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 o...
Nov 04, 2024•32 min•Season 3Ep. 57
Timestamps · 00:35 – Intro · 04:21 – How Did Doug Ponder Get Into Studying this Subject? · 11:53 – Essentials of Differences and Similarities Between Men & Women · 18:06 – How the Image of God Affirms the Equal Value of the Sexes, but Also Points to Asymmetrical Glory · 22:55 – Feminism Is Just as Pervasive and Harmful as Any Other ‘Ism’ · 30:28 – Feminism Has Paved the Way for Other Destructive Ideologies · 38:57 – Feminism vs. Femininity · 43:11 – Second and Third Wave Feminism and the Chu...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 3Ep. 56
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 Fe...
Oct 28, 2024•47 min•Season 3Ep. 55
3.54 – Sunshine Interview Show Notes Timestamps · 00:32 – Intro · 03:58 – Dr. Sunshine’s Background · 06:30 – Dr. Sunshine’s New Ministry · 08:42 – Slaying Leviathan · 11:23 – What is Resistance Theory and How Do We Recover It? · 14:48 – Is the Doctrine of Lesser Magistrates Taught in Seminary Today? · 17:20 – Where to Glean Principles from Scripture · 20:25 – Key Benchmarks in Scripture Before Arriving at Romans 13 · 23:01 – Resistance Theory in Church History Leading Up to the Reformation · 26...
Oct 22, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 54
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 – Be...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 53
3.52 – Auron MacIntyre Interview Show Notes Timestamps · 00:50 – Intro · 04:50 – Auron MacIntyre’s Background · 06:20 – The Wake Up Call of 2020 · 09:58 – Observations About 2020 from Trent Hunter · 13:53 – The Thesis of Auron’s Book The Total State and ‘The Cathedral’ · 18:32 – Are We Blind to Communism and Managerial Ideologies Today? · 21:35 – Managerialism in the Church vs. The Authority of God’s Word · 26:06 – “Massification” · 30:17 – The Need for Efficiency Leads to an Overreach of Author...
Oct 07, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 3Ep. 52
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 Negat...
Oct 02, 2024•55 min•Season 3Ep. 51
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Sep 27, 2024•59 min•Season 3Ep. 50
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."
Sep 23, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Listen in as Andrew Walker and Erik Reed from the Bully Pulpit Podcast talk with Stephen Wellum and David Schrock from Christ Over All about politics. Timestamps 00:36 – Intro 03:11 – How Did the Bully Pulpit Start? 07:12 – What is An Outward Facing Ministry and Should That Be Common Among Pastors? 10:36 – How Do You Help Pastors Think about Politics? 15:12 – Politics Follows After First Principles 21:10 – COA Birthday 22:50 – An Anti-Conservative Posture in the YRR Movement 26:38 – Conservatism...
Sep 16, 2024•57 min•Season 3Ep. 48
The reasons why we all can’t just get along . . . and a test case regarding abortion and voting.
Sep 10, 2024•52 min•Season 3Ep. 47
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.
Sep 05, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 46
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, Re...
Sep 04, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 45
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 Bet...
Sep 02, 2024•53 min•Season 3Ep. 44
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...
Aug 28, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 43
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:...
Aug 26, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 3Ep. 42
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.
Aug 22, 2024•59 min•Season 3Ep. 41
Nothing exists outside of the lordship of Jesus Christ, and this includes even our own knowledge of the world. 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 Ho...
Aug 19, 2024•54 min•Season 3Ep. 40
Listen as Robert Lyon joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his two-part longform essay "What is Christian Platonism?" Timestamps 00:46 – Intro 04:08 – Robert Lyon’s Background 05:06 – The Lay of the Land of Christian Platonism in the Academic World 11:34 – Who are the Main Advocates of Christian Platonism? 13:04 – What is a Metaphysic and How Do We Understand It? 14:16 – Other Terms Important to Understand in This Conversation 18:42 – What is Platonism as a System of Thought? 25:26 ...
Aug 12, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 39
Having examined what Christian Platonism is in Part One, we turn now to an assessment of this system. Resources to Click “ What is Christian Platonism? (Part 2): A Preliminary Critique ”– Robert Lyon “ What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon “ False Equivalence: The Problem with Unreasonable Comparisons ” – Itamar Shatz “ False Dilemmas and False Dichotomies: What They Are and How to Respond to Them ” – Itamar Shatz “Why Should We Affirm Christian Pla...
Aug 07, 2024•37 min•Season 3Ep. 38
What is Christian Platonism and where did it come from? Answers to these questions and more lie ahead. Resources to Click “What is Christian Platonism? (Part 1): An Introduction in Three Steps” – Robert Lyon The Nicene Creed The Chalcedonian Creed “Fear and Trembling (Selections )” – Soren Kierkegaard “Duns Scotus: His Historical and Contemporary Significance ” – Catherine Pickstock “The Doctrine of Univocity is True and Salutary” – Thomas Williams “First Principles” – Matthew Barrett Theme of t...
Aug 05, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 37
Listen as Matthew Emadi joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss his longform essay "The Kingdom of God in Hebrews." Timestamps 00:50 – Intro 03:00 – Matt Emadi’s Background 05:56 – Psalm 110, Melchizedek, & Mormonism 09:26 – How is Melchizedek Portrayed in a Biblical-Theological Framework? 12:37 – Matt Emadi’s Further Thoughts on Melchizedek 16:42 – Adam and Melchizedek 20:03 – What Place Does Kingship Have in Hebrews? 22:44 – The Psalms Applied to Jesus in Hebrews 1-4 27:52 – How ...
Jul 29, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 36
Listen as James White joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to discuss the new covenant in the book of Hebrews. Timestamps 00:32 – Intro 03:07 – The Genesis of Dr. White’s Articles on the New Covenant 09:28 – Responding to Paedobaptist Arguments 10:50 – Taking The Covenantal Argument for Credo-Baptism 13:13 – What is ‘New’ about the New Covenant? 17:44 – Inconsistency of Calvin and the Westminster Confession of Faith on Baptism 20:41 – Acts 2:38 and the Reformational Thinking 26:45 – How the Bi...
Jul 26, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 3Ep. 35
In this podcast interview, Dr. Thomas Schreiner joins David Schrock and Stephen Wellum to introduce us to the book of Hebrews and its major themes. Timestamps 00:49 – Intro 02:28 – Why a Month on Hebrews? 04:25 – How Dr. Schreiner’s Commentary Came to Be 06:34 – How Hebrews Shaped or Clarified Things for Dr. Schreiner 08:29 – Who’s the Audience, What’s the Aim, and Who’s the Author? 12:04 – Tension found Between Practice of Paul and the Claims of Hebrews? 16:14 – Temptations for Judaizing Christ...
Jul 24, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 3Ep. 34
The kingdom of God is foundational to the storyline of the Bible. Throughout Scripture, God is working to establish his rule over his people in his place. The book of Hebrews shows us that this kingdom has finally been brought about with the reign of our resurrected king. Resources to Click “The Kingdom of God In Hebrews” – Matt Emadi “The Kingdom of God: A Bibliography of 20th Century Research ” – Leslaw Chrupcala “Hearing God Right: A Closer Look at Hebrews 1:5” – Jim Dernell Theme of the Mont...
Jul 19, 2024•38 min•Season 3Ep. 33
Published in 1932, Aldous Huxley's famous novel has proved quite prophetic regarding several dark realities in our day. Yet, his tale is not the whole story, for Christ still reigns in this brave new world. Resources to Click Theme of the Month: Great Books Throughout the Ages Give to Support the Work Books to Read Brave New World – Aldous Huxley Amusing Ourselves to Death – Neil Postman Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death with John F. Kennedy, C.S. Lewis, & Aldous Huxle...
Jul 01, 2024•20 min•Season 3Ep. 32
What is the next step for conservative SBC churches in light of the Law Amendment falling around 5% short of the needed votes? Resources to Click “Encore: Reformed and Reforming the SBC: Christ Over the Law Amendment” – David Schrock Mike Law’s Statement to Southern Baptists “The SBC Isn’t Drifting Its Being Steered: A Sober-Minded Response to Emotional Sabotage” – Michael Carlino “How Many Female Pastors Are in the SBC?” – Kevin McClure Chocolate Knox’s Synopsis of Gary North’s Crossed Fingers:...
Jun 25, 2024•30 min•Season 3Ep. 31
The best books reflect us as we truly are while also showing what we might be in Christ. Resources to Click “The Unavoidable Either-Or: The Choice that Confronts Us in The Great Divorce” – Joe Rigney Theme of the Month: Great Books Throughout the Ages Give to Support the Work Books to Read The Great Divorce – C.S. Lewis That Hideous Strength – C.S. Lewis The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis The Weight of Glory – C.S. Lewis Leadership and Emotional Sabotage – Joe Rigney...
Jun 24, 2024•26 min•Season 3Ep. 30
Listen in as Joe Rigney joins David Schrock and Trent Hunter to discuss his longform essay "The Unavoidable Either-Or: The Choice that Confronts Us in The Great Divorce" as well as the 2024 meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention. Timestamps Intro – 00:48 Law Amendment Update - 02:58 Rigney’s Reflections on the SBC - 03:35 Thinking Strategically Going Forward - 09:04 Trent’s Reflections on the SBC - 10:39 Living Under the Progressive Gaze - 12:09 What Makes a Classic a ‘Classic’? - 17:07 Lewi...
Jun 17, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 3Ep. 29
Emotional sabotage has steered and shaped many of the major decisions of the Southern Baptist Convention from the early 2020s to the present. How? Keep listening. Resources to Click “The SBC Isn’t Drifting, It’s Being Steered: A Sober-Minded Response to Emotional Sabotage” – Michael Carlino “Do You Feel My Pain? Empathy Sympathy, and Dangerous Virtues” – Joe Rigney “ Empathy, Feminism, and the Church ” – Joe Rigney “Of Empathy and Monsters” – Joe Rigney “ Brothers, Don’t Be Steered ” – Joe Rigne...
Jun 06, 2024•42 min•Season 3Ep. 28
