Don't Let That Hold You Back

CNLP 832 | Building Your Personal Board of Directors: Annie F. Downs on AI Friendship vs. Real Friends and Why Christians Need to Stay in the Secular World

The Carey Nieuwhof Leadership Podcast, 24 September 2026. The author is the guest. The book comes up at 1 min 54 sec in.

Annie F. Downs discusses her new book, which unpacks John 10:10 by treating steal, kill, and destroy as three distinct casualties requiring different responses. She illustrates 'stolen' dreams with a stolen-car metaphor: rather than retrieving it yourself, you report it to the authorities—applied spiritually to calling on God to restore lost aspirations like a dream of attending seminary. Host Carey Nieuwhof and Downs also discuss the book's theme of Christians remaining present in secular spaces.

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