At just 22, podcaster and evangelist Bryce Crawford displays a boldness for Christ that stands out in a world marked by hesitation. He’s taken the gospel to a Satanic temple, a psychic, a Pride parade, and to followers of other religions, including Muslims, Hindus, and Hebrew Israelites.
But to Crawford, such boldness isn’t out of the ordinary. He views it as a natural response to what Jesus has done in his life – sparing him from a planned suicide in December 2020 and freeing him from years of depression and anxiety.
It’s also, he says, grounded in a calling to love people.
“Jesus saved my life Dec. 25 of 2020,” Crawford told Crosswalk Headlines. “The love that God has for me has fueled me to love people. It’s the greatest commandment – love God and love people. And so it’s what God has done in my life, and the love that He has shown me that gives me that same strength to be bold and love people.”
Crawford has grown into a faith-centric internet sensation in just a few years, driven not only by his street evangelism videos but also by his sit-down interviews on The Bryce Crawford Podcast. He’s currently on the back end of a multi-city tour across the country as part of his I Love Jesus Tour.
He has 3 million followers on Instagram and 4 million on TikTok, plus nearly 1 million on YouTube – and has become, for many Christian youth, a beacon of hope in a social media world often marked by cynicism and darkness.
He views his boldness not as confrontational or controversial but simply as truth-telling.
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“If you love someone, you tell them the truth,” Crawford said. “And so I think that’s very important is that if we really love people, we’re going to tell them the truth. And there’s a way that you can deliver the truth that is full of grace as well. The love Jesus has for me has fueled me to love people.”
It’s been a busy year for Crawford, who proposed to his girlfriend Maddy and then married her, all within a few short months. They wed in January.
Marriage, he said, has deepened his understanding of God – and himself.
“It’s taught me how selfish I am,” he said, laughing. “I didn’t realize how selfish I was until I got married, but man – what a beautiful picture of union and commitment it is to know God has always been so faithful to us, and His faithfulness fuels us to be faithful back to Him. And so the same way that my wife and I choose each other daily, it’s such a beautiful picture of how God chooses us.”
Crawford believes young people are hungry for the truth of Christ,