Christ Over All

Resources to Click

·  “What is Man? Looking to Christ for the Answer (Part 1)” – Michael A. Wilkinson

·  “What is Man? Looking to Christ for the Answer (Part 2)” – Michael A. Wilkinson

·  Theme of the Month: The Image of God in Scripture and Society

·  Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

·  Crowned with Glory and Honor: A Chalcedonian Anthropology –Michael A. Wilkinson

Timestamps to Know

· 00:32 – Intro

· 03:35 – Encouragements as We Look Forward to 2025

· 07:23 – Why is the Question of Humanity Historically Important?

· 12:20 – Why Should Congregants or Laypersons Study the Doctrine of Humanity?

· 17:31 – How Did the Change to an Enlightenment Epistemology Effect the Doctrine of Humanity?

· 23:10 – A Mirrored Reality That is Lost

· 30:00 – How Is This Piece Helpful in How Dr. Van Relates This to Economics?

· 34:44 – Man Creating God

· 43:03 –Do Other Systematic Theologies Address Our Modern Anthropological Problems?

· 45:25 – Denying Politics Denies the Doctrine of Man

· 54:15 – How Does the Doctrine of Humanity Help Us Preach the Gospel?

·  1:00:18 - Outro

Resources to Click

·“The Need for Theological Anthropology” – Stephen J. Wellum

· “The Extinction of Experience: Christine Rosen on the Impact of Technology on Society” – Uncommon Knowledge

· “The Embodied Person: Why I Am My Body, Not Just My Soul” – Gregg Allison

· “Going Deeper” – Daniel Strange

· “Can You Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold to a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs

· “Abortion Statistics 1973-2019”

· “Majority of Americans Remain Supportive of Euthanasia” – Jade Wood and Justin McCarthy

·  “Why They Kill Their Newborns” – Steven Pinker

· “WEF Mastermind: ‘Human Rights are Fiction, Just Like God’ – Frank Bergman

· Theme of the Month: The Image of God in Scripture and Society

· Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

· The Extinction of Experience: Being Human in a Disembodied World – Christine Rosen

· The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis

· “Human Being, Individual and Social” by Kevin J.

· An Essay on Man: The 18th Century Enlightenment Classic – Alexander Pope

· The Message in the Bottle -  Walker Percy

· The Human Body Shop – Andrew Kimbrell

·  The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism – Phillip E. Johnson

· False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America – Joy Pullman

· Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision – David F. Wells

·“Losing Our Religion: The Impact of Secularisation on the Understanding of Sin” in Ruined Sinners to Reclaim – ed. David Gibson

· The Intolerance of Tolerance – D.A. Carson

· A Critique of Pure Tolerance – Robert Paul Wolff

· “Sin’s Contemporary Significance,” by D.A.

· Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith in American Culture – Herbert Schlossberg

· How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture – Franciss A. Schaeffer

·Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari

· The Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin

· Our Civilizational Moment: The Waning of the West and the War of the Worlds – Os Guinness

Resources to Click

·“The Need for Theological Anthropology” – Stephen J. Wellum

· “Going Deeper” – Daniel Strange

· “CanYou Understand a Kangaroo Without a Bible? Why I Hold to a Revelational Epistemology” – Pierce Taylor Hibbs

· “Abortion Statistics 1973-2019”

·“Majority of Americans Remain Supportive of Euthanasia” – Jade Wood and Justin McCarthy

· “Why They Kill Their Newborns” – Steven Pinker

· “WEF Mastermind: ‘Human Rights are Fiction, Just Like God’ – Frank Bergman

· Theme of the Month: The Image of God in Scripture and Society

· Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

· The Abolition of Man – C.S. Lewis

· “Human Being, Individual and Social” by Kevin J. Vanhoozer in The Cambridge Companion to Christian Doctrine –  ed. Colin E. Gunton

· An Essay on Man: The 18th Century Enlightenment Classic –

· The Message in the Bottle -  Walker Percy

· The Human Body Shop – Andrew Kimbrell

· The Wedge of Truth: Splitting the Foundations of Naturalism – Phillip E. Johnson

· False Flag: Why Queer Politics Mean the End of America – Joy Pullman

· Losing Our Virtue: Why the Church Must Recover Its Moral Vision – David F. Wells

· “Losing Our Religion: The Impact of Secularisation on the Understanding of Sin” in Ruined Sinners to Reclaim – ed. David Gibson

· The Intolerance of Tolerance – D.A. Carson

· A Critique of Pure Tolerance – Robert Paul Wolff

·“Sin’s Contemporary Significance,” by D.A. Carson in Fallen:

· Idols for Destruction: The Conflict of Christian Faith in American Culture – Herbert Schlossberg

· How Should We Then Live?: The Rise and Decline of Western Thought and Culture – Franciss A. Schaeffer

· Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow – Yuval Noah Harari

· The Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin

· Our Civilizational Moment: The Waning of the West and the War of the Worlds – Os Guinness

Hear what, God willing, lies ahead for Christ Over All in the year of our Lord 2025.

Timestamps to Know

·  00:27 – Intro

·  04:15 – How Bob Kauflin Was Introduced to Messiah

·  07:30 – Non-Christians Singing the Scriptures in

·  15:00 – John Newton and Handel’s Messiah

·  18:20 – The Means and Methods for Communicating

·  26:02 – Leaders Should Bring Explanation

·  30:04 – Un-Training Musicians Out of a

·  38:02 – Counsel for Those in the Arts as Their

·  43:07 – If Handel Were to Publish Messiah

·  46:14 – Pastoring Those With Gifts that Need to

·  53:00 – How Can We Magnify Christ in Our Focus?

·  57:16 – Sovereign Grace’s Advent Season

·  1:00:35 – Closing Thoughts and Outro

Resources to Click

· “Profane Sacrilege or Redeemer’s Praise: John Newton on the Messiah and the 1784 Commemoration of Handel” – Ben Purves

·  “Handel’s Messiah: Worship, Worldliness, and the Way of True Praise” – Bob Kauflin

·  GLAD Acapella Full Album

· “The Handel Commemoration 1784” – Jenny Ruthven

· “The 1784 Handel Commemoration as Political Ritual” – William Weber

· The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser at Handel Reference Database

· “Newton Script to Interweave with Part 2 of Handel’s Messiah”

·  “Fifty Sermons on Handel’s Messiah” – Robert Manson Myers

·  Sound Plus Doctrine Podcast

·  Theme of the Month: Handel’s Messiah: Singing Scripture’s Hallelujah

·  Give to Support the Work of COA

Books to Read

·  The Works of John Newton – John Newton

·  Entertaining Crisis in the Atlantic Imperium 1770-1790 – Daniel O’Quinn

·  Worship Matters: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God – Bob Kauflin

·  True Worshippers: Seeking What Matters to God  – Bob Kauflin

·  The Poems of William Cowper – William Cowper

·  Handel’s Messiah: Comfort for God’s People – Calvin R. Stapert

·  The Cross and Christian Ministry – D.A. Carson

Resources to Click

· “⁠Profane Sacrilege or Redeemer’s Praise: John Newton on the Messiah and the 1784 Commemoration of Handel⁠” – Ben Purves

·  “⁠Handel’s Messiah: Worship, Worldliness, and the Way of True Praise”⁠ – Bob Kauflin

·  ⁠GLAD Acapella Full Album⁠

· “⁠The Handel Commemoration 1784⁠” – Jenny Ruthven

· “⁠The 1784 Handel Commemoration as Political Ritual⁠” – William Weber

· ⁠The Gazetteer and New Daily Advertiser at Handel Reference Database⁠

· “⁠Newton Script to Interweave with Part 2 of Handel’s Messiah⁠”

·  “⁠Fifty Sermons on Handel’s Messiah⁠” – Robert Manson Myers

·  ⁠Sound Plus Doctrine Podcast⁠

·  ⁠Theme of the Month: Handel’s Messiah: Singing Scripture’s Hallelujah⁠

·  ⁠Give to Support the Work of COA⁠

Books to Read

·  ⁠The Works of John Newton⁠ – John Newton

·  ⁠Entertaining Crisis in the Atlantic Imperium 1770-1790⁠ – Daniel O’Quinn

·  ⁠Worship Matters⁠⁠: Leading Others to Encounter the Greatness of God⁠ – Bob Kauflin

·  ⁠True Worshippers: Seeking What Matters to God ⁠ – Bob Kauflin

·  ⁠The Poems of William Cowper⁠ – William Cowper

·  ⁠Handel’s Messiah: Comfort for God’s People⁠ – Calvin R. Stapert

·  ⁠The Cross and Christian Ministry⁠ – D.A. Carson

Show Notes

·  00:40 – Intro

·  03:10 – ‘Augustine’

·  04:22 – How Did Dr. Green get into studying

·  07:41 – How Has Dr. Wellum Encountered Augustine

·  10:25 – The Context of Augustine and the

·  15:03 – The Fundamental View of the ‘Two Cities’

·  18:10 - Is Augustine’s View of Eschatology Optimistic

·  24:43  - What’s

·  31:16 – Warfield’s Argument

·  35:20 – Who Were the Donatists?

·  37:47 – How Does Augustine Set a Trajectory for

·  41:22 – R2K: Historical and Revised

·  45:30 – Does Augustine Have Realm for a Secular

·  48:15 – What is a Constructive Argument for the

· 54:48 – Helpful Reading Recommendations

· 56:36 - Outro

Resources to Click

· “Augustine’s The City of God and Why It Matters Today” – Brad Green

· Theme of the Month: Handel’s Messiah: Singing Scripture’s Hallelujah

· Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

·  The City of God – Augustine

·  Confessions – Augustine

·  Augustine of Hippo: His Life and Impact – Brad Green

Timestamps to Know

·     00:40 – Intro

·      03:40 – Dr. Wellum’s Background with Handel’s Messiah

·      06:41 – How Handel’s Messiah Showed Up in Dr. Crookshank’s Life

·     08:47 – Handel’s Life and How Messiah Was Introduced in Dublin

·     11:53 – Fighting Against Deism

·     15:07 – Reading Isaiah with Messiah

·     18:08 – How Was Messiah Originally Received?

·     21:48 – Did the Church See Messiah as an Evangelistic Opportunity?

·     24:22 - What Was the Process for Putting the Biblical Text to Music?

·     26:57 – Madrigal-ism and ‘Text Painting’

·     30:12 – What Biblical Theology Do We Find in Messiah?

·     38:51 – How Has Messiah Endured Through

·     42:12 – Has There Been Opposition to Messiah

·     46:05 - Outro

Resources to Click

·     “The Scriptures in Handel’s Messiah: An Overview” – Esther Crookshank

·     Handel: Messiah – London Symphony Orchestra

·     The New Young Messiah – Ralph Carmichael

·     C.S. Lewis Institute on Messiah

·     Theme of the Month: Handel’s Messiah: Singing Scripture’s Hallelujah

·     Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

·     Handel’s Messiah: Comfort for God’s People - Calvin Stapert

·     The Making of Handel’s Messiah – Andrew Gant

·     “Sketch of the Life of Handel,” in An Account of the Musical Performances… in Commemoration of Handel – Charles Burney

·     Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel’s Oratorio – Roger A. Bullard

·     Handel: Messiah (Cambridge Music Handbooks) – Donald Burrows

3.62 – Crookshank Longform Reading Show Notes

Resources to Click

·     “The Scriptures in Handel’s Messiah: An Overview” – Esther Crookshank

·     Handel: Messiah – London Symphony Orchestra

·     Theme of the Month: Handel’s Messiah: Singing Scripture’s Hallelujah

·     Give to Support the Work

Books to Read

·     The Making of Handel’s Messiah – Andrew Gant

·     “Sketch of the Life of Handel,” in An Account of the Musical Performances… in Commemoration of Handel – Charles Burney

·     Messiah: The Gospel According to Handel’s Oratorio – Roger A. Bullard

·     Handel: Messiah (Cambridge Music Handbooks) – Donald Burrows

Resources to Click

Books to Read