She Reads Truth Podcast

It’s the fourth week of the SRT Genesis reading plan, and Raechel and Amanda sit down with the multi-talented Kelly Minter to go deep. With the stories of Rachel, Leah, Jacob, and Joseph open before them, they talk about jealousy and grace, wrestling with God, and waiting on the Lord’s perfect timing. Kelly opens up about the beauty that emerged from a decade of darkness in her life, and the trio discusses what it looks like to surrender our desires to the Lord.

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This episode corresponds to Week 4 of the She Reads Truth Genesis: Back to the Beginning 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/genesis-week-4/

On this episode, Raechel and Amanda visit with Pastor Scott Sauls. They discuss the hard stories of Genesis, seeing glimpses of Christ throughout the Old Testament, and the comforting fact that there’s nothing we go through that Jesus hasn’t been through Himself. They explore what suffering teaches us about God, taking notes in Bibles, and why there’s nothing better than eye contact with a great dog. 

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This episode corresponds to Week 3 of the She Reads Truth Genesis: Back to the Beginning 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/genesis-week-3/

On this episode of the She Reads Truth podcast, Raechel and Amanda are joined by bestselling author, speaker, wife, and mama of four, Rebekah Lyons. The trio talks about everything from the Tower of Babel to their mutual love for dark chocolate-covered almonds. As they dig deep into the second week of our Genesis study, they explore God’s calling of unlikely men and women, the joy that comes from using Scripture to interpret Scripture, and why rhythms are better than resolutions.  

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This episode corresponds to Week 2 of the She Reads Truth Genesis: Back to the Beginning reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Shop the Genesis collection at ShopSheReadsTruth.com 

Save 15% on our Lent 2020 Collection when you use the code LENT15.

Show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/genesis-week-2

It’s the start of a new year, and She Reads Truth is going back to the beginning! On this episode of the podcast, Raechel and Amanda are joined by the She Reads Truth Content Director, John Greco, to talk about all things Genesis. They discuss the pressure of New Year’s resolutions and how our best intentions reveal the deepest longings of our hearts and ultimately point us back to the garden. Along the way, they grapple with the heaviness of sin, delight in the goodness of God’s heart, and debate the year-round use of twinkle lights.

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This episode corresponds to Week 1 of the She Reads Truth Genesis: Back to the Beginning 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/genesis-week-1/

It’s Christmas week on the She Reads Truth podcast! In this episode, Raechel and Amanda are back with She Reads Truth content director, John Greco, for part two of “Stump John.” Did Mary suffer shame? Was it really a silent night? What did the manger actually look like, and what does Indiana Jones have to do with it? Raechel talks about babies, Amanda admits her affinity for the BeeGees, and John and his Christmas socks take us deeper into the good news and great joy of Christmas. 

Show Notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/advent-2019-week-4/

On this episode of the She Reads Truth podcast, founders Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams try to stump She Reads Truth content director, John Greco, with all their Christmas questions. When exactly was Jesus born? Was the “inn” really an inn? Were animals present? What about the wise men? How could Joseph and Mary afford to flee to Egypt? Why do we still have so many questions about a story we’ve known since we were kids? 

Armed with neon ski caps and cups of coffee, the trio ventures down these and other rabbit trails related to the Christmas story, asking, “What does Scripture actually say?” They find some answers and oddities along the way, and find, once again, that God’s Word only grows richer under the microscope of our honest questions. 

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This episode corresponds to Week 3 of the She Reads Truth A Thrill of Hope: Advent 2019 reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

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Additional show notes can be found at shereadstruth.com/podcast/advent-2019-week-3/

Our Advent series continues with a deep-dive on the mystery of Immanuel, “God with us.” She Reads Truth’s content director, John Greco, joins Raechel and Amanda as they trace the presence of God through the Bible, from Genesis to Revelation. What did God’s presence look like in the Old Testament? How does the Christmas story accomplish God’s mission of dwelling with His people? How is “God with us” our true and forever hope?

With a little help from their buddies Lewis, Spurgeon, and (Jimmy) Stewart, the trio explores the miracle of the incarnation, the glory of God’s presence, and the promise that we will dwell with the Lord forever. Amanda does some praise-handsing over Isaiah 41, John wonders where Cain and Abel brought their sacrifices, and Raechel can’t help but sing…just a little. 

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This episode corresponds to Week 2 of the She Reads Truth A Thrill of Hope: Advent 2019 reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Advent 2019 Collection at ShopSheReadsTruth.com 

Open Your Bibles: (passages referenced in this episode) 

Isaiah 7:14
Genesis 3
Genesis 4:1–7
Genesis 11:1–9
Deuteronomy 32:7–9
Genesis 12:1–3; 15:1–6; 17:15–19
Isaiah 41:17–20
Exodus 3
1 Kings 6
Exodus 25:40; Hebrews 8:5
Ezekiel 37:14
Exodus 34:29–35
Philippians 2:5–8
Revelation 21:1–5

Other Links: 

• “The Eternal Being, who knows everything and who created the whole universe, became not only a man but (before that) a baby, and before that a foetus inside a woman’s body. If you want to get the hang of it, think how you would like to become a slug or a crab.” –C.S. Lewis, Mere Christianity(not The Screwtape Letters— oops!)
• Elf
• White Christmas
• It’s a Wonderful Life
• It’s a Wonderful (Copyright) Life 
• A Charlie Brown Christmas
• “He, who was from everlasting to everlasting, came to this world of time, and stood upon the narrow neck of land betwixt the two unbounded seas. ‘God with us:’ He has not lost that name....” –C.H. Spurgeon, “The Birth of Christ” sermon, 1854

Upcoming Reading Plans: 

Genesis: Back to the Beginning — plan begins 1/6/20

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It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas in this long-awaited first Advent episode of the She Reads Truth podcast! Raechel and Amanda are joined by She Reads Truth’s content director, John Greco, as they step into the anticipation and celebration of the season. What is Advent? Why do we love it so much? What was it like to wait for the Messiah? Why did Jesus come? 

Clad in holiday shirts and socks, the group talks traditional Advent scriptures, favorite Christmas carols, and a little Charlie Brown and Linus too! John weaves a Scripture tapestry, Raechel stomps a dragon, and Amanda refuses to sing on-air—all while eagerly awaiting the arrival of Jesus, our Thrill of Hope. 

Read with Us: 

This episode corresponds to Week 1 of the She Reads Truth A Thrill of Hope: Advent 2019 reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Advent 2019 Collection at ShopSheReadsTruth.com 

Open Your Bibles: (passages referenced in this episode) 

Genesis 3

Luke 2:1–20 

John 1:14

Genesis 3:14–15

1 Corinthians 2:7–8

Matthew 2

Hebrews 2:14–15

1 John 3:8 

Romans 16:20

1 Corinthians 15:26

Other Links: 

“What Is Advent” — free pdf from the Advent 2019 Study Book

Linus’s speech from A Charlie Brown Christmas 

Bottle of Tears mason jar ornament

“A Thrill of Hope” art print by Caleb Faires

The Celtic dragon that Raechel’s family stomps at Easter

She Reads Truth Advent playlist on Spotify

Upcoming Reading Plans: 

Genesis: Back to the Beginning — plan begins 1/6/20

Socials: 

She Reads Truth on Instagram

She Reads Truth on Facebook

She Reads Truth shop

Raechel Myers on Instagram

Amanda Bible Williams on Instagram

On this episode of the She Reads Truth podcast, founders Reachel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams, and She Reads Truth content director, John Greco, go in-depth about the tension of the “already and not yet” of the gospel. How do we find beauty in brokenness? How does God enter into our trials? How do we give thanks when we are suffering? 

Amanda, Raechel, and John talk about the first Thanksgiving and how the holiday has been a delicate dance of celebration and sorrow from the start. Amanda remembers what it felt like to give thanks while her 4-year-old son was on life support. And the group discusses the right-now and future hope we have in Jesus. 

Read with Us: 

This episode corresponds to Week 2 of the She Reads Truth Mourning & Dancing reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Mourning & Dancing Study Book 

Open Your Bibles: (passages referenced in this episode) 

Matthew 9:14–17
John 14:18
Ecclesiastes 3:1–8
John 56:8
Acts 16:25
Revelation 21:3–5
Psalm 56:8
Colossians 1:13
John 6:68
Genesis 50:20
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18
John 16:20

Other Links: 

Who Was at the First Thanksgiving? (History.com article)
“You never know how much you really believe anything until its truth or falsehood becomes a matter of life and death to you. It is easy to say you believe a rope to be strong and sound as long as you are merely using it to cord a box. But suppose you had to hang by that rope over a precipice. Wouldn’t you then first discover how much you really trusted it?” ―C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
“No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” —C.S. Lewis, A Grief Observed
“Fidelity to the Word of God and not to an outcome.” —Lore Ferguson Wilbert
Squanto and the Miracle of Thanksgiving by Eric Metaxas

On this first-ever episode of the She Reads Truth podcast, founders Raechel Myers and Amanda Bible Williams go deep fast on topics of loss, grief, joy, and hope. How do celebration and sorrow coexist in the life of a believer? Does one cancel out the other? What does Scripture have to say about suffering? What does it mean to lament? Amanda reflects on her youngest son’s 11-month hospital stay, and Raechel shares about the role the Bible played in one of the darkest days of her life. The conversation isn’t light, but it’s good, honest, and hopeful. 

Read with Us: 

This episode corresponds to the She Reads Truth Mourning & Dancing reading plan found on the She Reads Truth app and SheReadsTruth.com. 

Mourning & Dancing Study Book 

Open Your Bibles: (passages referenced in this episode) 

Psalm 3

Revelation 21:1–5

Psalm 34:18

Psalm 71

John 16:33

1 Thessalonians 4:13–18

Hebrews 6:19

Psalm 139:16

Psalm 56:8

Proverbs 14:13

Romans 8:31–39

Other Links: 

“How to Write a Psalmic Lament” worksheet — free pdf download

Toby comes home (Facebook video from Vanderbilt Children's Hospital)

“A Thrill of Hope” Advent 2019 study book

Raechel & Amanda’s book, She Reads Truth: Holding Tight to Permanent in a World That’s Passing Away

“Come, Ye Sinners” hymn

Sonic Drive-In deals

A cute neckerchief 

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Raechel Myers on Instagra&