CROSSROAD SPRINGS: Episode 1.6: “Sunrise and Still Water”

Name: CROSSROAD SPRINGS: Episode 1.6: “Sunrise and Still Water”
Item: CROSSROAD SPRINGS: Episode 1.6: “Sunrise and Still Water”
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"Faith Brings Renewed Purpose"

Family Content: +4 Biblical, usually Christian, worldview, with no questionable elements whatsoever.

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What You Need To Know:

CROSSROAD SPRINGS is a rewarding family drama on Great American Family and Pure Flix. It follows the Hamilton family, including adult siblings James and Janet, their aging father Willis, and Aunt Amy. James, a preacher, left his congregation in Chicago to help his family with financial hardships and staffing shortages at Red Oak Ranch. In the mid-season finale, Episode 6, the family faces many difficult decisions. For example, Pastor James must decide whether to return to his church in Chicago or yield to his father’s pressures to stay in Crossroad Springs and help the family ranch.

Episode 6 of CROSSROAD SPRINGS: Season One features a strong Christian, moral, pro-family worldview. It promotes community, family unity, faith, prayer, and forgiveness. Pastor James quotes Scripture and delivers a faith-filled message at a baby’s baptism. Also, people discuss prayer, and one person sings a Christian hymn. That said, Episode 6 of CROSSROAD SPRINGS includes some tension between the Hamiltons and a neighboring family. Also, two men raise their voices in an argument. There’s no other negative content, however, and the episode provides satisfying, wholesome family entertainment.

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(CCC, BBB, CapCap, P, M): Dominant Worldview and Other Worldview Strong Very strong Christian, biblical, moral, pro-family worldview about a family working on their family ranch promotes free enterprise, community, family unity, love, and forgiveness, plus pastor quotes Scripture and delivers a faith-filled message at a baby’s baptism, people discuss prayer and talk about answering God’s calling, a character sings the Christian hymn, “Nearer my God to Thee,” the community is pro-church, a young couple vow to raise their son for Christ during the baptism, characters forgive and support each other, and the pastor discusses his love for his congregation;

Foul Language:

No foul language;

Violence:

No violence;

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No sex;

Nudity:

No nudity;

Alcohol Use:

No alcohol use;

Smoking and/or Drug Use and Abuse:

No smoking or drugs; and,

Miscellaneous Immorality:

A neighboring farm threatens to steal land out from underneath another family and makes a secret deal to purchase the land of a nearby quarry, a father disapproves of his son leaving to pastor a church and uses guilt tactics to get him to stay but gives his blessing for him to answer God’s call on his life in the end, and two men yell and argue.

More Detail:

CROSSROAD SPRINGS is a wholesome, appealing family drama on Great American Family and Pure Flix. The story follows the Hamilton family, including adult siblings James and Janet, their aging father Willis, and Aunt Amy. James, a preacher, left his congregation in Chicago to help his family with their financial hardship and staffing shortages at the Red Oak Ranch. In the mid-season finale, the family face many difficult decisions, especially Pastor James, who must decide to answer God’s calling and return to his church in Chicago or give in to the pressures of his father to stay in Crossroad Springs to help the struggling ranch.

From the beautiful setting of the Red Oak Ranch to the excellent performances of the lead and supporting actors, Episode 6 of CROSSROAD SPRINGS: Season One features first-rate production values and a well-paced storyline to keep viewers engaged throughout the episode. The characters are believable, and the unfolding drama weaves a powerful story of faith and family.

As Pastor James prepares to leave for Chicago, a young couple new the community ask him to baptize their baby. He agrees to hold the ceremony in an old prayer barn on the ranch, where he delivers a beautiful message that brings the community together. In the ceremony, James quotes Matthew 18:20 and Mark 10:14. He also performs the baptism and recites Numbers 6:24-26 as a blessing to the young family. The ceremony renews his sense of purpose in Crossroad Springs.

Meanwhile, Willis is unhappy that James plans to return to Chicago and abandon the ranch, which Willis sees as a family calling. He expresses his frustration and disappointment to James several times throughout the episode. Pastor James wrestles with the guilt of leaving and the calling God has on his life to tend to his congregation. When Willis attends the service, he’s moved to see James in his element. However, will it be enough for him to give James his blessing to leave the Red Oak Ranch?

At the same time, tensions mount over a proposed quarry deal, which puts the ranch’s future in jeopardy. The neighboring farm, owned by the Newman family and led by Daniel Newman, has a long-standing feud with the Hamiltons. Daniel will go to any length to purchase the valuable land tied to the quarry, which would secure water rights and affect possible expansion of the ranch. Daniel takes drastic measures to underhandedly shift the terms from the landowner, creating more problems for the Hamilton Family.

Episode 6 of CROSSROAD SPRINGS: Season One features a strong Christian, moral, pro-family worldview. It focuses on the gift of community, family unity and the importance of forgiveness. Pastor James quotes scripture and delivers a faith-filled message at a baby’s baptism. Also, characters discuss prayer, talk about answering God’s calling, and a character sings the Christian hymn “Nearer My God to Thee.”

CROSSROAD SPRINGS is a wholesome family show about people who support and forgive each other. There’s slight tension between the Hamilton and Newman families. Also, two men raise their voices in an argument. Otherwise, however, Episode 6 of Season One has no objectional content and provides great, wholesome family entertainment.