Uplifting Stories of Faith, Kindness, and Connection

Fresh off his interview on the acclaimed 60 Minutes news show on CBS. James H. Canty III is a Detroit-born FIDE Master, entrepreneur, streamer, and World Champion ChessBoxer who joins us to talk about his life experiences. James learned chess at age eight from his father and joined his school's chess club, where he met his first coach, Harold Steen. Canty became a national master at 17 after winning the first Harold Steen Memorial Cup. He reached his peak FIDE rating of 2353 in 2015 and his peak USCF rating of 2317 in 2019. In September 2025, he became the Super Heavyweight Chessboxing World Champion by defeating Evgenii Isaev in the final round of the 7th World Chessboxing Championships in Loznica, Serbia. Canty is also a coach and content creator for Chess.com. 

Temwa serves as the Executive Director of Pamoza International, headquartered in Philadelphia, PA. Born in Malawi and raised in the United States, she is deeply committed to building cross-cultural partnerships to address poverty. Pamoza’s vision is to transform the lives of children and families in under-resourced communities through Christian outreach and sustainable community development. Its mission focuses on uniting people to alleviate suffering and despair by meeting basic needs, fostering self-reliance, and encouraging environmental stewardship. Pamoza’s work spans education, healthcare, agriculture and food security, and economic empowerment. Since stepping into the Executive Director role in 2013, Temwa has expanded the organization’s staff to more than 35 full-time employees in Malawi and has increased its revenue more than fourfold. Visit www.Pamoza.org

Chad Wheeler has provided executive leadership at Open Door (@opendoorlbk ) since 2007. He and his team are passionate and experienced in developing solutions to poverty, homelessness, and sex trafficking. Under Chad’s leadership, Open Door developed a Permanent Supportive Housing project serving chronically homeless adults with disabilities and a Transitional Housing project serving adult survivors of sex trafficking and their children. As of December 2025, they provide supportive housing to more than 150 people each night. He has served on numerous local and state boards for organizations working to prevent and end homelessness. He is a graduate of Lubbock Christian University. He and his wife, Jaime, have been married for eighteen years and have three children. Jamie is the Survivor Housing Director.

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From a young age, Jillian has been drawn to the power of human connection and the ways we can heal, grow, and thrive - even after deep pain. As a Licensed Social Worker (LSW) with a Masters of Social Work from the University of Kentucky and a background in Psychology from the University of Colorado, she brings both clinical expertise and deep compassion to her work with clients across the lifespan. Her therapeutic style is warm and collaborative and she sees therapy as a space where people can feel safe, seen, and empowered - where together processing the past and finding current clarity, builds hope for the future. She works from a strengths-based perspective, helping clients tap into their resilience and sense of agency while navigating challenges like trauma, anxiety, depression, life transitions, and relationship issues. She is EMDR certified and uses a mindfulness influenced, multi-modality approach that includes CBT, DBT, ACT, and ERP. She believes deeply in each person's capacity to heal and grow, living with more freedom and self-trust.