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Crossmap Podcast

The Crossmap Podcast features inspiring heart-to-heart conversations with Christian newsmakers of the day including authors, experts, pastors, and entertainers on topics that are good for the entire family while honoring your faith-based values. Join Crossmap managing editor Chris Carpenter as he engages guests in thought-provoking but light-hearted banter on subjects that shape and influence our culture through the lens of faith. Gain valuable insight on how to live a meaningful Christian life and experience laughs along the way too! The Crossmap Podcast is part of the Edifi Podcast Network

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Episodes

  • Crossmap Podcast Dr. Josh Axe on the Best Way to Find Your Sense of Purpose and Fulfill Your Greatest Potential Play in Edifi Player

    Dr. Josh Axe on the Best Way to Find Your Sense of Purpose and Fulfill Your Greatest Potential

    Here are some simple yet probing questions that have far reaching, sometimes complicated answers. You know the type, the ones where you respond with, “That would take all afternoon to answer that one!" Here goes: * Are you feeling stuck? * Do you want more out of life? * Do you sometimes feel lost, not in a geographic sense, but in an emotional, sometimes psychologically damaging way? Perhaps you are just floating along in life, with high hopes but limited expectations. You want to be …

  • Crossmap Podcast Motivational Speaker Nick Vujicic on Creating a ‘Life Surge’ to Improve Your Life Play in Edifi Player

    Motivational Speaker Nick Vujicic on Creating a ‘Life Surge’ to Improve Your Life

    Have you ever considered what it would be like to be part of a global movement of people living their lives God’s way, one that inspires, transforms, and equips believers to do all that God has called them to do? It sounds quite refreshing and inspiring when you think about it. But putting it into practice can be quite a different experience than what you read in a glossy brochure. Internationally acclaimed motivational speaker Nick Vujicic believes that as a community of believers all …

  • Crossmap Podcast Author Carrie Sheffield on Healing, Forgiveness, and Escaping the ‘Motorhome’ Play in Edifi Player

    Author Carrie Sheffield on Healing, Forgiveness, and Escaping the ‘Motorhome’

    This is a story that you just can’t make up. It is a tale that will make you wince, even cringe at times, but ultimately you are drawn to the powerful lessons found through healing, forgiveness, and redemption. Author Carrie Sheffield has led a very turbulent  life but fortunately she has emerged a stronger and grateful person due to her experiences. Sheffield grew up the fifth of eight children with a violent, mentally ill, street-musician father who believed he was a modern day Mormon …

  • Crossmap Podcast Singer/Songwriter Zach Williams on Faith, Freedom, and Finding His Way Home Play in Edifi Player

    Singer/Songwriter Zach Williams on Faith, Freedom, and Finding His Way Home

    Sometimes chasing a dream doesn’t always work out. Despite our best efforts and passionate zeal for what we are chasing, nothing seems to make sense. You have the talent, the perseverance, and the requisite hours of preparation, but you are hitting nothing but walls made of very hard surfaces. Perhaps you are chasing this dream for all the wrong reasons. For example, popular contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Zach Williams wanted to be a rock star. Enticed by the illusion of stardom, …

  • Crossmap Podcast How Gloria Gaynor Experienced Triumph from Tragedy Play in Edifi Player

    How Gloria Gaynor Experienced Triumph from Tragedy

    For some reason, some people just seem to lead extraordinary lives. That doesn’t always mean that life will be easy. In fact, sometimes what some people see as an extraordinary life is quite the opposite. Triumph juxtaposed against tragedy. Headlines leading to heartbreak. Gloria Gaynor is a music icon and disco legend who has inspired millions for decades with three simple words: “I will survive”.  Some would see her life as extraordinary but the truth is she hit rock bottom at the age of …

  • Crossmap Podcast Animation Chief Erick Goss on Slings, Menacing Giants, and ‘Young David’ Play in Edifi Player

    Animation Chief Erick Goss on Slings, Menacing Giants, and ‘Young David’

    David from the Old Testament was a lot of things to a lot of people. In addition to being the second ruler of Israel and one of the greatest kings in history, he was a legendary poet, harpist, and hymn writer. Evidence of his talent is the fact that 73 of the Bible’s 150 Psalms are credited to the pen of David. **** But when people think of one of Scripture's most pivotal figures, most remember him for his bravery as a teenager, for standing up to a giant with nothing but a sling and five …

  • Crossmap Podcast Political Commentator Denise Gitsham on ‘Politics for People Who Hate Politics’ Play in Edifi Player

    Political Commentator Denise Gitsham on ‘Politics for People Who Hate Politics’

    For so many people, politics are the lifeblood and fabric of our nation. The ability to join in public discourse about the issues of the day is an inherent right and privilege for citizens of this great nation. Personal fulfillment and sheer delight can often be found through non-stop news coverage, informative social media posts, and even discussions around the dinner table. But what about those people who run in the other direction due to the dreaded “P” word?  Those who loathe taking …

  • Crossmap Podcast Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson Reflects on the Power and Passion of ‘The Blind’ Movie Play in Edifi Player

    Duck Dynasty’s Alan Robertson Reflects on the Power and Passion of ‘The Blind’ Movie

    Resilience and love are two emotions that can fuel a successful relationship. One cannot exist without the other. Love may be patient and kind but without resilience many marriages have faltered. Lack of patience with the other, inability to find common ground on a key issue, or just plain old stubbornness and selfishness, have wrecked even the most well-intentioned couples in their pursuit of “happily ever after”. But when a couple dedicates themselves to resilience and love no …

  • Crossmap Podcast Actress Elizabeth Tabish on Faith, Overcoming Heartache, and Season 4 of ‘The Chosen’ Play in Edifi Player

    Actress Elizabeth Tabish on Faith, Overcoming Heartache, and Season 4 of ‘The Chosen’

    We can never know about the days to come But we think about them anyway And I wonder if I'm really with you now Or just chasin' after some finer day From the song “Anticipation” by Carly Simon How many times have you felt like you are in a holding tank, just waiting for some better part of your life to arrive? The days of future success and happiness seem to be mired in the humdrum heartache that was yesterday. But for all the waiting, eventually better days arrive, …

  • Crossmap Podcast Third Day’s Mac Powell Keeps ‘Christmas’ Simple with New EP Play in Edifi Player

    Third Day’s Mac Powell Keeps ‘Christmas’ Simple with New EP

    A prominent lyric from well-worn Christmas crooner Andy Williams reveals, “It’s the most wonderful time of the year.” What he didn’t mention is that it’s also the busiest, most stressful, and expensive time we experience as the calendar year comes to a close. For all the baubles and beads designed to make our world just a little bit brighter, it is so easy to get lost in a shuffle of school Christmas concerts, your church’s latest theatrical production, or family get-togethers. Mac …

  • Crossmap Podcast Author Karl Clauson on the 7 Resolutions That Can Change Your Life Forever Play in Edifi Player

    Author Karl Clauson on the 7 Resolutions That Can Change Your Life Forever

    Sometimes doing the same thing over and over again while expecting a different result can turn into some very bad habits. So many times we have written off these lifelong battles as unwinnable or unattainable. What has become a destructive behavior can never be altered. But for as much as we think these thoughts will never lead us anywhere, we must never settle for giving up or accepting less than we deserve. In fact, the time is now for humble dependence on God and a plan to walk in his …

  • Crossmap Podcast Skillet’s John Cooper on What It Means to Be ‘Wimpy, Weak, and Woke’ Play in Edifi Player

    Skillet’s John Cooper on What It Means to Be ‘Wimpy, Weak, and Woke’

    John Cooper has spent the last 25 plus years touring the world as the lead singer of the 17-time platinum selling rock band Skillet. During that time, fans have been treated to a variety of hard-hitting, nail-biting songs, with each one delivering a foundational truth pointing to God’s love. While their live shows consistently deliver hair-raising, pyrotechnic-fueled entertainment, the band consistently sets itself apart from all the others for their unabashedly unapologetic willingness to …

  • Crossmap Podcast A Faith-Based Musical on the Birth of Jesus? Director Adam Anders & Composer Nikki Anders Provide the Details Play in Edifi Player

    A Faith-Based Musical on the Birth of Jesus? Director Adam Anders & Composer Nikki Anders Provide the Details

    There have been so many wonderful musicals over the years that it’s hard to pinpoint just one as the gold standard. From “The Sound of Music” to “Fiddler on the Roof” to “Grease”, fans of the genre have been treated to the very best in song, dance, and the twinkling of an eye. The aforementioned musicals of yesteryear have been replaced more recently with equally dazzling fare including a remake of “West Side Story”, “LaLa Land”, and “The Greatest Showman”. It has often been said …

  • Crossmap Podcast Actor Brandon Potter Reveals His ‘Chosen’ Journey on Hit Streaming Series Play in Edifi Player

    Actor Brandon Potter Reveals His ‘Chosen’ Journey on Hit Streaming Series

    Just a few days ago, 3,500 fans converged from all over the world to attend the first ever Chosen Con, a one day celebration of all things from the hit streaming series, ‘The Chosen’. Beyond the opportunity to mingle with their favorite cast members, fans of the show were the first to hear about plans for the quickly approaching Season 4. Here is what you need to know: For the first time ever, the full season will be released exclusively in theaters, distributed by Fathom Events, in …

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