A Life Marked by Discipline and Generosity with Jon Acuff- Episode 1058

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2026

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Today we are unpacking generosity with my friend, Jon Acuff. Jon is always equal parts hilarious, honest, and incredibly helpful, and today’s conversation is one I think you’re going to love. As we talk about generosity…we’re going to talk about what it practically looks like, how it changes us, and ways to be generous with more than just our money. Jon brings so much wisdom and practical perspective to this conversation. He also has a brand new book out called Procrastination Proof, so we get into that too—how to stop putting off the things that matter most, how to actually make progress, and why procrastination doesn’t have to run the show. We also have a Generosity Practice Guide available for you over today on spirituallystronger.com We want to make sure we’re not just talking about spiritual disciplines this year, but actually putting them into practice, so we’ve created this practice guide to give you some ideas. Typically our resources are available only to our Spiritually Stronger paid substack subscribers, but we wanted to give you a peek at what these guides are like because we have 3 more coming soon. So in the spirit of generosity, today it’s free ;) Just head over to spirituallystronger.com to download it. Find the show notes here . . . . Eddie Kaufholz and I are hitting the road in May and June for The Buddies Tour and we want to see you there! We’re heading to 6 different cities and y’all this is going to be a night of just pure fun. Get your tickets at thebuddiestour.com. . . . . Thank you to our sponsors: ELIC: You can learn more at elic.org/thatsoundsfun. CreaTone: Get started with 20% off your first order. Visit TONETODAY.com, promo code TSF. This show is sponsored by BetterHelp: Sign up and get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/thatsoundsfun. Capstone Wellness: Learn more at capstonewellness.com/thatsoundsfun. Boll and Branch: Get 15% off your first order plus free shipping at BollAndBranch.com/thatsoundsfun with code thatsoundsfun. Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial and start selling today at Shopify.com/soundsfun⁠. NYTimes bestselling Christian author, speaker, and host of popular Christian podcast, That Sounds Fun Podcast, Annie F. Downs shares with you some of her favorite things: new books, faith conversations, entertainers not to miss, and interviews with friends. Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:07.1	Sparets this show you. Spiritally stronger.
1:19.0	Hi friends and welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun, Spiritually Stronger.
1:25.3	I'm your host Annie F. Downs and I'm so happy to be here with you today as we dive into a new spiritual discipline.
1:32.6	Over the next three weeks, we're actually going to cover a couple of different things that if you invite them into your life, I really believe that they are part of what makes us grow spiritually stronger. Generosity, confession, and gratitude.
1:39.4	And today on the show, we get to unpack generosity with my friend John Acuff.
1:45.8	John is always equal parts,
1:50.8	hilarious, honest, and incredibly helpful and wise. And today's conversation is one I think you're going to love. As we talk about generosity, we're going to talk about what it practically
1:55.1	looks like, how it changes us and ways to be generous with more than just our money.
2:00.4	John brings so much wisdom
2:02.1	and practical perspective to this conversation. He also has a brand new book out called
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