Hi friends, Mary Christmas. It's day three of the 12 days of Christmas here. That sounds fun. My name is Annie

uptown. It's on the host of this little Christmas party. I hope you've enjoyed it so far. Day two with the lovely

Tish oxen rider and our first day with Santa Claus be sure to go back and listen to those when you have a chance.

Hey, the music in the background is from our friends, Rind Collective. You can also hear them on the show last week.

I'm loving their new Christmas album, a jolly Irish Christmas volume two. That's what you're hearing behind you.

And I hope you're playing it in the background of your life just like we are around the office.

Okay, y'all today is a really special day. Today is the day that pre-orders start for my new book.

I'm so excited for y'all to read. That sounds fun. The book you love. That sounds fun. The podcast. Thank you.

And now it's time for the book. It's the right next book for me and it's also the right next book for us.

For where we are in the world right now and you know this from listening to the pod.

Fun is really important to me. And this book will tell you why some reasons you don't already know and some stories you haven't heard and also invite you to probably

order Tis fun in your life too.

So head to your favorite retailer or ever you love to buy books. Remember Barnes and Noble the first 3,000 or autographed.

You can get them from Amazon or you can get them from your favorite local book retailer.

And there is a fun pre-order gift especially that you podcast people will love. So head to that sounds fun book.com

to get all that information. And have you seen all the fun new merch?

We have at shopanyfdowns.com airings hoodies hats prints. Listen all the gifts you may need. We got them.

And if you want to read the Gospels as part of your Bible reading in 2021, we've created a beautiful reading plan for the whole year.

I hope you'll find something that you love. Our guest today is chip.

God, his new book that he co-wrote with Stephen James is called Hope in the Age of Addiction and it is out right now.

Chip is a teacher, trainer, author and counselor who's been working in the field of recovery and redemption for over 25 years.

He founded the Center for Professional Excellence and Sage Hill counseling here in Nashville.

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