Made for Christ

Pascal Quintero

Made for Christ explores how we, as believers in Jesus, are called to live with faith in a fallen and broken world. We dive into scripture, have open and honest conversations, and share powerful stories of lives transformed by the Gospel.

Episodes

  1. 5d ago ·  Video

    Kingdom Grace Academy

    Such a Time as This kingdomgraceacademy@gmail.com This week, hosts Pascal and Alyssa sit down with Roseanna Gonzalez — administrator, teacher, minister, life coach, and hospice chaplain — whose path to this moment ran straight through the hardest chapters a person can carry. Out of them came Kingdom Grace Academy. Roseanna doesn’t flinch from her story: a childhood marked by trauma, a season lost to depression and survived suicide attempts, and the hospital moment of clarity that turned into a ministry called It’s a Beautiful Life. What the enemy meant to end, God repurposed into a life spent helping others see the beauty in their own. That same thread leads to Kingdom Grace Academy — a pre-K through 12th grade, Christ-centered school twelve years in the making. Built on discipleship and servant leadership, KGA opens with three intimate classrooms of up to ten students each, designed to serve kids the traditional system too often leaves behind: children with special needs, those from foster care, and families looking for a place to belong. Roseanna shares how the location, the certifications, the partnership with United Christian Fellowship — the pieces she spent over a decade waiting on — finally arrived together. Not early. Not late. For such a time as this. A conversation about obedience, timing, and the God who was building the whole time you couldn’t see the plan. Kingdom Grace Academy is now in open enrollment and looking for volunteers and supporters. Reach out to Roseanna to learn how to be part of it.

  2. Apr 27

    Guilty: Jeff's Second Chance

    https://bridgeprisonministryaz.org/ In this powerful and deeply personal episode of Made For Christ, Jeff shares the remarkable story of redemption that emerged from the darkest chapters of his life. After spending 10,021 days in prison for a murder committed during his years as a drug dealer, Jeff reflects on how one reckless decision changed everything. What began as a sentence of punishment became an unexpected journey of transformation.   Jeff recounts growing up in Arizona, chasing danger, money, and status through drugs and crime, until it all collapsed. Sentenced to 25 years to life, he entered prison facing hopelessness, violence, and uncertainty. But a simple request from his grandmother changed the course of his life: read one chapter of the Bible every day. What started as an obligation became the steady rhythm God used to rebuild his soul.   Inside prison walls, Jeff found purpose through faith, education, and service. He taught inmates to read, helped men earn their GEDs, completed two associate degrees, earned five patents, and even co-founded a tech company from behind bars. Most importantly, he learned to trust Christ in impossible situations, including loving dangerous cellmates and witnessing hardened hearts transformed by the gospel.   After nearly three decades, Jeff was finally released through a process marked by forgiveness, mediation, and grace. Today, he is rebuilding life, launching a new business, mentoring others, and helping lead a podcast focused on prison ministry and second chances.  His testimony is clear: Jesus still changes lives, no matter how broken the past may seem.

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Made for Christ explores how we, as believers in Jesus, are called to live with faith in a fallen and broken world. We dive into scripture, have open and honest conversations, and share powerful stories of lives transformed by the Gospel.