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The Apologia crew joins us in the studio to discuss the Idaho governors race, and the changes brewing since our live governor’s show back at the beginning of September. We also talk about Apologia’s upcoming church plant in Kauai. Please check out their website and if you have any Christian friends in the area, have them reach out to Apologia through the website. We also had the pleasure of interviewing Brian Bailey, who was VP Mike Pence’s former State Budget Director. With Brian, we discussed the principles that guided him in his high-profile political position, and how Christians should be thinking about engaging as politicians. Upcoming events to note: 1) CALLED Conference July 16th through 20th– a conference that will challenge Christian high school students to become the next generation of cultural leaders, because they are CALLED… → to put on the whole armor of God → to engage culture → to advance the Kingdom 2) Grace Agenda: Enraging Culture April 13th and 14th in Moscow, Idaho. Register here! You can stream live from our website here, or you can find our newest episode in the iTunes store and Google store. Advertise with us!  Please contact us (contact@crosspolitic.com) for packages and custom concepts. We pray that you find encouragement, edifying and challenging dialogue, and joy and laughter in our podcast. Lord bless, On behalf of the Host! About CP: Cross Politic (Christ over politics) mixes the taboo formula of faith, culture, and politics in order to bring the clarity of the gospel into muddle-American.  We are a community of Christians who desire to see the Lordship of Christ in every corner of our culture, reigning over every politician, and changing every individual for our good and His glory.

This episode is a must-listen. Elise Crapuchettes, homemaker, author, and Duke law grad, joins us to discuss her new book, Popes and Feminists. Before the Reformation, the Roman Catholic Church did not consider the calling of a wife and mother to be holy. The only spiritual calling for women was to be found in a convent. The Reformers confronted the bad theology that fed this idea (and other worse abuses, like priest-patronized brothels), and returned to the Bible to develop a theology of vocation that began to free women to be holy no matter their occupation. But today, modern feminist claims about vocation have more in common with the pre-Reformation popes than anything else. The only difference is that feminists have replaced the convent with the hallowed corporate workplace.        In CrossPolitic news, we highlight a Texas cafe’s transgender bathroom policies, how the Australian women’s rugby governing body is handling a “bloke in a dress,” and Donna Brazile’s new book.   Upcoming events to note: 1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up to visit please click here.  2) CALLED Conference July 16th through 20th– a conference that will challenge Christian high school students to become the next generation of cultural leaders, because they are CALLED… → to put on the whole armor of God → to engage culture → to advance the Kingdom 3) Grace Agenda: Enraging Culture April 13th and 14th in Moscow, Idaho. Register here! You can stream live from our website here, or you can find our newest episode in the iTunes store and Google store. Advertise with us!  Please contact us (contact@crosspolitic.com) for packages and custom concepts. We appreciate your feedback, show ideas, and interested volunteers.  We pray that you find encouragement, edifying and challenging dialogue, and joy and laughter in our podcast.   Lord bless,

This week we’re joined by David Wheaton, nationally syndicated radio host and 1991 winner of the Grand Slam Cup, to discuss the spiritual crisis on university campuses. As many as fifty percent of Christian students say they’ve lost their faith by the time they graduate college, and yet Christians continue to think there is no crisis. David’s book, University of Destruction, describes his own experiences at Stanford and outlines the three Pillars of Peril–sex, drugs/alcohol, and humanism–that students face in college, and discusses how students can raise their spiritual GPA as a strategy for gaining victory over these perils (follow this link for the study guide). In CrossPolitic news, we cover NPR CEO Ken Stern’s journey to conservatism, the referral of children to UK sex change clinics at the rate of 50 kids per week, and sex education testing in a public school in Oklahoma. Upcoming Events 1) New Saint Andrews College Prospective Student Weekend: November 10th through November 13th. Follow the link to sign up. 2) CALLED Conference: July 16th through 20th, 2018, in Moscow, Idaho. This conference will challenge Christian high school students to become the next generation of cultural leaders, because they are CALLED → to put on the whole armor of God → to engage culture → to advance the Kingdom 3) Grace Agenda: Enraging the Culture: April 13th and 14th, 2018, in Moscow, Idaho You can stream live from our website here, or you can find our newest episode in the iTunes store and Google store. Advertise with us!  Please contact us (contact@crosspolitic.com) for packages and custom concepts. We appreciate your feedback, show ideas, and interested volunteers.  We pray that you find encouragement, edifying and challenging dialogue, and joy and laughter in our podcast. Lord bless, On behalf of the Host! About CP: Cross Politic (Christ over politics) mixes the taboo formula of faith, culture, and politics in order to bring the clarity of the gospel into muddle-American.  We are a community of Christians who desire to see the Lordship of Christ in every corner of our culture, reigning over every politician, and changing every individual for our good and His glory.

Hopeful future governor of Oklahoma, Dan Fisher, makes a campaign stop to join us on the show. Dan is running on the ASAP platform: Abolish abortion, State sovereignty, Audit everything, and Proper government. We recommend you check him out and support him, even if you don’t live in Oklahoma. One state showing courage will go a long way, as we pray and labor for the Lordship of Christ over every state in this nation. In CrossPolitic news we discuss the sad state of affairs, as our local hospital, here in Moscow, is becoming the northwest hub for transgendered surgeries. As part of this discussion, we work through how a nurse should respond, if working for a hospital that mutiliates its patients. We also discuss LeCrae’s new album and the humanism in Christian music. The church needs to recover a love for singing the Psalms, as part of our response to this humanism. Upcoming events to note: 1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up please visit: www.nsa.edu/visit. 2) Called Conference: NSA’s leadership and worldview conference for high school students next July. See Calledconference.ninja for more details and early registration pricing. 3) We forgot to link to My Soul Among the Lions Kickstarter project in the last email, so thanks for your patience:) Check it out here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mysoulamonglions/my-soul-among-lions-psalms-1120

Movie mogul, Harvey Weinstein, found his way into Hollywood’s moral buzzsaw this last week, and we can’t figure out what moral code they are operating off of. Weinstein’s ways have been known in Hollywood for years, and given enough public pressure, apparently anybody will grow a moral backbone, including Hollywood. Correction in the podcast: The original piece we referenced was published in the New Yorker, not the New York Times. Also, the writer of the piece, Ronan Farrow, worked for NBC, not ABC. Scott Yenor, Professor of Political Science at Boise State University, also joins us to discuss his recent encounter with faux diversity at BSU. Scott has written a number of pieces linking modern feminism to the transgender slippery slope, and apparently this logic is the “seed that, when nourished and allowed to grow, becomes the kind of hatred and intolerance that we saw on Display in Charlottesville.” Here are a couple of Scott’s books to check out: Family Politics: The Idea of Marriage in Modern Political Thought David Hume’s Humanity: The Philosophy of Common Life and Its Limits (Recovering Political Philosophy) Upcoming events to note: 1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up to visit please click here. 2) Water Boy and Choc Knox will be in Roanoke, Virginia beginning Saturday through Wednesday, so reach out to contact@crosspolitic.com to connect if it fits their schedule. You can stream live from our website here, or you can find our newest episode in the iTunes store and Google store. Advertise with us!  Please contact us (contact@crosspolitic.com) for packages and custom concepts. We appreciate your feedback, show ideas, and interested volunteers.  We pray that you find encouragement, edifying and challenging dialogue, and joy and laughter in our podcast. Lord bless, On behalf of the Host

The Vegas shooting was tragic and an awful display of man’s depravity. We should mourn with those who mourn, but this was not the liberal response. It did not take long before liberals, like Hillary Clinton, seized the moment to push a political agenda. How we respond matters, and speaks to the greater worldview battles in our culture.  Who is our savior? The government? Legislation? Is Jimmy Kimmel’s sermon the solution or is Christ the solution? We also get into the recent bill House passed that bans abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. As abolitionist, how do we think about bills like this? Upcoming events to note: 1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up to visit please click here. 2) Some of our host will be traveling, and we are always happy to meet our listeners, as traveling schedules permit. So feel free to connect with us on social media, when you see us travel.

What does the NFL protest have to do with worship? Is it anti-patriotic to protest our nation’s failures, or does the current protest show something deeper going on in our society? Pastor Toby tweeted this week: “Don’t miss the fact that football stadiums are the cathedrals of modern America & 2 false religions are currently involved in a worship war.”  Josh Craddock, whose writing has appeared in National Review Online, Public Discourse, The Stream, and Providence Magazine, he also managed advocacy teams for several non-profit organizations at the United Nations, promoting life and the family during negotiations for the Sustainable Development Goals, joins us to discuss his paper arguing that the 14th Amendment protects the unborn.  Upcoming events to note: 1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up to visit please click here.  2) Christ Church has the Post-college Life Conference this October 6th and 7th. Sign up here!

We are back on our regular schedule, and had the privilege of interviewing Jason Elmore, sales leader and author of Elite Execution. Sales books are a dime in a dozen, but we think Jason has some real value to add to this discussion. This is particularly the case when Jason introduces the concept of forgiveness in the business world.         In CrossPolitic news we cover CNN’s interview with a Fox Sports commentator, transgendered curriculum in public schools, and Spokane County Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich press conference stating people have changed not guns.  Upcoming events to note: 1) New Saint Andrews College has a prospective student weekend coming up November 10th through the 13th. To sign up to visit please click here.  2) Christ Church has the Post-college Life Conference this October 6th and 7th. Sign up here!

We are back on our regular schedule! In this episode we had the pleasure of siting down with nationally acclaimed author N.D. Wilson. Wilson is the author of Leepike Ridge, 100 Cupboards, Dragons Tooth, Notes form the Tilt-a-whirl, and to our topic–Death By Living. He is also a filmmaker (The River Thief available on Netflix/Amazon) and Fellow of Literature at New Saint Andrews College. This interview is a must listen! In CP news we discuss President Trump rescinding Obama’s DACA and what should healthy immigration look like. UPDATE:  The Gray Havens are performing at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop.  Register now here!  We hope to see you there.

Folks- thanks for enduring our month off. We hope the reruns were still a blessing. Don’t worry though, we did not waste the month of August. We had the the honor of having Lt. Governor Brad Little and Dr. Tommy Ahlquist joined us on CrossPolitic live, at the historic Nuart Theater in Moscow, Idaho this past September 1st. The show fused entertainment, honest dialogue, and tough issues into a discussion roundtable between us and the candidates. The current Republican race for Idaho governor includes Lt. Governor Brad Little, Dr. Tommy Ahlquist, and Congressman Raul Labrador. The Republican primaries will be held in May of 2018. Congressman Raul Labrador had a schedule conflict and was not be able to participate in the show. About once or twice a year we do these live shows, and hope they serve as a blessing to our listeners outside of Idaho. Christ reigns and we desire to see the Lordship of Christ over all of politics, all of culture, and all of life. UPDATE:  The Gray Havens are performing a live concert at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop.  Register now here!  We hope to see you there.

Folks thanks for enduring some reruns for the month of August. We are excited to get back in the studio, and we kick it off this Friday night with the candidates running for governor in Idaho. This will be a live show at the historic Nuart Theatre in Downtown Moscow, ID. This event is free and open to the public, so please join us if you are in town. For this rerun Alveda King, niece of Martin Luther King Jr., joins us to discuss the lie of abortion and why repentance has played such a key role in her life in restoring her soul and her thinking. Since 1973 America has killed over 50 million babies on the altar of convenience and sexual freedom. We have blood on our hands, and that blood will only be washed by the blood of Jesus. Thanks for everyone for supporting the show by buying merch and joining our club!  If you are interested in finding out more and joining in monthly support of the show, please click here. Wordsmithy Update:  The Gray Havens are performing Wednesday night at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop Thursday morning! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop.  Please register now here!  We hope to see you there.

Folks we truly thank you for listening, sharing, purchasing our merch, and all your support. Our podcast is less than a year old, and has grown from a measly several hundred downloads per month to about 20,000 downloads per month. We thank God for this, and for the opportunity to be apart of advancing His kingdom through this medium. We are taking the month of August off, due to work and a special episode we have coming September 1st (see here). So this August we will be releasing reruns that a lot of you have probably missed. Thank you for your prayers and look forward to our September live show. For this rerun, we address a problem that our government frankly is unable to solve. American Christianity has surrendered ground in areas that have supposed “little gospel application”.  But the Lordship of Christ is over every area of our lives, and this means the gospel applies to everything–including our healthcare. Dr. Jim Brook, author of The High Price of Socialized Medicine, joins us to discuss why the free market would provide higher quality, cheaper healthcare in contrast to Obamacare.  Dr. Brook runs his own practice, and rejects health insurance in order to keep his pricing low and his service focused on the patient. Jesus is Lord overall, and as we seek to bring every thought captive under Christ, this should include our understanding of healthcare and economics. Thanks for everyone for supporting the show by buying merch and joining our club!  If you are interested in finding out more and joining in monthly support of the show, please click here. UPDATE:  The Gray Havens are performing at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop.  They have extended early registration through August 1st, so register now here!  We hope to see you there.

Announcement: Folks we have been busy this August and finally can fill you in on the details. We have booked a live show with the candidates running for Governor in Idaho. Below is the press release to fill you in on the details. Please be praying for this event and thanks for your support. — Lt. Governor Brad Little and Dr. Tommy Ahlquist will join the hosts of CrossPolitic live at the historic Nuart Theater in Moscow, Idaho September 1st at 7:30pm. The show will fuse entertainment, honest dialogue, and tough issues into a discussion roundtable between the hosts and the candidates. The current Republican race for Idaho governor includes Lt. Governor Brad Little, Dr. Tommy Ahlquist, and Congressman Raul Labrador. The Republican primaries will be held in May of 2018. Distinguished politicians, education leaders, and business leaders will also be attending the event. Congressman Raul Labrador had a schedule conflict and won’t be able to participate in the show. The historic Nuart Theater is the largest theater in Moscow, Idaho, seating over 475 guests. The show will be free and open to the public. ### Episode Rerun: Why is capitalism the solution and not the problem? In this episode we interview author Jay Richards and discuss his book Money, Greed, and God (Amazon Link). God gave the world to His people, and this includes the field of economics. Economics is not neutral, economics is inherently a moral system. This is why Christians should be leading our culture in this field. In CrossPolitic news, we also discuss the transgender movement and why it is the same as the transabled movement. Thanks for everyone for supporting the show by buying merch and joining our club!  If you are interested in finding out more and joining in monthly support of the show, please click here. UPDATE:  The Gray Havens are performing at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop. We hope to see you there.

Folks we hope your August is going well.  As we have already noted, we are taking the month of August off, due to work and a special episode we have coming September 1st (stand by for details to be released next week or so). So this August we will be releasing reruns that our newer listeners have probably missed. Thank you for your prayers and look forward to our September 1st surprise. Rerun with Nationally-syndicated radio host and author of A Nefarious Plot, Steve Deace, joins us to discuss why a Hillary presidency would increase persecution towards the church, and why a Trump presidency would undermine the integrity of the church. All of this should remind us that our down ballot duties are our primary duties. Thanks for everyone for supporting the show by buying merch and joining our club!  If you are interested in finding out more and joining in monthly support of the show, please click here. UPDATE:  The Gray Havens are performing at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop.  They have extended early registration through August 1st, so register now here!  We hope to see you there.

Folks we truly thank you for listening, sharing, purchasing our merch, and all your support. Our podcast is less than a year old, and has grown from a measly several hundred downloads per month to about 20,000 downloads per month. We thank God for this, and for the opportunity to be apart of advancing His kingdom through this medium. We are taking the month of August off, due to work and a special episode we have coming September 1st (stand by for details to be released next week or so). So this August we will be releasing reruns that a lot of you have probably missed. Thank you for your prayers and look forward to our September 1st surprise. For this rerun Shane Windmeyer, Executive Director of Campus Pride, joins CrossPolitic to discuss why Campus Pride publishes a shame list that includes the top 100 universities that are traditional in their values, and are against adopting modern sexual definitions of what is acceptable.  Marcus Pittman, Producer at Apologia Radio, also joins us as a cohost to discuss Wikileaks and why the LGBT movement is better at evangelizing culture than the church. Thanks for everyone for supporting the show by buying merch and joining our club!  If you are interested in finding out more and joining in monthly support of the show, please click here. UPDATE:  The Gray Havens are performing at Wordsmithy and teaching a workshop! Wordsmithy, a workshop for the arts, is held annually here in Moscow, Idaho at New Saint Andrews College.  This year it will be held September 20th through the 22nd with special guest and acclaimed graphic novelist Doug Tennapel, and The Gray Havens.  Pastor Doug Wilson, author Nate Wilson, and literary agent and poet Aaron Rench will also be speaking at the teachers workshop.  They have extended early registration through August 1st, so register now here!  We hope to see you there.