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Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms

The Bible, Simplified | Zach Windahl (EP48)

Minimalist Moms Podcast | Simple Living for Overwhelmed Moms

Diane Boden

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4.8952 Ratings

🗓️ 1 July 2025

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

This episode is a part of the Clear Intentions series.

Note: I have listeners of all faith backgrounds that listen to the podcast. This episode is coming from a christian perspective so if that’s something that doesn’t fit what you’re looking for, check out the other episode that dropped this week or join me back here next Tuesday for a conversation that you don’t want to miss!

Feeling lost when it comes to reading the Bible? You're not alone. In this encouraging conversation, Diane sits down with Zach Windahl, author of The Bible Simplified, to talk about moving from confusion to confidence in your faith. Zach shares his own journey of falling away from Christianity—and how rediscovering the Bible transformed everything. Together, they explore why Scripture can feel overwhelming, how to approach it as a love story instead of a rule book, and practical tips for building a consistent, meaningful reading habit. Perfect for new believers or anyone looking to reconnect with Scripture in a more accessible way.


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About Zach|

Zach Windahl is an author and content creator focused on helping his audience grow in their faith. He is the founder and former CEO of The Brand Sunday, a company that creates tools and resources to hold your hand as you read through the Bible for yourself. Marrying his passion for entrepreneurship and making faith simple and attainable has landed Zach in a unique place in the Christian landscape, where he reaches hundreds of thousands of followers on social media every day. He wrote his latest book, “The Bible, Simplified” to help others be less overwhelmed by the Bible and more confident in their faith.

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Before we start the episode, I want to note that I do have listeners of all faith backgrounds that listen to the podcast.

0:06.0

This episode is coming from a Christian perspective.

0:08.9

So if that's something that doesn't fit what you're looking for, check out an episode from the archive or join me back here next week for an episode that you don't want to miss.

0:17.7

I think like literally 80% of Christians have never read the Bible cover to cover.

0:22.2

So many of us want to know the Bible, but if you don't have a foundation or don't

0:27.5

understand the storyline, when you're getting to these books, it's like, why am I reading

0:31.5

this right now? And God really met me there, spoke to me. And I was like, okay, this is real, this is life-changing. And now I feel a

0:41.1

calling to help other people go through something similar. You need to find God in every single

0:47.6

thing that you do and be grateful for every single day. People are messy. And there are a lot of

0:52.7

Christians that are bad people too. But we can't let

0:57.6

that be a reflection of God. And we should focus on what he's doing in our lives and the fruit

1:04.2

that he's producing through us. Feeling lost when it comes to reading the Bible, you're not alone. In this encouraging conversation,

1:13.1

I sit down with Zach Windall, author of The Bible Simplified, to talk about moving from confusion

1:18.8

to confidence and your faith. Zach shares his own journey of falling away from Christianity

1:23.4

and how rediscovering the Bible transformed everything. Together we explore why scripture can feel overwhelming, how to approach it as a love story

1:31.4

instead of a rulebook, and practical tips for building a consistent, meaningful reading habit.

1:36.4

This episode is perfect for new believers or anyone looking to reconnect with scripture

1:40.3

in a more accessible way.

1:42.2

And as I said at the beginning, if this episode doesn't

1:44.2

fit what you're looking for, check up the other episode that dropped this week with my friend

1:48.1

Katie Day, all about radical habit transformation, or find an episode in the podcast archives

1:53.7

of either Clear Intentions or Minimalist Moms that you may have missed. And then lastly, if you've yet

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