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That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Come Home for Christmas and Bring Your Unanswered Prayers and Empty Cups with Matthew West- Episode 948

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2024

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

My friend Matthew West is here and I loved this conversation! We catch up about work, life, and his new book, Come Home for Christmas. I love that we get to continue our Advent conversations with friends we trust like Matthew and I’m grateful we get to walk into Christmas with the help of his pastoring voice.  . . . . . Find the show notes here Want to watch this episode on YouTube? Head on over to our YouTube Channel and be sure to like and subscribe!  . . . . . Join our advent study at https://www.anniefdowns.com/advent Join our Patreon community Single Purpose League as we tackle the question: What is my single purpose and what is my purpose while single? . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! BetterHelp:  Visit BetterHelp.com/THATSOUNDSFUN to get 10% off your first month. Our Place: Go to fromourplace.com and enter our code TSF at checkout to receive 10% off site wide. Lumen: Go to lumen.me/TSF to get 15% off your Lumen.  Hiya Health: Receive 50% off your first order. To claim this deal you must go to hiyahealth.com/thatsoundsfun. Aura Frames: Save on the perfect gift by visiting AuraFrames.com to get $35-off Aura’s best-selling Carver Mat frames by using promo code FUN at checkout.  . . . . . If you’d like to partner with Annie as a sponsor for the That Sounds Fun podcast, fill out our Advertise With Us form! . . . . . 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.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey. Hi. Hi, friends, welcome to another episode of That Sounds Fun. Our last episode for Christmas,

0:17.7

I am your host, Annie F Downs. I'm so happy to be here with you today. Before we dive into

0:22.6

this conversation that you are going to love, I want to tell you about one of our incredible sponsors.

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1:28.9

Today on the show, this is exactly who I wanted to talk with before we go into our Christmas

1:34.6

break.

1:35.4

One of your favorites is back.

1:36.7

My friend Matthew West is here.

1:38.2

I loved this conversation.

1:39.8

We catch up about work and life and sending kids to college.

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