Christ Over All

Christ-centered discussions on theology, worldview, and culture.

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What is Christ Over All?

A podcast featuring discussions on biblical worldview, theology, and the church’s role in society from a Reformed perspective.

Who is Christ Over All for?

Christians wanting a Christ-centered, Reformed approach to current cultural and theological topics.

Recent Episodes

4.23 David Schrock, Trent Hunter, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Ten Words about Words: Getting a Grip on Godly Speech "

Timestamps 00:32 – Intro 02:30 – Dr. Schrock’s Longform in a PDF 05:05 – Where Did Dr. Schrock Get the Idea for Using the Finger/Hand Imagery? 06:20 – Dr. Wellum’s First Impressions 08:14 – What was Dr. Schrock Trying to Accomplish with the Article? 11:30 – Speaking With a Full Range of Words 13:07 – The Thumb: Wisdom from God & Prayer to God 18:15 – The Pointer Finger: Pointing to the Truth and Defending the Faith 23:45 – The Middle Finger: Righteous Anger and Serrated Speech 27:05 – Expressing Righteous Anger 38:48 – Using Humor 40:31 – The Ring Finger: Speaking Simply and Making Promises 43:44 – Consumption of Public Figures Affects the Way We Speak 51:39 – The Pinky: Delicate Compassion and Vulnerable Confession 57:50 – Outro 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 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

May 26, 202558m

4.22 David Schrock • Reading • "Ten Words about Words: Getting a Grip on Godly Speech "

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

May 20, 20251h 41m

4.21 Clinton Manley, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "How Then Shall We Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire"

Timestamps 00:26 – Intro 03:52 – Clinton Manley’s Background 05:43 – How Did Manley Come to Write This Longform on Mockery? 09:53 – How Has Mockery Been Used Well? 13:45 – What is Satire? 19:22 – The Relationship Between Satire and Love 23:55 – Holy Satire Celebrates God’s Revealed Will as the ‘Norm’ 25:20 – Hating Sin 28:42 – The Bible Doesn’t Contradict Itself 31:28 – Satire for Sanctification 34:00 – Satire Doesn’t Lose the Seriousness of the Matter 35:32 – Chesterton and Satire 36:55 – Why is there a Hypersensitivity to Satire Today? 39:18 – Differences of Male &Female Speech/Jesus Has Range 44:18 – Who are Helpful Models of Satire? 46:26 – Douglas Wilson & Satire 50:20 – Practicing Satire Online 54:58 - Outro 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: Salty, Simple, & Sacred Give to Support the Work 2025 Founders Ministries Pastors' Seminar 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 Stephen Colbert – 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

May 12, 202556m

4.20 Clinton Manley • Reading • "How Then Shall We Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire"

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

May 5, 202545m

4.19 Ardel Caneday, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • "Christ Concealed and Revealed: Did Not the Messiah Have to Suffer These Things and then Enter His Glory? Luke 24:13–35"

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

Apr 28, 20251h 0m