over on @thatsoundsfunpodcast. See you back here tomorrow on That Sounds Fun Podcast! Previous Episodes: AFD in NYC Episode 1 AFD in NYC Episode 2 AFD in NYC Episode 3 AFD in NYC Episode 4 AFD in NYC Episode 5 AFD in NYC Episode 6 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh friends, you know I love when we get to talk about the Gospels and today is one of those days! Kristi McLelland is one of my favorite Bible teachers. She’s also an incredible resource when it comes to learning more about Israel. I think you're really going to enjoy this conversation. We chat all about reading the Bible through a Western lens, pursuing a calling while taking care of our family and community, and what's going on in Israel right now. Kristi's newest book Rediscovering Israel is incredible. I've never seen a book that better reflects the experience of Israel and helps you do deeper research into it. I love it SO much and I think you're going to love it too.  . . . . . Join us as we celebrate Advent together. Go to anniefdowns.com/advent to get started! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your December Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by goin

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Cue the Christmas music. Let's GOOOOO!! Chris Brown from Elevation Worship is here to talk about their debut Christmas album, Echo the Angels, the complicated nature of serving the church globally while you're serving locally, and the wonder of Christmas. Y'all. I'm so glad Chris is our new friend of the show!! He's just the best. Make sure to add Echo the Angels to your Christmas playlist and let's see if we can "sneaky Jesus" some of our friends this season.

Y’all, you’re going to love my new friend, Anh Lin! I need you to head over to her social media and go see her beautiful DIY styling and design videos. They are so fun! And listen, if decorating for Christmas is on your to-do list this weekend, maybe her videos and this conversation will inspire some ideas! Anh is also the author of Forever Home which is all about Anh's story and experiencing the abundant life that God designed just for you. It's really beautifully written and I think y'all will really enjoy the read. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your November Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunp

I know y’all love my dear friend, Lisa Harper, and CAN YOU BELIEVE she hasn’t been on the show since 2017?! Y’all. We were clearly long overdue to catch up over microphones and talk about my favorite subject. Jesus. What are some of the characteristics of Jesus? Can we love our Bibles TOO much? And does God really call us to contentment? Lisa's newest devotional: Jesus: A Scandously Devoted, Conspicuously Uncool, Super Transparent Homage to Who Our Savior Is and How Much He Loves Us is beautiful and so inspiring! Did I mention that it would be the perfect gift for someone this Christmas? I'm just saying. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your November Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to r

Gosh, this conversation is one of those thought-provoking, note-taking, mind-blown kind of conversations. My friend, Faith Eury Cho, just released her debut book called Experiencing Friendship with God. This book is beautiful and I think you're really going to love getting to know Faith and learn from her. We get to talk about feeling tired in our lives and our walk with Jesus, how to know when the Holy Spirit is growing something within us, and befriending the presence of God. I just adore Faith and I know you're going to love listening to her talk about the Lord and the Holy Spirit (ME TOO)! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your November Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to receive the

Today on the show I get to talk with my friend Natalie Grant. Y’all LOVE her and so do I! She is no stranger around here and her brand new album, Seasons, is out now and Y’ALL. Have you listened to it yet!?! IT'S SO GOOD! Okay...I could not have loved this conversation more and y'all just aren't even prepared for Natalie's story about Dolly Parton! Not only did we talk about all the amazing collabs that happened on Natalie's new album, we also talked about longevity, our partnership with the Lord, and how to identify soul exhaustion.  Can you guess which song from Seasons I added to my AFD's Friday Fav's Spotify Playlist? . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your November Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . .

I’m so excited to have my friend Jana Kramer here! And y’all. I’m so proud of the way she shares her story with such honesty and vulnerability in this conversation and in her latest book, The Next Chapter. Today we’re talking about what her life has looked like post-divorce, her journey with motherhood, the questions she’s asking God, and what she’s learning about freedom and redemption. Because we’re talking about some tender parts of her story, it’s probably best for you to listen to this before any of my miniBFFs do. Jana so graciously opened up about what she’s walking through when it comes to church, faith, and some of the tough parts of it. I think you’re really going to love the honesty in this episode, and I feel really honored that Jana would invite us into her story this way. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your November Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this

Here’s what feels true: almost every part of me is thriving in NYC. Thriving. I did not want these two months in New York City to upend my Nashville life, but I think they are going to. I think they have. So what am I supposed to do? I don't know. But I do know that I love to glow. I'd love for you to share your questions or thoughts for more episodes like this with me over on @thatsoundsfunpodcast. See you back here tomorrow on That Sounds Fun Podcast! Previous Episodes: AFD in NYC Episode 1 AFD in NYC Episode 2 AFD in NYC Episode 3 AFD in NYC Episode 4 AFD in NYC Episode 5 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I know you’re not surprised how much I love the Church Calendar and Advent OR how much I love these friends! Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams from She Reads Truth are back to talk all things Advent, why they’re the very first entry in the Hall of Fun, and what waiting for Jesus can look like in our lives. I learned some new prayers (mind blown emoji!) and just loved getting to have this conversation. I know you’re going to love what they share with us AND you’re going to love that discount code they brought especially for our group of friends! Head to shereadstruth.com and use the code ANNIEADVENT15 to get 15% off anything in their Advent 2023 collection! This code will be live until 12/31/23.  . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your November Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.c

This Advent season, we want to invite you to be part of the 2023 That Sounds Fun Advent series. This was SUCH a joy to do last year, mattered so much to me and many of y’all, and we are excited to offer it again with an updated and expanded Advent Guidebook. Whether you joined us last year and want to go through the season with us with another year's worth of experiences or you didn’t get to be a part last year, we invite you to this four week journey through hope, peace, joy, and love. And this year, we’re offering the Advent Guidebook in both English AND Spanish! Yes, SPANISH! We are so hoping this will give us a chance to serve so many friends who want to engage with the Advent Guidebook in their heart language of Spanish. Just head to anniefdowns.com/advent to learn more and get everything you need to be a part of this series and season. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.