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That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Episode 450: Jonathan Pokluda on the Power of Confession, Finding Unity within a Community, and Sensing God Move

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2023

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

One of my favorite dudes and pastors, Jonathan Pokluda is back in the studio to talk about sin, confession, and the partnership between counseling and discipleship. I love learning from JP and this feels like such an important conversation. I know you're going to love it and his new book Why Do I Do What I Don't Want to Do? To find the quiz JP mentioned, go to whydoIdo.com. . . . .  Go to hereforyoutour.com to get your tickets to our upcoming tour this June! Want to gift a ticket to a friend? Go to anniefdowns.com/events for a printable Here For You gift ticket. . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your March Reading Plan or Let’s Read the Gospels Guidebook. . . . . Find more fun things on this episode by going to anniefdowns.com/thatsoundsfun. . . . . . Head to anniefdowns.com/books for more information and to sign up for the AFD Book of the Month. . . . . . Sign up to receive the AFD Week In Review email and ask questions to future guests! #thatsoundsfunpodcast . . . . . Thank you to our sponsors! BetterHelp Online Therapy: Visit betterhelp.com/THATSOUNDSFUN  today to get 10% off your first month. Liquid I.V.: Get 20% off when you go to LIQUIDIV.COM and use code THATSOUNDSFUN at checkout. Indeed: Visit Indeed.com/SOUNDSFUN to start hiring now. KiwiCo: Get 50% your first month on any crate line plus free shipping at kiwico.com/THATSOUNDSFUN. . . . . . 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 the 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

Hi friends, welcome to another episode of that sounds fun. I'm your host Annie F. Downs.

0:18.8

I'm really happy to be here with you today. We've got a great show in store. And before

0:22.9

we dive into today's conversation, I want to share about one of our amazing partners,

0:26.4

better help. I'm so thankful to have good friends, a mentor, a pastor's and family who

0:30.8

are willing to have tough conversations when needed. I mean, not always thankful in

0:34.2

the exact moment of said tough conversations, but always grateful eventually because they

0:38.8

love me enough to help me get to know myself better. See, getting to know ourselves as

0:42.7

a lifelong process, especially because we're always growing and changing God willing.

0:46.8

Therapy is all about deepening that self-awareness and understanding because sometimes we don't

0:50.7

know what we want or why we respond the way we do until we talk it through. Better

0:55.2

help connects you with a licensed therapist who can take you on that journey of self-discovery

0:59.0

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1:03.4

You'll know what a proponent of counseling I am. It has been a really pivotal part of helping

1:06.8

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1:18.7

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that sounds fun. Today on the show, I get to talk with Jonathan Peclude. He was with us

1:41.6

on the love better tour back in 2020 and on episode 275. If you want to go back and listen

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