Episode 178: Dr. Matthew Sleeth

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.2K Ratings

🗓️ 21 October 2019

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Y'all. Just get ready. This episode is unlike any we have ever had before. Dr. Matthew Sleeth tells us all about the importance of trees in our world and in our Bible- his new book Reforesting Faith is such an interesting read and SO. IS. THIS. CONVERSATION. The last fifteen minutes? Yep. I was in tears. I think you're going to love this one and love this guy and love this book.

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0:00.0	Hi friends, welcome to another episode of that sounds fun. I'm your host Annie F.
0:08.8	Down. I'm so happy to be here with you today. I'm so excited about today's episode. I can
0:13.6	barely stay in my seat y'all. The music in the background is from our good friend,
0:17.2	Mr. Drew Holcomb. Make sure you grab a copy of his new album, Dragon's.
0:22.7	Today on the show, you may have seen on my answer story when we recorded this a couple of weeks
0:26.8	ago, but Dr. Matthew Sleuth came through the office. His book, Reforesting Faith,
0:32.5	What Trees Teach Us about the nature of God and his love for us is just fascinating. You guys,
0:39.3	this is no question. Dr. Sleuth is one of the smartest people we have had come through this
0:44.0	podcast studio. Y'all are going to love this. I just can't wait for you to hear it. So here's
0:48.4	my conversation with our new friend and absolute brilliant expert and thinker, Dr. Matthew Sleuth.
0:57.2	Dr. Sleuth, how are you? Thank you for doing this today. Oh, great. Okay, tell me where you
1:06.4	drove down from. I drove from Lexington, Kentucky. Okay. And there's a road straight to here.
1:12.4	Oh, yeah. There's all road Sleuth in Nashville. That's right. That's right. Why are y'all in Lexington?
1:17.5	We moved to Kentucky about 12 years ago because my son went to Asbury College who were living in
1:27.6	Northern New England. And my son went to Asbury and then my daughter had to be with her big brother.
1:34.8	They were both really young when he was 16. She was 15 when she was accepted. Oh, wow.
1:41.0	And so we went to be together as a family. And so we moved to Kentucky thinking we'd be there
1:47.2	for three years. And that was about 13 years ago. Yeah, you'll stick around a little bit longer.
1:52.5	We stuck around. It was a lovely place. Both of my children met spouses from Lexington. So worked out
2:00.8	great. I'm a huge fan of Asbury, the university and the seminary. I just think really highly.
2:05.6	As am I. And and and fortunately they're growing and prospering. And that's just wonderful to see.
2:12.0	Yeah, you're an MD, right? Do you also have a PhD? Do you also have seminary training?
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