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Today the Pugs come down to earth to talk about the writing life. What time of day do they write? What tools do they use? Eating first or writing on an empty stomach; does it even matter? All this and more is on the table for discussion. Tune in learn about what Tom, Glenn, and Chris have in common and what distinguishes their approaches to writing!

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Welcome to China Compass on the Fight Laugh Feast Network! I'm your China travel guide, Missionary Ben. Follow me (@chinaadventures) on Twitter/X where I post new Chinese city prayer profiles every single day, with amazing pics and links to many more China resources. Feel free to email me (bfwesten at gmail dot com) and find everything else at PrayGiveGo.us!

I recorded this podcast exactly one year ago while absent from Grace Agenda, which had a C.S. Lewis focus last year. Thankfully, I am participating in Grace Agenda this year, although I didn't have time to record a new podcast today. So I am re-sharing a lightly edited version of last year's podcast, which is a look at China through ten of C.S. Lewis’s letters. 

C.S. Lewis mentioned China numerous times in his correspondence. Here are a few examples, followed by my own thoughts and commentary. The first one in particular stands out for how close it comes to outright racism, especially the original letter from Lewis’s brother, Warnie. 

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Luke 10, verse 2, the harvest is plentiful but the workers are few. Talk to you again soon!

Today David offers a second way in which he believes a number of Christians have lost touch with Christ when it comes to politics, law, and public policy. It shocked the Pharisees of old, and it will probably shock the political pharisees among today's Christians. Find out what it is.

This is our 100th riff session! To celebrate, we're including this sentence announcing our 100th riff session!

The conversation starts with an unexpectedly serious debate over the difference between tin whistles, recorders, and the people who insist on using the correct musical terminology, revealing that musicians have an entire vocabulary devoted to preventing anyone from casually calling the wrong instrument a flute. That attention to detail quickly collides with stories about orchestras, concert etiquette, and the realization that some instruments carry far more cultural prestige than others, despite all of them ultimately requiring someone to blow into them.

From there, the focus shifts behind the curtain of television and concert auditions, where the advertised search for raw talent turns out to involve a surprising amount of pre-screening, strategic casting, and carefully managed storytelling. 

Then into memories of buying concert tickets before everything moved online. Waiting in line becomes its own form of live theater, producing strange conversations, questionable life decisions, and the shared optimism that standing outside for hours is perfectly reasonable if it eventually leads to decent seats. The same perspective extends to modern stage productions, where even legendary bands rely on lighting, effects, and carefully engineered spectacle that is seems to treat music as kind of an afterthought. 

The discussion eventually drifts back to childhood, when entertainment required little more than a box containing pickup sticks, a Spirograph, or some other object that encouraged creativity instead of software updates. Those toys become reminders that entire afternoons could disappear without batteries, Wi-Fi, or downloadable content, even if the rules occasionally ended with someone insisting everyone else was playing incorrectly. 

What did early American Presbyterians believe about religious liberty, the Constitution, and Christian government?

In this episode of The Magistrate, James Baird is joined by John "Saint Something" St Martin to explore the forgotten history of the Christian Amendment movement. Together they examine why many influential Presbyterians believed the U.S. Constitution should explicitly acknowledge God, Jesus Christ, and the authority of Scripture.

The conversation covers Thomas Jefferson's views of Presbyterians, the National Reform Association, Old Princeton theology, the Westminster Standards, liberty of conscience, Christian education, immigration, and what these debates can teach the Church today.

Was this movement a forgotten chapter of American history—or a vision worth revisiting?

This week’s episode of the Prison Pulpit was recorded in Billings, MT, on our way to Grace Agenda in Moscow, Idaho. I talk about China’s global tax hunt and how it affects Christians, and then much more about a strategic opportunity to bless the Chinese house church next month (sponsor a pastor!). 

I'm your China travel guide in exile, Missionary Ben, on my way to Moscow, Idaho, for Grace Agenda (among other things, including my oldest daughter starting at NSA next week). Follow me on Twitter/X (@chinaadventures) where I share a new Chinese city to pray for every single day. Email me with any questions, comments, or complaints: chinacompass @ privacyport.com. Finally, check out my personal landing page PrayGiveGo.us for everything else, including our missions website, substack, and books, which will also be available this week at my Pray for China table at Grace Agenda…

Help Us Equip and Encourage China’s Persecuted Church

If you (or your church or organization) would like to “sponsor” a Chinese church leader, I can personally provide you with the name (or secure nickname) of the particular pastor/leader who you sponsor, and for whom you can continue to pray for going forward.

Sponsor a Chinese Pastor/Evangelist for $1000! 

Contact me (bfwesten AT gmail dot com)

Or donate directly at: MCI3.org 

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Why has Ella Langley's hit song "Choosin' Texas" captured so much attention?

In this episode of Richard Reacts, Richard Henry examines the cultural conversation surrounding the viral country hit before asking a bigger question: Why have we become so comfortable with mediocrity?

Drawing from Ecclesiastes 9, Colossians 3, and Philippians 3, Richard challenges Christians to pursue excellence in every area of life—not to earn God's favor, but as an act of faithful obedience.

Whether in work, family, or ministry, believers are called to serve Christ wholeheartedly rather than settling for "good enough."

Scripture:
• Ecclesiastes 9
• Colossians 3
• Philippians 3

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This week Greg welcomed back to the podcast JD Hall. JD is a commentator write, and author of the best selling book "Hyphenated Heresy." They discussed his recent appearance on Tucker Carlson, the history of the nation of Israel, and his new book and why the modern day Judaeo faith and Christianity have nothing in common. Enjoy!

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