crosswise
Christians are bombarded with temptations from the world to pull our eyes from the Lord. The world seeks to discredit and shame the Word of God. But the Word is for the wise, and the ways of the world are for the foolish - and Christians should know the difference. In this podcast, two stay-at-home moms, and Jesus-followers, take on pop culture trends and messages and examine them through a Biblical lens, discerning a right view from a wrong a one. We seek wisdom from the Word, not from the world.
Episodes
53 episodes
Ep. 53 | "What Is A Woman?" Let Us Share That, And More...
Some women are tall; some are short. Some have blue eyes, and some brown. Some women excel at art and music while others make medical breakthroughs that save lives and change the world. But, none of this defines a woman. A woman isn't even defi...
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Ep. 52 | The Meltdown Over Modesty: Why Women Need to Cover Up
A Christian pastor set off a firestorm last week when he suggested believing women had no good reason to post immodest photos on the internet. It's no surprise the secular world went into a tailspin over such a thought, but to see Christian wom...
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Ep. 51 | Creation and Evolution with Guest Ben Bridges
At the request of a young listener looking for information to refute the claims of a high school science teacher, Ciara and Jessi explore the truth behind dominate theories including evolution and the Big Bang with special guest, and creation e...
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Ep. 50 | Beauty and the Beastly: Why the Culture Has Replaced the Gorgeous with the Ghastly
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Well, not really. That may sound like a nice thing to say, and it may even be an attempt to remain neutral or inoffensive when someone mislabels something objectively ugly as beautiful. But what ends up hap...
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Ep. 49 | Preferring Pets Over People: Popular, Yet Perverse
If your dog and a perfect stranger were drowning in a lake, side by side, who would you try to save? Would it surprise you to learn that nearly 2/3 of American adults would choose their dog? This disregard for our fellow man, in favor of animal...
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Ep. 48 | Cringey Christian Catchphrases
You know those times when you're really struggling and could use some solid encouragement, but then, someone tries to sum up God's provision like its a bumper sticker? Yeah. Cringe, right? The problem here is that these catchy little phrases ta...
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Ep. 47 | Hunting For Hope In The Heavens: Seeking Alien Life
They are the stuff of sci-fi horror films and mystery documentaries - extraterrestrial life, just waiting to be discovered. Some have speculated we’ve already made contact, while others theorize they could be the source of our own existence. Bu...
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Ep. 46 | Biblical Boycott or Costly Cancel Culture
It seems there are a million reasons Christians could find to boycott any number of businesses. But which reasons actually qualify as valid? Which reasons should compel us to take our business elsewhere or even encourage others to do so? And if...
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Ep. 45 | Rewind: The False Teachings of Steven Furtick
During the holiday break, Ciara and Jessi decided to revisit their most popular episode yet - a look into the false gospel promoted and taught by celebrity pastor Steven Furtick. His popularity is growing, which increases the need for discernme...
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Ep. 44 | He Sees You When You're Sleeping? No, Thanks!
Ciara and Jessi get together for a quick hello before re-releasing the second episode of crosswise, where we give all the reasons Christians should take a hard pass on Santa Claus and his little helper, the Elf on the Shelf.Enjoy this e...
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Ep. 43 | We Absolutely Do Not Criticize Abortion In This Episode
After doing an entire show on the evils of abortion and the flawed logic and bad science used to defend the practice last week, Ciara and Jessi noticed an interesting trend. Despite all the interest and timeliness of the topic, the show got sus...
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Ep. 42 | Brushing Up On Beating Down Pro-Abortion Distortions
In light of the biggest abortion case to be heard by the Supreme Court in years, and all of the really illogical, anti-scientific, and outright immoral arguments defending the practice that have been circulating social media in recent days, Cia...
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Ep. 41 | Bloopers, Outtakes, And Behind the Scenes
This week, Ciara and Jessi took a break to spend Thanksgiving with family, but still lined up a fun episode featuring a few of their favorite mistakes and bloopers from past episodes.We hope you enjoy these funny moments as much as we d...
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Ep. 40 | "Let's Go, Brandon"
A chant of frustration, turned otherwise meaningless euphemism, turned cultural phenomenon, "let's go, Brandon" has become the slogan of choice for millions who are wishing to express displeasure with President Biden, and mock the mainstream me...
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Ep. 39 | Raising Girls
"Who run the world?" Girls. But then why do we keep telling them it's so hard for them to make it in a man's world? Why is the rate of young girls "transitioning" and rejecting biological realities about themselves at an historic high? ...
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Ep. 38 | Raising Boys
Is it really true that "boys will be boys"? And if it is, shouldn't we put a stop to that? Isn’t all that unbridled "toxic masculinity" bad for the world? Maybe what our boys need is to be more like girls.Or maybe, God made boys to be r...
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Ep. 37 | The Walking Dead: Not Another Debate About Halloween
It's not just another way to celebrate Halloween, and it isn't just a day to remember those who have died. Dia de los Muertos - the Day of the Dead - is a tradition of reuniting with loved ones and building altars in their honor. The pr...
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Ep. 36 | Asked and Answered
In the final episode of the season, Ciara and Jessi answer listener questions regarding salvation, the second commandment, baptism and more. Be sure to check out this conversation as Season 2 comes to a close.Show Notes:Episo...
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Ep. 35 | Falling Out Of Love With The World
"And let us consider how to stir up one another to love and good works... encouraging one another, and all the more as you see the Day drawing near." (Hebrews 10:24-25)Ciara and Jessi talk sanctification, worldly desires, sinful passion...
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Ep. 34 | The Enneagram And Christianity: Complementary or Incompatible?
People seem to have this perpetual need to find a way to tell others who they are through the use of personality labels. Almost like there needs to be this universally understood and accepted language that when when spoken, it tells others all ...
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Ep. 33 | Sola Feelz
We all know the feeling of feeling all the feels. You know, that feeling when something doesn't feel quite right. Those feelings have a place and purpose, but does that place and purpose involve how respond to the gospel?Well, the doctr...
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Ep. 32 | Faith Over FOMO
Now, like no other time in history, Christians are faced with deciding whether to follow their conscience or follow the trends. Between viral YouTube videos and "must-see TV," social media influencers and binge-worthy movie series, our sc...
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Ep. 31 | Garden of Deception: Examining the Growth of Bad Theology on Social Media with Dr. Jen Russum
You've heard the phrase, "the road to Hell is paved with good intentions." This idea proves truer now that we consume so much information on social media, and from influencers who claim to have nothing but good intentions and positive motivatio...
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Ep. 30 | Counterfeit Christianity Series, Part 5 | The Gospel According To Progressive Christianity
The Bible has plenty of warnings about false teachers and how to identify them. Because of its rejection of Scripture, the essence of God, the divinity of Jesus, and so much more, Progressive Christianity can fairly be called a counterfeit vers...
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Ep. 29 | Counterfeit Christianity Series, Part 4 | Introduction to Progressive Christianity
In this episode, Ciara and Jessi breakdown the history, the redefinition of biblical terms, and the denials of scripture that all make up the growing ideology of Progressive Christianity. As Postmodern thought was beginning to take hold...
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