
Christ Over All
Jesus Christ reigns over all things, and this podcast exists to help people see the reality and ramifications of this truth. We post at least four times a month: Twice, we will read aloud a longform essay from our monthly theme. And twice, we will discuss each essay with its author and another Christian leader. Listen in to live in light of Christ’s Lordship.
Latest episodes

Dec 5, 2024 • 33min
3.62 Esther Crookshank • Reading • “The Scriptures in Handel’s Messiah: An Overview”
3.62 – Crookshank Longform Reading Show Notes
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· “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

Nov 28, 2024 • 23min
3.61 Brad Green • Reading • “Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today”
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“Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today” – Brad Green
“Saint Augustine’s Secularizaiton of Rome” – Robert Markus
Theme of the Month: The Kingdom of God
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Books to Read
The City of God – Augustine

Nov 18, 2024 • 53min
3.60 Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • "Big Ed, Too Big to Fail"
3.59 – Merkle Interview Show Notes
Timestamps
· 00:36 – Intro
· 03:14 – How Dr. Merkle Became the President of
New Saint Andrews
· 06:43 – What is the Crisis of Higher Education?
· 09:25 – What is the Idea of ‘Big Ed’?
· 13:38 – Looking at Education as Parent and
Fellow Educator
· 20:13 – Christian Universities Mirroring ‘Big
Ed’
· 23:08 – How Many Christian Universities Are
Saying We Need to Move to the Right?
· 24:17 – Don’t Take Government Funds
· 27:52 – Government Coercion and Accreditation
· 30:47 – What is Unique About New Saint Andrews?
· 34:34 – What about Someone Who Wants to Pursue
Liberal Arts?
· 36:38 – What Models Influenced NSA?
· 41:16 – What Is Necessary to Begin Thinking
about Providing This Type of Education?
· 43:18 – Do We Include Local Churches as a
Necessary Element?
· 44:11 – How Does Gender Play a Part in NSA’s
Model of Education?
· 50:24 – Closing Thoughts and Outro
Resources to Click
· “Encore: Big Ed, Too Big to Fail” – Benjamin Merkle
· “What’s the Problem With Federal Loans?” – Benjamin Merkle
· “The Financially Sustainable University: The Lost Decade” – Mark Krafft, Tom Dretler, and Jeff Selingo
· “Higher Ed Must Change or Die” – Jason Wingard
· “Student Loans Cost Taxpayers $645 Billion More Than We Were Told” – Andrew Gillen
· CTEEReport Fall 2021
· “The Great Interruption” – Bill Conley and Robert Massa
· “Demographics and the Demand for Higher Education” – Nathan D. Grawe
· “Who Is Ruining Our Universities? Administrators!” – Richard Vedder
· SHEEO FY 2018 Report
· Trends in Student Aid Report 2018
· “Average Student Loan Debt 2024” – Jennifer Calonia
· “Student Loan Debt Statistics” – Melanie Hanson
· “The Uncomfortable Truth about Campus Rape Policy” – Emily Yoffe
· Theme of the Month: The Kingdom of God
· Give to Support the Work
Books to Read
· Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded Truth for a Leftist Agenda – Megan Basham

Nov 14, 2024 • 1h 1min
3.59 Thomas R. Schreiner, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • "The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom"
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

Nov 11, 2024 • 18min
3.58 Thomas R. Schreiner • Reading • "The World Turned Upside Down: George Ladd on the Kingdom"
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
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
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

Nov 4, 2024 • 32min
3.57 Graeme Goldsworthy • Reading •"The Kingdom of God"
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

Nov 1, 2024 • 1h 5min
3.56 Doug Ponder and David Schrock • Interview •"Slaying Feminism: Ending the Impossible Quest for Sexual Interchangeability"
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 Church
· 48:53 – Living Out Our Distinctions in a Godly Way
· 56:00 – Reclaiming Strong Manhood and Womanhood
· 1:03:09 - Outro
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
· Theme of the Month: Christ Over All the “Isms”
· Give to Support the Work
Books to Read
· The Genesis of Gender - Abigail Favale
· The End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us - Carrie
Gress
· Feminism Against Progress - Mary Harrington

Oct 28, 2024 • 47min
3.55 Doug Ponder • Reading • "Slaying Feminism: Ending the Impossible Quest for Sexual Interchangeability"
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

Oct 22, 2024 • 1h 2min
3.54 Glenn Sunshine, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock, • Interview • "Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition"
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
· 26:21 – Augustine’s Influence on Political Theory
· 31:46 – Are Leaders Overlooking the Doctrine of Original Sin?
· 34:27 – Observations on the Left and the Right
· 38:18 – What is the Solution to our Political Turmoil?
· 47:57 – What Do Pastors Need to Emphasizing from Resistance Theory and Church History?
· 52:28 – Globalization, Nations, and “Northern-ness”
· 55:45 – Responding to Transnational Powers
· 1:00:00 - Outro
Resources to Click
· “Fighting Back: Protestant Resistance Theory” – The Theology Pugcast
· Every Square Inch Ministries
· Theme of the Month: Christ Over All the ‘Isms’”
· Give to Support the Work
Books to Read
· Slaying Leviathan: Limited Government and Resistance in the Christian Tradition – Glenn Sunshine
· 32 Christians Who Changed Their World – Glenn Sunshine & John Stonestreet
· Vindiciae Contra Tyrannos: A Defense of Liberty Against Tyrants – Stephen Junius Brutus and Glenn Sunshine
· Why You Think the Way You Do: The Story of Western Worldviews from Rome to Home – Glenn Sunshine
· The Kingdom Unleashed: How Jesus’ 1st-Century Kingdom Values are Transforming Thousands of Cultures and Awakening His Church – Jerry Trousdale & Glenn Sunshine
· City of God – Augustine
· Leviathan – Thomas Hobbes
· The Prince – Niccolo Machiavelli
· The Benedict Option – Rod Dreher
· A Christian Manifesto – Francis Schaeffer
· A History of Christianity in Asia: Vol. 1: Beginnings to 1500 – Samuel Moffet
· A History of Christianity in Asia: Vol. 2: 1500-1900 – Samuel Moffet

Oct 14, 2024 • 1h 11min
3.53 Stephen Wellum, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "What Evangelicals Must Learn from the Last Decades of American Politics"
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
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