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Patricia Heaton, the Emmy Award-winning actress ("Everybody Loves Raymond," "The Middle") and author of "Your Second Act" discusses surrendering to God's will and redirecting your life after unexpected challenges occur, how sacrificial living can redeem suffering, why she gave up alcohol, and what traveling the world on behalf of the anti-poverty organization World Vision has taught her about life and faith.

Becky Eldredge, author of "The Inner Chapel: Embracing the Promises of God," shares her insights on how we can discern God's will in our lives, why receiving God's love can be a challenge for some people, and what spiritual lessons she learned from watching her grandmother make Crawfish Étouffée.

Spiritual director and author Becky Eldredge discusses the family crisis that inspired her book "The Inner Chapel: Embracing the Promises of God" and offers suggestions on ways that we can find the sacred space inside ourselves that allows us to connect with God during both good and turbulent times.

Broadcaster Paula Faris discusses how she reacted to ABC News not renewing her contract, creating her own Faith and Calling podcast, and founding the company Carry Media, which aims to celebrate and advocate for working moms.

Author Jeanne Bishop discusses her Christopher Award-winning book "Grace From the Rubble," which details the unexpected friendship that developed between Bud Welch, the father of Julie Welch who was one of the people killed in the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing – and Bill McVeigh, the father of Timothy McVeigh, who perpetrated the domestic terror attack.

Attorney and author Jeanne Bishop discusses her memoir "Change of Heart," in which she details the story of how she came to extend forgiveness to the man who murdered her sister, her brother-in-law and their unborn child – and what the convicted killer's response to that act of mercy was.

"Inside Edition" correspondent Megan Alexander discusses how she maintains and shares her Christian faith and stays true to her beliefs in a secular industry. She also talks about the two books she has now authored: "Faith in the Spotlight" and a Christopher Award-winning children's book entitled "One More Hug."

ABC News correspondent and anchor Linsey Davis discusses her Christopher Award-winning children's book "The World is Awake," the ways she teaches her son to appreciate life's everyday blessings, and how she stays grounded in her Christian faith while working as a journalist. Host: Tony Rossi.

Jim Wahlberg - the brother of Mark and Donnie Wahlberg and the author of "The Big Hustle" - further discusses his recovery from addiction, how God's love helped him forgive his father's shortcomings, and how he responded when he learned that his own son was an addict.

Jim Wahlberg, the filmmaker and author of "The Big Hustle: A Boston Street Kid's Story of Addiction and Redemption," discusses the reasons he started drinking alcohol at age eight, and how encounters with a wise priest and Mother Teresa while he was in prison served as a conduit of God's grace in his life.