I am so so happy to have Bianca Juarez Olthoff back on the podcast today! She's one of my very favorite friends and someone I trust to tell me the truth in just about every area of my life. And you will hear her do that today! Her new book How To Have Your Life Not Suck just released this week and my mom still doesn't like it when we use the word "suck" but luckily this book does not suck, it's incredibly good, so no worries there. I think you're going to love this conversation about leadership and the church, the book of Ruth and church planting, and a good bit about dating in 2019. 
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Episode 163: Bianca Juarez Olthoff + How To Have Your Life Not Suck

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Today we’re diving into the book of Acts with Pastor of the Pod, Dr. Kevin Queen. I am so excited for you to hear this conversation and truly SO excited for the month of May over on the Let’s Read the Gospels podcast as we read through the book of Acts. There are so many themes within Acts: prayer, the movement of Jesus, a longing for more. WOWZIE ZOWIE I love taking these deep dives into the books of the Bible. 
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The Book of Acts with Kevin Queen - Episode 881

This Let's Read the Gospels series has honestly been on of my FAVES and I'm so sad that we're getting close to the end of the series! Today we're deep diving into the gospel of Matthew with Dr. Scot McKnight. The nuggets he gave us about the book of Matthew...y'all...I'm having the best time!!
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The Gospel of Matthew with Dr. Scot McKnight- Episode 879

We're continuing our Let’s Read the Gospels series today as we take a deep dive into the book of Mark with theologian and associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College, Dr. Esau McCaulley. Y'all I'm going to need to get a WOWIE ZOWIE button with me in NYC for this series! I'm so grateful for Esau and ALL he teaches us about the Gospel of Mark. 
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The Gospel of Mark with Esau McCaulley - Episode 877

My lovely friend--Broadway star, singer-songwriter, and actor--Laura Osnes shares a behind-the-scenes look at being IN the scenes of a movie. More than that, she’s so generous with the sweet and the difficult aspects of the story that has brought her here. We all have those right?! Laura helps us engage the good and the hard with honest faith, and it’s such a gift. Her new movie Just In Time is absolutely well done, a fun watch, emotional and thought-provoking. I can’t wait to hear what your favorite moments are! And be sure to vote for her country song “Getaway” in the International Songwriting Competition!
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Honest Faith and Honest Movie-making with Laura Osnes - Episode 876

As we continue our Let’s Read the Gospels series that we’re doing every Monday in April here on That Sounds Fun, today we get to take a deep dive into the book of Luke with a pastor and Bible teacher that I deeply love. Bethany Allen is the Pastor of Spiritual Formation and Leadership Development at Bridgetown Church in downtown Portland, Oregan. Y'all are just going to adore her! She is so wise and I think you're really going to enjoy this conversation all about the Gospel of Luke.
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Episode 163: Bianca Juarez Olthoff + How To Have Your Life Not Suck

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