Kyle Idleman, Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, has watched a generation fall in love with Jesus without ever submitting to Him. The Missing Messiah, co-authored with Mark E. Moore, starts with a Michael Jordan illustration that says it all: millions feel connected to Jesus the way fans feel connected to a logo, through cultural association and name recognition, without ever being close enough that following Him actually costs them something.

Discipleship, the Jesus we have domesticated, and what it means to follow a King: Kyle unpacks why the word Christ is not a last name but the New Testament equivalent of Messiah, why belief without following is not the faith of the Gospels, and what it looks like when someone treats Jesus like a drawer in the dresser of life rather than the dresser everything else fits into. He also shares what he is seeing in the spiritual awakening happening on college campuses right now, why awakening without alignment will miss the moment, and what questions every believer should be asking themselves about their bank statements, their politics, and the last time following Jesus actually cost them something.

Highlights
Why Christ is not Jesus's last name but a title meaning Messiah and King, and why that changes everything
The Michael Jordan illustration and how cultural association with Jesus is not the same as knowing Him
Why a man leaving Kyle's church because it "interfered with his life" was actually the point
The Netflix faith problem, how we have built a Jesus who matches our preferences and filters out anything that doesn't
Why the dresser illustration matters, Jesus is not a drawer in the dresser of life, He is the dresser itself
How making Jesus in our own image is not a Western problem but a human one that goes back to the Crusades and beyond
What questions Kyle challenges believers to ask themselves when they stop and honestly examine their lives
Why spiritual awakening without spiritual alignment will miss the greatest opportunity of a generation

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 Kyle Idleman website: https://www.kyleidleman.com
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kyleidleman
📖 Book: The Missing Messiah
🌐 Southeast Christian Church: https://www.se.church/watch
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Kyle Idleman, Senior Pastor of Southeast Christian Church in Louisville, Kentucky, has watched a generation fall in love with Jesus without ever submitting to Him. The Missing Messiah, co-authored with Mark E. Moore, starts with a Michael Jordan illustration that says it all: millions feel connected to Jesus the way fans feel connected to a logo, through cultural association and name recognition, without ever being close enough that following Him actually costs them something.
Discipleship, the Jesus we have domesticated, and what it means to follow a King: Kyle unpacks why the word Christ is not a last name but the New Testament equivalent of Messiah, why belief without following is not the faith of the Gospels, and what it looks like when someone treats Jesus like a drawer in the dresser of life rather than the dresser everything else fits into. He also shares what he is seeing in the spiritual awakening happening on college campuses right now, why awakening without alignment will miss the moment, and what questions every believer should be asking themselves about their bank statements, their politics, and the last time following Jesus actually cost them something.
Highlights
<ul>
<li>Why Christ is not Jesus's last name but a title meaning Messiah and King, and why that changes everything</li>
<li>The Michael Jordan illustration and how cultural association with Jesus is not the same as knowing Him</li>
<li>Why a man leaving Kyle's church because it "interfered with his life" was actually the point</li>
<li>The Netflix faith problem, how we have built a Jesus who matches our preferences and filters out anything that doesn't</li>
<li>Why the dresser illustration matters, Jesus is not a drawer in the dresser of life, He is the dresser itself</li>
<li>How making Jesus in our own image is not a Western problem but a human one that goes back to the Crusades and beyond</li>
<li>What questions Kyle challenges believers to ask themselves when they stop and honestly examine their lives</li>
<li>Why spiritual awakening without spiritual alignment will miss the greatest opportunity of a generation</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul>
<li>🌐 Kyle Idleman website: <a href="https://www.kyleidleman.com/">https://www.kyleidleman.com</a></li>
<li>📱 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kyleidleman/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/kyleidleman</a></li>
<li>📖 Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Missing-Messiah-Jesus-Longer-Ignore/dp/B0FVTTZJ4F/">The Missing Messiah</a></li>
<li>🌐 Southeast Christian Church: <a href="https://www.se.church/watch">https://www.se.church/watch</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>

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 Open Up About The Blind and the Generational Impact of Faith

⭐️ Phil Wickham Talks New Album, Songwriting, and the Deconstruction Movement

Let us know what famous Christian celebrities you want us to interview for the show!

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 Open Up About The Blind and the Generational Impact of Faith
⭐️ Phil Wickham Talks New Album, Songwriting, and the Deconstruction Movement
Let us know what famous Christian celebrities you want us to interview for the show!

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.

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 Open Up About The Blind and the Generational Impact of Faith
⭐️ Phil Wickham Talks New Album, Songwriting, and the Deconstruction Movement
Let us know what famous Christian celebrities you want us to interview for the show!

Kyle Idleman on The Missing Messiah and the Jesus We've Redefined

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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. Not hype. Not emotional. Students showing up at Globe Life Field in Arlington at 3am, lining up around the building with their physical Bibles, just to make sure they could get into the room. Forty-five thousand of them. All hungry for the same thing.

Repentance, revival, and a generation that wants something durable enough to build a life on: Christian shares what he believes Asbury 2023 cracked open across college campuses in America, why this move of God is marked by confession and holy living rather than spectacle, and what the new Passion album Just That Good is really about — joy from a life that has been genuinely redeemed. He also gives a preview of the upcoming Passion tour with Taya and Levi Lusko, and why none of them are interested in just doing a show.

Highlights
What Christian has never seen in 20-plus years with Passion, and why this moment feels unmistakably different
How the Asbury outpouring in February 2023 stripped back celebrity culture Christianity and got back to the simple heart of faith
The image seared into his mind of students lined up around Globe Life Field at 3am, Bibles in hand, just to get in the room
Why this generation is not looking for hype but for something real, durable, and honest enough to build a life on
What the title track Just That Good is about and where the joy in it comes from
What Watch Him Work, What a Worthy Name, and the rest of the album represent for Passion
The upcoming tour with Taya and Levi Lusko and why all three of them are going into every city with faith for something fresh
Why Christian says leaving his family is only worth it if God is actually going to show up and do something powerful

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 Kristian Stanfill's website: https://www.kristianstanfill.com
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristianstanfill
🎵 Album: Just That Good
🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of Crosswalk Talk
👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on Lifeaudio

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. Not hype. Not emotional. Students showing up at Globe Life Field in Arlington at 3am, lining up around the building with their physical Bibles, just to make sure they could get into the room. Forty-five thousand of them. All hungry for the same thing.
Repentance, revival, and a generation that wants something durable enough to build a life on: Christian shares what he believes Asbury 2023 cracked open across college campuses in America, why this move of God is marked by confession and holy living rather than spectacle, and what the new Passion album Just That Good is really about &mdash; joy from a life that has been genuinely redeemed. He also gives a preview of the upcoming Passion tour with Taya and Levi Lusko, and why none of them are interested in just doing a show.
Highlights
<ul>
<li>What Christian has never seen in 20-plus years with Passion, and why this moment feels unmistakably different</li>
<li>How the Asbury outpouring in February 2023 stripped back celebrity culture Christianity and got back to the simple heart of faith</li>
<li>The image seared into his mind of students lined up around Globe Life Field at 3am, Bibles in hand, just to get in the room</li>
<li>Why this generation is not looking for hype but for something real, durable, and honest enough to build a life on</li>
<li>What the title track Just That Good is about and where the joy in it comes from</li>
<li>What Watch Him Work, What a Worthy Name, and the rest of the album represent for Passion</li>
<li>The upcoming tour with Taya and Levi Lusko and why all three of them are going into every city with faith for something fresh</li>
<li>Why Christian says leaving his family is only worth it if God is actually going to show up and do something powerful</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul>
<li>🌐 Kristian Stanfill's website:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kristianstanfill.com/">https://www.kristianstanfill.com</a></li>
<li>📱 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kristianstanfill/">https://www.instagram.com/kristianstanfill</a></li>
<li>🎵 Album: <a href="https://music.apple.com/us/album/just-that-good-ep/6766689897">Just That Good</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
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What 45,000 Students Lining Up at 3am Says About This Generation

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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 became famous for, irreducible complexity, argues that the molecular machinery inside living cells is so intricately assembled that removing a single part causes the entire system to collapse. Darwin thought the closer you looked at biology, the simpler it would get. The opposite turned out to be true, and that discovery has never stopped being inconvenient for strict materialism.

Science pointing beyond itself, the mind behind the machinery, and what a young generation deserves to know: Dr. Behe walks through why he joined The Story of Everything, how the fine-tuning of the universe and the information embedded in DNA both point insistently toward a designer, and why the mainstream scientific establishment continues to resist conclusions that the evidence increasingly demands. He also shares his go-to argument for God — not from biochemistry, but from the one thing every person already knows they have — a mind — and why that single observation, followed honestly, leads somewhere materialists cannot explain away.

Highlights
Why irreducible complexity is not going away and why evolutionary biology is still fighting to ignore it
How Darwin's assumption that cells were simple blobs of protoplasm turned out to be completely wrong
Why the more science advances, the stronger the evidence for purposeful design becomes
The fine-tuning argument and why the universe sits on a knife's edge to allow life to exist at all
His go-to argument for God, starting not with biochemistry but with the reality of the human mind
Why the mainstream media and academic establishment push the science-versus-faith narrative against their own evidence
What books like The God Delusion have done to students, and why this film is a direct answer to that
Why he believes young people who feel like accidents need to hear that science itself says otherwise

Resources / Links / CTA
🌐 Dr. Michael Behe website: https://michaelbehe.com
🎬 The Story of Everything: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13374694
📖 Book: Darwin's Black Box
📖 Book: The Edge of Evolution
🌐 Discovery Institute: https://www.discovery.org
🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of Crosswalk Talk
👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on Lifeaudio

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 became famous for, irreducible complexity, argues that the molecular machinery inside living cells is so intricately assembled that removing a single part causes the entire system to collapse. Darwin thought the closer you looked at biology, the simpler it would get. The opposite turned out to be true, and that discovery has never stopped being inconvenient for strict materialism.
Science pointing beyond itself, the mind behind the machinery, and what a young generation deserves to know: Dr. Behe walks through why he joined The Story of Everything, how the fine-tuning of the universe and the information embedded in DNA both point insistently toward a designer, and why the mainstream scientific establishment continues to resist conclusions that the evidence increasingly demands. He also shares his go-to argument for God &mdash; not from biochemistry, but from the one thing every person already knows they have &mdash; a mind &mdash; and why that single observation, followed honestly, leads somewhere materialists cannot explain away.
Highlights
<ul>
<li>Why irreducible complexity is not going away and why evolutionary biology is still fighting to ignore it</li>
<li>How Darwin's assumption that cells were simple blobs of protoplasm turned out to be completely wrong</li>
<li>Why the more science advances, the stronger the evidence for purposeful design becomes</li>
<li>The fine-tuning argument and why the universe sits on a knife's edge to allow life to exist at all</li>
<li>His go-to argument for God, starting not with biochemistry but with the reality of the human mind</li>
<li>Why the mainstream media and academic establishment push the science-versus-faith narrative against their own evidence</li>
<li>What books like The God Delusion have done to students, and why this film is a direct answer to that</li>
<li>Why he believes young people who feel like accidents need to hear that science itself says otherwise</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul>
<li>🌐 Dr. Michael Behe website: <a href="https://michaelbehe.com/">https://michaelbehe.com</a></li>
<li>🎬 The Story of Everything: <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13374694/">https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13374694</a></li>
<li>📖 Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743290313/?attr=di">Darwin's Black Box</a></li>
<li>📖 Book: <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/0743296222/?attr=di">The Edge of Evolution</a></li>
<li>🌐 Discovery Institute: <a href="https://www.discovery.org/">https://www.discovery.org</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>

The More Science Knows, the More It Points to God

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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 move to New York. Then, driving to work one morning past red rock canyons in Utah, God gave her a peace she wasn't looking for, and she let go. She signed with an agent almost immediately, got cast in her first Great American Family film, and has been making faith-forward rom-coms ever since. It turns out God was not closing a door. He was building a different stage entirely.

Identity, letting go, and the faith stitched into the seams of everyday life: Shae shares what drew her to Blessings in Disguise, a film about a fashion designer who discovers her grandmother's Bible verse-stitched dresses and finds her way back to what matters, and how those themes led to a seven-day devotional audio series through the Glorify app called The Fabric of Faith. She also talks about the night her daughter called out "Hi Mommy" from the audience while she was playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast, why she believes families are starving for content that doesn't require a filter, and what it means to her to raise two little girls while making films they can be proud of.

Highlights
The morning God gave her peace about letting go of Broadway and how everything opened up immediately after
How her first Great American Family film Destined at Christmas launched a career she never planned for
What drew her to Blessings in Disguise and why the themes of identity and self-worth hit close to home
The grandmother's Bible verse-stitched dresses in the film and why that detail became the heart of the story
The Fabric of Faith, a seven-day Glorify audio devotional tied to Blessings in Disguise covering identity, community, stillness, and grace
The night her daughter shouted "Hi Mommy" from the audience during Beauty and the Beast and why it was the highlight of her life
Why she believes families are spiritually hungry for content that carries hope and light without compromise
Her upcoming film A Christmas Prayer Two, a sequel to the Movieguide Award-winning original

Resources / Links / CTA
📱 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shae_robins
🎬 Blessings in Disguise
🌐 Glorify app: https://glorify-app.com
🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of Crosswalk Talk
👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on Lifeaudio

Shae Robins had one dream her entire life &mdash; Broadway. She worked the hours, joined the union, had friends performing on tour, and was ready to make the move to New York. Then, driving to work one morning past red rock canyons in Utah, God gave her a peace she wasn't looking for, and she let go. She signed with an agent almost immediately, got cast in her first Great American Family film, and has been making faith-forward rom-coms ever since. It turns out God was not closing a door. He was building a different stage entirely.
Identity, letting go, and the faith stitched into the seams of everyday life: Shae shares what drew her to Blessings in Disguise, a film about a fashion designer who discovers her grandmother's Bible verse-stitched dresses and finds her way back to what matters, and how those themes led to a seven-day devotional audio series through the Glorify app called The Fabric of Faith. She also talks about the night her daughter called out "Hi Mommy" from the audience while she was playing Belle in Beauty and the Beast, why she believes families are starving for content that doesn't require a filter, and what it means to her to raise two little girls while making films they can be proud of.
Highlights
<ul>
<li>The morning God gave her peace about letting go of Broadway and how everything opened up immediately after</li>
<li>How her first Great American Family film Destined at Christmas launched a career she never planned for</li>
<li>What drew her to Blessings in Disguise and why the themes of identity and self-worth hit close to home</li>
<li>The grandmother's Bible verse-stitched dresses in the film and why that detail became the heart of the story</li>
<li>The Fabric of Faith, a seven-day Glorify audio devotional tied to Blessings in Disguise covering identity, community, stillness, and grace</li>
<li>The night her daughter shouted "Hi Mommy" from the audience during Beauty and the Beast and why it was the highlight of her life</li>
<li>Why she believes families are spiritually hungry for content that carries hope and light without compromise</li>
<li>Her upcoming film A Christmas Prayer Two, a sequel to the Movieguide Award-winning original</li>
</ul>
Resources / Links / CTA
<ul>
<li>📱 Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/shae_robins/?hl=en">https://www.instagram.com/shae_robins</a></li>
<li>🎬 <a href="https://www.pureflix.com/blessings-in-disguise">Blessings in Disguise</a></li>
<li>🌐 Glorify app: <a href="https://glorify-app.com/en?_branch_match_id=1474761662815341714&amp;_branch_referrer=H4sIAAAAAAAAAwXBQQqAIBAF0BOl%2ByAigtp2g5hk0gF15GtUm87ee6G1UntrayCw8VEh59tRKcZpsiuY2pQY4ihvF3iJ8owf%2BGRAst8P6F0ZwxygiX%2Bvzmt4TQAAAA%3D%3D">https://glorify-app.com</a></li>
<li>🌐 Follow, share, and explore more of <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/crosswalk-talk-celebrity-christian-interviews/">Crosswalk Talk</a></li>
<li>👉 Follow, share, and subscribe for more faith-driven conversations on <a href="https://www.lifeaudio.com/">Lifeaudio</a></li>
</ul>

Why Shae Robins Let Go of Broadway and How God Opened Every Door

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Kyle Idleman on The Missing Messiah and the Jesus We've Redefined

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