By Quinlan Taylor, age 15
KidScoop Media Correspondent
Fox News anchor Shannon Bream marked the release of her new book, Nothing Is Impossible with God: Eleven Heroes. One God. Endless Lessons in Overcoming, with a conversation and signing event at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley. I had the opportunity to sit down with Bream and ask her about the inspiration behind the book, the biblical figures she profiled, and her own faith.
The book examines 11 figures from Scripture and what their lives actually looked like up close. Moses spent decades in obscurity before leading a nation. Joseph was betrayed by his own family and thrown into prison. Jonah ran from his calling entirely. Daniel held his convictions in a culture that actively worked against him. Peter was impulsive and inconsistent, and still became a cornerstone of the church.
I opened by asking whether turning to Scripture during personal struggles came naturally to her or was a deliberate choice she had to make. She was quick to credit her mother. “She always encouraged me to memorize Scripture, to pray in times of trouble,” Bream said. “So for me it was a natural instinct to go to that. Sometimes you do have to choose, but she had given me very good tools for that to be my first response.”
I then asked which lesson from the book she personally still struggles to apply. She pointed to fear and worry, drawing a line between herself and the heroes she wrote about. “We see so many people in this book overcome fear and hesitation. I love that the Bible allows us to see them as human, because it reminds us that when we are struggling, some of the people who were closest to God struggled themselves.” She fights worry by praying instead.
When I asked which of the 11 heroes was the most challenging to write about, she answered without hesitation: Jonah. “There is just so much more to his story,” she said. “He not only had fear but also rebellion. There were more layers to him. I think it was a good mirror.” She also named Peter as the most misunderstood figure among modern readers. “Sometimes he seems really fiery and passionate, but he was also somebody that had some insecurities. The beautiful thing was that Jesus did not tell him you failed. He built the early church on him. There is always redemption.”
One of the more striking moments in the conversation came when I asked what overcoming actually looks like when the situation never changes. Bream spoke from personal experience, referencing her years living with chronic pain. She had prayed to be healed and was not, at least not in the way she asked. What she found instead was that God walked with her through it. “Learning to accept that our prayers are answered, but not always the way we want them to,” she said.
On how she glorifies God in her daily life, her answer was straightforward. She starts each morning in the Word and in prayer, she said, as a reminder that her day should be in honor of God. “Treating everyone as children of God. To be a servant of Christ to other people.” When I asked what she does during seasons of spiritual apathy, she was equally grounded. “I pray just please meet me where I’m at. The Lord knows our hearts and He meets us where we are.”
I closed with a few lighter questions. Her favorite book of the Bible is Philippians, and she draws from both Testaments. Her coffee order is a decaf iced vanilla latte with oat milk. She is a devoted fan of The Chosen and has had the chance to meet creator Dallas Jenkins several times. “He’s got a great story,” she said with genuine warmth. She also catches American Idol when her schedule allows.
After the interview, Bream graciously signed my copy of the book.