That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

A few years ago, Christine D'Clario and I went on a trip to Ecuador with Compassion Intl and IMMEDIATELY hit it off. Like, sisters from different misters. I love how she loves God and how she loves worship and how she talks about both. This show brought me to tears. Prepare yourself, friends. This is a spiritual hour.If you enjoyed this episode with Christine, I bet you'll also love:Episode 137: Amanda Lindsey CookEpisode 68: Tauren WellsEpisode 198: Tauren Wells + Citizen of Heaven. . . . .Join us for the That Sounds Fun Podcast Birthday Party on November 23rd!. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThanks to our partners!Thrive:Join Thrive Market today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $24 dollars in value. Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN.Curology: Go to https://Curology.com/thatsoundsfun for a free 30-day trial, just pay for shipping and handling!Ancestry: Don’t miss special holiday pricing on truly meaningful gifts during the Holiday sale at Ancestry. Head to https://Ancestry.com/TSF to get your Ancestry gift today!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate Veteran's Day this week, we are so excited to have Captain Harold and Rachel Earls on the show! They are incredibly fun to listen to and learn from, have an awesome family and awesome story. Grab a copy of their book A Higher Calling today and start reading ASAP! It's very very good. (Sorry for the sound issues- totally my fault! But we loved this conversation too much to keep it from you!) If you enjoyed this episode with the Earls, we've got two others I bet you'll love too:Episode 184: Kristen StrongEpisode 234: Drew and Stacey Morgan. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcast--Thanks to our partners! BetterHelp: Receive 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Flamingo: Visit shopflamingo.com/annie to get your Flamingo Shave Set for just $16 + FREE shipping. Ritual: Get 10% off during your first 3 months at ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It was such an honor to get to speak to John Bevere for today's episode. The impact his ministry has already had on the world is astounding- so he's the exact right person to talk to us about the impact our lives can have as well! Go ahead and order yourself a copy of his new book X: Multiply Your God-Given Potential. You'll love this one.If you enjoyed this episode with John, we've got two other Bevere family episodes I bet you'll love too:Episode 239: Lisa BevereCouples Month 2020: Addison and Juliana Bevere. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThanks to our partners!  Freshly: Freshly is offering our friends $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun.  Indeed: Try Indeed out with a FREE $75 credit at Indeed.com/soundsfun. Offer valid through December 31, 2020.  Prose: Take your FREE in-depth hair quiz and get 15% off your first order today at Prose.com/thatsoundsfun.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Maybe my favorite episode every year is when we get to sit down with Amanda Bible Williams and Raechel Myers from She Reads Truth and talk all about the season of Advent! (starts November 29!) Grab your study book and join us as we read the Bible together to finish out the year!shopshereadstruth.com and use the code ADVENTFUN for 15% off everything Advent!. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcast. . . . .Thank you to our partners! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. JennyLife: Visit jennylife.com/thatsoundsfun for your free life insurance quote today! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the beginning, not the end, of our 2020 US Election conversation. (We have two more shows planned with two of my favorite political experts around the inauguration in January!) Y'all have heard me talking about this a bit, but my real prayer and hope is that we can hang onto our faith and friendships through this election season. Gabe Lyons, author, speaker, and founder of Q Ideas, is here to talk us through the election through the eyes of our Christian faith, answers some hard questions, and leaves us with a lot of hope.If you want to join us November 11-12 for the Q Ideas Q&A event, use the code DOWNS10 for 10% off your ticket! If you enjoyed this conversation about politics, I bet you'll also like:Episode 23: Michael WearEpisode 111: Michael Wear + mid-term electionsEpisode 221: Eugene Cho. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThanks to our partners! Honey: Get Honey for free today at joinhoney.com/fun!  Rothy’s: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at rothys.com/soundsfun. KiwiCo: Get 30% off your first month + FREE shipping on any crate line with code THATSOUNDSFUN at kiwico.com.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It is such an honor to have one of my favorite novelists on the podcast today! Karen Kingsbury is a #1 New York Times Bestselling author and her Baxter family of characters are many of our favorite friends that we don't really know (LOL)! Today Karen and I talk about her new novel, Truly, Madly, Deeply, her family, COVID, and a plethora of other things! She's wonderful! Enjoy!(As mentioned in the intro, we talk a bit about policemen and police work because the main character in her new novel is a policeman. You may want to listen to this one without your kids the first time just so that you know how you want to have the follow up conversation. While we may not all agree with every guest, I hope you'll listen along with open ears and heart.)If you enjoyed this episode with Karen, I bet you'll also like:Episode 133: Charles MartinEpisode 212: Charles Martin + The Water KeeperEpisode 152: Robin Jones Gunn. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThanks to our partners!  Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun now to get 10% off your first purchase! Liquid IV: Receive 25% off when you go to liquid-iv.com and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

After I read Chris Singleton's book, Different: A Story About Loving Your Neighbor, for a Monday night #miniBFFBookClub on instagram live, I knew I wanted to have a longer conversation with him. He's an incredibly gifted speaker with a heartbreaking and hope-filled story and I think you're gonna love this conversation.Here is the link to Chris's Kickstarter for Your Life Matters. Don't miss out on this one!If you enjoyed this episode with Chris, I bet you'll also like:Episode 69: Dansby SwansonEpisode 211: Ellie Holcomb. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThanks to our partners! Grove: Go to grove.co/soundsfun to get a FREE cleaning gift set plus free shipping with your first order!  Freshly: Receive $40 OFF your first two orders at freshly.com/soundsfun!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

These are some of my very favorite ladies ever. Point of Grace is a group that has been singing in my ears for decades, but the real joy was when I got to tour with them about a decade ago. They are absolutely wonderful. You're going to love this conversation with Denise, Shelley, and Leigh. Their new book How You Live is so helpful- like coffee with three really wise older sisters. This conversation was just as comforting and fun. Love them so much.If you enjoyed this episode with Point of Grace, I bet you'll also like:Episode 124: Meredith AndrewsEpisode 163: Bianca Oltoff. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our sponsors! Thrive Market: Join Thrive Market today and you’ll get a FREE gift of your choosing, up to $24 dollars in value. Go to https://ThriveMarket.com/THATSOUNDSFUN Raycon: Go to buyraycon.com/THATSOUNDSFUN and they’re going to give my friends 15% off your order! Jenni Kayne: My friends will receive 20% off your first order at Jennikayne.com when you use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

I am such a huge fan of Lecrae's music and his writing and his story. His new book I Am Restored is such an honest, deep, and painfully real take on his life that I think you'll find it inspiring and moving and a worthy read. Today's convo is special to me- I hope it will be to you, too.If you enjoyed this episode with Lecrae, I bet you'll also like:Propaganda + Dr. Alma Zaragoza-PettyEpisode 128: David Crowder. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our partners! Rothy's: Check out all the amazing shoes and bags available right now at Rothys.com/soundsfun. Third Love: Go to thirdlove.com/soundsfun  and get 10% off your first purchase! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Y'all know I'm a huge fan of sports, so anytime an athlete comes on the show, I AM A HAPPY ANNIE. Sam Acho is today's guest and his story of faith and family and football is one I will not soon forget. Make sure you grab a copy of his new book Let The World See You. It's a powerful read and you will hear why in today's conversation.If you enjoyed this episode with Sam, I bet you'll also like:Episode 98: Sam PonderEpisode 156: Benjamin Watson. . . . .Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests!#thatsoundsfunpodcastThank you to our partners! BetterHelp: Get 10% off your first month by visiting BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun! Ritual: Try it out satisfaction guaranteed and get 10% off your first three months! Go to ritual.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to start your Ritual today. Indeed: Get a FREE $75 credit to boost your job post! Go to indeed.com/soundsfun. Offer valid through December 31, 2020. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices