CrossPolitic Show

Pastor Toby, Choc Knox, Waterboy

CrossPolitic (Christ over politics) mixes the taboo formula of faith, culture, and politics to bring the clarity of the gospel into muddle America. 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. Our hosts are pastors, deacons, and filmmakers, who long to see our fallen and broken nation recognize Jesus as our redeemer. Our hosts have interviewed notable presidential candidates (such as Senator Ted Cruz and Dr. Ben Carson), written books, preach the Gospel, make films, and utilize every avenue possible to declare the gospel of our Lord to the whole world.

  1. 5d ago

    Either the Church Goes or the State Dies w/ Adam James

    Washington State isn't a lost cause. Christians have just never taken the field. 🔥   On CrossPolitic 101 with the Waterboy, Gabe Rench sits down with Pastor Adam James, executive pastor of Grace City Church in Wenatchee, who recently ran for State Representative in Washington's 12th Legislative District and leads the Washington chapter of For Liberty and Justice. In 10 Washington legislative districts, conservatives lost their last competitive races by less than 4%, while more than a million self-identified Christians in the state didn't vote. Adam and Gabe talk about the church's responsibility for the decline of the culture, men's ministry and Stronger Man Nation, what For Liberty and Justice is doing to raise up godly candidates, and the big ballot issues this November: Idaho's Proposition 1, Washington's three citizen initiatives, and five Washington Supreme Court seats.   In this episode 00:00 Fight Laugh Feast Canada and the Businessmakers Conference 02:03 Welcome, Adam James 03:49 Why Adam ran for office 07:03 41,000 votes from a majority in Washington 10:31 The three problems: progressive policy, the GOP establishment, and the church 14:57 Stronger Man Nation and raising up godly men 20:47 What is For Liberty and Justice? 27:59 "Success is obedience, not victory": record-breaking fundraising 28:46 Idaho's Proposition 1 and binding the conscience 32:12 Washington's initiatives and its 1970 abortion vote 33:41 Five Washington Supreme Court seats on the ballot 35:29 How to get involved, plus the Olympia rally   About our guest Pastor Adam James is a co-founder and executive pastor of Grace City Church in Wenatchee, Washington, and the Washington State director of For Liberty and Justice. A North Central Washington native, he and his wife, Erin, have raised four children. In 2026 he ran for State Representative in Legislative District 12, Position 2, and his campaign set state records for contributions raised in 24 hours. For Liberty and Justice: https://forlibertyandjustice.us | https://fljwashington.com Campaign: https://www.james4wa.com   Events Rally at the Washington State Capitol, Olympia: Saturday, October 24, 1-3 PM. Worship and prayer in the Rotunda, then speakers on the Capitol steps. Fight Laugh Feast Canada, April 29-May 1, London, Ontario: https://fightlaughfeast.com Businessmakers Conference, late May, Nashville, TN: https://businessmakers.network Idaho voter guide: https://patriotsforidaho.com Election Day is November 3. Know your ballot and vote.   Watch, listen and support YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LNAL9P0bqodNbw987S3Jp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crosspolitic-show/id1523382406 CrossPolitic: https://crosspolitic.com Fight Laugh Feast: https://fightlaughfeast.com   #CrossPolitic, #FightLaughFeast, #ChristianNews, #Politics, #WashingtonState, #ForLibertyAndJustice, #Election2026, #VoteNoOnProp1, #Idaho, #ChristianVoters, #ChurchMilitant, #WASupremeCourt, #ProLife

  2. Oct 19

    How to Reform a Church Without Losing the Parishioners w/ Pastor Scott Pettus

    How do you take a dying church with women elders and lead it into a confessional, Reformed denomination without losing the people? 🔥 On CrossPolitic One-on-One with the Waterboy, Gabe Rench sits down with Pastor Scott Pettus, head pastor of First Church Artesia in Artesia, New Mexico. Scott grew up in Artesia, served 25 years in the Marine Corps, came into the Reformed faith in 2017, and took the pulpit of a small Presbyterian church in 2021. The church was down to three families and eight people, with two women elders who hired him knowing where he stood. Four years later it is seated as a church in the CREC, and nobody left. Scott shares how patience, teaching and love got them there, what ministry looks like in a small town full of nominal Christianity, and his advice for anyone in a less-than-ideal church. In this episode 00:00 Fight Laugh Feast recap and the new Fight Laugh Feast Canada conference in London, Ontario 02:28 Meet Pastor Scott Pettus: First Church Artesia, founded 1903 as First Presbyterian 03:52 Growing up in Artesia, 25 years in the Marines, and coming home 05:23 Baptized Southern Baptist, then into the Reformed faith in 2017 07:01 Seminary at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary while still in uniform 08:25 Back in Artesia: ministering to federal law enforcement trainees, then called to First Church 10:12 Hired by a church with women elders, knowing his biblical stance 11:52 From women elders to the CREC in four years without shutting the church down 14:36 Ministering in a small town: everybody has a church, nobody goes 18:47 Getting out into the town: talk radio, the county fair and living out Christ 20:05 Advice for reforming a church: patience, a battle plan, and don't leave the platoon behind 22:57 Where to find Pastor Scott and First Church Artesia About our guest Pastor Scott Pettus is head pastor of First Church Artesia in Artesia, New Mexico, a Westminster Confession church that grew out of First Presbyterian Church, chartered in 1903. A retired U.S. Marine, he returned to his hometown with his wife, Marty, and has been the church's pastor since June 2021. He holds a master's degree from Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, hosts a local talk radio show, and blogs as a "church militant" man at Militant Ministry. Church: https://artesiareformed.com Blog: https://militantministry.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FirstChurchArtesia Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/firstchurchartesia Fight Laugh Feast Canada is coming in May. Tell your Canadian friends and sign up at https://fightlaughfeast.com Watch, listen and support YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LNAL9P0bqodNbw987S3Jp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crosspolitic-show/id1523382406 CrossPolitic: https://crosspolitic.com Fight Laugh Feast: https://fightlaughfeast.com #CrossPolitic, #FightLaughFeast, #CREC, #ReformedChurch, #Presbyterian, #ChurchReformation, #WomenElders, #ChurchMilitant, #NewMexico, #Pastor, #ChristianPodcast, #Reformed

  3. Oct 13

    Propaganda and The War For Your Mind

    Propaganda isn't coming for your mind someday. It's already at the door. 🔥   Live from the Fight Laugh Feast Conference 2026 in Nashville, Gabe "Waterboy" Rench sits down with Pastor Toby Sumpter, Choc Knox, Bubu Jarmulak and Doug TenNapel to talk about the holy war over what you believe. Where the word "propaganda" came from and why Christians shouldn't surrender the tool, what COVID revealed about the church, why real church beats online content, and why the real fight has always been over your children. Plus live audience Q&A on revivalism, multitasking, discernment for kids and whether Christians should be creating content.   In this episode: 18:54 Where "propaganda" came from and why Christians should take it back 27:20 COVID: the Christians who refused to fold 29:06 "Caesar is Lord," 1984 and the faithful who stand 40:17 Confront people, not just content: why the church gathered matters 43:32 Movie theaters, church and the most uninterrupted hour in America 52:52 When singing praise became "dangerous" 57:43 The fight is over your children (and it always has been) 62:01 Audience Q&A: the anxious bench, multitasking, discernment for kids and creating content   Panel: Gabe "Waterboy" Rench, host of CrossPolitic Pastor Toby Sumpter Choc Knox Bubu Jarmulak Doug TenNapel   Subscribe and support: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1LNAL9P0bqodNbw987S3Jp Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/crosspolitic-show/id1523382406 Website: https://crosspolitic.com Fight Laugh Feast: https://fightlaughfeast.com   #CrossPolitic, #FightLaughFeast, #FLF2026, #Propaganda, #ChristianWorldview, #Church, #COVID, #Family, #Parenting, #Christendom, #Culture, #Politics

  4. Aug 25

    Lindsay Clancy: The Case, The Culture, and The Church

    CrossPolitic — Show Notes: The Lindsay Clancy Case, the Culture, and the Church Gabe, Pastor Toby, and Knox take up the Lindsay Clancy trial — the Massachusetts mother who killed her three children while on a cocktail of psychiatric medications — and work through the case, the culture, and the church's responsibility. They address toxic empathy from women at the courthouse, the pharmakeia connection to CrossPolitic's latest documentary, what Genesis 9 says about moral agency regardless of mental state, why biblical justice demands the death penalty Massachusetts removed in 1947, and what it means for men — fathers, pastors, husbands — to take responsibility for a culture they helped disciple into this.   Timestamps 00:00 — Intro & Fight Laugh Feast conference update — October 1–3, Franklin, TN 00:00 — Sponsors — Patriot Mobile Connect and Red Balloon Recruiter 00:00 — Background on the Lindsay Clancy case — who she is, what happened, and the trial 00:00 — Toxic empathy at the courthouse — women blaming Patrick, astrology charts, and the "not guilty" crowd 00:00 — Candace Owens clip — where she's right about Big Pharma and where she's wrong about guilt 00:00 — Pharmakeia — how the case connects to CrossPolitic's documentary on pharmaceutical gods 00:00 — Genesis 9 and moral agency — even animals are held responsible; insanity is not a biblical category 00:00 — She was a labor and delivery nurse for nine years — the premeditation nobody's discussing 00:00 — Massachusetts, the death penalty, and the logic of a culture of death 00:00 — Romans 1 — every sin is a kind of temporary insanity; being deceived doesn't give you a pass 00:00 — The church's failure — no concept of God's holiness, coddling feminine sin, and the feminization of Christianity 00:00 — WNBA clip — Enes Kanter and the soccer flop as justice; whoever cries loudest wins 00:00 — Will Spencer's testimony — 20 years of new age ceremonies, and what finally changed him was guilt 00:00 — The fathers of women in that crowd — they deserve to be flogged for what they gave society 00:00 — Men taking responsibility — Christ's headship, Adam in the garden, and loving a whore bride   Fight Laugh Feast 2026: Holy Wars Join us October 1–3 in Franklin, Tennessee at The Factory in Franklin. This year's theme is Holy Wars — Just War, the Crusades, and the Christian Life. Featuring Doug Wilson, Joe Boot, George Grant, Jared Longshore, Joe Rigney, Ben Merkel, Michael Foster, and the CrossPolitic crew. Pre-business conference Thursday 1–5 PM. Church leadership luncheon Friday. Business luncheon Saturday. Beer & Psalms to kick things off. Tickets: https://tickets.flfnetwork.com/holy-wars-conference   This Episode's Sponsors Patriot Mobile Connect Portable Wi-Fi hotspot devices and flexible data — no long-term contracts. Intelligently switches between the strongest available nationwide networks. America's only Christian conservative wireless provider. Website: patriotmobile.com/crosspolitic Phone: 972-PATRIOT   Red Balloon Recruiter The right employee can grow your business by 5, 10, or even 25%. Red Balloon's personalized source-and-screen process connects you with top talent — revenue up, costs down. Website: redballoon.work   About CrossPolitic CrossPolitic exists to put Jesus over Politics and reclaim the public square through bold, joyful, biblically grounded media. We confront the chaos discipling America and build the next generation of Christian media infrastructure. Our mission is simple: all of Christ for all of media for all of America.   Mainstream media is collapsing. Eighty-seven percent of journalists identify as progressive, and even many conservative outlets prioritize profit over principle. Meanwhile, billions of hours of digital content are discipling the world every day. CrossPolitic stands in that gap, producing courageous, entertaining, truth-filled media for households, churches, and leaders across the nation.   Become a CrossPolitic Club Member Support the mission and unlock exclusive content, behind-the-scenes shows, and theology series. https://pubtv.flfnetwork.com/menu/checkout   Subscribe & Share! Every like, comment, and share helps push Christian media back into the algorithm where it belongs.   Follow CrossPolitic YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CROSSPOLITIC X: https://x.com/CrossPolitic Facebook: https://facebook.com/crosspolitic Instagram: https://instagram.com/crosspolitic Join our Email List: https://crosspolitic.com/   Available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, NRBTV, DirecTV, Dish, and everywhere podcasts are found.

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CrossPolitic (Christ over politics) mixes the taboo formula of faith, culture, and politics to bring the clarity of the gospel into muddle America. 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. Our hosts are pastors, deacons, and filmmakers, who long to see our fallen and broken nation recognize Jesus as our redeemer. Our hosts have interviewed notable presidential candidates (such as Senator Ted Cruz and Dr. Ben Carson), written books, preach the Gospel, make films, and utilize every avenue possible to declare the gospel of our Lord to the whole world.

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