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Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian Interviews
Join us each week on Crosswalk Talk where we interview your favorite Christian celebrities. Hear how famous Christian figures keep their faith a priority in Hollywood and discover the best Christian movies, books, television, and other entertainment.
Some of our favorite interviews include:
⭐️ Chrissy Metz and Bradley Collins Discuss Their Heartwarming Children's Book on Prayer
⭐️ Patricia Heaton and David Hunt Talk Faith, Life and Their Adoption Film Unexpected
⭐️ Willie and Korie Robertson…
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Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsOpen the Eyes of My Heart Was Track Eight and He Had No Idea
Paul Baloche has been writing worship songs for over 30 years, and he still describes the process the same way he always has, show up with your loaves and…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsMasey McLain Chose Impact Over Opportunity and the Lord Did the Rest
Masey McLain was a little girl when her dad first watched Flywheel and loved it. She remembers watching him love it. Twenty years later, she got a call asking…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsThe Villain Who Almost Found Redemption and Walked Away From It
Neil McDonough plays Laredo, the man hunting the outlaw in Angel and the Bad Man, and he loves it. He is a horse guy, a lifelong western fan, a producer of now…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsThe Conversation Nobody in Church Wants to Have Is Now a Movie
Beth Caulfield had a full scholarship to seminary, a clear sense of where her life was going, and kids who were nearly grown. Then she found out she was…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsThe 1978 Giants Had Nine Born-Again Christians and a Media Storm
Matt Sieger spent years researching the 1978 San Francisco Giants, a team that nobody remembers winning anything but everybody in the city that year remembers…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsChris Darlington Was Hit by the Holy Spirit Harder Than a 25,000-Volt Taser
Chris Darlington has been tased on the job. He has also sat alone in a room with a guitar, written a song, and felt something that made him cry for 30 minutes…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsSurrendering Every Little Corner, Josh Baldwin on Worth Everything
Josh Baldwin started his second album with no label, no money, and a Kickstarter campaign that barely cleared the goal. He thought Made for More was too much…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsThe Night COVID Closed the Doors and 3 Million People Heard the Gospel
Matt Neff, CEO of Sight and Sound Theaters, was watching basketball with his boys the night the NBA suspended its season. He knew immediately what was coming…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsScience Tells You How the Universe Works, Not Why You Are Here
Alister McGrath has been talking to people about faith for twenty years. For most of that time, the questions he got were adversarial — how can an…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsJen Lilley Believes Prayer Moves Heaven and She Has the Story to Prove It
Jen Lilley did not audition for the role of Gloria Stewart in Jimmy. She did not even know the film was being made. She was in a two-year season of pruning so…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsA Generation Rising That Will Not Bend the Knee | Michael W. Smith
Michael W. Smith was just planning to show up on the red carpet to support his son Tyler, who scored Daniel in the Fiery Furnace. Then he heard the music…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsAmazing Grace Turns 20 and the Cast All Became A-List Stars | Bob Beltz
Bob Beltz was part of a small Wilberforce fan club long before anyone made a movie about him. As associate producer of Amazing Grace, he helped bring to the…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsHe Was Named Comedian of the Year and Still Gives Tickets Away Free
Nazareth grew up in Kuwait as a Coptic Christian, moved to America with dreams of becoming rich and famous, and was on track to get there. NBC had a sitcom in…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsNatalie Layne Never Had the Dramatic Testimony and That Is the Point
Natalie Layne grew up with worship leader parents, was playing keys in church by age 12, and gave her life to Jesus at 13. She never had the dramatic testimony…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsMonster Has 4 Billion Streams and John Cooper Is Still Shocked
John Cooper, lead singer of Skillet, wrote Scream during one of the hardest seasons of his life — betrayal, slander, and the kind of disorientation that…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsMena Massoud Went From Aladdin to the Book of Daniel
Mena Massoud grew up doing church plays and Stations of the Cross as a Coptic Christian, the son of Egyptian parents who moved to Canada when he was three and…
Crosswalk Talk: Celebrity Christian InterviewsTeaching Kids to Do It Afraid Is the Only Courage That Lasts | Montell & Kristin Jordan
Kristin Jordan was trying to get her three-year-old son to sleep when he started talking about the monster under his bed. Instead of dismissing the fear, the…
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He Was Spared on 9/11 and He Has Never Stopped Asking Why
Sujo John arrived in America from India in February 2001 with $60 in his wallet and two bags full of dreams. By September he was on the 81st floor of the North…
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The NFL Fullback Who Became a Psychiatric Nurse
Patrick Hill was a fullback at the University of Miami, had stints with the Titans, Broncos, and Texans, and when football doors stopped opening he asked God…
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Darlene Zschech Wrote Shout to the Lord in 20 Minutes and Almost Hid It
Darlene Zschech was singing commercial jingles to pay the bills, her husband's business was struggling, they had two small children, and the dream of full-time…
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Grammy Winner DOE on Shiloh and the Wealth Only the Gospel Can Give
DOE, Grammy-winning singer and founding member of Forever Jones, has been leading worship her whole life. But her third solo album Shiloh, releasing August 28…
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What the Data Says About Pastors and AI in the Church Today
Nick Skytland, Vice President of AI Research at GLOO, has been tracking how pastors use AI for a year through a joint research initiative with Barna. The…
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How Nathan Gamble Found Jesus at 19
Nathan Gamble grew up in church. He knew the creed, got confirmed, got baptized as an infant, and showed up every Sunday. He knew every rhythm of the Christian…
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They Flew to Brazil to Teach Filmmaking and Came Home With a Movie
Alex Kendrick and his brother Stephen went to Brazil to train 65 young Christian filmmakers. They came home with a Sony-funded feature film shot in Portuguese…
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Man Is Never as Tall as When He Kneels
Bear Grylls has built a career taking people into the places where the real conversations happen — not the two-minute chat show slot where nobody asks…
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What the Tower of Babel and AI Have in Common
Ben Peterson, founder of Engage Your Destiny and former military chaplain's assistant, has led more than 8,000 sailors, airmen, marines, and soldiers to Christ…
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The Newsboys Singer Who Stopped Singing for 30 Years
John James was the voice of Shine, Breakfast, Take Me to Your Leader, and Not Ashamed — the songs that defined the Newsboys' most creative era and…
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The Gatekeepers Are the Problem, Willie and Korie Robertson on EKKL
Willie and Korie Robertson have been watching how entertainment shapes culture since Duck Dynasty first aired on cable. They have seen cable give way to…
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Until Now, No Modern Film Had Ever Been Made About George Washington
Jon Erwin has been dreaming about the story of George Washington for over a decade. He read approximately 30 books, brought in historians obsessed with the…
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Can We Just Be Grateful? Steven Curtis Chapman on America at 250
Steven Curtis Chapman grew up watching his grandfather Ruble Rudd — a Purple Heart World War II veteran who came home with shrapnel permanently lodged in…
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Tenroc Was Driving a Church Van When God Told Him to Make an Album
Tenroc has spent his life making hits for other people. Grammy nominated producer and songwriter, he has worked with Rihanna, Jonas Brothers, Julia Michaels…
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The Warfare Between Science and God Was Always a Myth
Dr. Jay Richards, philosopher, senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, and vice president at the Heritage Foundation, has spent his career dismantling one of…
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The 24-Year-Old Who Ditched Her Smartphone and Never Looked Back
Anne Wilson is 24 years old, has a K-LOVE Award for Hey Girl, a debut country album called Rebel, a new book by the same name, and no social media on her…
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Why Leanna Crawford Is Thankful for Every No God Ever Gave Her
Leanna Crawford writes songs the way other people write journal entries — because she needs them first. Her sophomore album Thank God, releasing July 26…
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Perpetua Died at 22, What Her Story Says to Christians Today
Todd Nettleton has spent more than two decades working with Voice of the Martyrs, and he has sat with enough persecuted Christians around the world to know…
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Bella Taylor Smith, The Voice Australia Winner Who Chose Ministry
Bella Taylor Smith was 17 when she got saved at a summer camp during a worship service and realized that singing was not just something she could do — it…
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Bethany Wohrle Lost Her Niece and Wrote an Album About the Goodness of God
Bethany Wohrle has been with Bethel Music since she was 17 years old. Her voice is on All Hail King Jesus and Living Hope, songs with tens of millions of…
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She Said Yes to God and He Made Her a Missionary Through Music
Anike grew up with a Muslim father, a conviction that some of the music she was listening to was wrong, and no idea she would one day be the first female…
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Was America Founded as a Christian Nation?
Dr. Thomas Kidd, professor at Midwestern Seminary and author of biographies on Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Patrick Henry, and George Whitefield, has…
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The Lie Depression Tells and What Sam Eaton Did to Fight Back
Sam Eaton grew up hiding under tables in kindergarten because he was afraid of the world. His father's alcoholism left deep roots of trauma, and years later…
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What 45,000 Students Lining Up at 3am Says About This Generation
Kristian Stanfill has been part of Passion Music for over 20 years. He has seen a lot. But what he is witnessing right now among Gen Z, he says, is different…
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The More Science Knows, the More It Points to God
Dr. Michael Behe, biochemist and professor at Lehigh University, has spent his career making a case that most scientists would rather not hear. The concept he…
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Why Shae Robins Let Go of Broadway and How God Opened Every Door
Shae Robins had one dream her entire life — Broadway. She worked the hours, joined the union, had friends performing on tour, and was ready to make the…
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From Combat Pilot to Hollywood Icon, the Untold Story of Jimmy Stewart
Aaron Burns, director of the upcoming film Jimmy, had always loved Jimmy Stewart the way most people do — through the movies. It was a Guideposts…
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Cliffe and Stuart Knechtle Unpack Apologetics on College Campuses
Cliffe Knechtle has been standing on college campuses answering skeptics for 46 years. His son Stuart joined him, bringing a background in psychology and…
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Dan Darling on Biblical Wisdom for IVF, Gambling, and Cohabitation
Dan Darling, Director of the Land Center for Cultural Engagement at Southwestern Seminary and Assistant Professor of Faith and Culture at Texas Baptist…
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Why Holiness Is Not a Checklist or a Ladder but a Lifelong Journey | Matt Chandler
Matt Chandler, Senior Pastor of The Village Church in Texas and author of the new book Becoming Like Jesus, has been pastoring the same congregation for nearly…
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Why Alexander Pappas Came Back to Church Music
Alexander Pappas, founding member of the Grammy-nominated group Hillsong Young and Free, has spent 15 years writing songs that congregations around the world…
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Kyle Idleman on The Missing Messiah and the Jesus We've Redefined
Kyle Idleman, Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, has watched a generation fall in love with Jesus without ever submitting to…
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What Joseph's Story Taught a Mother and Daughter About God's Unchanging Purpose
Anne Graham Lotz and her daughter Rachel-Ruth Lotz Wright, co-authors of God Won't Leave You There, came to Joseph's story the hard way. Anne survived breast…
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How We Can Raise Our Children To Love Faith, Freedom, And Our Country
Ainsley Earhardt, co-host of Fox and Friends and host of Fox Nation's Ainsley's Bible Study, has written a children's book timed to one of the biggest moments…
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What If the Science Points to God? Brian Bird on The Story of Everything
Brian Bird, producer of The Story of Everything and co-creator of When Calls the Heart, has spent his career telling stories that point people toward hope. His…
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Barry "Butch" Wilmore on 286 Days in Space and the Starliner Mission
Butch Wilmore, retired NASA astronaut, US Navy test pilot, and one of only two people to have flown five different spacecraft, boarded Boeing's Starliner for…
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Billy Hallowell on Angels, Demons, and Investigating the Supernatural
Billy Hallowell, journalist and host of a new CBN documentary, has spent years covering faith and the supernatural, but it wasn't until he started…
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Stephen Meyer on The Story of Everything and the Case for a Designer
Stephen Meyer, author, philosopher of science, and senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, has spent decades making the case that the universe points…
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René Echevarria on The Faithful and Seeing Genesis Through Women's Eyes
René Echevarria, award-winning television writer and producer known for his work on Star Trek and CSI, spent years wanting to make something he could…
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Jay Lowder on Campus Revival and 500 Salvations at Stephen F. Austin University
Jay Lowder, evangelist and founder of Jay Lowder Harvest Ministries, has spent over 20 years doing one thing — full time evangelism. Recently he…
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Tim Timmons on I Can Only Imagine 2 and Living with Cancer
Tim Timmons was given five years to live 25 years ago. Diagnosed with stage four incurable cancer, with tumors still on his liver today, he woke up again this…
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Tommee Profitt on The Resurrection of a King and Reimagining Hymns
Tommee Profitt, award-winning composer and producer, has spent years making cinematic music for movie trailers, TV shows, and artists like NF and TobyMac. Now…
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Lee Strobel on The Story of Everything and Evidence for God
Lee Strobel, author and Christian apologist, is executive producer of a compelling new documentary that makes the case that science and faith are not at odds…