She Reads Truth Podcast

This episode was recorded prior to the events of Monday, March 27, 2023. We’ve made it to Holy Week! You don’t want to miss this conversation that Raechel and Amanda have with author and friend, Korie Robertson. Having wrapped up our time in Chronicles, the three discuss the highs, lows, and intimate moments with Jesus we encounter in this week’s scriptures. Join us as we walk the final days leadi...

As we approach the finish line of our reading in 1 and 2 Chronicles, special guest Dr. George Grant joins Raechel and Amanda for Week 6 of Lent 2023. Together they discuss how God worked his plans to renew and restore His people through the power of repentance in the final stories of the kings of ancient Israel. Regardless of how unfaithful and stuck in rebellion these kings may be, Dr. Grant remi...

To begin Week 5 of our study of 1 and 2 Chronicles for Lent 2023,  Raechel, Amanda, and special guest Kristie Anyabwile discuss the ways we see God’s faithfulness at  work in the middle of the nation of Israel’s messy history. Despite Israel’s kings continuing to lead the people into rebellion, God remains loyal as a covenant partner to His people. Lean into these stories with Raechel, Amanda, and...

Join us for Week 4 of Lent as Amanda and Raechel are joined by writer, podcaster, and friend, Melissa Zaldivar. Together they dig deep into the pivotal transition in the life of Israel that we will read about this week. Listen in and be encouraged to remember God’s promises, celebrate what He has done, and stand in awe of His faithfulness toward broken people.  Read with Us:  This episode correspo...

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In this week’s episode, Raechel, Amanda, and special guest Kristen Ainsworth unpack Week 2 of our Lent 2023 study of 1 and 2 Chronicles. In reading the complicated history of God’s people, they discuss stories of God remaining faithful to His promises as His people struggle to obey and rebel against Him. Raechel, Amanda, and Kristen also unpack how we can know God’s faithfulness in our lives throu...

This week, Raechel and Amanda are kicking off Lent 2023 and Week 1 of our study in 1 and 2 Chronicles. With insightful Bible teacher and author, Lisa Harper, they discuss how the histories contained in Chronicles set the stage for God’s plan to rescue His people from their sin and rebellion. Tune in to learn how Chronicles leads us to the work of Jesus and our adoption into God’s spiritual family....

You don’t want to miss Week 2 of our I Will Give You Rest study. Raechel and Amanda are joined by prolific author and Bible teacher, Beth Moore, as they celebrate the reality of resting in Christ’s finished work for us. Listen in as they gather around this week’s Scriptures and reflect on how they have experienced these truths in their own stories.  Read with Us:  This episode corresponds to Week...

Join us this week as Raechel and Amanda kick off Week 1 of I Will Give You Rest with pastor, Matt Smallbone. We serve a God who has acknowledged the limitations of our humanity by providing for us in them—reminding us of who He is and who we are not. Recognizing rest as a defiance to so many of our cultural systems, Raechel, Amanda, and Matt encourage one another to consider the creativity and fai...

Raechel and Amanda wrap up the final week of The Life of Jesus series with worship leader, writer, and pastor Christian Dawson. Week 5 follows Jesus’s final days on earth, from the days leading up to His crucifixion to His post-resurrection encounters with His disciples to His ascension. Tune into the conversation as Raechel, Amanda, and Christian revisit these important events and the lasting sig...

For Week 4 of The Life of Jesus reading plan, Raechel and Amanda are joined by doctor, speaker, and author Lina AbuJamra. Together they dive into the accounts from the final week of Jesus’s life, wrestling with the difficult texts and teachings that we are often tempted to gloss over. Join them and let the richness of God’s Word comfort, challenge, and convict you.  Read with Us:  This episode cor...

For Week 3 of The Life of Jesus, Raechel and Amanda are joined by author and pastor Rich Villodas. As the three revisit familiar narratives and passages from the Gospels, they share the fresh ways in which Jesus’s words and actions are shaping the current season of their lives. Tune in to the conversation, as they continue to reflect on the life and ministry of Jesus. Read with Us:  This episode c...

For the second week of The Life of Jesus reading plan, Raechel and Amanda welcome pastor Afshin Ziafat to the podcast. While reading story after story from Jesus’s Galilean ministry, Raechel, Amanda, and Afshin remind us of the visible faith we are called to as we follow Jesus—a calling guaranteed to come with a cost. Listen in and join the She Reads Truth community this week in considering what w...

Happy New Year and welcome to the first She Reads Truth Podcast episode of 2023. Raechel and Amanda are joined by pastor and author Dave Lomas to help kick off The Life of Jesus series. Who is Jesus? Why are there four Gospels? How do you read them together? Tune in as Raechel, Amanda, and Dave talk through these questions and more as they discuss the earthly life and ministry of Jesus Christ.  Re...

Join us for the final week of our Advent study (and Happy Christmastide, everyone!), where Raechel and Amanda are joined by author and speaker, Paul David Tripp. As they discuss the final lyrics of “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus,” you’re invited to marvel in the comfort and goodness of the gospel that we celebrate this season. The Scriptures that will carry us into the new year point us to our ne...

Christmas week is here! Join Raechel and Amanda for the fourth week of our Advent 2022 reading plan as they continue to ponder on lyrics from this year’s hymn. As they read and draw closer and closer to Christmas Day, they rejoice not just in the event of Jesus’s first coming, but His purpose in it—He is our rescue. Merry Christmas!  Read with Us:  This episode corresponds to Week 4 of the She Rea...

Welcome to Week 3 of our 2022 Advent study, with author and speaker Trillia Newbell. Immerse yourself in the Word with them as they talk through passages focused on both the first and future coming of Jesus. He is our comfort and our hope, the One whose return we long for. Tune in as Raechel, Amanda, and Trillia express their joy and anticipation in this season of waiting, inviting listeners to do...

We’re back for Week 2 of our Advent 2022 study together! Raechel and Amanda are joined by friend and musician, JJ Heller as they move through the next few lyrics of “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus.” Join us and reflect on the reality that Christ has released us from our fears and sins, and invited us into true rest with Him. What a gift to celebrate both at Advent and every day.  Read with Us:  Th...

Advent 2022 is here! Join us this week as Raechel and Amanda kick off the season with special guest, Max Lucado. While reading Scripture and walking through the first few verses of the beloved Christmas hymn “Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus,” Raechel, Amanda, and Max celebrate with one another that the joy of our longing hearts is being fulfilled in Christ. He has come, and He will come again. This...

Raechel and Amanda close out the Prayers in Scripture series with author and editor Kelley Mathews. Listen along as they explore more narratives involving prayer found in the Word and share what these prayers are teaching them for their own lives. God’s love is steadfast and the enduring promise of His Word concerning prayer is this: He hears and responds to us, always. Read with Us:  This episode...

We’re back for Week 2 of our Prayers in Scripture reading plan and Raechel and Amanda are joined by pastor and prolific author, Mark Batterson. The three spend time reflecting on the habits, posture, and tension of prayer as seen in this week’s Scripture readings, especially in Jesus’s own prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane. Listen in and be encouraged in your own rhythms and practices of prayer...

For the first week of our Prayers in Scripture reading plan, Raechel and Amanda welcome Tyler Staton to the podcast. Tyler is a pastor, author, and the National Director of 24-7 Prayer USA. How are we tempted to confuse the purpose of prayer? Does God always respond to prayers in the same way? And what do we do when prayer becomes frustrating? Join us this week as Raechel, Amanda, and Tyler answer...

Welcome to the third and final week of Hebrews with Raechel and Amanda,who are joined by She Reads Truth devotional writer Patti Sauls. As they read through the last chapters of the reading plan, they discuss the author’s encouragement to hold on to the hope of the gospel, no matter what. Join them as they reflect on the joys and struggles of living out our faith in this present world as we wait f...

Join us for the second week of Hebrews as Raechel and Amanda are joined by author, Bible teacher, and podcaster, Kelly Minter. From high theological concepts to moments of immense specificity, the book of Hebrews constantly points to the superiority of Jesus. Exploring this superiority through the daily readings, Raechel, Amanda, and Kelly remind us of what we can know with full assurance—because...

You don’t want to miss Week 1 of Hebrews with Amanda and Raechel who are joined by pastor, author, and entrepreneur, John Onwuchekwa. The three dive into the opening chapters of this New Testament book, reflecting on the richness of what it means to have a God who speaks to us and seeks a relationship with us. Join us for this encouraging and authentic conversation as we begin our study of Hebrews...