Make Life Matter

Growing up as a Chinese-American daughter of a mail-order bride and a busboy working in San Francisco’s Chinatown, Bonnie Gray never felt like she belonged. As an adult, Gray overcame mental health issues, panic attacks, anxiety and depression stemming from childhood trauma, sexual assault and PTSD. In her most personal book yet, Sweet Like Jasmine: Finding Identity in a Culture of Loneliness, aut...

After 9 years of being involved in the fitness industry and human services, Tony Nuñez now serves in full-time ministry as the Student Pastor at River of Life Church. In the same month he was offered the position, he was diagnosed with ALS, Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Tony and his wife Cori have been married since August of 2013 and they have three beautiful girls together. Cori, a full-time wedding pho...

“Never choose a permanent solution for a temporary problem.” After the tragic loss of her teenage son to suicide in 2013, Keri Spring has played an active role in suicide and bullying prevention. Keri is a passionate, energetic leader tasked with delivering a message of hope and purpose to everyone needing encouragement through their circumstances. Learn how to navigate the pain of bullying in our...

Loss does not need to define or destroy you. Melissa Eadie is an LA-trained Makeup and Special Fx artist. She is also a two-time cancer survivor and above knee amputee—all before her 20’s. She believes ashes can be redeemed into a beautiful story and is passionate about helping those dealing with great loss to process grief and find healing. Her debut book, HELD. is more than just a memoir – it is...

Known as a change strategist, self-professed “Latina on Fire for Jesus” Rosalinda Rivera is on the front lines bringing healing to hurting people. Her passion for kingdom purpose is evident in everything she does. She was the youngest entrepreneur to open a retail business in the national mall and developed a model of social enterprise to sustain the non-profit, New Life for Youth, by creating suc...

“My husband isn’t my enemy; he’s my person. Remember the kind of marriage you want in the end.” I want As a millennial, Zandy Hicks has a passion to see her generation  understand God’s design for marriage and have a strong marriage that lasts. As the host of the Bold, Brave and Daring Podcast, she shares boldly about how we can live in today’s world with confidence and grace.    For more informat...

What would change if we fully expected God to show up in our lives and circumstances? Sharon Swanepoel encourages us to live in the deep end of faith and experience the miraculous in our lives. She is an award-winning recording artist, an anti-bullying activist, and the founder of Hashtag Inc. She built the Seek and Save orphan care center in South Africa founding the Seek and Save Project, provid...

It might surprise you to hear one of the greatest needs of survivors of human trafficking. After living and traveling around the world, Nicole Robyn now teaches and trains up young women to reach their God-given potential and started a freedom business making bridal accessories in 2011. In 2019 she opened Freedom Society, a tea-room and gift shop in Fredericksburg VA, with her daughter and husband...

What if we could end modern-day slavery in our lifetime? That is the vision of Brigette Metcalf, Founder of Sealed. Life an organization committed to love, value, restore and reclaim lives impacted by human trafficking. Brigette has dedicated 30 years to full-time ministry, experiencing a spiritual awakening when the effects of sex trafficking hit too close to home. Brigette and her husband now se...

During the pandemic, anxiety levels sky-rocketed among children. After watching her students struggle in the shut-down, she authored “Emmy’s Big Change” to help students navigate change, process anxiety and inspire hope. Denise has spent 23 years in elementary education, nine of those as a first-grade teacher. This valuable resource from Angela’s fearless friend Denise is ideal for schools, parent...

Have you dreamed about doing something but don’t know where to start? Jenny Randle is an Emmy-award winning editor, author, speaker, and the co-host of the chart-topping podcast, Shut the Should Up with Candace Payne. She went on a journey to discover what it really means to live on purpose. In her new book, Dream Come True, you’ll discover how God pours passion and vision into your life, and you’...

“We don’t need more willpower. We need more Spirit power.” When it comes to the third person of the Trinity, many Christians’ views are murky at best. The Holy Spirit has been misunderstood, marginalized, and even maligned. But what if a relationship with the Holy Spirit is the missing link to a fulfilling spiritual life? Jeannie Cunnion, a pastor’s kid and life-long Jesus follower who became a Ch...

Rahab let grace tear off the labels she had worn. She refused to allow anything to diminish her value to the kingdom of God. No matter what we have done, or what has been done to us, nothing can keep God from using us. God will use the worst of circumstances to bring out the best in us   For more information on Angela Donadio: FREE resources, Join Angela’s Online Community, Find her Angela’s books...

Stefanie Chappell knew what it felt like to walk onto a university campus without hope. Stefanie grew up in a loving, yet unchurched family, and had plans for a successful career in law. As a university student, she encountered the grace and truth of Christ for the first time in her life. Stefanie was a few months away from entering law school when the Lord redirected her path to campus ministry....

“Fair doesn’t live here but Jesus does.”  Sheila Walsh is a bestselling author who’s sold almost six million books. She served as the co-host of a national television program and a core speaker on the wildly popular Women of Faith touring event with millions attending. But what most don’t know is that when Sheila was 5 years old, her father suffered a brain thrombosis that changed him from a fun,...

Rahab’s life points us to grace. Grace is the undoing of something old and the unfolding of something new. It is the awareness that God picks us up out of the rubble and leads us to safety. It is the realization that God longs to save us, redeem us, and use us. It is the promise that we will no longer remain paralyzed by our past, but we will walk fearlessly into all that lies ahead.   For more in...

Lisa Potter is a passionate leader of women who lead, a grace downloader, and a generational bridge builder living out her passions through speaking, writing, worship, and mentoring the next generation of female leaders. She is the author of The Collective Journey, an ordained minister with the Assemblies of God, and the executive director for Potomac Ministry Network Women Who Lead. Lisa and I si...

Bestselling author, podcast host and national speaker Rebekah Lyons spent years battling fear, anxiety and panic until she found freedom in surrendering her yes to God. From moving to New York City with young children to adopting a child with Down syndrome from China, Rebekah realized that saying yes to who God says you are in Him, even in the small, ordinary moments of life, can create renewed sp...

Welcome back to Fearless Fridays! It wasn’t enough for Rahab to make a promise; she had to put her faith on display for all to see. She fearlessly followed their directions to a T. When we choose to say “yes” to the kindness of God, He pulls us out of our Jericho places that try to drag us toward destruction. And it’s a “yes” that’s more than a word: it’s a life that demonstrates real faith. Disob...

No matter how good we look to others, the nagging voice of self-doubt is hard to shake. Perhaps no one understood this more than Moses. Today, award-winning author Erica Wiggenhorn encourages us to rest in God’s identity and sufficiency with her brand-new book, Letting God Be Enough: Why Striving Keeps You Stuck and How Surrender Sets You Free. Are we enough? No – but our God certainly is.

  “God anoints and appoints but usability is up to you.” In a world riddled by hard things how can life be good? When bestselling author and Bible teacher Lisa Whittle lost her beloved father in 2017, she found herself wondering the same question and beginning her journey of the hard good. Now, some five years later, in her new book, The Hard Good: Showing Up for God to Work in You When All You Wa...

Welcome back to Fearless Fridays! Today, we meet Rahab. I’m so challenged by her courage. It’s much easier to just blend in with the crowd than to stand up for what is right. Let’s get to know this amazing woman who stood out – and dared to do extraordinary things -  because of her faith. She ached for a life without shame, without stigma, and without shackles. And her riveting story reminds us th...

The Malone family appeared to have it all. Kevin Malone was the GM, General Manager, of Major League Baseball teams and Marilyn was supermom while Kevin focused on work. Then suddenly, life imploded. Shawn, their valedictorian son, had a hidden secret that would plunge their family into the depths of despair. Lean in for this powerful story of undeniable grace as we talk about the film, The Shawn...

“I wasn’t looking for God, but He was looking for me.” Susanne Cox watched her parents become destroyed by alcohol, anger, and a home filled with abuse. By the time Susanne was 13 years old, she was already in her first drug treatment center and a full-blown alcoholic. By the time she was 23, she was a cocaine addict whose life had spiraled out of control. Now, she is an ordained minister with the...

We might just be surprised to hear what the women of the Bible have to say about the complex cultural issues we are dealing with today. We can find our fearless as we explore the way their calling influences ours. Too often, we let challenges build barriers that keep us from fearless living. Instead, let’s use them to build bridges that carry us to our greatest impact. From Fearless: Ordinary Wome...