Encouragement

This episode features two women at The Next Door, a nonprofit, faith-based organization providing help to women get a fresh start after incarceration and/or addiction. Lauren and Aja share how they descended into lives of hopelessness and how a new relationship with God and their Next Door community helped them turn their lives around.

Looking for a way to see God’s blessings? Keep a journal! Max Lucado explains why writing helps us focus and why making others happy puts a smile on our face too.

Kay Warren is the co-founder of Saddleback Church. For more than ten years, Kay has been an advocate for those living with mental illness. She shares how she met her husband, Rick, the beginnings of Saddleback Church, and her fight for her son’s life as he struggled with mental illness.

Chonda Pierce is a standup comedian who’s passionate about her faith. In her new documentary “Unashamed,” Chonda travels across the country speaking to people who have learned how to stand up for Christ, even when it comes at great cost. Today she shares how to tell others about faith with kindness and boldness.

As WWE wrestler Ted DiBiase rose through the ranks and became the world-famous “Million Dollar Man,” he was caught up in a destructive lifestyle that led him to the brink of losing everything that really mattered to him. Through God’s grace and his wife’s faith, Ted chose a new path and transformed his life forever.

Altar'd State is a faith-based retail clothing company committed to “standing out for good" by working with mission organizations to help people in the US and around the world. Two Altar’d State executives share why standing out for good is important to them and show us one of their partnerships in action—with Compassion That Compels, a ministry that brings comfort and resources to women undergoing cancer treatment.

Long time Jesus Calling reader Kathie Lee Gifford shares about what keeps her grounded after 50 years in entertainment and talks about a special new project she’s working on: a children's book, "The Gift That I Can Give."

The New York Times bestselling author of "Girl, Wash Your Face," Rachel Hollis, shares how she found the courage to silence her own inner critic and then used those experiences to encourage other women to pursue their own passions without fear.

Rashad Jennings, former NFL football player and Dancing with the Stars 2017 winner, overcame obstacles in his early years that might have crushed his dreams, but when one person believed in him, it changed the course of his life.

Craig Johnson, a minister from Lakewood Church, shares how God worked a miracle in his family's life after they received the news one of their children was austistic.
Their journey has led to the formation of Champions Club, an organization that helps autistic children all over the country

Donna Edwards, the First Lady of Louisiana, shares her experience giving Jesus Calling to women inmates in her state and the effect it had on her and the women she met. Also interviewed are two women who received Jesus Calling from her that day. They share their stories and the hope Christ has given them for their futures.

Women struggling with addictions and the stigma of incarceration have found hope reading Jesus Calling and through treatment at The Next Door. They have rediscovered the only Person who has never left them—Jesus.