About the Authors
Zondervan, part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, is a
world leading Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications. For
more than eighty years, Zondervan has delivered transformational Christian
experiences through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, academic
resources, and digital products. The company’s products are sold in multiple formats,
worldwide in more than sixty countries, and translated into nearly two hundred
languages.
Melinda Gates, cochair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the largest private foundation in the world, has dedicated her life to achieving transformational improvements in the health and prosperity of families, communities, and societies. Core to her work is empowering women and girls to help them realize their full potential. In 2015, Melinda created Pivotal Ventures, an investment and incubation company that enables her to bring together other new and emerging strands of her advocacy and philanthropic work focused in the US. Melinda received a bachelor’s degree from Duke and an MBA from Duke’s Fuqua School. After joining Microsoft Corp. in 1987, she helped develop many of the company’s multimedia products. In 1996, she left Microsoft to focus on her philanthropic work and family.
About the Narrators
Rachel Held Evans (1981–2019) was the bestselling author of numerous books on spirituality and religion. Her words about faith, doubt, and life were featured on her own blog but also in numerous publications, including the Washington Post, the London Guardian, and the Huffington Post. She appeared on NPR, BBC, the Today Show, and The View. She served on President Obama’s Advisory Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships.
Devon O’Day, a radio personality, former plus-size model, songwriter, and author, studied voice-over and commercial acting at the Weist-Barron School in New York City and is the voice of choice to narrate specials for such artists as Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, and others.
Devon O’Day, a radio personality, former plus-size model, songwriter, and author, studied voice-over and commercial acting at the Weist-Barron School in New York City and is the voice of choice to narrate specials for such artists as Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, and others.
Stu Gray has spent most of his life communicating, speaking, and entertaining people. He hosts The Stupendous Marriage Show with his wife, Lisa, is a youth pastor at his church, and is a voiceover artist and audiobook narrator. His heart is for married couples—to encourage, challenge, and inspire them to have the best relationships possible, and for men who are looking to be godly men of character.
Devon O’Day, a radio personality, former plus-size model, songwriter, and author, studied voice-over and commercial acting at the Weist-Barron School in New York City and is the voice of choice to narrate specials for such artists as Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, and others.
Charity Spencer is an actor with a reservoir of talent, honesty, and abiding love for humanity. A graduate of Cedarville University, she has benefited from training both in school and on set. Her work and reputation in Nashville has led to numerous performances, from commercials, industrials, music videos, and feature films.
Devon O’Day, a radio personality, former plus-size model, songwriter, and author, studied voice-over and commercial acting at the Weist-Barron School in New York City and is the voice of choice to narrate specials for such artists as Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, and others.
Devon O’Day, a radio personality, former plus-size model, songwriter, and author, studied voice-over and commercial acting at the Weist-Barron School in New York City and is the voice of choice to narrate specials for such artists as Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, and others.
James Langton, an Earphones Award–winning narrator, trained as an actor at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama and later as a musician at the Guildhall School in London. He has worked in radio, film, and television, also appearing in theater in England and on Broadway. He is also a professional musician who led the internationally renowned Pasadena Roof Orchestra from 1996 to 2002.