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The grand prize awarded to the contestants ultimately go to charity or another community cause of their choice. Although Foxworthy has grown supportive of the show, he was initially hesitant to host the show back when he was offered the opportunity in early I was like, 'God, is this okay to do a game show about the Bible?

The series has now wrangled in a reported 12 million total viewers. It premiered its season one finale Thursday, Oct. Free CP Newsletters Join over , others to get the top stories curated daily, plus special offers! Do you want award-winning journalism with a Christian worldview , delivered to your inbox?

Wood, former Assemblies of God leader, dies after 4 month battle with cancer I lost my job as United pilot for refusing vaccine for faith-based reasons How I responded to my teen vaping, alcohol use and drug abuse? So I think for a lot of people that have never been interested in faith…faith just talked about can get boring pretty quickly, but when you see it in action, then it gets interesting, and I think that's what this show does.

Goodwyn: You talked about giving the money to charity. If you were a contestant, what charity would you give it to? Foxworthy: Oh my goodness, I've got so many of them, but I would probably give it to the Mission. They don't turn anybody away based on ability to pay. You show up at the door and you go, "My kid's got cancer and I've got a dollar. So I've always had a heart for the underdog, but I never really thought much about homeless people until I got involved in this.

Then when you get down there, you realize almost all of them are addicts, which is how most of them ended up being homeless, but they're addicts because they got messed up early in life through some kind of abuse, whether emotional or sexual, or physical. I think if God delights in one thing, it's restoring broken people. So when you see people that have been so messed up and lost so many years of their lives, when you see them able to be restored to their families, to finally understand the love that they've been craving all their life, it's a pretty cool thing to get to be a part of.

Goodwyn: It's cool to see the different charities and different kind of Christians that are on the show. What can we expect from this new crop of competitors? Foxworthy: Well, they're as diverse as ever, which was, kind of from day one part of my argument was I wanted it to be if somebody had a mental idea of what a Christian looked like, when they turned on the show they were like, "Okay, I was wrong about that" in that we might have nuns play next to tattoo artists playing next to cowboys, next to beauty queens.

I mean, it's the most diverse group of teams you've ever seen, but yet they all kind of have the same heart. They all love the same things. The one thing we went back and tried to do better this year was to make these stories of who they were playing for more personal instead of being generic. Just like the American Cancer Society, it's like, "Okay, let's take an individual or let's take something within your community where we can go in and show this.

I hope we've done a better job of making these stories more personal this year. Goodwyn: Do you learn a lot as you're reading the questions and answers during the taping? Foxworthy: Well, here's what I've learned is that me and my southern accent apparently mispronounce a ton of names in the Old Testament, because I have a little thing in my ear called an "IFB" where, as we're doing the show, you have people in the truck recording it, but they're also trying to time it, like, just figure out where the commercial breaks are, and so they will say things in my ear like, "Jeff, ask the question, but go to commercial before you give them the answer.

Well, now on this show, half of the time I will pronounce an Old Testament name, and in my ear I can hear, "No, no, no, no, no, Jeff, not even close. Goodwyn: Do you ever try and guess in your head as the show's going on, like, "Oh, I know that. I know some of it, but I'm kind of glad that I'm not the one answering the questions. For more articles and information, visit Hannah's bio page. Log in or create an account to post a comment.

The Christian Broadcasting Network. Subscribe Weekly CBN. Your Message Add Comment. Translate Close. Are you seeking answers in life? Are you hurting? Each of the brothers "found his faith tested when their grandfather died of cancer, a disease that has also struck several of their aunts and uncles.

In addition to bringing name recognition to the program, Foxworthy "is a committed Christian," she explained. In addition to regularly attending church, he has conducted a Bible study for homeless people in his area for 15 years, she said. In a production video on the GSN website, Foxworthy explained that when he was first approached about the idea of the show, he was skeptical about whether a Bible game show would work.

But at the same time, he said that he was intrigued by the idea of winning a game show for charity. He added that despite being centuries old, the Bible is "still relevant" and is the best-selling book of all time.

While the idea of a faith-based game show on a secular cable network is largely unprecedented, Dunbar believes that it will be well-received.

She explained that the show manages to combine trivia and Scripture in a way that is "both respectful and fun. Dunbar hopes that the American Bible Challenge will draw a strong viewership from different Christian denominations and will ultimately pave the way for a second season. At Catholic News Agency, our team is committed to reporting the truth with courage, integrity, and fidelity to our faith. We provide news about the Church and the world, as seen through the teachings of the Catholic Church.

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