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That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Episode 476: Allen Arnold on What Jesus Was Doing in Eden, and Preparing for Sabbath

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Religion & Spirituality, Christianity

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 30 June 2023

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Summary

The team here at That Sounds Fun is getting ready to take a couple weeks off work to rest and recharge. As we were thinking through the right person to help lead us into our Summer Sabbath, I knew Allen Arnold was the exact right person for this episode. As a part of the Wild at Heart team, Allen helps create content that leads us toward God’s heart for rest, creativity, and reset. Allen's newest book The Eden Option blew me away. I think you’re really going to love this conversation as we all consider ways to incorporate more rest into our lives, whether that’s through time off this summer, a Sabbath each week, or a longer sabbatical in your year. Check out this New York Times article on Sabbath that I was honored to be a part of! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your July 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 partners! Gather Ministries: Learn more and sign up today at www.loopforwomen.com/TSF for this FREE email devotional. Hiya Health: Go to hiyahealth.com/thatsoundsfun to receive 50% off your first order. . . . . . 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 a Friday bonus episode of that sounds fun.

0:19.2

Y'all know I love being with you on a Friday.

0:21.6

I'm your host, Annie Updowns.

0:22.9

I'm so happy to be here with you today.

0:25.1

Today is actually our last episode before our summer Sabbath here at Downsbrook's

0:29.4

Inc. and the That Sounds Fun Network.

0:31.6

But while our team is resting, you are in for a treat here on the podcast in July.

0:35.8

I'll tell you all about what's coming toward the end of this episode.

0:38.4

So don't miss that.

0:39.1

But just know we won't have any new episodes next week, the week of July 4th,

0:44.0

as we'll all be taking some time off.

0:46.0

And then the podcast will be back starting Monday, July 10th.

0:48.9

We've prepped some episodes for you that you are going to love that are so fun.

0:53.0

Today on the show, we have Alan Arnold as we are thinking through the right person

0:57.5

to help lead us into our summer Sabbath.

0:59.8

Alan came to mind as a part of the wild at heart team with our friend John Eldridge.

1:04.4

And as an author and speaker,

1:06.2

Alan has helped create content that leads us to more rest, creativity, reset,

1:10.7

and in general just leads us closer to God.

1:13.2

Alan is the executive producer of content for wild at heart,

1:15.8

a former fiction publisher at the world's largest Christian publishing house.

1:19.4

And he now helps people live better stories by showing them how to pursue their

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