1KHO 869: Thriving In The Worst Of Circumstances | Anne Graham Lotz & Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright

The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast

Ginny Yurich

Kids & Family, Parenting

4.8 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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In this heartfelt conversation, Ginny Yurich sits down with beloved Bible teacher Anne Graham Lotz (daughter of Billy Graham) and her daughter, Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright, to explore the timeless story of Joseph through their new book, God Won't Leave You There. Together they unpack what Joseph's life teaches us about trusting God through unexpected hardship, betrayal, seasons of waiting, and life's sudden detours. From devastating setbacks to remarkable redemption, Anne and Rachel-Ruth share deeply personal stories of cancer, heart attacks, and family trials, revealing how God remained faithful in their darkest moments. They discuss the importance of maintaining a strong work ethic, serving others even while suffering, choosing forgiveness over bitterness, and embracing the character God builds during seasons we would never choose for ourselves. The conversation also offers practical encouragement for parents, touching on favoritism, speaking blessings over our children, and creating a family legacy rooted in faith. It's a rich, hope-filled discussion that reminds us that no matter how long the waiting lasts, God is always working behind the scenes, and He never leaves us where we are. Get a copy of God Won't Leave You There: Joseph's Story here Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Welcome to the 1000 Hours Outside podcast. My name is Ginny Urch, I'm the founder of 1000 Hours
0:04.5	Outside. And I'm so honored today to have a mother and daughter duo here today. Anne Graham Lotz,
0:10.1	Rachel Ruth Lotz, who have written a book called God Won't Leave You There about Joseph's Story.
0:15.4	Joseph's story is one of my favorite in the Bible. Huge congrats to the both of you. And welcome.
0:20.6	Thank you so much, Jenny.
0:22.1	And so many people we've talked to, Joseph is their favorite story too. It's just an amazing story,
0:27.8	but Rachel Ruth has pulled out some incredible things in the book that just bring it alive,
0:33.2	you know. Yes. It's a story with a lot of elements. Yes. And so there's a lot to get from it. So I would
0:40.4	love to kick it off with sometimes in our lives we have these dramatic changes that are very
0:45.8	sudden. And you talk about this in the book, the story of Joseph. So people haven't read it. He was
0:50.9	sold into slavery by his brothers. And the day started off just like any other day.
0:56.9	So can you talk to the person who is going about their daily life just like Joseph? He's heading
1:01.2	out to see his brothers. His dad wants him to go do this. And you write, he had no way of knowing
1:06.5	he would never return. He could never have imagined that within hours, his life would be turned
1:11.9	upside down and inside out, plunging him into unimaginable suffering. You know, he's in a spot
1:17.9	where he's 17, so his whole life is ahead of him, maybe. And I love what you do in the book.
1:24.5	It's all these maybes. You know, your imagination is so broad. Maybe you know your imagination is so broad maybe he was thinking
1:29.1	of a girl maybe he was thinking of what is k- anybody can think about what their life was like at 17
1:33.8	you have all of these dreams and changes suddenly so can you talk about and you give the stories
1:39.9	in your in this book about your own lives you, when you have a tragic death or you have a
1:45.1	diagnosis or heart attacks and it just changes on a dime. Yeah. Well, it is. It's kind of
1:52.1	unbelievable what happened in his life because he was, he was the favored son of Jacob and
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