Top 10 Binge-Worthy Shows with A Lot of Heart

WHEN CALLS THE HEART is a charming Hallmark TV show set in 1910 Canada about a woman named Elizabeth Thatcher coming to a small coal-mining town to teach. WHEN CALLS THE HEART is an entertaining television show with a strong Christian, moral worldview. With great acting and heart warming writing, it's a wonderful show safe for the whole family.

HEARTLAND is a captivating show about a ranch family set in Alberta, Canada. In the episode titled “Baby on Board,” Amy and Ty give birth to the fourth genera-tion baby, Lindy. “Baby on Board” is beautifully filmed in the sprawling plains of Calgary with excellent writing, great acting and a strong Christian, moral worldview.

THE CHOSEN SEASON 4: Episode 1 is a theatrical release of the first episode of Season 4 of the crowd-funded show about Jesus and tells the story of the importance of John the Baptizer’s mission in preparing the way for the Messiah and the cost he pays for that. THE CHOSEN SEASON 4: Episode 1 creates a Christ-centered, inspiring, sometimes winsome, and sometimes heartrending experience for the whole family and champions the Bible, Jesus and the truth of Christ’s teaching to all people.

SHADRACH is a heartwarming family series on Great American Pure Flix about a young girl as she adjusts to life in the country, learning lessons about everything from farm life to faith. The first two episodes of SHADRACH have a strong Christian, morally uplifting worldview and are well-made and enjoyable, with engaging plotlines and beautiful settings.

In the first three episodes of A THOUSAND TOMORROWS on Pure Flix, a male bull rider who struggles with anger and a female barrel rider struggling with a deadly illness, both win big at the rodeo and begin to discover God’s plan as they face their own challenges. The first three episodes of A THOUSAND TOMORROWS take viewers on an exciting ride on the rodeo circuit with intense rodeo scenes, sweeping landscapes and purposeful acting by the two main characters and convey a very strong Christian, biblical worldview about trusting God and extolling prayer.

“Take Me to Church,” one of the best episodes of Tim Allen’s LAST MAN STANDING sitcom, finds Mike and Vanessa wondering how they can get their two college-age daughters, who still live at home, to go to church again. “Take Me to Church” is some principles that can help make going to church more personal and meaningful for all people, but there are a few obscenities and some genial jokes about church, so caution is advised for younger children.

COUNTY RESCUE is a drama series on Great American Family’s TV and streaming venues and follows a young woman who’s competing for one paramedic job against the fire chief’s impulsive but likeable son and an over-qualified, compassionate rookie. The first two episodes of COUNTY RESCUE are compelling and engaging, with nicely-written dialogue and good performances, plus a strong Christian, morally uplifting and inspiring worldview.

THE BAXTERS is an entertaining, biblical, series about a loving family going through multiple issues. The first eight episodes of THE BAXTERS have a strong Christian, moral worldview with lots of prayer, Scripture and examples of faith, but the program depicts some serious issues, so it’s designed for older mature viewers.

THESE STONES is a faith-centered series streaming on UP Faith & Family about a grieving young woman getting involves with an organization of undercover Bible characters who help people of today. Despite some low-budget production values, THESE STONES tells imaginative, well-acted stories full of overt Christian elements and valuable biblical lessons about trusting God, but MOVIEGUIDE® advises caution because of theological issues as well as brief depictions and descriptions of death.

In GOING HOME: Season 2 on Great American Family, the female staff at the hospice facility help a variety of terminal patients make peace with the past, themselves, others, and God, while the lead nurse must bring her nursing skills to bear on the most complicated relationship in her life, her relationship with her mother. GOING HOME: Season 2 is absorbing and inspiring and consistently demonstrates the power of faith and compassion, including Scripture and prayer, although the sensitive nature of suffering and death hits hard at times.