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EPISODE · Apr 21, 2026 · 40 MIN

Choosing God, Cultivating Joy, and Creating Lasting Impact with Annie F. Downs

from Passion + Purpose Podcast · host Annie Downs, Annie F. Downs, Louie Giglio

What happens when you stop chasing the things of this world and start chasing God above everything else? Joy gets deeper. Hope gets stronger. And your life becomes a witness to the world that you never expected. In this conversation, Louie Giglio and Annie F. Downs get honest about what it looks like to stop performing, start planting, and let a life of surrender point everyone around you to Jesus. — ABOUT ANNIE F. DOWNS Annie F. Downs is a bestselling author, sought-after speaker, and successful podcast host based in Nashville, Tennessee. Engaging and honest, she makes readers and listeners alike feel as if they’ve been longtime friends. Founder of the That Sounds Fun Network—which includes her aptly named flagship show, That Sounds Fun—and author of multiple bestselling books like 100 Days to Brave and Remember God, Annie shoots straight and doesn’t shy away from the tough topics. But she always finds her way back to the truth that God is good and that life is a gift. Annie is a huge fan of laughing with friends, confetti, soccer, and boiled peanuts (preferably from a backroads Georgia gas station). Read more at anniefdowns.com and find her (embarrassingly easily) all over the internet at @anniefdowns. — Subscribe to the Passion + Purpose Podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcasts, or Google Play to be notified when new episodes arrive. — ABOUT LOUIE GIGLIO Louie Giglio is the Pastor of Passion City Church and the Founder of the Passion movement, which exists to call a generation to leverage their lives for the fame of Jesus. Louie recently released Seeing God as a Perfect Father, and is also the author of national-bestsellers including Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table, Goliath Must Fall, The Comeback, The Air I Breathe, I Am Not But I Know I Am, Indescribable: 100 Devotions About God & Science, How Great Is Our God: 100 Indescribable Devotions About God. — CONNECT WITH LOUIE GIGLIO Website: https://www.louiegiglio.com/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/officialLouieGiglio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiegiglio/ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

What happens when you stop chasing the things of this world and start chasing God above everything else? Joy gets deeper. Hope gets stronger. And your life becomes a witness to the world that you never expected. In this conversation, Louie Giglio and Annie F. Downs get honest about what it looks like to stop performing, start planting, and let a life of surrender point everyone around you to Jesus.

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