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ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock & Stephen Wellum interview Pastor Tim Stephens on his COA Longform Essay "Preach Christ Without Fear"  Resources to Click “Preach Christ Without Fear” – Tim StephensTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODE Faithfulness often looks like submission. Sometimes, though, it looks like bold and fearless opposition. Resources to Click “Preach Christ Without Fear” – Tim StephensTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Dr. Stephen Wellum interview President of SBTS, Albert Mohler on the issue of politics in pastoral ministry. Timestamps 00:00 – Intro03:54 – How Cultural Shifts Demand New Christian Engagement06:39 – Applying God’s Word to Today’s Cultural Issues11:58 – Understanding the Baptist Call for Christian Social Influence19:04 – How Christians Should Approach Political Parties and Elections26:34 – Religious Freedom and Christianity’s Role In National Foundations32:28 – Balancing Image of God with National Sovereignty and Policy44:39 – Empowering Congregations to Engage Culture with Biblical Truth53:58 – Exalting Christ in All Things Resources to Click "What Is Missing from Our Constitutional Order?: Our Government Should Acknowledge Christianity" - Albert Mohler2.58 Albert Mohler, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • Albert Mohler on Christian Nationalism - Christ Over AllThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVIITheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work Books to Read Five Views on Christian Nationalism – Joe Rigney, Douglas Wilson, et al.The Illusion of a Secular State & The Impotence of Secular Conservatism – R. Albert Mohler Jr.

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as Trent Hunter & Stephen Wellum interview Michael Clary on his latest COA Longform Essay, "Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square" Resources to Click “Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael ClaryThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work  Books to Read Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael ClaryThe Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

ABOUT THE EPISODE Oftentimes pastors are praised for keeping politics out of their sermons. What if we told you that’s actually a failure to shepherd God’s flock? Resources to Click “Bringing Religion into Politics: Five Things Pastors Owe to the Public Square” – Michael ClaryThe Baptist Faith and Message 2000: Article XVTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work  Books to Read Loser Theology: Why the Weak Will Not Inherit the Earth – Michael ClaryThe Collected Works of G.K. Chesterton: The Illustrated London News 1911-1913 – G.K. Chesterton

ABOUT THE EPISODE Join David Schrock, Levi Secord, & James Baird for this lively discussion and debate on their two respective books dealing with matters of church and state Timestamps 00:00 – Intro03:00 – Meet the Pastors: James Baird and Levi Secord07:11 – How Ecclesiology and Eschatology Inform Political Views25:36 – Unpacking Secord’s and Baird’s Core Arguments37:14 – The Scope of State Power and Blasphemy Laws56:27 – Is Government Inherently Good or Bad?1:06:58 – The Role of Classical Thinkers in Christian Political Thought1:18:30 – Re-Examining Blasphemy Laws and Speech Enforcement1:33:06 – Recommended Resources Resources to Click “Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird“Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord“Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony“Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review“King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast“Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast“6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoungTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work  Books to Read King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James BairdServant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi SecordReforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. KennedyDid America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David HallDisestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den HartogReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

ABOUT THE EPISODE Plato or Paul? See how Levi Secord defends his book “Servant Not Savior” in response to James Baird’s arguments. • Despite their many points of agreement, James Baird takes a stand for his book “King of Kings” against Levi Secord’s arguments. Resources to Click “Too Small to Succeed: A Review and Response to Levi Secord’s Servant Not Savior” – James Baird“Is Big Government Christian? A Review of James Baird’s King of Kings” – Levi Secord“Everson Must Fall” – Timon Cline, Josh Hammer & Yoram Hazony“Blasphemy and the Original Meaning of The First Amendment” – Harvard Law Review“King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government” – Conversations That Matter Podcast“Post-War Consensus & Strong Gods, Kevin DeYoung w/ James Baird” – Grace at the Gates Podcast“6 Questions for Christian Nationalists” – Kevin DeYoungTheme of the Month: Pastors (Should We) Be PoliticalGive to Support the Work Books to Read  King of Kings: A Reformed Guide to Christian Government – James BairdServant Not Savior: An Introduction to the Bible’s Teaching about Civil Government – Levi SecordReforming the Law of Nature: The Secularization of Political Thought, 1532-1689 – Simon P. KennedyDid America Have a Christian Founding? Separating Modern Myth from Historical Truth – Mark David HallDisestablishment and Religious Dissent: Church-State Relations in the New American States, 1776-1833 – Carl H. Esbeck and Jonathan J. Den HartogReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles Smith

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as Stephen Wellum and Trent Hunter interview David Schrock on his COA Longform Essay "Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment" and speak on what it means to hold a Progressive Covenantal view of the Sabbath. Timestamps · 00:00 – Intro · 04:30 – Unpacking the Sabbath: A ComplexCommandment for Christians · 13:48 – How Christ Brings Fulfillment to theSabbath Command · 23:30 – David Schrock on the Missing WorshipElement in Sabbath Theology · 38:53 – Applying Sabbath Principles: The NewTestament and the Church’s Gathering · 46:40 - Outro Resources to Click “Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment” – David Schrock“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 1” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 2” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 3” – Ardel Caneday“The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: ‘Textual, Epochal, Canonical” – David Schrock“The Ten Commandments and the Literary Structure of Deuteronomy” – Josh Philpot“How a Kingdom of Priests Became a Kingdom with Priests and Levies: A Filial Corporate Understanding of the Royal Priesthood in Exodus 19:6” – David Schrock“Adam as the First Priest in Eden as the Garden Temple” – G.K. Beale“The Death Penalty in the Mosaic Law” – Peter J. LeithartTheme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverGive to Support the Work  Books to Read Christ Will Give You Rest: A Biblical Theology of the Sabbath – Beau LandersObey the Sabbath: Rest in Christ – Blake White“Goodbye and Hello: The Sabbath Command for New Covenant Believers” by Thomas R. Schreiner in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting A Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – Stephen J. Wellum & Brent E. ParkerReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles SmithThe Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology – Richard LintsThe Structure of Biblical Authority – Meredith G. KlineA Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 – John A. DaviesEzekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tórâ – T.J. BettsThe Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship – Jeffrey J. MeyersFrom the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law – Philip S. RossWe Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry – G.K. BealeTheological Lexicon of the Old Testament – Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann

ABOUT THE EPISODE The 4th Commandment instructs believers to “keep the Sabbath holy.” But now that Christians are under the New Covenant, what does that command mean for Christians? Is the 4th Commandment fully fulfilled in Christ? Or does it have continuing moral authority over our lives? David Schrock explores these questions and the glorious reality of rest with God behind the commandment. Resources to Click “Set Apart for Worship: Ten Words about the Fourth Commandment” – David Schrock“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 1” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 2” – Ardel Caneday“Remember the Sabbath: Israel’s Covenant Sign Fulfilled in Christ, Part 3” – Ardel Caneday“The Three Most Important Words I Learned in Seminary: ‘Textual, Epochal, Canonical” – David Schrock“The Ten Commandments and the Literary Structure of Deuteronomy” – Josh Philpot“How a Kingdom of Priests Became a Kingdom with Priests and Levies: A Filial Corporate Understanding of the Royal Priesthood in Exodus 19:6” – David Schrock“Adam as the First Priest in Eden as the Garden Temple” – G.K. Beale“The Death Penalty in the Mosaic Law” – Peter J. LeithartTheme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverGive to Support the Work  Books to Read Christ Will Give You Rest: A Biblical Theology of the Sabbath – Beau LandersObey the Sabbath: Rest in Christ – Blake White“Goodbye and Hello: The Sabbath Command for New Covenant Believers” by Thomas R. Schreiner in Progressive Covenantalism: Charting A Course between Dispensational and Covenantal Theologies – Stephen J. Wellum & Brent E. ParkerReligion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War – Miles SmithThe Fabric of Theology: A Prolegomenon to Evangelical Theology – Richard LintsThe Structure of Biblical Authority – Meredith G. KlineA Royal Priesthood: Literary and Intertextual Perspectives on an Image of Israel in Exodus 19.6 – John A. DaviesEzekiel the Priest: A Custodian of Tórâ – T.J. BettsThe Lord’s Service: The Grace of Covenant Renewal Worship – Jeffrey J. MeyersFrom the Finger of God: The Biblical and Theological Basis for the Threefold Division of the Law – Philip S. RossWe Become What We Worship: A Biblical Theology of Idolatry – G.K. BealeTheological Lexicon of the Old Testament – Ernst Jenni, Claus Westermann

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Stephen Wellum on his COA Longform Essay "Reflections on the Law of God in Scripture and Theology" Sponsor  Kairos Christian Alliance’s Muscular Christianity Conference Join The Federalist CEO, Sean Davis, pastor J Chase Davis, and myself (David Schrock) along with other amazing speakers September 26th in Cookeville Tennessee for the Muscular Christianity Conference where we will seek to learn from our predecessors about what it means for the church to be Muscular again. We will be addressing the rising threats facing the church as well as look the future for how American Christians can influence our communities and even the nation God has given us. Come learn from top notch pastors and thought leaders, network with fellow believers, and leave encouraged and equipped to face the challenges ahead. Get your tickets to the Muscular Christianity Conference at KairosChristianAlliance.com Use code SCHROCK (all caps) for an extra 30% off your entire order.  Timestamps 00:00 – Intro02:11 – Personal Updates and Book Progress07:11 – Dr. Wellum’s Approach to God’s Law09:59 – The Foundation of Law in God’s Character16:01 – Natural Law and Created Order’s Obligation29:13 – God’s Specific Commands and Instruction34:47 – Understanding the Mosaic Covenant and Law44:58 – New Covenant and the Law Written on the Heart54:14 – The Spirit’s Power to Obey God57:20 – Fulfilling God’s Law in Christ1:02:34 – Outro Resources to Click “Reflections on the Law of God in Scripture and Theology” – Stephen J. WellumTheme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverGive to Support the Work Books to Read The How and Why of Love: An Introduction to Evangelical Ethics – Michael HillFive Views on Law and Gospel – Kaiser, Moo, Strickland, et al.Fallen: A Theology of Sin – ed. Christopher W. Morgan & Robert Peterson

ABOUT THE EPISODE What is the law of God? There are many answers to this question, but what does the Bible say, and how does God's law function within Scripture's covenantal structure? Sponsor  Kairos Christian Alliance’s Muscular Christianity Conference Join The Federalist CEO, Sean Davis, pastor J Chase Davis, and myself (David Schrock) along with other amazing speakers September 26th in Cookeville Tennessee for the Muscular Christianity Conference where we will seek to learn from our predecessors about what it means for the church to be Muscular again. We will be addressing the rising threats facing the church as well as look the future for how American Christians can influence our communities and even the nation God has given us. Come learn from top notch pastors and thought leaders, network with fellow believers, and leave encouraged and equipped to face the challenges ahead. Get your tickets to the Muscular Christianity Conference at KairosChristianAlliance.com Use code SCHROCK (all caps) for an extra 30% off your entire order.  Resources to Click “Reflections on the Law of God in Scripture and Theology” – Stephen J. WellumTheme of the Month: The Ten Commandments: Yesterday, Today, and ForeverGive to Support the Work Books to Read The How and Why of Love: An Introduction to Evangelical Ethics – Michael HillFive Views on Law and Gospel – Kaiser, Moo, Strickland, et al.Fallen: A Theology of Sin – ed. Christopher W. Morgan & Robert Peterson

ABOUT THE EPISODE: Albert Mohler joined the Christ Over All podcast to discuss Christian nationalism. Listen to his interview here. Resources to Click Theme of the Month: COA Mixtape 2022-2026Give to Support the Work

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Trent Hunter interview Clinton Manley on his Christ Over All essay: “How Then Shall We Mock? Ten Principles for Wielding the Sword of Holy Satire"  Timestamps 00:26 – 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 – 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 PiperTheme of the Month: ⁠Christ Over All Mixtape: 2022-2026⁠⁠Give 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 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

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock is joined by special guest Kevin Briggins to interview Trent Hunter on his COA Longform Essay, "Socialism and the Twisted Legacy of Slavery: A Cautionary Tale from the 'Great Society'" Resources to Click The Off Code Podcast“One Constitution, or Two? Reviewing The Age of Entitlement by Christopher Caldwell” – Brad Green“When Whites Just Don’t Get It (Part 4)” – Nicholas Kristof“A Legacy of Liberalism” – Thomas Sowell“Black Individuals Had Record Low Official Poverty Rate in 2022” – U.S. Census Bureau“Number of Black Married-Couple Families in the United States who live below the Poverty Level from 1990 to 2024 (in 1,000s)” – Statista“Address at Rice University on the Nation’s Space Effort” – John F. Kennedy“Professor’s ‘Big Intellectual Risk’ Grabs Eyeballs Years Later” – UCLA Newsroom“How We Can Make Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream of Ending Poverty a Reality” – Michael Tubbs“When King and Johnson Joined Forces to Fight the War on Poverty” – Andrew Small“Liberalism Versus Blacks” – Thomas Sowell“The Tragedy of American Compassion: Pilgrim Beginnings” – Hayden Ludwig“The Use of Knowledge in Society” – F.A. Hayek“The Quest for Cosmic Justice” – Thomas Sowell“Not So Great Society” Keynote Address – Amity Shlaes“Fifth Avenue, Uptown” – James Baldwin“We Just May Be On “The Wrong Side of History” If . . .” – Thaddeus Williams“Justice: Divine, Imputed, Imparted, Public, and Ultimate” – Andy NaselliTheme of the Month: Christ Over All Mixtape (2022–2026)Give to Support the Work  Books to Read Great Society: A New History – Amity ShlaesFalse Black Power? – Jason L. RileyRed, White, and Black: Rescuing American History from Revisionists and Race Hustlers – Robert L. Woodson Sr.Intellectuals and Race – Thomas SowellDiscrimination and Disparities – Thomas SowellThe Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression – Amity ShlaesA Personal Odyssey – Thomas SowellThe Tragedy of American Compassion – Marvin OlaskyKnowledge and Decisions – Thomas Sowell

ABOUT THE EPISODE Listen in as David Schrock and Stephen Wellum interview Aaron Edwards on his testimony and COA Longform Essay "Soft Jihad: Multiculturalism, Islamic Conquest, and Christianity"  Resources to Click “Soft Jihad: Multiculturalism, Islamic Conquest, and Christianity” – Aaron Edwards“Multiculturalism & Rootlessness” – Aaron Edwards“Multiculturalism, Nation, and Church” – Aaron Edwards“5 Reasons Christians Don’t Like to Oppose Immigration” – Aaron Edwards“When the Church Shrinks Back” – Aaron Edwards“In Defence of Christian Britain” – Aaron Edwards“Theocracy, Theonomy, and Civil Society” – Aaron Edwards“Culture and the Kingdom of God” – Aaron Edwards“Episode 10 – How to Be A Christian Dissident” – Pod of the Gaps“Christian Preacher Vindicated After Arrest, Prosecution and ‘Non-Crime Hate Incident’ Threat for Questioning Quran” – Christian Concern“People Crossing the English Channel in Small Boats” – The Migration Observatory“Mum Jailed over ‘Racist’ Migrant Hotel Tweet after Southport Stabbings Is Denied Temporary Release to See Ailing Husband” – James TapsfieldDavid Atherton Tweet“Record number of rape offences recorded as minister promises ‘urgent action’” – Holly Bancroft & Ian Jones“Sexual Offences in England and Wales Overview: Year Ending March 2025” – Office for National Statistics“Rupert Lowe’s 600k grooming gang inquiry hears shock claims of ‘Eid rapes’ and police cover-ups: ‘Barbarians!’” – Gabrielle Wilde“National Audit on Group-based Child Sexual Expoitation and Abuse” – Baroness Louise Casey“’Imams promote grooming rings’, Muslim Leader Claims” – Hayley Dixon“The Rape Gang Inquiry Report” – Rupert Lowe“British Muslims in Numbers: Census Summary Report 2025” – Muslim Council of Britain“UK Mosque Statistics/Masjid Statistics” – MuslimBritain.org“Sharia Law or “One Law For All?” – Denis Mac Eoin“The Truth about Sharia Law in Britain” – Hannah Baldock“Parents are pulling children from RE lessons – so they don’t learn about Islam” – Paul Smalley“Watch: Boy Scout Refuses to Bow to Allah During Mosque Visit” – Doug Mainwaring“2021 Census: As UK Population Grows, So Do British Muslim Communities” – Muslim Council of BritainBob (@shariakill) TweetBen Zeisloft Tweet“When Islam Was Called the ‘Religion of Peace’” – Times of India“Is Islam a Religion of Peace?” – Mark Durie“Misunderstanding Islam Is Basically a Slow- Motion Suicide – An Interview with Raymond Ibrahim” – The Hungarian ConservativeMichael Foster TweetTheme of the Month: Unmasking IslamGive to Support the Work Books to Read Live Not By Lies: A Manual for Christian Dissidents – Rod DreherThe Challenge of Islam: Understanding and Responding to Islam’s Increasing Influence in the UK – Tim Dieppe