Angela Donadio

Join Bible teacher and author Angela Donadio for compelling conversations with leading voices that will inspire you to discover miracles in the messiness of life and ground your worth in the Word instead of the narrative of the world. Filled with insights from her vast ministry experience and adventures, this is the go-to podcast for anyone who wants to make their life matter no matter what.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Integrating Faith and Work – with Peggy Bodde

If you’re trying to do a million things at once and feel like you’re not doing any of them well, you’re not alone. Mentor and longtime corporate leader Peggy Bodde views work as sacred and has invested her life in showing women how to thrive in the workplace.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Keep it Light – with Joël Malm

If the burden of life feels too heavy to handle, maybe you’re carrying something you were never meant to carry alone. Joel helps us identify why we carry too much, implement boundaries and balance, and understand how to prioritize what matters most.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Prayers of Rest – with Asheritah Ciuciu

Do you feel too busy to pray? Then you’re invited to find REST in God’s loving presence. Today’s guest, Asheritah Ciuciu, offers you a respite from your spiritual to-do list in her book, Prayers of Rest: 365 Prompts to Hear God’s Voice.  

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Embracing Diversity of a Different Kind – with Dr. Oletha Barnett

Heated arguments between keyboard warriors, “unfriending” family or friends who believe differently than us, and wars on the international stage—our world is full of conflict. Dr. Oletha Barnett believes God created diversity far beyond race and that He designed diversity, which can often lead to conflict, to grow us, and give us opportunities to practice biblical principles. Through that, we can find unity.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Faith in the Face of ALS – with Tony and Cori Nunez

Episode #192 – While ALS continues to add physical limitations to Tony Nunez and has deteriorated his body, Tony and his wife, Cori, know God is faithful and has a purpose in all things and are pressing forward through this diagnosis to serve the students and further the gospel at all costs. 

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Long-Haul Living in a Racehorse World – with Rachel Ridge

Some of us feel like donkeys in a world that celebrates racehorses—the shiny and flashy success stories that make us question our own worth and abilities. But life isn’t about competing for gold medals. It’s about discovering our mettle—understanding our unique strengths and using them to mine all the gold that’s already within us.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: A Cowgirl’s Lessons in Letting Go – with Lisa Boucher

After years of training polo horses and working as a flight attendant, hairdresser and bartender, Lisa Boucher reconstructed her life and settled in as a registered nurse. For the past twenty-seven years, she’s worked with hundreds of women to help them overcome alcoholism, live better lives and become better parents.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Fox and Rob – Radical Love through Incarceration

Sibil Fox and Robert Richardson are a New Orleans-based couple who endured 21 years as an incarcerated family and whose story is told in the acclaimed, award-winning documentary TIME. Together they have six sons and continue their advocacy for incarcerated families.  

MAKE LIFE MATTER: My Yes is On the Table – with Jenn Hand

What’s holding you back? The risk? The unknown? The unwillingness to shake up the comfortable status quo? Whatever it is, if you’re not in God’s best place, you’re missing out on something great. The Lord is calling you into a Promised Land.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Prayers of Rest – with Asheritah Ciuciu

Do you feel too busy to pray? Then you’re invited to find REST in God’s loving presence. Today’s guest, Asheritah Ciuciu, offers you a respite from your spiritual to-do list in her book, Prayers of Rest: 365 Prompts to Hear God’s Voice.  

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Embracing Diversity of a Different Kind – with Dr. Oletha Barnett

Heated arguments between keyboard warriors, “unfriending” family or friends who believe differently than us, and wars on the international stage—our world is full of conflict. Dr. Oletha Barnett believes God created diversity far beyond race and that He designed diversity, which can often lead to conflict, to grow us, and give us opportunities to practice biblical principles. Through that, we can find unity.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Fight for Joy with “Chewbacca Mom” Candace Payne

Episode #50 – Candace Payne is an author, speaker, podcast host, and a viral sensation whose Facebook Live video of trying on a Chewbacca Mask became the most-viewed Facebook Live video to date (collectively over 300 million views). Also known as“Chewbacca Mom,” she has been featured in more than 3,000 media outlets and has interviewed with major media such as “Good Morning America,” The LateLate Show James Corden,” The New York Times, and PEOPLE.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Best of Season 1 – Reveal

This conclusion of the Best of Season 1 3-Part Series features excerpts from conversations with Amy Carroll, Alisha Illian, and Sue Duffield. These impacting moments will help you balance a tender heart and a strong voice, ground your identity in Christ, and embrace the healing power of humor.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: A Christmas Miracle in the Mess

Sometimes our undone moments are God’s intended miracles. Perhaps nowhere is this more true than in Mary and Joseph, the central characters in the Christmas story. Unexpected. Uninvited., Undone. Yet exactly what God intended.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Desert to Destiny The Life of Jesus

Episode #49 – In this 4-part Series, Angela looks at the lives of Jesus, Elijah, David, and Ruth, and shows us how we can move from desert to destiny. In today’s episode on the life of Jesus and His desert experience, we learn to recognize the ways we are tempted, resist temptation through Scripture, and realize God is propelling us to destiny.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Best of Season 1 – What Brave Looks Like

Angela shares some of the most memorable moments of Season 1, exciting updates, and a sneak peek into Season 2 launching in February! Part 1 of the Best of Season 1 3-Part Series features excerpts from conversations with Carol McLeod, Jessie Seneca, Manouchka Charles, and Dr. Hakeem Collins. These impacting moments will encourage you to move forward in 2021 with confidence in God no matter what.

MAKE LIFE MATTER: Best of Season 1 – Moving Forward

Angela shares some of the most memorable moments of Season 1, exciting updates, and a sneak peek into Season 2 launching in February! Part 1 of the Best of Season 1 3-Part Series features excerpts from conversations with Carol McLeod, Jessie Seneca, Manouchka Charles, and Dr. Hakeem Collins. These impacting moments will encourage you to move forward in 2021 with confidence in God no matter what.