Christ Over All

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as Trent Hunter and Stephen Wellum interview David Schrock on his essay, "Working As Unto the Lord: Seven Ways to Work Harder and Be Better".Timestamps00:46 – Intro02:12 – Where Did David’s Article Come From?03:20 – Dr. Wellum’s Job History05:50 – David Schrock’s Job History07:10 – When Did the True Significance of Work Break In?10:24 – Beginning with Good Works in Ephesians 2?12:22 – Placing Ephesians House Codes in Context13:58 – Christ is the Ultimate Motivation15:28 – How Do We Relate Our Other Motivations to Christ?18:41 – How Do You Cultivate a Work Ethic in Our Kids?22:35 – Christ As Our Supervisor and Our Earthly Supervisors26:45 – Serving in the Military28:26 – COA Birthday Ad28:56 – Christ Our Sanctifier31:16 – The False Secular-Sacred Divide32:58 – Pastors Applying Truth So Their Congregants’ Vocations37:10 – Pastoring Challenges of Different People’s Vocations41:41 – Christ Is Our Hiring Manager43:30 – Entrusting Christ’s Sovereign Rule46:37 – Christ Is Our Example50:00 – Christ Is Our Evaluator54:15 – Closing Thoughts56:48 – OutroResources to Click“Working As Unto the Lord: Seven Ways to Work Harder and Be Better” – David SchrockErika Kirk’s Instagram StatementTheme of the Month: Get to Work: Grasping the Doctrine of VocationGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadEphesians (ZECotNT) – Clinton E. Arnold

ABOUT THE EPISODEScott Polender of Turning Point Education joins our COA Roundtable to reflect on the life, work, and ministry of Charlie Kirk.Timestamps00:48 – Intro04:29 – How Did Scott End Up at Turning Point?10:50 – What is the ministry of Turning Point USA?20:56 – Dr. Wellum and Trent Hunter on Charlie Kirk29:08 – Reflections on Charlie Kirk41:32 – Charlie’s Model of Evangelism and Source of Conviction51:19 – Applying Theology to the Political Realm57:00 – Was Charlie Kirk a ‘Provocateur’?1:04:55 – Preaching a Sermon including Charlie Kirk1:15:00 – How Does God and The Problem of Evil Help Us Think Through this Time?1:20:00 – Final Thoughts from Scott1:25:30 – 1 Peter 5:6 and Prayer1:28:54 – Resources to Click“We Can’t Replace Charlie Kirk, But We Can Honor His Legacy: Five Ways to Amplify Truth, Freedom and the American Way” – Colin Smothers & David SchrockMan Rampant with Charlie Kirk – Canon PressTurning Point USATurning Point FaithTurning Point EducationTheme of the Month: Get to Work: Grasping the Doctrine of VocationGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODECharlie Kirk, who influenced a generation of young men, is gone. What do we do now?Resources to Click“We Can’t Replace Charlie Kirk, But We Can Honor His Legacy: Five Ways to Amplify Truth, Freedom and the American Way” – Colin Smothers & David SchrockMichael Foster’s Statement to East River Church“Charlie Kirk: Christian Martyr” – Mark DevineVice President J.D. Vance’s Statement on Charlie KirkCHARLIE – Tom MacDonaldMan Rampant with Charlie Kirk – Canon PressBible Talk Podcast – 9MarksVia Emmaus (On the Road) – David SchrockThe Bible and How to Read It – David SchrockTheme of the Month: Get to Work: Grasping the Doctrine of VocationGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODEEvery calling is itself sacred, every task a trust, and every laborer accountable before the throne.Resources to Click· “Faithful in All Things: Vocation and Christian Callings” – Rod Martin· “The Number of People Who Eat McDonald’s Daily is Enough to Populate a Country” – Camryn Teder· Theme of the Month: Get to Work: Grasping the Doctrine of Vocation· Give to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODEChristianity hinges on history: if the Gospels are not trustworthy accounts of Jesus’s life, death, and resurrection, the faith collapses. But are they myth shaped by early belief, or historical testimony grounded in eyewitness experience and apostolic oversight? This question is not peripheral—it is foundational.Timestamps00:36 – Intro02:18 – Guy Waters’ and Stephen Wellum’s Introductions05:43 – Christianity Stands or Falls Upon Historical Facts11:10 – Four Gospels and No More15:48 – What About Gnostic or Apocryphal Gospels?17:32 – Why is the Idea of ‘Myth’ Appealing?23:00 – The Gospels Are Reliable Accounts26:33 – The Gospels Are Historical Accounts by Eyewitnesses30:46 – The Synoptic Problem34:03 – Three Proposals to This Problem38:00 – When to Turn to a Passage in Another Gospel?44:35 – Why Is John Just Different?49:12 – Concluding Thoughts53:47 – OutroResources to Click“The Reliability of the Gospels: Rock or Sand?” – Guy WatersTheme of the Month: One Gospel, Four WitnessesGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadJesus and the Word – Rudolf BultmannJesus Outside the New Testament: An Introduction to the Ancient Evidence – Robert E. Van VoorstThe Canon of Scripture – F.F. BruceThe Canon of the New Testament: Its Origin, Development, and Significance – Bruce MetzgerThe Biblical Canon: Its Origin, Transmission and Authority – Lee Martin McDonaldThe Gospel and the Gospels: Christian Proclamation and Early Jesus Books – Simon J. GathercoleThe Genuine Jesus and the Counterfeit Christs: New Testament and Apocryphal Gospels – Simon J. GathercoleJesus and the Gospels: An Introduction and Survey – Craig BlombergThe Life of Jesus Critically Examined – David F. Strauss ed. Peter C. HodgsonJesus and the Eyewitnesses: The Gospels as Eyewitness Testimony – Richard BauckhamMatthew (BECNT) – David L. TurnerThe Gospel According to John (PNTC) – D.A. CarsonStudying the Synoptic Gospels – E.P. Sanders and Margaret DaviesThe Synoptic Problem: An Introduction – Robert H. SteinThe Reliability of the Gospel Tradition – Birger GerhardssonJohn: The Maverick Gospel – Robert KysarThe Testimony of the Beloved Disciple: Narrative, History, and Theology in the Gospel of John – Richard BauckhamThe History of the Church – Eusebius“Why Four Gospels,” in Selected Shorter Writings, Vol. 2. – B.B. Warfield ed. John Meeter

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Bryan Litfin on his Christ Over All essay: "From Nicaea to the “Nicene Creed”: Sixty Years of Confusion and Controversy"Timestamps00:48 – Intro04:15 – Introducing Dr. Litfin’s Book on the Trinity05:30 – What Has Helped Dr. Litfin to be a Good Storyteller?07:18 – What Is10:44 – Why Does the History Around the Nicene Creed Matter?13:08 – Did the Council of Nicaea Anticipate the Fight that was Going to Come?15:10 – The Legend of Saint Nicholas17:13 – The Demise of Arius19:35 – How Did Athanasius Become a Main Figure in the Fight for Orthodoxy?24:38 – Athanasius’ Two Volumes Against the Arians26:25 – The Different Theological Groups Around the Time of Nicaea30:26 – How Athanasius Made His Arguments32:20 – History of the Political Influence Between 325-38134:24 – The Cappadocians37:56 – Why Was There Less Participation in the Time of Theodosius?39:57 – What Changes Took Place in the Statements Between 325 and 381?42:38 – Why Was There Not as Much Said about the Holy Spirit?48:14 – The Pneumatomachians50:27 – What Conception Did They Have in Terms of the Spirit’s Saving Power?53:08 – The Nicene Fathers’ Understanding of the Church and Baptism56:08 – Should We Go Back to the Apostolic Fathers to Clarify Our Doctrine?1:00:57 – A Trinitarian Approach to the Gospel1:03:57 – The Trinity and Salvation1:06:21 – OutroResources to Click“From Nicaea to the “Nicene Creed”: Sixty Years of Confusion and Controversy” – Bryan Litfincom – Bryan LitfinRufinus of Aquileia: Historia Ecclesiastical, Book 10, chs. 1-6 (Excerpt on the First Council of Nicaea)Letter of Eusebius of Nicomedia and Theognis of Nicaea to a Council – Fourth Century ChristianityThe Death of Arius (Post Nicene Fathers Excerpt) – Philip SchaffThe Dialogue Against the Luciferians – Jerome; Philip SchaffThe Nicene Creed – Book of Common PrayerTheme of the Month: The Nicene Creed: 1700 Years of HomoousiosGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadThe Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed – Bryan LitfinThe Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia: books 10 and 11 – Rufinus of Aquilea trans. Philip R. AmidonThe Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions – Clyde Pharr

ABOUT THE EPISODEThis is the story of how the heresy of Arianism almost become the official doctrine of the early church, and the story of a few brave men who stood in the way. Resources to Click“From Nicaea to the “Nicene Creed”: Sixty Years of Confusion and Controversy” – Bryan Litfincom – Bryan LitfinRufinus of Aquileia: Historia Ecclesiastical, Book 10, chs. 1-6 (Excerpt on the First Council of Nicaea)Letter of Eusebius of Nicomedia and Theognis of Nicaea to a Council – Fourth Century ChristianityThe Death of Arius (Post Nicene Fathers Excerpt) – Philip SchaffThe Dialogue Against the Luciferians – Jerome; Philip SchaffThe Nicene Creed – Book of Common PrayerTheme of the Month: The Nicene Creed: 1700 Years of HomoousiosGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadThe Story of the Trinity: Controversy, Crisis, and the Creation of the Nicene Creed – Bryan LitfinThe Church History of Rufinus of Aquileia: books 10 and 11 – Rufinus of Aquilea trans. Philip R. AmidonThe Theodosian Code and Novels and the Sirmondian Constitutions – Clyde Pharr

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Donald Fairbairn on his Christ Over All essay: "Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea (325)"Timestamps00:23 – Intro03:23 – Misconceptions about Creeds & Confessions06:15 – Responding to The Restorationist Movement09:50 – We Are Influenced by Something as We Read Scripture12:49 – The Authorities of Scripture and Tradition in Systematic Theology16:24 – Dr. Fairbairn’s Interest in Church History & the Patristics18:54 – The History Up to 325A.D.24:09 – The Holy Spirit in the Nicene Creed28:50 – Denials of Arianism31:55 – The Political Background to the Creed38:37 – Eusebius’ Exaggeration of Constantine41:37 – The Article on the Father46:12 – Language of the Son being ‘Of’ or ‘From’ the Father51:43 – The Arian Moral Exemplar View56:24 – Nicene Cosmology59:33 – Final Thoughts1:01:28 - OutroResources to Click“Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea” – Donald Fairbairn30 Kyle Claunch, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “God the Father: Namesake of all Fatherhood” – Christ Over AllTheme of the Month: The Nicene Creed: 1700 Years of HomoousiosGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadThe Story of Creeds and Confessions: Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith – Donald Fairbairn and Ryan M. ReevesLetter to Alexander of Alexandria in The Trinitarian Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) – ed. William G. RuschDefense of the Nicene Definition – AthanasiusThe History of the Church: From Christ to Constantine - Eusebius

ABOUT THE EPISODEShould we abandon man-made confessions of faith and instead have "no creed but Christ"? Enter the Council of Nicaea in 325 A.D. Resources to Click“Creeds and the Gospel: From the Beginnings to the Council of Nicaea” – Donald FairbairnTheme of the Month: The Nicene Creed: 1700 Years of HomoousiosGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadThe Story of Creeds and Confessions: Tracing the Development of the Christian Faith – Donald Fairbairn and Ryan M. ReevesLetter to Alexander of Alexandria in The Trinitarian Controversy (Sources of Early Christian Thought) – ed. William G. RuschDefense of the Nicene Definition – Athanasius

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Kyle Claunch on his Christ Over All essay: "God the Father: Namesake of all Fatherhood" Timestamps00:26 – Intro03:45 – Dr. Wellum’s Highlights of Travel to the UK and Ireland05:56 – Kyle Claunch’s Forthcoming Book07:48 – Where are the Challenges of Feminist Language for God Coming From?17:41 – Analogical, Univocal, and Equivocal Language20:34 – What Does Amy Peeler Argue about God?26:17 – Is there Ever a Non-Metaphorical Language that is Used for God?31:59 – Does EFS Theology Drive Amy Peeler’s View of the Trinity and Metaphorical Language?35:42 – Proper and Figurative Language42:13 – The Value of Being Precise in Our Language Towards God47:31 – The Essential and Personal Nature of God the Father54:57 – How Do These Things Help Us Begin to Reflect the Fatherhood of God?57:49 – Final Thoughts from Dr. Wellum59:41 – Outro Resources to Click“God the Father: Namesake of All Fatherhood”– Kyle Claunch“Theological Language and the Fatherhood of God: An Exegetical and Dogmatic Account” – Kyle Claunch“On the Improper Use of Proper Speech: A Response to Ronald W. Pierce and Erin M. Heim, ‘Biblical Images of God as Moter and Spiritual Formation’” – Kyle ClaunchTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the WorkBooks to Read Post Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard MullerTheoretical Practical Divinity, Vol. 2: Faith in the Triune God – Petrus Van MastrichtReformed Dogmatics, Vol. 2: God and Creation – Herman BavinckSumma Theologiae Book 1 – Thomas Aquinas“Baptists, Sola Scriptura, and the Place of Christian Tradition,” in Baptists and the Christian Tradition – ed. Matthew Emerson, Christopher Morgan & R. Lucas StampsJohn Gill’s Commentary of the First Letter of John – John GillShe Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse – Elizabeth A. JohnsonWomen and the Gender of God – Amy PeelerDiscovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives – eds. Ronald W. Pierce, Cynthia Long Westfall, et. alThe Father and the Feminine: Exploring the Grammar of God and Gender – Spencer Miles BoersmaThe Same God Who Works All Things: Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology – Adonis ViduOn Classical Trinitarianism: Retrieving the Nicene Doctrine of the Triune God – eds. Matthew Barrett and Todd Billings

About the EpisodeWill the real complementarians please stand up? Why it's time for thick/broad/natural complementarians to embrace the label of "biblical patriarchy" to differentiate themselves from the declining thin/narrow/ideological complementarians. Resources to Click“After Complementarianism, What? Why Egalitarians Are (Still) Winning the Evangelical Gender Debate” – Doug Ponder“Slaying Feminism: Ending the Impossible Quest for Sexual Interchangeability” – Doug Ponder“Male and Female He Created Them: The Implications of a Paradigmatic Reading of Genesis 1-3 for the Complementarian-Egalitarian Debate” – Doug Ponder“Newsletter #13: The Lost World of American Evangelicalism” – Aaron RennRomeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2“A Biblical Vision of the Sexes: Harmonious Asymmetry” – Doug Ponder“Mere Complementarianism” – Denny Burk“What’s In a Name? The meaning and origin of “Complementarianism”” – Denny Burk“Is Complementarianism a Man-Made Doctrine?” – Denny Burk“What is Biblical Patriarchy?” – Hard Men Podcast“Reformed Resourcement: Recovering Biblical Patriarchy with Zach Garris” – The King’s Hall Podcast“The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn“Newsletter #30: Complementarianism is a Baby Boomer Theology That Will Die with the Baby Boomers” – Aaron Renn“Who Should Read the Scriptures in Worship?” – O. Palmer Robertson“SBC Says Women Not Barred From Presidency, Pastor Dwight McKissic Suggests Beth Moore” – Leonardo Blair“Andrew Wilson says the Church Needs to Rethink Gender and Complementarianism” – Sam Hailes“A Word of Empathy, Warning, and Counsel for “Narrow” Complementarians” – Jonathan Leeman“Four Clarifying (I Hope) Thoughts on the Complementarian Conversation” – Kevin DeYoung“Empathy, Feminism, and the Church” – Joe Rigney“Does Anyone Need to Recover from Biblical Manhood and Womanhood?” – Andy Naselli“Complementarians and the Rise of Second-Wave Evangelical Feminism” – Doug Ponder and Bryan LaughlinThe Danvers Statement“Male-Only Ordination is Natural: Why the Church is a Model of Reality” – Steven Wedgeworth“What About the Term ‘Patriarchy’? – CBMW Podcast“Russell Moore’s ETS Paper: The Best Yet” – Denny Burk“Rehabilitating Patriarchy” – Peter J. Leithart“After Patriarchy, What? Why Egalitarians Are Winning the Evangelical Gender Debate” – Russell D. Moore“Death to the Patriarchy?” – Kevin DeYoung“Loss of a Good Word (Again)” – Zephram FosterTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadJesus, Justice, and Gender Roles: A Case for Gender Roles in Ministry – Kathy KellerWomen, Authority and the Bible – ed. Alvera MickelsenRecovering Biblical Manhood and Womanhood: A Response to Evangelical Feminism – eds. John Piper & Wayne GrudemDiscovering Biblical Equality: Biblical, Theological, Cultural, and Practical Perspectives – eds. Ronald Pierce, Cynthia Westfal, et al.God’s Design for Man and Woman: A Biblical-Theological Survey – Andreas J. Köstenberger & Mararet Elizabeth KöstenbergerThe End of Woman: How Smashing the Patriarchy Has Destroyed Us – Carrie GressSexual Politics – Kate MillettBeyond God the Father: Toward a Philosophy of Women’s Liberation – Mary DalySoft Patriarchs, New Men: How Christianity Shapes Fathers and Husbands – W. Bradford Wilcox

Resources to Click“God the Father: Namesake of All Fatherhood”– Kyle Claunch“Theological Language and the Fatherhood of God: An Exegetical and Dogmatic Account” – Kyle Claunch“On the Improper Use of Proper Speech: A Response to Ronald W. Pierce and Erin M. Heim, ‘Biblical Images of God as Moter and Spiritual Formation’” – Kyle ClaunchTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadPost Reformation Reformed Dogmatics – Richard MullerTheoretical Practical Divinity, Vol. 2: Faith in the Triune God – Petrus Van MastrichtReformed Dogmatics, Vol. 2: God and Creation – Herman BavinckSumma Theologiae Book 1 – Thomas Aquinas“Baptists, Sola Scriptura, and the Place of Christian Tradition,” in Baptists and the Christian Tradition – ed. Matthew Emerson, Christopher Morgan & R. Lucas StampsJohn Gill’s Commentary of the First Letter of John – John GillShe Who Is: The Mystery of God in Feminist Theological Discourse – Elizabeth A. JohnsonWomen and the Gender of God – Amy PeelerThe Father and the Feminine: Exploring the Grammar of God and Gender – Spencer Miles BoersmaThe Same God Who Works All Things: Inseparable Operations in Trinitarian Theology – Adonis Vidu

ABOUT THE EPISODEListen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Aaron Rock on his Christ Over All essay: "Wisdom for Fathers: Raising up Children in a Fallen Down World"Timestamps00:35 – Intro04:33 – What Happened to Aaron’s Church During Covid? How Did this Affect His Children?09:56 – What Influenced Aaron Rock’s Article?14:10 – What Were Some of the High Leve Things That Stood Out?17:40 – What Encouragement Would You Give to a Father Who Feels He has ‘Blown It’?24:26 – Fathers Shepherding Teenagers into Adulthood30:18 – How Important is it to Have a Right Doctrine of God’s Fatherhood?35:10 – Five Duties for Fathers46:57 – Counsel for those Who Wish to Have More ‘Form’ in Their Family52:09 – More on Form and Freedom in Marriage & Family59:30 – How are Fathers Helped By Assessing Their Family?1:05:22 – Books to Recommend for Fathers1:08:38 – OutroResources to Click“Wisdom for Fathers: Raising up Children in a Fallen Down World” – Aaron Rock“Actor Christopher Walken’s brutally honest answer about choosing to be childfree resonates with many” – Angelina Dsouza“Seth Rogen Gets Candid About Not Wanting Kids” – Chanel Vargas“Bill Maher Lobbies for New Holiday: ‘I Didn’t Reproduce Day’” – Rosemary RossiTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadTender Warrior: Ever Man’s Purpose, Every Woman’s Dream, Every Child’s Hope – Stu WebberDuties of Parents – J.C. RyleKnowing God – J.I. Packer

Resources to Click“Wisdom for Fathers: Raising up Children in a Fallen Down World” – Aaron Rock“Actor Christopher Walken’s brutally honest answer about choosing to be childfree resonates with many” – Angelina Dsouza“Seth Rogen Gets Candid About Not Wanting Kids” – Chanel Vargas“Bill Maher Lobbies for New Holiday: ‘I Didn’t Reproduce Day’” – Rosemary RossiTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the Work

Timestamps00:24 - Intro06:01 – Why Christ Over All Published this Piece07:07 – What Was Will Spencer’s Aim With His Piece?09:16 – What Was Illuminating for Dr. Wellum?11:06 – Defining the Manosphere, and 4Chan14:44 – The ‘Expert’ Claim and Will’s Testimony18:29 – Is There A Growing Need to Know What It Means to Be a Man?22:14 – Has Social Media Made a Difference in the Way Men Interact?24:36 – Is Father Famine a Necessary Condition for Neo-Nazi Ideology?28:40 – Is ‘Neo-Nazi’ a Helpful Term?33:42 – What Changed Will’s Mind on Leaning Towards Neo-Nazi Ideology?39:16 – What Kind of Arguments are Being Made?41:40 – The Political Ramifications of a Christian Prince46:46 – The Six Hour Stone Choir Podcast51:35 – The Place of White Men Today56:45 – Picking Our Role Models Carefuly59:17 – Fighting as Christians & Addressing Women1:03:34 – Is There a Place to Ask Questions about Historical Revisionism?1:09:15 – Membership in a Church Regarding The Question of Neo-Nazism1:23:12 – The Problem of Porn vs. The Problem of Neo-Nazism?1:27:28 – Stone Choir’s View of Evangelism1:32:05 - Outro Resources To Click“The Dangerous Secret Your Young Men Are Keeping: Neo-Nazi Thought Has Entered the Church” – Will Spencer“Defeating Holocaust Denialism” – Updated” – Will SpencerThe Will Spencer Podcast“Single Parents in the United States” – Wikipedia“Percentage of births to Unmarried Women in the United States from 1980 to 2023” – Statista“The Truth About Pepe the Frog and the Cult of Kek”Will Spencer Tweet about the Stone Choir PodcastHitler Hated Christ X Account“A Neo-Nazi Godsend” – Douglas WilsonThe Antioch DeclarationJames White vs. Corey Mahler Debate Black SanctificationTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadThe Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart - Jeremy CarlReturn of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West - R.R. RenoFather Hunger: Why God Calls Men to Love and Lead Their Families – Douglas WilsonBlack Sun: Aryan Cults, Esoteric Nazism, and the Politics of Identity – Nicholas Goodrick-ClarkeNazi Ecology: The Oak Sacrifice of the Judeo-Christian Worldview in the Holocaust – R. Mark MusserWarrant for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World Conspiracy and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion - Norman Rufus Colin CohnKL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps – Nikolaus WachsmannSurvival in Auschwitz – Primo LeviMan’s Search for Meaning – Viktor FranklThe Hiding Place – Corrie Ten BoomChrist in Dachau – Fr. Johannes LenzFrom Darwin to Hitler – Dr. Richard WeikartHitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich – Dr. Richard WeikartThe Rise and Fall of the Third Reich – William ShirerThe Final Solution: The Attempt to Exterminate the Jews of Europe, 1939-1945 – Gerald ReitlingerOrdinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland – Christopher BrowningHitler’s Furies: German Women in the Nazi Killing Fields – Wendy Lower

Resources to Click“The Dangerous Secret Your Young Men Are Keeping: Neo-Nazi Thought Has Entered the Church” – Will Spencer“Defeating Holocaust Denialism” – Updated” – Will Spencer“Single Parents in the United States” – Wikipedia“Percentage of births to Unmarried Women in the United States from 1980 to 2023” – StatistaNever Gonna Give You Up – Rick AstleyMacy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade RickRollFeels Good Man Trailer #1“The Truth About Pepe the Frog and the Cult of Kek”Poster of a Jewish man Controlling Spiders Weaving a Conspiracy – United States Holocaust Memorial Museum“Protocols of Learned Elders of Zion” – FBI Vault“The Turner Diaries” – William Luther Pierce“The Turner Diaries” – ADL“The father, the son, and the racist spirit: being raised by az white supremacist” – Johnathon Kelso and Seyward Darby“The Guru of White Hate” – Will Blythe“The Turner Diaries, Other Racist Novels, Inspire Extremist Violence” – Camille JacksonAdolf Hitler: The Greatest Story Never Told – IMDB ListingEuropa: The Last Battle – IMDB Listing“Fact-Checking Europa: The Last Battle | Part 1” – Keith WoodsWill Spencer Tweet about the Stone Choir PodcastHitler Hated Christ X Account“A Neo-Nazi Godsend” – Douglas WilsonTheme of the Month: The Paterfamilias: Making Fatherhood Great AgainGive to Support the Work Books to ReadThe Catcher in the Rye – J.D. SalingerThe Lord of the Flies – William GoldingNazi Ecology: The Oak Sacrifice of the Judeo-Christian Worldview in the Holocaust – R. Mark MusserWarrant for Genocide: The Myth of the Jewish World Conspiracy and the Protocols of the Elders of Zion – Norman Rufus Colin CohnKL: A History of the Nazi Concentration Camps – Nikolaus WachsmannSurvival in Auschwitz – Primo LeviMan’s Search for Meaning – Viktor FranklThe Hiding Place – Corrie Ten BoomChrist in Dachau – Fr. Johannes LenzFrom Darwin to Hitler – Dr. Richard WeikartHitler’s Religion: The Twisted Beliefs that Drove the Third Reich – Dr. Richard Weikart

Timestamps00:32 – Intro02:30 – Dr. Schrock’s Longform in a PDF05:05 – Where Did Dr. Schrock Get the Idea for Using the Finger/Hand Imagery?06:20 – Dr. Wellum’s First Impressions08:14 – What was Dr. Schrock Trying to Accomplish with the Article?11:30 – Speaking With a Full Range of Words13:07 – The Thumb: Wisdom from God & Prayer to God18:15 – The Pointer Finger: Pointing to the Truth and Defending the Faith23:45 – The Middle Finger: Righteous Anger and Serrated Speech27:05 – Expressing Righteous Anger38:48 – Using Humor40:31 – The Ring Finger: Speaking Simply and Making Promises43:44 – Consumption of Public Figures Affects the Way We Speak51:39 – The Pinky: Delicate Compassion and Vulnerable Confession57:50 – OutroResources to Click“Ten Words about Words: Getting a Grip on Godly Speech” – David SchrockWanted | New Saint Andrew College TrailerThe Scandal of the Middle Finger Ad – Douglas Wilson & FriendsBack 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 DawsSeven Good Words: The Sayings of Jesus from the Cross (Sermon Series) – David Schrock“Why Johnny Cash Still Matters” – Russell Moore60 Benjamin R. Merkle, Stephen Wellum, David Schrock • Interview • “Big Ed, too Big to Fail”Matthew Millsap X PostJoe 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 ManleyBad Words, Mockery and Sarcasm (FLF 2022) – Doug Wilson“Speech Act Theory, Scripture, and the Holy Spirit” – Gregg AllisonTheme of the Month: Wise Words: Simple, Salty, & SacredGive to Support the WorkBooks to ReadWordsmithy: Hot Tips for the Writing Life – Douglas WilsonPreaching: Communicating Faith in an Age of Skepticism – Timothy KellerThe Book of Ezekiel, Chapters 1-24 (NICOT) – Daniel I. BlockThe Household and the War for the Cosmos – C.R. WileyA Serrated Edge: A Defense of Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Douglas Wilson

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

Timestamps00:26 – Intro03:52 – Clinton Manley’s Background05:43 – 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 Love23:55 – Holy Satire Celebrates God’s Revealed Will as the ‘Norm’25:20 – Hating Sin28:42 – The Bible Doesn’t Contradict Itself31:28 – Satire for Sanctification34:00 – Satire Doesn’t Lose the Seriousness of the Matter35:32 – Chesterton and Satire36:55 – Why is there a Hypersensitivity to Satire Today?39:18 – Differences of Male &Female Speech/Jesus Has Range44:18 – Who are Helpful Models of Satire?46:26 – Douglas Wilson & Satire50:20 – Practicing Satire Online54:58 - OutroResources 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 PiperTheme of the Month: Wise Words: Salty, Simple, & SacredGive to Support the Work2025 Founders Ministries Pastors' SeminarBooks to ReadFool’s Talk: Recovering the Art of Christian Persuasion – Os Guinness“Satire” in the Dictionary of Biblical Imagery – Leland Ryken, James WilholtGod Mocks: A History of Religious Satire from the Hebrew Prophets to Stephen Colbert – Terry LindvallA Serrated Edge: A Brief Defense in Biblical Satire and Trinitarian Skylarking – Doug WilsonThe Problem of Pain – C.S. LewisMere Christianity – C.S. LewisLeadership and Emotional Sabotage – Joe RigneyOrthodoxy – G.K. Chesterton

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