Jesus Christ reigns over all things, and this podcast exists to help people see the reality and ramifications of this truth. We post at least four times a month...
4.13 David Mitzenmacher • Reading • "A Roadmap for Reforming the ERLC"
Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· “Trustees affirm Leatherwood, ERLC staff toward ‘greater sense of understanding” – Scott Barkley· “Appendix B: Classification of Protestant Denominations” – Pew Research Center· “Whither the ERLC (or ePP*C*)?” – Mark Coppenger· “Transparency, Trust, and the Great Commission: It’s Time to Open the Books of the ERLC (and SBC)” – Rhett Burns· “Evangelism, Islam, Border Security, and National Identity: Moving Past the ERLC’s Mosque-Building Mood” – Alex Kocman· “Will the ERLC Divide Southern Baptists for Evermore?” – Jon Whitehead· “Specialized Politics: What Should a Christian Advocacy Organization Do?” – Jared Bridges· “Tuesday Live Updates: Southern Baptists approve abuse reform recommendations, pick Bart Barber as President” – Liam Adams & Katherine Burgess· “The Road to Dallas, Part 1: The SBC Annual Meeting as a Mission Trip” – David Schrock· “Biden Bows out of Presidential Race, Endorses Harris” – Brandon Porter· “Southern Baptist leader’s remarks praising Biden cause series of events, leading to someone else’s resignation” – Associated Press· “Explainer: ERLC sends letter to Congress urging support for Ukraine" – Jordan Wootten· 2025 ERLC Public Policy Agenda – Brent Leatherwood and Hannah Daniel· “Toward a Principled Pro-Life Ethic in Post-Roe America” – Tom Ascol· “The Three Worlds of Evangelicalism” – Aaron Renn· “Assuming the Center” – Joe Rigney· “Elon Musk praised by CEO of once-banned company restoring free speech at Twitter” – Kassy Dillon· “NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins on the COVID-19 vaccines” – Jeff Pickering· “Common questions about the COVID-19 vaccine” – Julie Masson· “How Vaccines Protect the Vulnerable” – Catherine Parks·“Russell Moore on the ethics of th COVID-19 vaccines” – Chelsea Sobolik· “How the church offers hope for getting the Black community vaccinated” – Lourdes Anita Branch· “How should Christians think about religious exemptions for vaccination?” –Ashli Arbo and Matthew Arbo·“Reassembling the Wreckage of Religious Freedom: Why Now *Is* the Time for Urging Liberty of Conscience and Supporting Those Seeking Religious Exemptions” – David Schrock· “No Divine Law Equals No Moral Obligation” – Jared Longshore·“A Post-Mortem on the Push for Financial Transparency in the SBC” – Rhett Burns· “Did the ERLC receive a grant from the Democracy Fund?” – ERLC· “What was the Civility Project, and who funded that work?” – ERLC· FAQ’s (Old) - ERLC· FAQ’s (Current) - ERLC· “The Plot to Queer Evangelical Churches” – Megan Basham· “A Broken System Exposed: What Happened with Leatherwood and The ERLC Trustees” – Sam Webb· “Evangelical Call for Restitution-Based Immigration Reform” – Evangelical Immigration Table· “ERLC President, Baptist leaders back gun control proposal after Nashville school shooting” – Samantha Kamman· “Our experience at the Faith that Works March in Washington D.C.” – Brooke Kramer & Chelsea Sobolik· “Against Criminally Charging Women Who Seek Abortions: Avoiding Unintended Injustice” – Dana Hall McCain· “’Keep the door open’: Nashville’s mayor on governing a blue island in a sea of red” – George Chidi· “Southern Baptist trustees back agency president but warn against needless controversy” – Peter Smith· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale – Megan Basham
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4.12 Tom J. Nettles • Reading • "A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics"
Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commission on Ethics”· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· SBC Annuals – Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Sixty Years With the Bible – William Newton Clarke· A Theology for the Social Gospel – Walter Rauschenbusch
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4.11 Tom J. Nettles, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics"
Timestamps· 00:47 – Intro· 05:40 – What Was Dr. Nettles Goal With His Piece?· 11:05 – Evangelism and Social Concerns: What is the Relationship?· 16:50 – How Did Liberalism Effect the Christian Life Commission?· 25:00 – The Christian Life Commision’s Response to Roe v. Wade· 28:12 – How Did the CLC Go Influence PoliticalOrganizations and Churches?· 32:37 – Did the CLC Tone Their Statements Downat Points in Response to Conservatives?· 34:21 – The Impact of the CLC on Leadership Throughout the Nation· 40:13 – Richard Land and Abortion· 46:26 – The Change to ‘the Ethics and ReligiousLiberty Commission’· 49:06 – Was there Always a Presence in WashingtonDC?· 50:15 – In the 70s and 80s, was this the BestVersion of the CLC/ERLC?· 52:20 – What Brought the Change from RichardLand to Russell Moore?· 55:38 – What Happened to Russell Moore DuringHis Tenure?· 1:06:33 – Is It Worth the Cost to Have SomethingLike the ERLC?· 1:10:52 - Outro Resources to Click· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Commissions on Ethics (Part 1)” – Tom J. Nettles· “A Century-long Look at the Southern Baptist Comissions on Ethics (Part 2)” – Tom J. Nettles· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations” – National Right to Life· SBC Annuals – Southern Baptist Historical Library & Archive· “Are Women Morally Responsible for Their Abortions?” – Ginna Cross· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work · King’s Domain Conference· G3 National Conference Books to Read· Sixty Years With the Bible – William Newton Clarke· A Theology for the Social Gospel – Walter Rauschenbusch
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4.10 David Schrock • Reading • "What Do We Do with the ERLC? An Open Letter to Southern Baptists"
Resources to Click· “What Do We Do with the ERLC? An Open Letter to Southern Baptists” – David Schrock· Engaging Noah’s Republic with Job’s Righteousness: From the Seeds of Justice to the Seats of City Hall – David Schrock· “Southern Baptist Defeat Motion to Defund Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission” – Michael Foust· 3.46 Megan Basham, David Schrock, Trent Hunter • Interview • “Shepherds for Sale”· Russell Moore with David Platt and Ron Sider· “Should We Be “Whole Life Pro-Life?”” – Brad Green· “Russell Moore’s Revenge: The Untold Story of His Leaked Letters and ERLC Exit” – Center For Baptist Leadership· “SBC Annual Meeting 2024: Wednesday Morning (Skip to 1:22:00)”· “The SBC Needs A DOGE–Now” – Rhett Burns· 2020 Evangelicals For Life Conference Page· “An Open Letter to State Lawmakers from America’s Leading Pro-Life Organizations”· “Are Women Morally Responsible for Their Abortions” – Ginna Cross· “Dr. Russell Moore Responds To Question at SBC16”· “Support for Hamas at the Secular University: The Crisis of the American University and the Need for General Revelation” – Owen Anderson· “Evangelical Immigration Table” – ERLC· “National Immigration Forum (NIF)” – Influence Watch· “The UK’s Grooming Gangs and the Lessons Never Learned” – Julie Bindel· “The Letter Russell Moore Will Send Trump about the Refugee Order” – Russell Moore· “Resolution 9 and the Southern Baptist Convention 2019” – Tom Ascol· “The Egalitarian Beachball is a Wrecking Ball” – David Schrock· “On Fools, Scoundrels, and Southern Baptist Bookstore Presidents” – Doug Ponder· Theme of the Month: The Ethics and Religious Liberty Conundrum· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Shepherds for Sale: How Evangelical Leaders Traded the Truth for a Leftist Agenda – Megan Basham· The Unprotected Class: How Anti-White Racism is Tearing America Apart – Jermy Carl
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4.9 Hans Madueme, David Schrock, Stephen Wellum • Interview • "Original Sin—Biological or Spiritual Problem?"
Timestamps to Know· 00:31 – Intro· 05:05 – The Genesis and Arguments of Defending Sin· 08:07 – How Does Defending Sin Related to Adam the Fall, and Original Sin?· 09:05 – What are Some Things We Need to Rightly Understand Between Creation and Science?· 11:50 - What Does BioLogos Say About the Doctrine of Sin?· 20:21 – The Shape of Redemptive History in Academia· 23:25 – Why is it that We Should See Sin as a Spiritual Problem as Well as Biological?· 29:07 – Traducianism and Creationism· 33:28 – Why is It That Creationism is a Reformed View and Traducianism the Lutheran View?· 34:58 – How Do We Deal With Predispositions Towards Certain Sins?· 41:44 – The Transmission of Sin· 47:34 – Desires Can Be Sinful· 54:00 – How is the Doctrine of Sin a Practical Doctrine?· 57:05 - Outro Resources to Click· “Original Sin -Biological or Spiritual Problem?” – Hans Madueme· “Mea Culpa: An Apology for Original Guilt” – Hans Madueme· “X-Linked Borderline Mental Retardation with ProminentBehavioral Disturbance: Phenotype, Genetic Localization, and Evidence for Disturbed Monoamine Metabolism” – H.G. Brunner· “Mean Genes and the Biology ofAgression: A Critical Review of Recent Animal and Human Research” – E. Balaban, J.S. Alper, Y.L. Kasaman· “Evolutionary Psychology: A Primer” – Leda Cosmides & John Tooby· “On Behalf of Augustinian Realism” – Oliver D. Crisp· Theme of the Month: Whatever Happened to the Doctrine of Sin?· Give to Support the Work Books to Read· Defending Sin: A Response to the Challenge of Evolution and the Natural Sciences – Hans Madueme· Wrestling with Behavioral Genetics: Science, Ethics, and Public Conversation – eds. Erik Parens, Audrey R. Chapman, Nancy Press· Sociobiology: The New Synthesis – E.O. Wilson· Images of the Feminine in Gnosticism – ed. Karen King· On the Soul and Its Origin – Augustine· Revisions – Augustine· The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church – Heinrich Schmid· Dogmatic Theology – William G.T. Shedd· Reformed Dogmatics – Herman Bavinck· On Original Sin and A Disputation – Odo of Tournai and Irven M. Resnick· Soma in Biblical Theology: With Emphasis on Pauline Anthropology - Robert H. Gundry· Original Sin and the Fall: Five Views – J.B. Stump and Chad Meister· “A Way Forward on the Question of the Transmission of Original Sin” by Marcus Johnson inEvangelical Calvinism: Essays Resourcing the Continuing Reformation of the Church – ed. Myk Habets and Bobby Grow· The Westminster Assembly: Reading Its Theology in Historical Context – Robert Letham· Institutes of the Christian Religion – John Calvin· Pascal’s Pensées – Blake Pascal
Jesus Christ reigns over all things, and this podcast exists to help people see the reality and ramifications of this truth. We post at least four times a month: Twice, we will read aloud a longform essay from our monthly theme. And twice, we will discuss each essay with its author and another Christian leader. Listen in to live in light of Christ’s Lordship.