Hello dear friends! Today we have a really special show because it features our good friend and brother in the Lord, Ezekiel Chapman, or “Zeke” for short. Zeke has been a family friend of ours for over nearly two decades and has quite a powerful testimony. He was on the show a few years back sharing about his struggles with suicidal thoughts and how Jesus met him where he was and not only saved his life, but his soul too. Zeke talks on the various creative outlets he is pursuing, to include sharing a never before publicly heard poem that he wrote over the course of 10 years and after being diagnosed with Bipolar disorder. You get to hear it here first and we consider that such an honor! If you wrestle with mental illness, dark thoughts, or perhaps know someone close to you who does, “Covina Vance” (Zeke’s artist name) has a lot of encouraging material coming soon in the form of reading and listening materials. You can find out more at the links below: Dial “988” to reach the National Suicide and Crisis Lifeline if you need to talk to someone but don’t have anyone you feel comfortable talking to. —————————————————— Listen to Covina’s 10 YEARS poem here: https://on.soundcloud.com/pBQfuXEtG6YLKy6d6 Written by: covina vance (Ezekiel Chapman) Score by: MiiL (Kyle Oesterle) Lyrics: genius.com/Covina-vance-10-years-demo-lyrics "even though i don't reach the masses, i will forever write for those going through the throes of life. for those standing toe to toe with their origin of pain, and have the courage to live wildly free." -covina vance FOLLOW / SUPPORT You can follow CV’s POETRY here: www.instagram.com/CovinaVance You can follow CV’s PHOTOGRAPHY here: www.instagram.com/EzekielChapman Buy Covina’s book of poetry here: https://a.co/d/4scvaUL —————————————————— You can follow MiiL's work here: Instagram - www.instagram.com/miilmusic/ Twitter - twitter.com/iammiil TikTok - www.tiktok.com/@miilmusic —————————————————— A big thank you to today’s sponsors: Simplisafe - Get a free indoor security camera plus 20% off with Interactive Monitoring at SimpliSafe.com/myhouse BetterHelp - Get 10% off your first month at BetterHelp.com/myhouse Verse of the Day: “Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession. For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us then with confidence draw near to the throne of grace, that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.” - Hebrews‬ ‭4:14-16‬