We know reading the Bible every day can be hard. It’s easy to feel stuck, lost, or unsure where to start. We get it. We’ve been there too. Our hope for this podcast is that it will serve as a complement to our reading plans, to encourage you on your commute to work, while you’re out for a walk, or at home making dinner. God’s Word is for you and for now. That's why our community is here and always open to you.
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Welcome to the Read Truth Together podcast, where we learn more about God through reading His awesome Word - together! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rtt2412/support
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We’re welcoming Week 2 of Advent 2024 and special guest Madison Prewett Troutt to the podcast today! In this episode, Raechel, Amanda, and Madi swap their definitions of true peace in Christ, share stories of how they’ve experienced Jesus’s peace in their own lives, and look ahead to the ultimate peace we will receive when Christ comes again. Open …
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It’s finally here, friends! It’s time to open Week 1 of our Advent 2024 study, The Dawn of Redeeming Grace with special guest Ann Voskamp. Together Raechel, Amanda, and Ann share in the longing for closeness with Jesus that comes with Christmastime, and encourage one another with personal tips for finding the hope of Christ in every season, includi…
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We’re opening Week 2 of our study in biblical hospitality, Making Room, this week with special guest Alyssa Bethke! Amanda and Alyssa talk through the different ways they were challenged by this week’s readings and encourage each other with personal stories of the impact of hospitality on their lives. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episod…
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Welcome to Week 1 of Making Room: A Study of Biblical Hospitality and the fifth anniversary of the She Reads Truth Podcast. Raechel and Amanda are joined by Kelly Minter for her TENTH appearance on the podcast! Together they discuss how the theme of biblical hospitality is woven through every part of Scripture and how believers are challenged to im…
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Can you believe we’ve already made it to Week 5 of Live by Faith? This week, Trillia Newbell joins Amanda and Raechel to talk about how God worked miraculously through the faith of some of the more unexpected stories found in these last few verses of Hebrews 11. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 5 of She Reads Tru…
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We’re welcoming longtime She Reads Truth friend Dr. George Grant to the podcast to glean all of his Hebrews wisdom as we open up Week 4 of Live by Faith! In this episode, Dr. Grant, Raechel, and Amanda look at how God’s sovereignty is at work to build up the faith of the people we’ll read about this week. Open your Bibles with us this week! This ep…
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Jon Tyson joins Raechel and Amanda for Week 3 of Live by Faith to ponder how faith in light of eternity affects how we live. They dwell on the immense hope of eternity with God, and how the stories of Hebrews 11 help us to faithfully follow Christ until that day. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 3 of She Reads Tr…
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We’re delighted to welcome special guest Tim Mackie for Week 2 of Live by Faith! In this conversation, Raechel and Amanda pepper Tim with all of their questions about faith and Old Testament narrative context, and even gain a little Greek pronunciation lesson! Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 2 of She Reads Truth…
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We’re so excited to start a brand new study with you this week! For Live by Faith Week 1, She Reads Truth’s managing editor Lindsey Jacobi joins Raechel and Amanda to unpack how our team approached Hebrews 11, what this chapter teaches us about living faithfully, and why living by faith in everything we do matters. Open your Bibles with us this wee…
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Philippians and Colossians Week 4 with Jamaal Williams
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As we wrap up our study of Philippians and Colossians, Pastor Jamaal Williams joins Raechel and Amanda to understand how the book of Colossians teaches us to root our identities in Christ. They discuss how the love of Christ informs how we understand the world around us and how we participate as members of the body of Christ. Open your Bibles with …
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Philippians and Colossians Week 3 with Katherine Wolf
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For Week 3 of our Philippians and Colossians study, Katherine Wolf joins Raechel and Amanda to officially jump into the book of Colossians. They reflect on how Christ’s power is at work in us, and share a few playlist-worthy songs that have encouraged them through times of suffering! Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to W…
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Thanks for joining us for Week 2 of our Philippians and Colossians study! This week, Raechel and Amanda are joined by guest Nick Connolly to dig into the second half of Paul’s letter to the Philippian church. They share stories and lessons learned from persistently trusting in Christ, and celebrate in the peace that they’ve gained in giving all thi…
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Philippians and Colossians Week 1 with Raechel and Amanda
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Welcome to Week 1 of our Philippians and Colossians study! This week, Raechel and Amanda learn from how the apostle Paul says to live for and suffer with Christ, honoring Him and exemplifying His love in our lives. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 1 of She Reads Truth’s Philippians and Colossians Reading Plan. Yo…
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Galatians and Ephesians Week 6 with Vivian Mabuni
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For the final week of our Galatians and Ephesians series, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Vivian Mabuni to wrestle with some of the more challenging passages of Paul’s letters with love, grace, and unity. They delight in the ways we can find God’s wisdom through His Word, and share practical tools for reading with the Holy Spirit as …
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Galatians and Ephesians Week 5 with Matt Smallbone
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For Week 5 of our Galatians and Ephesians study, Amanda and special guest Matt Smallbone talk about the beautiful mystery of the Holy Spirit at work in us, and how we can rely on the Holy Spirit as we navigate our daily lives. They unpack what it means to speak truth in love with our communities, and encourage one another to press into the hard-to-…
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Galatians and Ephesians Week 4 with Raechel and Amanda
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are talking all things Galatians and Ephesians Week 4! They celebrate the gift of salvation given to us through Christ, and ponder how we can model that kind of self-sacrificial love as a unified Church. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 4 of She Reads Truth’s Galatians and Ephesians …
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Galatians and Ephesians Week 3 with Tim Wildsmith
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Tim Wildsmith to open Week 3 of our Galatians and Ephesians study. They discuss the freedom we’ve found in Christ and the love we are compelled to share with one another because of our Savior. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 3 of She Reads Truth’s Galatia…
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Welcome to Week 2 of our Galatians and Ephesians study! This week, Raechel and Amanda are joined by guest Jackie Hill Perry to explore how Paul communicates just how important it is to understand Jesus as the only way to salvation. They talk through the pitfalls of our own idolatry, and the glorious reality that we are all heirs because of Christ. …
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Galatians and Ephesians Week 1 with Raechel and Amanda
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We’re so excited to begin our Galatians and Ephesians study together today! In this week’s episode, Raechel and Amanda walk step-by-step through our first week of reading in the book of Galatians. They talk historical context, some of the challenges facing the church in Galatia, and are reminded that the crucifixion, resurrection, and ascension of …
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We’re wrapping our reading of 1 & 2 Corinthians with a very special guest, Allison Allen! Raechel, Amanda, and Allison talk about how we see God work in our lives in our sowing and in our weakness, and how we can even boast about the work God is doing in our most imperfect places. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week…
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As we open to Week 5 of 1 & 2 Corinthians, Raechel and Amanda are joined by guest Terry Parkman to learn about how we present the truth of the gospel and the boldness of being ambassadors of Christ. They remember that all of these calls to action come with the comfort that we are equipped by the strength of Christ in us. Open your Bibles with us th…
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For Week 4 of our 1 & 2 Corinthians study, Raechel and Amanda are joined by She Reads Truth podcast veteran Kelly Minter! They talk about how we can see the love of God for His Church in giving a spiritual promise of being resurrected with Christ, and in the ways He teaches us to live out His kingdom ethics now. Open your Bibles with us this week! …
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are joined by guest Tasha Calvert to open up Week 3 of our 1 & 2 Corinthians study. Together they navigate some of the more complex topics found in these chapters of 1 Corinthians, as they share helpful context for these passages and lenses that have helped them to read Scripture with the hope of Christ’s love as their…
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As we continue our study of 1 & 2 Corinthians, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Kimberly Stuart to dig into the complex, yet beautifully constructed, theology found in this week’s chapters of 1 Corinthians. And within each question, response, correction, and direction, they find the timeless truth that we were bought at a price, and f…
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are kicking off our 1 & 2 Corinthians study! As they look at Paul’s letter to the church in Corinth, they ponder the similarities between the early believers’ struggles to follow Jesus in their culture and the ways we too wrestle with sin, temptation, and idolatry in our walk with God. Open your Bibles with us this wee…
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are wrapping up our study, The Psalms of Ascent with some beautiful reflections on the small-but-mighty psalms in this week’s reading. They get creative in imagining the real-life scenarios that some of these psalms describe, remembering the truth that dependency on the Lord grants us safety and contentedness as His ch…
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As we begin Week 2 of The Psalms of Ascent series, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Amy Seiffert to talk through Psalms 125–129. They dig deep into the context and meaning behind the poetry found in these psalms, uncovering new layers of what it truly means to trust in our God as protector, provider, and Lord of all. Open your Bibles …
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are kicking off Week 1 of our Psalms of Ascent study! They have a deep and honest conversation about the hope of Scripture in spiritual seasons of climbing. These psalms are for the times when we need encouragement for our own faith as we experience confusion, suffering, and the world’s brokenness, as they anchor us to…
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For the final week of our Numbers series, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Lauren Chandler. This week’s stories contain the themes of God’s holiness, faithfulness, and redemptive plan, making for a sweet conversation to celebrate how God made a way to cleanse Israel’s sin in the wilderness, and how He made a way for all of us to be fr…
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On this week’s episode, we’re digging deep into the intricate details of the book of Numbers with Dr. Sandra Richter! Raechel, Amanda, and Dr. Richter unpack some of the complexities of Numbers, from the significance of the census numbers to ancient divination practices, all to find the holy God who protects and goes before His people. Open your Bi…
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For Week 3 of our Numbers study, Raechel and Amanda are joined by author Wendy Alsup to dig into the themes of God’s holiness and righteousness in this week’s reading. They chat about how, even though the Israelites fail to trust God multiple times, God lovingly corrects and restores them. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode correspond…
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This week, Raechel and Amanda are joined by Dr. David Filson to dig through so many of the treasures the book of Numbers holds. Dr. Filson walks us through how we see the themes and stories of Numbers at play in all of Scripture, and reminds us that this is a book about a God whose mission it is to restore and heal His people. Open your Bibles with…
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Welcome to the very first She Reads Truth community reading of the book of Numbers! To kick off Week 1, Raechel and Amanda are joined by the team’s managing editor Lindsey Jacobi. They talk about the themes that inspired our team as they curated this reading plan, and some of the extra resources that will help you as you begin your reading of Numbe…
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For the final week of The Presence of God series, Raechel and Amanda talk with Dr. J. Scott Duvall, author and New Testament professor at Southwestern Seminary and Ouachita Baptist University. Together they discuss the week’s Scripture readings, exploring the relationship between God’s presence and blessing, the beauty of corporate worship, and the…
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For the third week of The Presence of God series, Raechel and Amanda talk with Bible teacher, author, and Simple Seminary founder, Whitney Capps. As they venture through the week's readings together, they marvel at the reality of God's presence, wrestle with some hard truths, and rejoice in the lightbulb moments that make Bible reading a constant a…
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For the second week of our Presence of God series, Raechel and Amanda talk with author, speaker, and exuberant student of God’s Word, Lisa Harper. Their lively conversation covers topics like God’s footsteps in the garden, His manifest presence in the burning bush, His glory filling the temple, and His mercy planted right in the middle. Open your B…
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For the first week of our series on the Presence of God, Raechel and Amanda talk with SRT friend and former Chief Content Officer Jessica Lamb about the awe-inspiring reality that God pursues us and invites us into His presence. They lay the foundation for this four-week study by defining key aspects of God’s presence, seeing how His presence perme…
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Happy Easter! Follow along as Raechel and Amanda read the resurrection account from Matthew 28. Open your Bibles with us today! This episode corresponds to Day 28 of She Reads Truth’s Matthew reading plan. You can read with the She Reads Truth community on our site, app, or with our Matthew printed or digital Daily Reading Guide. Our The Presence o…
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Welcome to holy week and the final week of our Matthew series. Raechel and Amanda are joined by Katherine Warnock to talk about the parables and teachings in this week’s readings that have taught them how to live in obedience to Christ. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 4 of She Reads Truth’s Matthew Reading Plan.…
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For this week of our Matthew series, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Alexa PenaVega to chat about this week’s readings in Matthew. Together they learn from Jesus’s example in relying on the Holy Spirit and modeling Jesus’s humility in our dependence on God. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 3 of She…
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For Week 2 of our Matthew series, Raechel and Amanda are joined by guest Melissa Spoelstra to unpack the rich parables and teachings in this week’s reading. They reflect on the wisdom we glean from how Jesus lived His life and interacted with others, and how we can model His example in our own lives. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode…
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We are kicking off Week 1 of our Matthew series! Raechel and Amanda are joined by guest Cameron Horner, and together they dig into the rich depths of Matthew’s stories of faith, healing, and hope. Cameron shares about how Scripture has enriched his relationship with God in discovering the fullness of the whole story of the Bible. Open your Bibles w…
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This week, we’re wrapping up our People of Remembrance plan with Raechel and Amanda. They talk through a few Old Testament accounts as a way of remembering God’s faithfulness throughout generations, and share some practices that have helped them remember God’s unfailing love in their own lives. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corre…
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For Week 2 of our People of Remembrance plan, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Lauren McAfee to dig into the experiences and scriptures that have reminded them of God’s goodness and sovereignty, especially in the midst of suffering. Open your Bibles with us this week! This episode corresponds to Week 2 of She Reads Truth’s People of R…
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Welcome to Week 1 in a brand new reading plan, People of Remembrance! Raechel and Amanda are joined by SRT managing editor Lindsey Jacobi to begin our journey through the spiritual practice of remembering. Together they unpack past events of God’s faithfulness in Scripture and personal stories, sharing how the act of recalling shapes the hope they …
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As we conclude reading through our study, Everything New, Raechel and Amanda are joined by pastor and author, Jamaal Williams to chat about how we move forward as messengers of the good news that Jesus makes all things new. They talk about seeing the hope of God’s kingdom in our reconciliation with others, the role of the Church, and our own hearts…
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As we open to Week 5 of our Everything New study, Raechel and Amanda are joined by special guest Kanita Rutley to talk about how the hope of God’s promise to make all things new has shaped their daily lives with Christ. They share their personal stories and experiences of being surrendered to God’s will as a way of experiencing His promise, and som…
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This week, we’re jumping into Week 4 of our Everything New study with Raechel, Amanda, and special guest Susie Larson. They unpack what it looks like to live out the promise of abundant life in Christ in the middle of suffering, and Susie shares some reminders of belovedness that have carried her through her own hardship. Open your Bibles with us t…
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As we open Week 3 of our Everything New study, Amanda is joined by special guest and counselor Sissy Goff to talk about how we can experience God’s promise to make all things new in the stress, anxiety, and busyness of life. They chat about why naming our hardship to God is powerful, and some practical ways to seek God’s restorative presence in tho…
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As we start Week 2 of our Everything New reading plan, Amanda is joined by friend of the podcast Kelly Minter to chat about how Jesus’s promise to make all things new affects both our eternal hope and daily walk with Jesus. As they explore this week’s reading, they discuss how they see the hope of all things being made new across the stories of the…
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