Welcome to the Jesus Calling Podcast. Today we talk with two men of faith who

strive every day to use their platforms for good. Multipletnum Country artist Josh Turner

and NASCAR driver Michael McDowell.

First, we welcome back country music star Josh Turner

to the show.

Throughout his career, Josh has spoken frequently

about his Christian faith and he just released his first gospel album called

I Serve a Savior. Josh tells us about his deep roots in the church and gospel music, how he and his family

join Bill and Gloria Gaither to produce the album and why he feels compelled to be a good example

for his fans.

I'm Josh Turner and I grew up in rural South Carolina and it

was just basically a small tobacco farming community and our church was right

down the road. Our school was right down the road.

Our school was right down the road.

Spend a lot of time outdoors.

I grew up in a close-knit Christian family and my grandparents were, you know, both sets of my grandparents were right down the road too.

So everybody was pretty close and I just had a pretty ideal childhood and I'm very thankful for that because ever since I left home

things have just been kind of crazy and chaotic with just the lifestyle and the schedule demand. and

the schedule demands and everything of my job and my career.

Yeah, when I was freshman or sophomore in high school,

I was in church one Sunday and the older men's quartet

in our church, they were called the Victory Quartet.

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