On this episode of CrossPolitic One-on-One, Gabe welcomes Adam Steen, former Director of Iowa's Department of Administrative Services and current candidate for Iowa Governor, on to talk about the battle for Iowa's gubernatorial seat and why keeping this state from flipping blue could determine the future of faith, freedom, and family across America.

Support Adam's Campaign for Iowa's Governor here: https://adamsteen.com

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On this special bonus episode we take a look at how China is responding to the decapitation of Iran’s leadership (from its official propaganda media outlet), as well as who Grok sees as the world leaders who have the most in common with Iran’s now dead former leader. 

Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every single day.  Feel free to write anytime: [email protected]. All my books, substack, patreon, and everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us!

Book Recommendation: “I'm currently reading [The Millionaire Missionary] and am really enjoying it. What a powerful story of radical obedience and sacrifice. I'm planning to recommend it to the young men I'm currently mobilizing for the 10/40 Window—I think Borden's example will be incredibly inspiring for them as they consider their own call to the unreached.”

Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary (BordenofYale.com)

Grok’s “Who’s Who” of Dictators

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/which-world-leaders-are-most-like

China was not notified in advance regarding US military action, says Foreign Ministry Lady

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356092.shtml

China condemns killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356045.shtml

Chinese AI: Intl community should take a clearer and firmer stand in opposing law of the jungle

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356042.shtml

Analyst: US plans weeks-long assault on Iran, but can its ammunition stockpile sustain it?

https://www.globaltimes.cn/page/202603/1356074.shtml

Open Letter of Chinese Islamic Association President

https://un.china-mission.gov.cn/eng/chinaandun/securitycouncil/regionalhotspots/mideast/ylk/200902/t20090214_8417803.htm

Now let's take a look at this coming week's Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) cities…

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-mar-1-7-2026

Thank you for listening! Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! There’s also a Paypal link at PrayforChina.us if you’d like to give to our China ministry. Last but not least, for (almost) everything else we’re doing visit PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, vs 2: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, therefore ask the Lord for more. Talk again soon!

We've been talking about stories and GK Chesteron and Conspiracy Theories and Artificial Intelligence all day...  I honestly can't remember which of that stuff made it into this recording.

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In this episode, the pugs discuss a recent article by Christian Bioethicist and Psychiatrist Aaron Kheriaty in First Things concerning disturbing trends in the field of medicine where the production of living human bodies without consciousness are developed for scientific experimenting and use, especially organ harvesting. Drawing on Kheriaty's insights (and work elsewhere), the pugs unpack the radical implications of new medicine as it moves away from Hippocratic commitments.

First Things Article:

https://firstthings.com/zombie-bioethics/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQKpotleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEeIEAeie6tJ1Lx-yY74Iy1gJUHZWqTO944x2Zg5IpA4YLGP2HEI8R-1YHybtY_aem_4nipo3kkaADILuYFWExd8w

MIT Article:

https://www.technologyreview.com/2025/03/25/1113611/ethically-sourced-spare-human-bodies-could-revolutionize-medicine/amp/?fbclid=IwY2xjawQKp2lleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAEwAAEeGmqimTl34lvudX46-tes97dv-_2No8xOiTFh1dW8JK0CAzNHsE-d4jS9u3k_aem_sp-LecNbwjCqNbn7K1PycQ

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There's a persistent anxiety among Christian business owners that revolves around an unease about profit. There's a need to justify their work by tacking on something more "spiritual." As if business itself weren't enough. As if serving customers profitably required moral laundering to be acceptable before God. That anxiety reveals a theology problem. And until we fix the theology, we'll keep misunderstanding what Christian excellence in business actually means.

Recently, during a widely viewed conversation between Tucker Carlson and Mike Huckabee, a striking claim was made — that Israel holds a biblical right to take over much of the Middle East. But, does Scripture actually teach this?

In this episode, we carefully examine the biblical texts often invoked in these discussions, the theological assumptions behind modern Christian Zionism, and how believers should think about the relationship between the Bible, politics, and Israel.

Our goal is not partisan commentary, but faithful interpretation — allowing Scripture to speak on its own terms.

This week we begin by looking at who imports the most from China (5:17), why Chinese spend so much money on food (13:30), and Dictator Xi’s next CCP purge (18:38). Then, we take a deep dive (23:00) into the breaking story of the former US Air Force pilot who was arrested in February after returning from 2+ years of sharing military secrets with the Communist regime in Beijing. Lastly, we look at this week’s diverse list of Chinese cities to be praying for (42:36)!

Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast network! I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben. Follow me on X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city or county to pray for every single day.  Feel free to write anytime: [email protected]. All my books, substack, patreon, and everything else can be easily found at PrayGiveGo.us!

Book Recommendation: “I'm currently reading [The Millionaire Missionary] and am really enjoying it. What a powerful story of radical obedience and sacrifice. I'm planning to recommend it to the young men I'm currently mobilizing for the 10/40 Window—I think Borden's example will be incredibly inspiring for them as they consider their own call to the unreached.”

The Autobiography of John G. Paton (JohnGPaton.com)

Borden of Yale: The Millionaire Missionary (BordenofYale.com)

Unbeaten: Arrested, Interrogated, and Deported from China (Unbeaten.vip)

How Dependent is Each Country on Chinese Imports?

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/mapped-countries-most-dependent-china-imports/

Why Chinese People Spend So Much On Food (Paywall)

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2026/02/26/why-chinese-people-spend-so-much-on-food

Xi’s Next Purge Immanent (Paywall)

https://asia.nikkei.com/editor-s-picks/china-up-close/analysis-rumors-abound-over-xi-s-next-purge-target-ahead-of-npc

Former US Airforce Pilot Arrested for Training Chinese Military Pilots

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/former-us-air-force-pilot-arrested-providing-defense-services-chinese-military

Here's a look at this coming week's Pray for China (PrayforChina.us) cities…

https://chinacall.substack.com/p/pray-for-china-mar-1-7-2026

Thank you for listening! Subscribe and leave a review on your favorite podcast platform! There’s also a Paypal link at PrayforChina.us if you’d like to give to our China ministry. Last but not least, for (almost) everything else we’re doing visit PrayGiveGo.us. Luke 10, vs 2: the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few, therefore ask the Lord for more. Talk again soon!

Who determines what is right and wrong?

Modern culture speaks constantly about rights, justice, equality, and human dignity — but rarely asks the prior question: By what authority?

In this episode of The World View, we examine three revealing tensions shaping the modern world:
• Are Christians actually disappearing from the Middle East — or are we misunderstanding the data?
• What does Canada’s Medical Assistance in Dying (MAID) program reveal about moral authority and the role of the state?
• Why does moral outrage over corruption and abuse expose deeper worldview assumptions?

These are not isolated news stories. They are symptoms of a larger conflict over truth, authority, and morality. If God is not the final judge, who is? 

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This week Jason Farley returns to help lay the final jurisdictional footer for building a Christian understanding of God's law, its purpose, and how it informs the way Christians use the jurisdiction God has given them in the legal and policy spheres. Find out why the key to understanding the two objectively real dominions we must deal with in law and politics -- that of sin and of grace -- is, in Jason's words, that "everything is connected."