Christ Over All

ABOUT THE EPISODE Sometimes an old compass is all you need to make it back home, and so it is with the church’s Nicene doctrine of God. Resources to Click ·  “Reflections on the Retrieval of Classical Theism in Evangelical Theology” – Stephen J. Wellum ·  “Does Complementarianism Depend on ERAS?: A Response to Kevin Giles, “The Trinity Argument for Women’s Subordination” – Stephen J. Wellum · Them...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Kyle Claunch on his COA Longform Essay, "Axioms of Theology Proper: Guiding Lights for the Doctrine of God" Timestamps 00:35 – Intro 03:40 – How Did Dr. Claunch’s Interest for the Doctrine of God Begin to Grow? 07:25 – What Were Some of the Things Moving in Academia Towards a Retrieval of Classical Theism? 13:28...

ABOUT THE EPISODE: Who is God and what is he like? Take off your sandals and follow the light as we seek to comprehend the incomprehensible! Resources to Click ·   “Axioms of Theology Proper: Guiding Lights for the Doctrine of God” – Kyle Claunch ·  “God the Father: Namesake of all Fatherhood” – Kyle Claunch ·  “Why are We Trinitarian, and Why Does it Matter?” – Kyle Claunch · Theme of the Month:...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock & Trent Hunter interview Charles Lyons and Jordan Howe on their respective articles for Christ Over All and Center for Baptist Leadership Timestamps 00:25 – Intro 03:43 – The incident at Cities Church Hits Close to Home 06:08 – How David Met Charles Lyons 08:00 – Charles Lyons’ Story 22:32 – Having a Plan in Place 26:23 – Distinguishing Between Diff...

ABOUT THE EPISODE We want to abolish abortion. And we can do that better when we are united in making incremental political victories. Resources to Click “Incrementalists and Abolition Together?”  – Ryan Helfenbein “Voters in Kanasas decide to keep abortion legal in the state, rejecting an amendment”  – Dylan Lysen, Laura Ziegler, Blaise Mesa “Kentucky Amendment 2: Exclude Right to Abortion from C...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Ginna Cross on her COA Article "Is Every Woman Who Pursues Abortion a Victim?: The Feminist Capture of the Pro-Life Movement" Timestamps 00:50 – Intro 05:27 – Ginna Cross’ Background and How She Became Interested in the Life Issue 09:17 – What is Unique about Alliance Family Services? 11:42 – Being an Abolitionist...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in to a special interview as COA's David Schrock and Stephen Wellum are joined by Steve Deace to talk about the best way to strategize and save lives, including a breakdown of the state of the Pro-Life and Abolitionist movements. Timestamps 00:42 – Intro 05:16 – How Do We Think About Incrementalism & Abolitionism? What is Most Effective? 13:30 – What are Steps We C...

ABOUT THE EPISODE What is more sterilizing and depersonalizing than a simple pill? Sadly, in a post-Dobbs world, the abortion pill as been used to perpetuate the slaughter of children in states that have supposedly strict restrictions on the practice. Read as Senator Dusty Deevers explains how the Pro-life movement has been unable to answer the question of “abortion pills.” Resources to Click “Equ...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Many pro-life organizations are failing in their mission to save babies. But why? Ben Zeisloft sees not only a problem with the execution of pro-life bills and strategies, but understands them to be anemic half measures. Read on as Ben presents a case for abortion abolitionism as the answer to our nation’s abortion epidemic. Resources to Click “A Case for Abolitionism: The Only W...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview David Closson on his COA Longform Essay "A Case for Abortion Incrementalism" Timestamps 00:30 – Intro 04:30 – How Did David Closson Become Impassioned about the Issue of Abortion? 06:40 – What Should People Take Away from David Closson’s Book? 09:00 – What Did Francis Schaeffer Argue For? Why Was No One Else Argu...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Virtually all concrete and measurable gains against the abortion industry since the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 have been through incremental strategies, while abolitionism has yet to result in the passage of a single law. Resources to Click “A Case for Abortion Incrementallism”  – David Closson “Abortion in America After the Fall of Roe: Important Advances and Remaining C...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as the Editorial Board for Christ Over All reviews the year of 2025 and looks forward to what's coming in 2026. Timestamps 00:17 – Intro 02:05 – Favorite Theme Cover of the Year 10:40 – Notable COA Articles Throughout the Year 24:22 – Why COA Publishes the Articles That They Do 30:58 – The Cross in the Old Testament 34:34 – The Paterfamilias 36:56 – The Nicene Creed...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Alex Kocman on his COA Longform Essay "Was Jesus a Refugee? And Why It Matters for Immigration" Timestamps 00:30 – Intro 04:50 – Alex’s Role in ABWE & Christmas Teaching 07:37 – What is a Refugee? 09:22 – How Do We Seek to Correctly Interpret Scripture? 11:20 – Refugees and Migration 15:10 – What Does Scriptu...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Levi Secord on his COA Longform Essay: "Law is King: How the BIble Shapes Our View of Law & Civil Government" Timestamps 00:30 – Intro 03:38 – The Background Behind  Servant Not Savior 05:11 – What are Some Things that Need to be On Our Radar as We Discuss This Subject? 08:15 – Walking Us Through the History fr...

ABOUT THE EPISODE In an effort to steer well-meaning Christians’ sympathies, some leaders in the church have cited the life of our Lord as evidence for their progressive political agenda. But are they getting their facts straight? Read as Alex Kocman dispels the emotional trump-card, “Jesus was a refugee.” Resources to Click “Was Jesus a Refugee? And Why It Matters for the Immigration Issue”  – Al...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Deuteronomy 17  shows that kings stand under God’s law. This article explores how rulers rise to power, why they must obey the law, and whether these truths apply beyond Israel. Resources to Click “Law is King: How the Bible Shapes Our View of Law & Civil Government”  – Levi Secord Theme of the Month:  Christmas Buffet Give to Support the Work  Books to Read Servant Not Savio...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Marc Minter on his Longform essay, "Liberty Not Separation: The Historic Development of Baptist Perspectives on Church and State" Timestamps 00:48 – Intro 05:52 – Marc Minter and His Academic Aspirations 10:30 – The State of Political Theology in the SBC 14:48 – Influences on Political Theology 19:00 – The Signif...

ABOUT THE EPISODE A historical exploration showing that Baptists long affirmed religious liberty without requiring a separation of church and state, tracing the shift in the 20th century. Resources to Click “Liberty, Not Separation: The Historic Development of Baptist Perspectives on Church and State”  – Marc Minter “Views of Individuals in Southern Baptist Congregations on Baptist Political Theol...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Brad Green on his Longform Essay "Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology" Timestamps 00:20 – Intro 05:50 – What’s the Place for Reading in the Life of the Christian? 07:40 – When Did Dr. Wellum Start Thinking about Serious Reading? 10:20 – What’s the Importance for Reading Books in the Life of a Pastor? 1...

ABOUT THE EPISODE A curated survey of ten seminal works in Christian political theology—from Justin Martyr and Augustine to Calvin, Rutherford, and Oliver O’Donovan—highlighting the development of theological reflection on church, state, and authority across the centuries. Resources to Click “Do the Reading: Selections in Political Theology”  – Brad Green Theme of the Month:  Do the Reading: Selec...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as Trent Hunter and David Schrock interview Brad Green on his Christ Over All Essay, "The State of Biblical Theology Today" Timestamps 00:24 – Intro 02:13 – An Embarrassingly Short Definition of Systematic and Biblical Theology 05:38 – Getting to Know Dr. Brad Green 8:00 – How Does Church History Feed Into Teaching Biblical Theology? 10:50 – Who is Thomas Aqui...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Dr. Benjamin Gladd on the new CSB Connecting Scripture Study Bible and the current state of Biblical Theology Timestamps 00:28 – Intro 05:25 – Dr. Gladd’s Academic Biography 09:40 – Dispensationalism’s Biblical Theology 14:02 – The Origin of the Connecting Scripture Study Bible 22:15 – How Will This Help the Everyday Reader...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Biblical Theology has a rich history. But is it driving us away from classic Christian Doctrine? A growing divide threatens evangelical theology—and the stakes are higher than you think. Resources to Click ·   "The State of Biblical Theology Today” – Brad Green ·  “Geerhardus Vos: The Recovery of Biblical Theology from Its Corruptors (Part 1)” – Ardel Caneday ·  “Biblical Th...

ABOUT THE EPISODE “Typology” comes up frequently in discussions of Biblical Theology, but what does it mean? Read how David Schrock explains that typology is not merely another method of reading, but an organic structure of escalation and progression arising from God’s redemptive work. Resources to Click “What is Typology?”  – David Schrock “What Designates a Valid Type? A Christotelic, Covenantal...

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as Trent Hunter and Brad Green interview Colin Smothers on his Christ Over All Longform Essay, "Biblical Theology and Theological Interpretation of Scripture". Timestamps 00:22 – Intro 02:00 – Orientation, History, & Defining Terms for Biblical Theology 12:35 – Geerhardus Vos’ Contribution 18:40 – How Does Biblical Theology Change After Vos? 23:00 – What i...