Christ Over All

Timestamps00:32 – Intro02:30 – Dr. Schrock's Longform in a PDF05:05 – Where Did Dr. Schrock Get the Idea for Using the Finger/Hand Imagery?06:20 – Dr. Wellum's First Impressions08:14 – What was Dr. Schrock Trying to Accomplish with the Article?11:30 – Speaking With a Full Range of Words13:07 – The Thumb: Wisdom from God & Prayer to God18:15 – The Pointer Finger: Pointing to the Truth and Defending the Faith23:45 – The Middle Finger: Righteous Anger and Serrated Speech27:05 – Expressing Righteous Anger38:48 – Using Humor40:31 – The Ring Finger: Speaking Simply and Making Promises43:44 – Consumption of Public Figures Affects the Way We Speak51:39 – The Pinky: Delicate Compassion and Vulnerable Confession57:50 – OutroResources to Click“Ten Words about Words: Getting a Grip on Godly Speech” – David SchrockWanted | New Saint Andrew College TrailerThe Scandal of the Middle Finger Ad – Douglas Wilson & FriendsBack to the Future III | “The Entire Plan | Model Train Scene“The Grasping Hand” – American Museum of Natural History“The Tree of Knowledge and the Law of Yahweh” – David Clines“The Two Voices Every Preacher Needs” – Josh DawsSeven Good Words: The Sayings of Jesus from the Cross (Sermon Series) – David Schrock“Why Johnny Cash Still Matters” – Russell Moore60 Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Big Ed, too Big to Fail”Matthew Millsap X PostJoe Rigney X Post“Encore: A New Testament Scholar Explains What Should Be the Two Key Voting Concerns for Christians” – Robert A.J. Gagnon“Encore: Evangelicalism in 2020 and Beyond” – Mark Devine“How Shall We Then Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire” – Clinton ManleyBad Words, Mockery and Sarcasm (FLF 2022) – Doug Wilson“Speech Act Theory, Scripture, and the Holy Spirit” – Gregg AllisonTheme of the Month: Wise Words: Simple, Salty, & SacredGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadWordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life – Douglas WilsonPreaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism – Timothy KellerThe Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 1-24 (NICOT) – Daniel I. BlockThe Household and the War for the Cosmos – C.R. WileyA Serrated Edge: A Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Douglas Wilson

Resources to Click· “Ten Words about Words: Getting a Grip on Godly Speech” – David Schrock· Wanted | New Saint Andrew College Trailer· The Scandal of the Middle Finger Ad – Douglas Wilson & Friends· Back to the Future III | “The Entire Plan | Model Train Scene· “The Grasping Hand” – American Museum of Natural History· “The Tree of Knowledge and the Law of Yahweh” – David Clines· “The Two Voices Every Preacher Needs” – Josh Daws· Seven Good Words: The Sayings of Jesus from the Cross (Sermon Series) – David Schrock· “Why Johnny Cash Still Matters” – Russell Moore· 3.60 Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Big Ed, too Big to Fail”· Matthew Millsap X Post· Joe Rigney X Post· “Encore: A New Testament Scholar Explains What Should Be the Two Key Voting Concerns for Christians” – Robert A.J. Gagnon· “Encore: Evangelicalism in 2020 and Beyond” – Mark Devine· “How Shall We Then Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire” – Clinton Manley· Bad Words, Mockery and Sarcasm (FLF 2022) – Doug Wilson· “Speech Act Theory, Scripture, and the Holy Spirit” – Gregg Allison· Theme of the Month: Wise Words: Simple, Salty, & Sacred· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Wordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life – Douglas Wilson· Preaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism – Timothy Keller· The Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 1-24 (NICOT) – Daniel I. Block· The Household and the War for the Cosmos – C.R. Wiley· A Serrated Edge: A Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Douglas Wilson

Show notes forthcoming.

Resources to Click· “How Then Shall We Mock?: Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire”- Clinton Manley· “The Serrated Edge of Scripture: How God Uses Satire” – Clinton Manley· “Humour” – G.K. Chesterton· “On Satire, Moods, And What We're Known For” – Joe Rigney· “Letter XI: To the Reverend Fathers, The Jesuits” – Blaise Pascal·  “Against the Valentinians” – Tertullian· “The Right to Ridicule?” – Michael J. Ovey· “And Wilson, Almost Suitably Abashed, Responds” – Doug Wilson· “The Use of Satire in the Book of Isaiah and in Christian Ministry” – Tom Woolford· “When Should Christians use Satire?” – John Piper· Theme of the Month: Wise Words: Simple, Salty, Sacred· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Fool's Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion – Os Guinness· “Satire” in the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery – Leland Ryken, James Wilholt· God Mocks: A History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to StephenColbert – Terry Lindvall· A Serrated Edge: A Brief Defense in Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Doug Wilson· The Problem of Pain – C.S. Lewis· Mere Christianity – C.S. Lewis· Leadership and Emotional Sabotage – Joe Rigney· Orthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton

Timestamps·  00:43 - Intro· 05:15 – What Was Preached on Easter? How Was Christ Preached from the OT?· 11:53 – Walking Into Luke 24· 16:54 – Is This a Transition From Unclarity to Clarity? Unbelief to Belief?· 19:58 – Do You Think Pastors Have an Appreciation for the Transition that Has Happened Between Old and New Testaments?· 23:00 – Preaching the Gospel from the Gospels· 28:44 – Where Would You Go to Introduce Someone to the Gospel?· 35:44 – Errors to Avoid While Seeing Christ in the Old Testament· 43:03 – How Do We See the Christ of the OT Come to Life in the New?· 49:50 – Christ the Telos of the Old Testament· 55:18 – Preaching the Gospel of Christ, and Preaching the Christ of the Gospel· 58:17 - Outro Resources to Click· “Christ Concealed and Revealed: “Did Not the Messiah Have to Suffer These Things and Then Enter His Glory?” Luke 24:13-35” – Ardel Caneday·  “The Akedah and the Crucifixion: Luke and Isaac Typology” – Peter J. Gentry· “Michael Morales on the Bronze Serpent in Numbers 21” – Michael Morales· “You Carry the Fate of Us All Little One”: The Cosmic Significance of Israel's Day of Atonement” – Nicholas Piotrowski· Theme of the Month: The Cross in the Old Testament· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· The Last Things: An Eschatology for Laymen – George Eldon Ladd· A Theology of the New Testament – George Eldon Ladd· Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period – Richard N. Longenecker· Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – eds. Berding, Lunde, Gundry· New Testament Apologetic: The Doctrinal Significance of the Old Testament Quotations – Barnabas Linders· The Gospel of Luke (NIGTC) – Howard Marshall· Luke: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (NAC) – Robert H. Stein· Biblical Doctrines - B.B. Warfield

Resources to Click· “Christ Concealed and Revealed: “Did Not the Messiah Have to Suffer These Things and Then Enter His Glory?” Luke 24:13-35” – Ardel Caneday· “The Akedah and the Crucifixion: Luke and Isaac Typology” – Peter J. Gentry· “Michael Morales on the Bronze Serpent in Numbers 21” – Michael Morales· “You Carry the Fate of Us All Little One”: The Cosmic Significance of Israel's Day of Atonement” – Nicholas Piotrowski· Theme of the Month: The Cross in the Old Testament· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· The Last Things: An Eschatology for Laymen – George Eldon Ladd· A Theology of the New Testament – George Eldon Ladd· Biblical Exegesis in the Apostolic Period – Richard N. Longenecker·  Three Views on the New Testament Use of the Old Testament – eds. Berding, Lunde, Gundry· New Testament Apologetic: The Doctrinal Significance of the Old Testament Quotations – Barnabas Linders· The Gospel of Luke (NIGTC) – Howard Marshall· Luke: An Exegetical and Theological Exposition of Holy Scripture (NAC) – Robert H. Stein· Biblical Doctrines - B.B. Warfield

Timestamps· 00:41 – Intro· 03:50 – What Does the Lord of the Rings Have to DoWith the Atonement?· 6:08 – Leviticus in the Life of the Church· 07:55 – What's the Drama Going on in Leviticus?· 10:57 – Leviticus 16 at the Center of the Pentateuch?· 16:22 – The Cosmic Significance of the Day of Atonement· 20:23 – How Do We Fit ‘Particularity' Into this View?· 28:03 – The Architectural Eden and Where is God?· 31:05 – Metaphysical Categories and Analogical Language of God's Presence· 38:38 – Walking Through the Temple· 40:55 – Putting the Two Sacrifices of Leviticus 16 Together· 46:10 – Focusing on the Book of Hebrews· 52:18 – The Purpose of the Church Gathered· 55:50 – Final Meditations: What We Learn About Christ· 1:01:37 - Outro Resources to Click· ““You Carry the Fate of Us All, Little One”: The Cosmic Significance of Israel's Day of Atonement” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski· “One Spirit, One Body, One Temple: Paul's Corporate Temple Language in 1 Corinthians 6” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski· “The Day of Atonement” – Stephen Dempster· “Eden, the Temple, and the Church's Mission in the New Creation” – G.K. Beale· “The Final Temple” – Edmund Clowney· Subscribe to ITS' The World Upside Down Podcast Books to Read· Return from Exile and the Renewal of God's People (SSIBT) – Nicholas G. Piotrowski· Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (NSBT) – Stephen G. Dempster· The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God (SSIBT) – David Schrock· God Dwells Among Us: A Biblical Theology of the Temple (ESBT)  – G.K. Beale & Mitchell Kim· The City of God and the Goal of Creation (SSIBT) – T. Desmond Alexander· The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament – Sandra L. Richter· The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God (NSBT) – G.K. Beale· Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif – Bryan D. Estelle· Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (ESBT) - L. Michael Morales · The Letter to the Hebrews: A Commentary for Preaching, Teaching, and Bible Study – Jon C. Laansma

Resources to Click· ““You Carry the Fate of Us All, Little One”: The Cosmic Significance of Israel's Day of Atonement” – Nicholas G. Piotrowski· “Eden, the Temple, and the Church's Mission in the New Creation” – G.K. Beale· “The Final Temple” – Edmund Clowney Books to Read· Return from Exile and the Renewal of God's People (SSIBT) – Nicholas G.Piotrowski· Dominion and Dynasty: A Theology of the Hebrew Bible (NSBT) – Stephen G. Dempster· The Royal Priesthood and the Glory of God (SSIBT) – David Schrock· God Dwells Among Us: A Biblical Theology of the Temple (ESBT)  – G.K. Beale & Mitchell Kim· The City of God and the Goal of Creation (SSIBT) – T. Desmond Alexander· The Epic of Eden: A Christian Entry into the Old Testament – Sandra L.Richter· The Temple and the Church's Mission: A Biblical Theology of the Dwelling Place of God (NSBT) – G.K. Beale· Echoes of Exodus: Tracing a Biblical Motif – Bryan D. Estelle· Exodus Old and New: A Biblical Theology of Redemption (ESBT) - L. MichaelMorales · The Letter to the Hebrews: A Commentary for Preaching, Teaching, and Bible Study – Jon C. Laansma

Resources to Click· “Too Busy with Woke Stuff”: The All Too (In)Visible and Inconsequential ERLC” – Megan Basham· CBL Podcast Episode 24: Can the ERLC Be Saved? - William Wolfe, David Schrock, Megan Basham Jon Whitehead, Dave Mitzenmacher, John Michael LaRue & Grant Newman·  3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “Shepherds for Sale·  “Senator Mike Lee: Obama Might Create Government Program to Pay for Contraception” – Joel Gehrke· “Sen. Mike Lee observes ‘March for Life' by introducing Four Bills to Close Loopholes in Federal Pollicy” – Charlie Schill· “Senate Blocks Lee's Vote to Defund Planned Parenthood” – Sarah Ferris· “Lee Introduces Pro-Life Legislation for March for Life” – Mike Lee· “Respect for Marriage Act: Why Religious Liberty Deserves Protection and My Amendment Will Provide It” – Mike Lee·  2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda· “The Top 25 Most Influential Washington Women Under 35” – National Journal· “The 25 Staffers Who Make Capitol Hill Run” – The Hill· “The Nursemaids of National Conseraism: At a conference on the future of the right, women are a resource for men” – Sarah Jones· “Supreme Court will take up state bans on gender-affirming care for minors” – Mark Sherman· “Anti-Trans Rally Led by Matt Walsh Brings Right-Wing Media Stars to Nashville” – Hannah Herner· “ERLC President, Covenant Parent Urges Tennessee to Pass Proposed Gun Reform” – Kate Shellnutt· “SBC Public Policy President, a Covenant Parent, backs Lee's gun law proposal” – Liam Adams· “How 40 Protestant Denominations Voted in the Last Four Presidential Elections” – Ryan Burge· Letter from the Evangelical Immigration Table· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race” – ERLC· “What Do We Do with the ERLC?: An Open Letter to Southern Baptists” – David Schrock· “ERLC Announces Three New Staff Positions” – Timothy Cockes· “The Hill's Top Lobbyists 2024” – The Hill· American Principles Project· “Missing the Mark: A Pastor's Loss of Trust in the ERLC” – John Michael Larue Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham

Show notes forthcoming.

Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America's Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· “Trustees affirm Leatherwood, ERLC staff toward ‘greater sense of understanding” – Scott Barkley· “Appendix B: Classification of Protestant Denominations” – Pew Research Center· “Whither the ERLC (or ePP*C*)?” – Mark Coppenger· “Transparency, Trust, and the Great Commission: It's Time to Open the Books of the ERLC (and SBC)” – Rhett Burns· “Evangelism, Islam, Border Security, and National Identity: Moving Past the ERLC's Mosque-Building Mood” – Alex Kocman· “Will the ERLC Divide Southern Baptists for Evermore?” – Jon Whitehead· “Specialized Politics: What Should a Christian Advocacy Organization Do?” – Jared Bridges· “Tuesday Live Updates: Southern Baptists approve abuse reform recommendations, pick Bart Barber as President” – Liam Adams & Katherine Burgess· “The Road to Dallas, Part 1: The SBC Annual Meeting as a Mission Trip” – David Schrock· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris” – Brandon Porter· “Southern Baptist leader's remarks praising Biden cause series of events, leading to someone else's resignation” – Associated Press· “Explainer: ERLC sends letter to Congress urging support for Ukraine" – Jordan Wootten· 2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda – Brent Leatherwood and Hannah Daniel· “Toward a Principled Pro-Life Ethic in Post-Roe America” – Tom Ascol· “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn· “Assuming the Center” – Joe Rigney· “Elon Musk praised by CEO of once-banned company restoring free speech at Twitter” – Kassy Dillon· “NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the COVID-19 vaccines” – Jeff Pickering· “Common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine” – Julie Masson· “How Vaccines Protect the Vulnerable” – Catherine Parks·“Russell Moore on the ethics of th COVID-19 vaccines” – Chelsea Sobolik· “How the church offers hope for getting the Black community vaccinated” – Lourdes Anita Branch· “How should Christians think about religious exemptions for vaccination?” –Ashli Arbo and Matthew Arbo·“Reassembling the Wreckage of Religious Freedom: Why Now *Is* the Time for Urging Liberty of Conscience and Supporting Those Seeking Religious Exemptions” – David Schrock· “No Divine Law Equals No Moral Obligation” – Jared Longshore·“A Post-Mortem on the Push for Financial Transparency in the SBC” – Rhett Burns· “Did the ERLC receive a grant from the Democracy Fund?” – ERLC· “What was the Civility Project, and who funded that work?” – ERLC· FAQ's (Old) - ERLC· FAQ's (Current) - ERLC· “The Plot to Queer Evangelical Churches” – Megan Basham· “A Broken System Exposed: What Happened with Leatherwood and The ERLC Trustees” – Sam Webb· “Evangelical Call for Restitution-Based Immigration Reform” – Evangelical Immigration Table· “ERLC President, Baptist leaders back gun control proposal after Nashville school shooting” – Samantha Kamman· “Our experience at the Faith that Works March in Washington D.C.” – Brooke Kramer & Chelsea Sobolik· “Against Criminally Charging Women Who Seek Abortions: Avoiding Unintended Injustice” – Dana Hall McCain· “'Keep the door open': Nashville's mayor on governing a blue island in a sea of red” – George Chidi· “Southern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against needless controversy” – Peter Smith· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham

Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America's Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· SBC Annuals – Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Sixty Years With the Bible – William Newton Clarke· A Theology for the Social Gospel – Walter Rauschenbusch

Show notes forthcoming.

Resources to Click·  “What Do We Do with the ERLC? An Open Letter to Southern Baptists” – David Schrock· Engaging Noah's Republic with Job's Righteousness: From the Seeds of Justice to the Seats of City Hall – David Schrock· “Southern Baptist Defeat Motion to Defund Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission” – Michael Foust· 3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “Shepherds for Sale”· Russell Moore with David Platt and Ron Sider· “Should We Be “Whole Life Pro-Life?”” – Brad Green· “Russell Moore's Revenge: The Untold Story of His Leaked Letters and ERLC Exit” – Center For Baptist Leadership· “SBC Annual Meeting 2024: Wednesday Morning (Skip to 1:22:00)”· “The SBC Needs A DOGE–Now” – Rhett Burns· 2020 Evangelicals For Life Conference Page· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America's Leading Pro-Life Organizations”· “Are Women Morally Responsible for Their Abortions” – Ginna Cross· “Dr. Russell Moore Responds To Question at SBC16”· “Support for Hamas at the Secular University: The Crisis of the American University and the Need for General Revelation” – Owen Anderson· “Evangelical Immigration Table” – ERLC· “National Immigration Forum (NIF)” – Influence Watch· “The UK's Grooming Gangs and the Lessons Never Learned” – Julie Bindel· “The Letter Russell Moore Will Send Trump about the Refugee Order” – Russell Moore· “Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention 2019” – Tom Ascol· “The Egalitarian Beachball is a Wrecking Ball” – David Schrock· “On Fools, Scoundrels, and Southern Baptist Bookstore Presidents” – Doug Ponder· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work  Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda – Megan Basham· The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart – Jermy Carl

Timestamps to Know· 00:31 – Intro· 05:05 – The Genesis and Arguments of Defending Sin· 08:07 – How Does Defending Sin Related to Adam the Fall, and Original Sin?· 09:05 – What are Some Things We Need to Rightly Understand Between Creation and Science?·  11:50 - What Does BioLogos Say About the Doctrine of Sin?· 20:21 – The Shape of Redemptive History in Academia· 23:25 – Why is it that We Should See Sin as a Spiritual Problem as Well as Biological?· 29:07 – Traducianism and Creationism· 33:28 – Why is It That Creationism is a Reformed View and Traducianism the Lutheran View?· 34:58 – How Do We Deal With Predispositions Towards Certain Sins?· 41:44 – The Transmission of Sin· 47:34 – Desires Can Be Sinful· 54:00 – How is the Doctrine of Sin a Practical Doctrine?·  57:05 - Outro Resources to Click·  “Original Sin -Biological or Spiritual Problem?” – Hans Madueme· “Mea Culpa: An Apology for Original Guilt” – Hans Madueme·  “X-Linked Borderline Mental Retardation with ProminentBehavioral Disturbance: Phenotype, Genetic Localization, and Evidence for Disturbed Monoamine Metabolism” – H.G. Brunner·  “Mean Genes and the Biology ofAgression: A Critical Review of Recent Animal and Human Research” – E. Balaban, J.S. Alper, Y.L. Kasaman·  “Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer” – Leda Cosmides & John Tooby·  “On Behalf of Augustinian Realism” – Oliver D. Crisp·  Theme of the Month: Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin?· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme· Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics: Science, Ethics, and Public Conversation – eds. Erik Parens, Audrey R. Chapman, Nancy Press· Sociobiology: The New Synthesis – E.O. Wilson· Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism – ed. Karen King· On the Soul and Its Origin – Augustine· Revisions – Augustine· The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church – Heinrich Schmid· Dogmatic Theology – William G.T. Shedd· Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck· On Original Sin and A Disputation – Odo of Tournai and Irven M. Resnick· Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology - Robert H. Gundry· Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views – J.B. Stump and Chad Meister· “A Way Forward on the Question of the Transmission of Original Sin” by Marcus Johnson inEvangelical Calvinism: Essays Resourcing the Continuing Reformation of the Church – ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow· The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context – Robert Letham· Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin· Pascal's Pensées – Blake Pascal

Resources to Click·  “Original Sin -Biological or Spiritual Problem?” – Hans Madueme·  “Mea Culpa: An Apology for Original Guilt” – Hans Madueme· “X-Linked Borderline Mental Retardation withProminent Behavioral Disturbance: Phenotype, Genetic Localization, and Evidence for Disturbed Monoamine Metabolism” – H.G. Brunner·  “Mean Genes and the Biology of Agression: A Critical Review of Recent Animal and Human Research” – E. Balaban, J.S. Alper, Y.L. Kasaman·  “Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer” – Leda Cosmides & John Tooby·  “On Behalf of Augustinian Realism” – Oliver D. Crisp· Theme of the Month: Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin?· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme· Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics: Science, Ethics, and Public Conversation – eds. Erik Parens, Audrey R. Chapman, Nancy Press· Sociobiology: The New Synthesis – E.O. Wilson· Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism – ed. Karen King· On the Soul and Its Origin – Augustine· Revisions – Augustine· The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church – Heinrich Schmid· Dogmatic Theology – William G.T. Shedd· Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck· On Original Sin and A Disputation – Odo of Tournai and Irven M. Resnick· Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology – Robert H. Gundry· Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views – J.B. Stump and Chad Meister· “A Way Forward on the Question of theTransmission of Original Sin” by Marcus Johnson inEvangelical Calvinism: Essays Resourcing the Continuing Reformation of the Church – ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow· The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context – Robert Letham· Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin· Pascal's Pensées – Blake Pascal

Show notes forthcoming.

Resources to Click ·   “Where Would We Be Without Genesis 3? Understanding the Significance of Sin” – Stephen J. Wellum ·  “Ford Pinto Fatal Flaw Exposed by Consumer Advocacy Reporting” – Factual America · “Theodicy and the Historical Adam: Questioning a Central Assumption Motivating Historicist Readings,” - Patrick Franklin ·  Theme of the Month: Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin? ·  Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·  Man's Nature and His Communities: Essays on the Dynamics and Enigmas of Man's Personal and Social Existence – Reinhold Niebuhr ·  God after Darwin: A Theology of Evolution – John F. Haught ·  The Symbolism of Evil – Paul Ricoeur, trans. Emerson Buchanan · Theistic Evolution: A Scientific, Philosophical, and Theological Critique – J.P Moreland et al. ·  Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck ·  “Anthropology,” by Kelly M. Kapic in Christian Dogmatics: Reformed Theology for the Church Catholic – ed. Michael Allen & Scott R. Swain · “Incurvatus Est in Se: Toward a Theology of Sin,” in Ruined Sinners to Reclaim: Sin and Depravity in Historical, Biblical, Theological, and Pastoral Perspective – ed. David Gibson and Jonathan Gibson ·  Evil and the Cross – Henri Blocher · Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle (NSBT) – Henri Blocher ·  Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme

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Show notes forthcoming.

Show notes forthcoming.

Timestamps to Know · 00:32 – Intro · 03:35 – Encouragements as We Look Forward to 2025 · 07:23 – Why is the Question of Humanity Historically Important? · 12:20 – Why Should Congregants or Laypersons Study the Doctrine of Humanity? · 17:31 – How Did the Change to an Enlightenment Epistemology Effect the Doctrine of Humanity? · 23:10 – A Mirrored Reality That is Lost · 30:00 – How Is This Piece Helpful in How Dr. Van Relates This to Economics? · 34:44 – Man Creating God · 43:03 –Do Other Systematic Theologies Address Our Modern Anthropological Problems? · 45:25 – Denying Politics Denies the Doctrine of Man · 54:15 – How Does the Doctrine of Humanity Help Us Preach the Gospel? ·  1:00:18 - Outro   Resources to Click ·“The Need for Theological Anthropology” – Stephen J. Wellum · “The Extinction of Experience: Christine Rosen on the Impact of Technology on Society” – Uncommon Knowledge · “The Embodied Person: Why I Am My Body, Not Just My Soul” – Gregg Allison · “Going Deeper” – Daniel Strange · “Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold to a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs · “Abortion Statistics 1973-2019” · “Majority of Americans Remain Supportive of Euthanasia” – Jade Wood and Justin McCarthy ·  “Why They Kill Their Newborns” – Steven Pinker · “WEF Mastermind: ‘Human Rights are Fiction, Just Like God' – Frank Bergman · Theme of the Month: The Image of God in Scripture and Society · Give to Support the Work   Books to Read · The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World – Christine Rosen · The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis · “Human Being, Individual and Social” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer in The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine –  ed. Colin E. Gunton · An Essay on Man: The 18th Century Enlightenment Classic – Alexander Pope · The Message in the Bottle -  Walker Percy · The Human Body Shop – Andrew Kimbrell ·  The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism – Phillip E. Johnson · False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America – Joy Pullman · Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision – David F. Wells ·“Losing Our Religion: The Impact of Secularisation on the Understanding of Sin” in Ruined Sinners to Reclaim – ed. David Gibson · The Intolerance of Tolerance – D.A. Carson · A Critique of Pure Tolerance – Robert Paul Wolff · “Sin's Contemporary Significance,” by D.A. Carson in Fallen: A Theology of Sin – ed. Christopher W. Morgan and Robert A. Peterson · Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith in American Culture – Herbert Schlossberg · How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture – Franciss A. Schaeffer ·Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari · The Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin · Our Civilizational Moment: The Waning of the West and the War of the Worlds – Os Guinness

Hear what, God willing, lies ahead for Christ Over All in the year of our Lord 2025.

Timestamps to Know ·  00:27 – Intro ·  04:15 – How Bob Kauflin Was Introduced to Messiah ·  07:30 – Non-Christians Singing the Scriptures in Messiah ·  15:00 – John Newton and Handel's Messiah ·  18:20 – The Means and Methods for Communicating the Gospel ·  26:02 – Leaders Should Bring Explanation ·  30:04 – Un-Training Musicians Out of a ‘Performance' Mind-set ·  38:02 – Counsel for Those in the Arts as Their Vocation ·  43:07 – If Handel Were to Publish Messiah Today ·  46:14 – Pastoring Those With Gifts that Need to Be Dialed Back ·  53:00 – How Can We Magnify Christ in Our Focus? ·  57:16 – Sovereign Grace's Advent Season ·  1:00:35 – Closing Thoughts and Outro   Resources to Click · “Profane Sacrilege or Redeemer's Praise: John Newton on the Messiah and the 1784 Commemoration of Handel” – Ben Purves ·  “Handel's Messiah: Worship, Worldliness, and the Way of True Praise” – Bob Kauflin ·  GLAD Acapella Full Album · “The Handel Commemoration 1784” – Jenny Ruthven · “The 1784 Handel Commemoration as Political Ritual” – William Weber · The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser at Handel Reference Database · “Newton Script to Interweave with Part 2 of Handel's Messiah” ·  “Fifty Sermons on Handel's Messiah” – Robert Manson Myers ·  Sound Plus Doctrine Podcast ·  Theme of the Month: Handel's Messiah: Singing Scripture's Hallelujah ·  Give to Support the Work of COA   Books to Read ·  The Works of John Newton – John Newton ·  Entertaining Crisis in the Atlantic Imperium 1770-1790 – Daniel O'Quinn ·  Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God – Bob Kauflin ·  True Worshippers: Seeking What Matters to God  – Bob Kauflin ·  The Poems of William Cowper – William Cowper ·  Handel's Messiah: Comfort for God's People – Calvin R. Stapert ·  The Cross and Christian Ministry – D.A. Carson

Check out this combined reading of Bob Kauflin & Ben Purves' articles Time Stamps to Know

Show Notes Timestamps to Know ·  00:40 – Intro ·  03:10 – ‘Augustine' ·  04:22 – How Did Dr. Green get into studying Augustine? ·  07:41 – How Has Dr. Wellum Encountered Augustine in Theological Studies? ·  10:25 – The Context of Augustine and the City of God ·  15:03 – The Fundamental View of the ‘Two Cities' ·  18:10 - Is Augustine's View of Eschatology Optimistic of Pessimistic? ·  24:43  - What's the Difference Between the Two City-Kingdoms? ·  31:16 – Warfield's Argument ·  35:20 – Who Were the Donatists? ·  37:47 – How Does Augustine Set a Trajectory for Political Theology? ·  41:22 – R2K: Historical and Revised ·  45:30 – Does Augustine Have Realm for a Secular Order? ·  48:15 – What is a Constructive Argument for the Kingdom of God in Society Today? · 54:48 – Helpful Reading Recommendations · 56:36 - Outro   Resources to Click · “Augustine's The City of God and Why It Matters Today” – Brad Green · Theme of the Month: Handel's Messiah: Singing Scripture's Hallelujah · Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·  The City of God – Augustine ·  Confessions – Augustine ·  Augustine of Hippo: His Life and Impact – Brad Green

3.63 – Crookshank Interview Show Notes     Timestamps to Know ·     00:40 – Intro ·      03:40 – Dr. Wellum's Background with Handel's Messiah ·      06:41 – How Handel's Messiah Showed Up in Dr. Crookshank's Life ·     08:47 – Handel's Life and How Messiah Was Introduced in Dublin ·     11:53 – Fighting Against Deism ·     15:07 – Reading Isaiah with Messiah ·     18:08 – How Was Messiah Originally Received? ·     21:48 – Did the Church See Messiah as an Evangelistic Opportunity? ·     24:22 - What Was the Process for Putting the Biblical Text to Music? ·     26:57 – Madrigal-ism and ‘Text Painting' ·     30:12 – What Biblical Theology Do We Find in Messiah? ·     38:51 – How Has Messiah Endured Through the Ages? ·     42:12 – Has There Been Opposition to Messiah Today? ·     46:05 - Outro   Resources to Click ·     “The Scriptures in Handel's Messiah: An Overview” – Esther Crookshank ·     Handel: Messiah – London Symphony Orchestra ·     The New Young Messiah – Ralph Carmichael ·     C.S. Lewis Institute on Messiah ·     Theme of the Month: Handel's Messiah: Singing Scripture's Hallelujah ·     Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·     Handel's Messiah: Comfort for God's People - Calvin Stapert ·     The Making of Handel's Messiah – Andrew Gant ·     “Sketch of the Life of Handel,” in An Account of the Musical Performances… in Commemoration of Handel – Charles Burney ·     Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio – Roger A. Bullard ·     Handel: Messiah (Cambridge Music Handbooks) – Donald Burrows

3.62 – Crookshank Longform Reading Show Notes     Resources to Click ·     “The Scriptures in Handel's Messiah: An Overview” – Esther Crookshank ·     Handel: Messiah – London Symphony Orchestra ·     Theme of the Month: Handel's Messiah: Singing Scripture's Hallelujah ·     Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·     The Making of Handel's Messiah – Andrew Gant ·     “Sketch of the Life of Handel,” in An Account of the Musical Performances… in Commemoration of Handel – Charles Burney ·     Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel's Oratorio – Roger A. Bullard ·     Handel: Messiah (Cambridge Music Handbooks) – Donald Burrows

Show notes forthcoming.

Show notes forthcoming.

3.58 – Schreiner Interview Show Notes   Timestamps ·     00:46 – Intro ·     03:18 – Reputation & Background on George Eldon Ladd ·     06:21 – Engaging with the Dutch Tradition & Critical Scholarship ·     07:50 – Reading Ladd and On His Influence ·     09:50 – Ladd on Inerrancy ·     15:45 – Taking an Axe to Dispensationalism ·     23:54 – Defining Dispensationalism and Their Varieties ·     27:37 – The Reign, Rule, and Realm of Christ ·     29:23 – The Promises of the Land ·     32:00 – Parallel Arguments between Dispensationalists and Post-Millenialists ·     36:26 – Thinking Through the Already Not Yet and Engaging with Preterism ·     42:21 – How To Introduce the Already Not Yet and Applications for Today ·     44:23 – Thinking Through the Already Not Yet Systematically ·     47:13 – How Does This Impact Preaching? ·     50:00 – Lessons From Ladd's Life ·     59:13 – Closing Thoughts and Outro   Resources to Click ·     “The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom” – Thomas R. Schreiner ·     Theme of the Month: The Kingdom of God ·     Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·     A Theology of the New Testament – George Eldon Ladd ·     The Gospel of the Kingdom: Scriptural Studies in the Kingdom of God – George Eldon Ladd ·     The Presence of the Future: The Eschatology of Biblical Realism – George Eldon Ladd ·     The Rise and Fall of Dispensationalism: How the Battle Over the End Times Shaped a Nation – Daniel G. Hummel ·     Progressive Dispensationalism – Craig A. Blaising & Darrell L. Bock ·     The Teaching of Jesus Concerning the Kingdom and the Church – Geerhardus Vos ·     The Pauline Eschatology – Geerhardus Vos ·     Christ and Time: The Primitive Conception of Time and History – Oscar Cullman ·     Reforming Fundamentalism: Fuller Seminary and the New Evangelicalism – George M. Marsden ·     The Meaning of the Millennium: Four Views – ed. Robert Clouse ·     Revelation 1-11 – Peter Leithart ·     Revelation 12-22 – Peter Leithart

3.57 – Schreiner Longform Reading Show Notes     Resources to Click “The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom” – Thomas R. Schreiner Theme of the Month: The Kingdom of God Give to Support the Work   Books to Read Jesus and the Kingdom of God – G.R. Beasley-Murray The Parables of the Kingdom – C.H. Dodd The Goldsworthy Trilogy – Graeme Goldsworthy What is Christianity? – Adolf Von Harnack The Bible and the Future – Anthony Hoekema The Gospel of the Kingdom – George Eldon Ladd The Mystery of the Kingdom of God – Albert Schweitzer

3.57– Goldsworthy Longform Reading Show Notes   Resources to Click ·  “The Kingdom of God” – Graeme Goldsworthy ·  Theme of the Month: The Kingdom of God ·  Give to Support the Work   Books to Read · Jesus and the Kingdom of God – G.R. Beasley-Murray · The Parables of the Kingdom – C.H. Dodd · The Goldsworthy Trilogy – Graeme Goldsworthy ·  What is Christianity? – Adolf Von Harnack · The Bible and the Future – Anthony Hoekema · The Gospel of the Kingdom – George Eldon Ladd · The Mystery of the Kingdom of God – Albert Schweitzer

Show Notes Forthcoming.

3.55 – Ponder Longform Reading Show Notes     Resources to Click ·      “Slaying Feminism: Ending the Impossible Quest for Sexual Interchangeability” – Doug Ponder ·      “Different From and Different For” – Doug Ponder ·      “Feminism in the SBC” – Doug Ponder ·      “A Biblical Vision of the Sexes: Harmonious Asymmetry” – Doug Ponder ·      “Pastors are Elders are Overseers” – Doug Ponder ·      “Who Shepherds the Flock? A Response to Russ Barksdale” – Doug Ponder ·      “Complementarians and the Rise of Second-Wave Evangelical Feminism” – Bryan Laughlin & Doug Ponder ·      “The Wrongs of Woman” – Matthew Schmitz ·      “Cohabitation: Marriage Lite or the New Concubinage” – Alan F.H. Wisdom ·      “Sexual Counter-Revolution” – Scott Yenor ·      “Empathy, Feminism, and the Church” – Joe Rigney ·      “Common Good Men: The Lost Authority of Godly Men” – Nancy Pearcy ·      “Transgenderism: Escaping Limits” – R.R. Reno ·      “Priestesses in the Church?” – C.S. Lewis ·      “Emancipated Surf: Rebekah Curtis on the Unintended Consequences of First-Wave Feminism” – Rebekah Curtis ·      “The Fallacy of Interchangeability” – Colin Smothers ·      “The Variety of Feminisms and their Contributions to Gender Equality” – Judith Lorber ·      “What is a Woman?” – Michelle Goldberg ·      “What Makes a Man or Woman?” – Chris Bodenner ·      “Gender Equality is Your Issue Too” – Emma Watson ·      “Partners in Ministry: How Men and Women Must Labor Together for the Good of the Church” – The Gospel Coalition Podcast ·      “Seneca Falls in 1848” – National Park Service ·      “Indicatives, Imperatives, and Applications: Reflections on Natural, Biblical, and Cultural Complementarianism” – Joe Rigney ·      “Thousands of Women Fought Against the Right to Vote. Their Reasons Still Resonate Today” – Samantha Schmidt ·      “What Did the Suffragists Really Think About Abortion?” - Treva B. Lindsey ·      “What Women Need: Three Bad ideas for Women & What to Do About Them” – Frederica Mathewes-Green ·      “Man and Woman: Toward an Ontology” – Patrick Schreiner ·      “The Emancipation of Domesticity” ·      “Mental Health Care” – Household Pulse Survey ·      “The Paradox of Declining Female Happiness” – Betsey Stevenson & Justin Wolfers ·      “Loss of a Good Word (Again)” – Zephram Foster ·      “'Deaths of Despair' Among Men Fueling Life Expectancy Gap” – Lisa O'Mary ·      “Mending Wall” – Robert Frost ·      “The Distinct, Positive Impact of a Good Dad: How Fathers Contribute to Their Kids' Lives” – Brad Wilcox ·      “The Boy Genius: Finding Him Again  Through the Patriarchal Group” – Anthony Esolen ·      “On the Improper Use of Proper Speech: A Response to Ronald W. Pierce and Erin M. Heim, “Biblical Images of God as Mother and Spiritual Formation” – Kyle Claunch ·      Theme of the Month: Christ Over All the “Isms” ·      Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·      The Realm of Lesser Evil - Jean-Claude Michea ·      Adam and Eve after the Pill, Revisited – Mary Eberstadt ·      The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us – Carrie Gress ·      The Art of War – Sun Tzu trans. Lionel Giles ·      A New Gospel for Women: Katharine Bushnell and the Challenge of Christian Feminism – Kristin Kobes Du Mez ·      Women and the New Race – Margaret Sanger ·      Ideas Have Consequences – Richard M. Weaver ·      Above All Earthly Pow'rs: Christ In a Post-Modern World – David F. Wells ·      On the Meaning of Sex – J. Budziszewski ·      All We're Meant to Be: Biblical Feminism for Today – Letha Dawson Scanzoni & Nancy A. Hardesty ·      Evangelical Feminism: A History – Pamela D.H. Cochran

Show Notes Forthcoming!

3.53  – Wellum  Interview Show Notes   Timestamps ·      00:43 – Intro ·      03:50 – What Is Dr. Wellum Attempting to Do With This Piece? ·      06:14 – How Do We Understand What an Evangelical is in This Political Age? ·      10:38 – Is Being Defined by the Bebbington Quadrilateral Enough for Evangelicals? ·      13:58 – Cultural Accommodations ·      19:54 – Being Quiet and Unclear ·      22:58 – The Need to Be ‘Cool' in Today's Evangelicalism ·      29:08 – David Wells and His Cultural Critique ·      36:57 – Dr. Wellum's List ·      39:30 – Being Faithful to Preach the Word of God in Private and Public Matters ·      46:29 – Evangelicals Taking for Granted their Freedoms and Liberties ·      58:20 – Personal Peace and Affluence, and Not Being ‘Lulled to Sleep' ·      1:05:37 – Encouragements for Congregations in this Season ·      1:09:07 - Outro   Resources to Click ·      Till Kingdom Come Conference at Christ Bible Church ·      “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn ·      Quote from Ronald Reagan's “Encroaching Control” Speech ·      “Baptist Press Initial Reporting on Roe v. Wade” – Trevin Wax ·      “American Psychological Association Reiterates Support for Same-Sex Marriage” – APA ·      “Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention” – Tom Ascol ·      Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·      Life in the Negative World – Aaron Renn ·      Democracy in America – Alexis de Tocqueville ·      No Place For Truth: or Whatever Happened to Evangelical Theology – David F. Wells ·      God in the Wasteland: The Reality of Truth in a World of Fading Dreams – David F. Wells ·      Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision – David F. Wells ·      Above All Earthly Pow'rs: Christ in a Postmodern World – David F. Wells ·      The Courage to Be Protestant: Reformation Faith in Today's World – David F. Wells ·      A Secular Age – Charles Taylor

3.51 – Wellum Longform Reading Show Notes   Resources to Click · TillKingdom Come Conference at Christ Bible Church ·     “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn ·     Quote from Ronald Reagan's “Encroaching Control” Speech ·      “Baptist Press Initial Reporting on Roe v. Wade” – Trevin Wax ·      “American Psychological Association Reiterates Support for Same-Sex Marriage” – APA ·      “Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention” – Tom Ascol ·      Give to Support the Work   Books to Read ·      Life in the Negative World – Aaron Renn ·      Democracy in America – Alexis de Tocqueville

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Listen in as Andy Naselli joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "Politics, Conscience, and the Church: The Why, What, and How of Political Disagreement."

Listen in as Andrew Walker and Eric Reed from the Bully Pulpit Podcast talk with Stephen Wellum and David Schrock from Christ Over All about politics.

The reasons why we all can't just get along . . . and a test case regarding abortion and voting.

Listen in as Megan Basham joins David Schrock and Trent Hunter to discuss her new book Shepherds for Sale, as well as the state of evangelicalism.

What exactly are we doing when we vote? And how should that affect how we vote? Resources to Click “Make Civics Great Again: A Pastoral Guide to Casting Ballots Wisely” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God's: Three Rules for (Political) Engagement” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God's: Rule 1, Understand What You're Doing as an American” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God's: Rule 2, Engage in the Political Process as a Christian” – Trent Hunter “Give to God What is God's: Rule 3, Reserve Your Greatest Energies for the Most Lasting Society, the Church” – Trent Hunter “One Constitution, or Two?: Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green “An Introduction to Lex Rex” – Douglas Wilson “What Am I Doing When I Vote?” – Kevin DeYoung “Trump Has Put Social Conservatives in a Dilemma” – Edward Feser “Voting as Christians: The Creawtion Order Political Scorecard” – Colin Smothers Theme of the Month: Voting to the Glory of God Give to Support the Work Books to Read The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies – Auron MacIntyre Two Treatises of Government - John Locke The Federalist Papers

Listen in as Leonardo De Chirico joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss his appraisal of Thomas Aquinas. Timestamps 00:41 – Intro 04:43 – Dr. De Chirico's Background 09:04 – Engaging With Thomas Aquinas 12:40 – What Should We Know About Aquinas for Today? 15:23 – The Place of Thomas Aquinas in Church History 19:32 – How Did Aristotle Influence Aquinas? 26:00 – Aristotle and Scripture in Dialogue for Aquinas 31:48 – Why Would Someone Today Be So Drawn to Aristotle? 37:46 – Distinctions Between Aristotle and Plato 41:47 – What Are Strengths, Weaknesses, and Cautions with Aquinas? 49:53 – Closing Thoughts 51:04 - Outro Resources to Click “Excerpt from Leonardo De Chirico's Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: How Ought Evangelicals to Engage With Him” – Leonardo De Chirico Reformanda Initiative Vatican Files “Letter to Cardinal Sadoleto” – John Calvin “Upholding the Unity of Scripture Today” – J.I. Packer “25 Myths About Thomas Aquinas” – Matthew Barrett “Twenty Watershed Doctrines on Which Evangelicals Do Not Agree with Thomas Aquinas” – Pro Pastor Journal “A Trinitarian Reading of Aquinas' Treatise on Law” - Angelicum “What Indeed Hath Thomas To Do With Vos?: A Review Article” – James Baird  Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read Engaging with Thomas Aquinas: An Evangelical Approach – Leonardo De Chirico A Christian's Pocket Guide to the Papacy: It's Origin and Role in the 21st Century – Leonardo De Chirico Natural Theology – Geerhardus Vos Gamechangers: Key Figures of the Christian Church – Robert Letham ‘Aquinas on Nature, Grace, and the Moral Life' by D. Spezzano in The Oxford Handbook on the Reception of Aquinas – eds. Matthew Levering & Marcus Plested Reformed Ethics, Vol. 1 – Herman Bavinck Roman Catholic Theology and Practice: An Evangelical Assessment – Gregg R. Allison Contemplating God with the Great Tradition: Recovering Trinitarian Classical Theism – Craig A. Carter Classical Apologetics: A Rational Defense of the Christian Faith and a Critique of Presuppositional Apologetics – eds. R.C. Sproul, John Gerstner, & Arthur Lindsley Evangelical Exodus: Evangelical Seminarians and Their Paths to Rome – ed. Douglas Beaumont Mind, Heart, and Soul: Intellectuals and the Path to Rome – eds. Robert P. George and R.J. Snell

Listen in as Louis Markos joins David Schrock and Brad Green to discuss Plato and what we can learn from this ancient philosopher. Timestamps 00:35 – Intro 03:15 – Who Was Plato? 15:08 – What Realities Would Need to Be Repented of in Plato? 23:54 – The Christian Faith Defeats, Rescues, and Perpetuates Greek Heritage & Thought 30:18 – From Plato to NeoPlatonism to Augustine 35:10 – Equipping Students to Engage the Rigors of Western Civilization While Submitting to the Lordship of Christ 40:05 – Plato's Awareness of the Scriptures 47:11 – Remnantal Revelation 55:05 – Atlantis 58:50 – The Calvinist Joke 1:00:00 - Outro Resources to Click Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work Books to Read From Plato to Christ: How Platonic Thought Shaped the Christian Faith – Louis Markos Early Socratic Dialogues – Plato The Republic – Plato The Last Days of Socrates: Euthyphro; Apology; Crito; Phaedo – Plato Timaeus and Critias - Plato Laws – Plato The Toxic War on Masculinity – Nancy Pearcy

Listen in as Pierce Taylor Hibbs joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology." Timestamps 00:30 – Intro 03:25 – Pierce Taylor Hibbs' Background 06:55 – The Thesis of Hibbs' Article: Christ, the Lord of All Knowing 09:09 – Thoughts on Revelational Epistemology 13:01 – A Summary of Dolezal's Thomistic Approach and Hibbs' Response 22:31 – Aquinas' Understanding of Human Nature and Sin 28:22 – Hibbs' Additional Thoughts on the Matter 33:39 – What is a Realist Epistemology and How Does that Compare to Biblical Revelation? 41:58 – Van TIl's Lesson For Us 47:00 – Why People Choose the Epistemology They Do 51:46 – The Sufficiency of Scripture and The Doctrines of the Early Church 56:24 – The Terms of Creeds and Confessions 1:02:21 – Resources from Van Til 1:05:24 - Outro  Resources to Click “Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “World through Word: Towards a Linguistic Ontology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs “As Far As Curse is Found: Nature and Grace in Herman Bavinck” – Daniel Ragusa “Ep. 09 – James DOleal: Revelational Epistemology, Why It's Problematic and Some Implications” – Coffee House Sessions “Nature & Scripture” – Cornelius Van Til PierceTaylorHibbs.com Theme of the Month: Beware of Greeks Bearing Gifts Give to Support the Work  Books to Read The Speaking Trinity & His Worded World – Pierce Taylor Hibbs Post-Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard Muller Reformed Dogmatics: A System of Christian Theology – Geerhardus Vos Common Grace and the Gospel – Cornelius Van TIl A Christian Theory of Knowledge – Cornelius Van Til An Introduction to Systematic Theology – Cornelius Van Til The Defense of the Faith – Cornelius Van Til Redeeming Philosophy: A God-Centered Approach to the Big Questions – Vern Poythress The Mystery of the Trinity – Vern Poythress A History of Western Philosophy and Theology – John M. Frame Word & Spirit: Selected Writings in Biblical and Systematic Theology – Richard B. Gaffin Jr. Physics – Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics - Aristotle

Listen in as Louis Markos joins Brad Green and David Schrock to discuss his longform essay "Brave New World: A Warning Without Hope." This essay was published as part of our Great Books theme during the month of June.

Nothing exists outside of the lordship of Jesus Christ, and this includes even our own knowledge of the world.