
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

Oct 7, 2024 • 1h 3min
3.52 Auron MacIntyre, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "The Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies"
3.52 – Auron
MacIntyre Interview Show Notes
Timestamps
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00:50 – Intro
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04:50 – Auron MacIntyre’s Background
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06:20 – The Wake Up Call of 2020
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09:58 – Observations About 2020 from Trent
Hunter
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13:53 – The Thesis of Auron’s Book The Total
State and ‘The Cathedral’
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18:32 – Are We Blind to Communism and Managerial
Ideologies Today?
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21:35 – Managerialism in the Church vs. The
Authority of God’s Word
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26:06 – “Massification”
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30:17 – The Need for Efficiency Leads to an Overreach
of Authority
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34:23 – Multiculturalism and the Creation of
Conformity
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37:46 – The Tower Babel Still at Work Today
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41:18 – The Different Forms of Totalitarianism
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47:08 – Why Should Christians Care About This?
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52:46 – Takeaways from The Total State
for the People in the Pew
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56:15 – Counsel and Encouragements
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1:00:43 - Outro
Resources to Click
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The Auron
MacIntyre Show
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“A
Theology of the Face: How Endless Mask-Wearing Hides the Image of God and
Hinders the Church” – David Schrock
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Theme of the
Month: Voting to the Glory of God
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to Support the Work
Books to Read
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The
Total State: How Liberal Democracies Become Tyrannies – Auron
MacIntyre

Oct 2, 2024 • 55min
3.51 Stephen Wellum • Reading • "What Evangelicals Must Learn from the Last Decades of American Politics"
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
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“Baptist Press Initial Reporting on Roe v. Wade” – Trevin Wax
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“American Psychological Association Reiterates Support for Same-Sex Marriage” – APA
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“Resolution
9 and the Southern Baptist Convention” – Tom Ascol
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to Support the Work
Books to Read
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Life in the Negative World – Aaron Renn
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Democracy in America – Alexis de Tocqueville

Sep 27, 2024 • 59min
3.50 Stephen Wellum, David Schrock, Trent Hunter, and Jared Bridges • Interview • "Theological Roundtable on the Upcoming Election"
Check back soon for the show notes!

Sep 23, 2024 • 1h 1min
3.49 Andy Naselli, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Politics, Conscience, and the Church: The Why, What, and How of Political Disagreement"
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 16, 2024 • 57min
3.48 Andrew Walker, Erik Reed, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • "Bully Pulpit and Christ Over All Talk Politics"
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 is Built Off Borrowed Capital From Christianity
33:01 – Discipleship in Respect to Political Ideas
43:08 – Discipleship from the Wrong Sources & The Invasion of Progressivism
49:53 – Is This ‘Culture-Warring 2.0’? Do We Actually the Need the Culture War?
55:16 – Closing Thoughts & Outro
Resources to Click
The Bully Pulpit Podcast
Center For Renewing America
“Why Progressivism Destroys Everything” – Andrew T. Walker
Theme of the Month: Voting to the Glory of God
Give to Support the Work
Books to Read
Faithful Reason: Natural Law Ethics for God’s Glory and Our Good – Andrew T. Walker

Sep 10, 2024 • 52min
3.47 Andy Naselli • Reading • "Politics, Conscience, and the Church: The Why, What, and How of Political Disagreement"
The reasons why we all can’t just get along . . . and a test case regarding abortion and voting.

Sep 5, 2024 • 53min
3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "Shepherds for Sale"
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 4, 2024 • 38min
3.45 Trent Hunter • Reading • "Make Civics Great Again: A Pastoral Guide to Casting Ballots Wisely"
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

Sep 2, 2024 • 53min
3.44 Leonardo De Chirico, David Schrock, Brad Green • Interview • "A Discussion on Aquinas"
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

Aug 28, 2024 • 1h 1min
3.43 Louis Markos, David Schrock, Brad Green • Interview • "A Discussion on Plato"
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
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