Hi, and welcome to Jesus Over Everything, a short practical podcast that mixes encouragement,

the Bible, how-toes, and fantastic interviews for the listener on the go. I'm Lisa Whittle,

and I welcome you to the exciting Joe Bonus Show episode, a special exclusive for my amazing

podcast listeners, and I trust our time together today, as always, will be time

well spent. Oh boy, I am thrilled about this bonus show. We don't do them a lot, so you know when we

do, it's for something special. Today's something special is for the book, Joe. Since you are a

Joe listener, I already know you like inspiration through the spoken word.

So maybe you're the perfect candidate for an audio version of the Joe book.

Today you will get a good taste of that to try it out.

We have an exclusive first listen of Joe, the Jesus Over Everything book.

I'm reading chapter 7 to you, honesty over hiding. And friend, please

know going in. It is probably my most poignant and one of the closest to the heart in all of the book.

It is in many ways a love note to you. Listen now as I read a chapter of Joe.

Music Listen now as I read a chapter of joke. Chapter 7.

Honesty over hiding.

Don't pretend.

Cry.

Scream.

Break a few things if you need to.

God is not afraid of your darkness.

Carlos A. Rodriguez. It was the middle of the night my sophomore year in college. The snow had been falling for a few hours, an unfriendly cold Missouri January, but I was not deterred. I slipped into my cold car, blasted the heater,

and prayed my way for 45 minutes back to my parents' front door, waking my mom out of bed

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