She Reads Truth Podcast

For the final week of our Advent 2020 series, Raechel and Amanda talk with the very neighborly singer-songwriters, Drew and Ellie Holcomb. As the couple shares about the time they took cover from a tornado in the Schermerhorn Symphony Center, they also marvel at the audacity of God wrapping Himself in flesh to become one of us. Together, our musical guests play two carols and remind us that no matter where we find ourselves—whether the rim of the Grand Canyon or the stage of an empty auditorium—we can keep singing hope into the darkness. During a time when it feels like we’ve been “adventing” all year, we find comfort in the never-changing heart of the Christmas story: God is with us, always. 

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This episode corresponds to Week 4 of the She Reads Truth Advent 2020 reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/advent-2020-week-4-with-drew-and-ellie-holcomb/

It’s the third week of our Advent 2020 series, and Raechel and Amanda welcome singer-songwriter, long-time She, and new friend Jillian Edwards to the podcast. Bonding over their love of pajama-themed Christmas gifts and holiday hymns, the three discuss the longing of that first Advent—about Jesus's perfect love, His power to heal, and His role as the Lamb of God who takes away the sins of the world. Jillian’s ethereal voice mesmerizes the room as she plays her own song, Mary’s Lullaby, and the classic Away in a Manger. Join us as we lean into the longing of the first Advent and the promise of the next. 

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This episode corresponds to Week 3 of the She Reads Truth Advent 2020 reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/advent-2020-week-3-with-jillian-edwards/

Join us for the second week of our Advent 2020 series as Raechel and Amanda celebrate the season with singer and songwriter, Natalie Grant, and singer, musician, and producer, Bernie Herms. In between singing Angels We Have Heard on High and Silent Night, the four friends talk about everything from the ideal time to decorate for Christmas and German Christmas traditions, to their shared desperation for celebration at the end of 2020. As they read Scripture together and rejoice in its power and authority, they consistently encourage one another to live out the radical love of Jesus.

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This episode corresponds to Week 2 of the She Reads Truth Advent 2020: Jesus Christ Is Born reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/advent-2020-week-2-with-natalie-grant-and-bernie-herms/

For the first week of our Advent 2020 series, Amanda and Raechel spend time with songwriter, podcast host, and comedian, Dave Barnes. During the episode, they explain how Advent is Latin for “arrival,” and talk about the importance of waiting as we prepare for Christmas Day. Dave compares this year to playing an accordion and shares two of his Christmas songs (but not his funky new version of Go, Tell It on the Mountain—we have to wait for that too!). Together, the three laugh about everything from mowing lawns to Instagram characters, and they offer some comforting answers to the profoundly multilayered and hope-filled question of why Jesus came.

Show notes: shereadstruth.com/podcast/advent-2020-week-1-with-dave-barnes/

For the second and final week of The Fruit of the Spirit series, Raechel and Amanda are joined by Nathan Tasker, fellow Nashvillian and Director of Music, Liturgy, and Creative Arts at Christ Presbyterian Church. The three dig into what it looks like for the Holy Spirit to dwell in believers, wondering aloud at the richness of God’s character and the way Scripture continues to surprise and challenge us. The conversation begins at kindness, touches on youth group skits and laying bricks, and lands with a beautiful story from Nate that illustrates the importance of the Spirit’s presence in our daily lives.

Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/the-fruit-of-the-spirit-week-2-with-nathan-tasker/

For the first week of The Fruit of the Spirit series, Raechel and Amanda talk with She Reads Truth Editorial Director, Jessica Lamb. Together, they talk about how the simplest aspects of everyday life, from FIFA and fiddle-leaf figs to sunflowers and successful parenting, strengthen our understanding of the fruit of the Spirit. Join us this week as we correct our misconceptions about the fruit of the Spirit and find encouragement in what it means to produce fruit and become more like Christ.

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This episode corresponds to Week 1 of the She Reads Truth The Fruit of the Spirit reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/the-fruit-of-the-spirit-week-1/

For the final week of our Proverbs series, Amanda and Raechel sit down with author, speaker, and fellow lover of God’s Word, Angie Smith. As the three talk about the wisdom that concerns our material world, they also touch on self-woven bedspreads and why you probably shouldn’t holler at strangers. Together, they explore the dangers of wealth, the surprising relationship between gluttony and generosity, and why even though walking in God’s wisdom looks different depending on the times and seasons, His Word will always be a faithful guide. Bonus points if you catch how many times they mention the word “tacos” or “self-governance”!

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This episode corresponds to Week 4 of the She Reads Truth Proverbs reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/proverbs-week-4-with-angie-smith/

It’s Week 3 of our Proverbs series, and Amanda and Raechel welcome author, poet, Bible teacher, and expectant mother Jackie Hill Perry to the podcast. They reminisce on grandmothers, sigh over the beauty of clean sheets, and Jackie even briefly sings a few bars of a popular tune to our hosts’ delight. The three dig into this week’s readings, tackling hard sayings and tough topics: what it really means to be a Proverbs 31 woman, adultery, and delighting in correction. No matter how challenging the passages may seem, they take comfort in this: all of God’s Word is good and profitable because it all helps us to know Him better. 

Show notes can be found here: shereadstruth.com/podcast/proverbs-week-3-with-jackie-hill-perry/

For the second week of our Proverbs series, Raechel and Amanda talk with author, SRT devotional writer, and upstate New York’s newest resident, Lore Ferguson Wilbert. While studying proverbs focusing on the inner life, they talk about everything from Proverbs’ unique ability to be equally convicting, painful, and sweet, to the ideal temperature for a dark chocolate peanut butter cup. Together, they celebrate the truth that these proverbs repeatedly reveal: we serve a God whose work and power are far beyond our ability or understanding. When we recognize this, we too can live out the Wilbert family mantra—“fidelity to the Word of God and not to an outcome.” 

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This episode corresponds to Week 2 of the She Reads Truth Proverbs: Walking in Wisdom reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/proverbs-week-2-with-lore-wilbert/

For the first week of our Proverbs series, Raechel and Amanda open their Bibles alongside pastor, author, and former SRT teammate, Russ Ramsey. As they explore the genre of wisdom literature, Russ explains how Proverbs is not a book of laws but a collection of wise sayings that are “generally true, always wise.” They chat about the significance of the Hebrew word for “happy,” how reading the Bible means the Bible reads us, and the loveliness of Nashville in autumn. The three friends celebrate these tiny morsels of portable theology and how the book of Proverbs teaches us to walk in God’s wisdom.  

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This episode corresponds to Week 1 of the She Reads Truth Proverbs reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Shop the Proverbs Reading Plan collection at ShopSheReadsTruth.com. 

Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/proverbs-week-1-with-russ-ramsey/