Episode 485: Esau McCaulley on Reconciling our Past to our Present and Finding Something Redemptive In It

That Sounds Fun with Annie F. Downs

Annie F. Downs

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 10.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 63 minutes

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I get HYPED to talk to my friends who are seminary professors or are people who talk about prayer...they're basically like my version of a Kardashian...so basically, y'all are in for a TREAT with this conversation. Esau McCaulley's latest book, How Far to the Promised Land, is an eye-opening and a profoundly honest story. I really enjoyed the book and was so honored to have this conversation. We talked about our love for Scotland, black spirituality, and OF COURSE we had to talk about the Gospels! I'm so thankful for Esau's teaching! And I can't wait to have him back with us to do a deeper dive on the Gospels! . . . . Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels with Annie F. Downs HERE. Go to https://anniefdowns.com/gospels to purchase your September 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! Earth Breeze: Subscribe to Earth Breeze and save 40%! Go to earthbreeze.com/thatsoundsfun to get started. Thrive Causemetics: Right now, you can get an exclusive 20% off your first order when you visit thrivecausemetics.com/TSF. Reliefband: Go to Reliefband.com and use promo code THATSOUNDSFUN to receive 20% off plus free shipping. Hatch: Go to hatch.co/thatsoundsfun to get $20 off and free shipping! . . . . . 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,
0:18.9	and I'm so happy to be here with you today. Before we dive into today's conversation,
0:23.2	I want to invite you to join us for the month of September over on Let's Read the Gospel's
0:29.5	podcast. I cannot believe we are starting our ninth month every in the gospels together.
0:34.3	And in September, we are going to read the NIV, but we're going through the gospels chronologically.
0:40.6	So whether you've been listening with us already, or if this is your first month, this is such a fun
0:45.8	one to jump in on, I think you're going to love listening and reading through this version and
0:50.7	this order. It is so fascinating to read Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John in the ways the story happened
0:57.6	versus by book. It is awesome. So we start tomorrow. So y'all head on over to Let's Read the
1:03.8	Gospels and subscribe wherever you're listening to this. Subscribe to Let's Read the Gospels so you
1:08.3	don't miss a thing. And let's start our days in scripture together for the next month. Just
1:12.5	agree to 30 days. Just do September. I think you're really going to love it. It might just be the
1:17.9	steady grounding that you need and God's word each day in the midst of a busy month. And don't
1:22.7	forget, we have a guidebook that goes along with the podcast. If you want that and a reading guide
1:27.2	because you know, we jump around a lot in September. And those are both available at any fdowns.com
1:33.2	slash Gospels. So speaking of the Gospels today on the show, I get to talk with Esau McCauley. Esau
1:40.0	is an award-winning author, a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and an associate
1:45.1	professor of new testament at Wheaton. So you know, we talked about all things Gospels with him.
1:51.2	Early, we got a good taste of what he knows. His latest book, How Far To The Promised Land,
1:57.3	One Black Family Story of Hope and Survival in the American South comes out on September 12th.
2:02.3	It is an eye-opening and a profoundly honest story of Esau and his family's experience growing
2:08.3	up in the South. I really enjoyed the book and was real honored to get to do this conversation. And
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