The Kuyperian Commentary Podcast

Pastor Tim Decker joins me to talk about the historical context of Romans 13, and how that affects the way we understand Paul's command to submit to governing authorities. Along the way we talk about Emperor Nero, Covid, and the lordship of Christ over government. Get a Kindle copy of Pastor Decker's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Revolutionary-Reading-Romans-Subjection-Magistrate-ebook...

Pastor Bogumil "Bubu" Jarmulak discusses the dangers of optimistic thinking and the advantages of a healthy pessimism for postmillennialists. Here is a talk Bubu gave on the same topic at the 2023 CREC Council. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hi4EA5wdKWs

Uri Brito joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to talk about his new book, The War of the Priesthood.

This week on the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast, I talk to Pastor Zach Garris about his book Masculine Christianity and about the problem of narrow complementarianism in Reformed churches. Get a copy of Pastor Garris's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Masculine-Christianity-Zachary-Garris/dp/1735473901

In this episode, I talk to Jesse Sumpter about his book on Kuyper's Lectures, living Coram Deo, and Christ's lordship over all areas of life. Get a copy of Jesse's book here: https://www.amazon.com/Introduction-A...

Gabe Rench of Cross Politic joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to talk about a recent brouhaha on Twitter about communion, grape juice, and effeminacy in the church. Wine, Communion, and Effeminacy in the Church https://gaberench.com/wine-communion-and-effeminacy-in-the-church/

"You cannot have God as your Father unless you have the church for your Mother.” - St. Cyprian Pastor Nathan Zekveld joins the Kuyperian Commentary this week to talk about the importance of the Church in the life of the individual Christian and the role of the Church in God's kingdom plans. "The Church is our Mother: Why our doctrine of the church is limping along" by Nathan Zek...

Rev. Harold Guptill and Rev. Paul Edgar join the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to talk about how they and their church have been influenced by the late Dr. Gary North, and about Gary North's working library that he bequeathed to Tri-City Covenant Church in Somersworth, New Hampshire. Also included are excerpts from a video of Gary North giving a guided tour of his library. See the video podcast...

Pastor Daniel Stanley joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast for a conversation about Christ's lordship over the horror genre. What about horror is redeemable? What about horror is irredeemable and ought to be avoided? What does Christian horror look like? Listen to find out! Daniel's book recommendations: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/301053 https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17...

Former CREC Presiding Minister, Virgil Hurt, and current CREC Presiding Minister, Uri Brito, discuss the current state of the CREC and its future. Pastor Brito's talks at Providence Church's recent KuyperCon can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QS-6aXjmUUE&list=PLCidfTedxVeWopR3nBkZ2Z3d1wwnOFDTh

In ths episode of the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast, Jamie Soles talks about his music, music and scripture memory, and singing Psalms. Jamie Soles' Music: https://solmusic.ca/ Chinook Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/7qENC3A... Michael Owens: Contact box on website - https://treasuryofpsalmsandhymns.com/

Pastor Sam Andreades joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to talk about his new book, "Across the Kitchen Table: Talking about Trans with Your Teen" In the near future the church is going to be seeing broken people whose bodies are irreparably damaged by trans surgeries. We need to be ready to counsel those who identify as trans, and offer the gospel of Christ to those wake up later in...

In this episode, I interview Pastor Chase Davis of The Well Church in Boulder, Colorado to discuss the challenges and blessings of ministering in an area hostile to the gospel. Pastor Davis discusses the challenges and blessings that come from ministering in such a context, and he offers his advice for other churches that have yet to experience the full weight of the current anti-Christian cultura...

The last couple of years have seen a spike of interest in the topic of head coverings in the church. Pastor Adam Mcintosh joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast for a conversation about the exegesis of 1 Corinthians 11, and about the history of head coverings. Interested in reading more? Adam has written a series of articles for kuyperian.com on the subject. Check them out below: Uncovering the He...

Dr. Andrew Sandlin joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to talk about his new/old book A Postmillennial Primer and about why the Bible's teaching on the victory of the gospel is so attractive in our society today. A Postmillennial Primer: https://www.amazon.com/Postmillennial-Primer-Basics-Optimistic-Eschatology/dp/B0C7J78Q1C Center for Cultural Leadership: https://christianculture.com/ kuyp...

Rev. Michael Shover talks about his encounter with the woke mob at the Iowa capitol building. www.kuyperian.com

Pastor Kendall Lankford joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast in order to tell us how to Make America Great Again! How To Make America Great Again (In 9 Biblical Steps) https://kuyperian.com/how-to-make-america-great-again-in-9-biblical-steps/

The last couple of years have seemed like Christmas in June with great decesions being handed down by the US Supreme Court. Law Professor Rodney Chrisman joins the podcast this week to talk about some of the Court's recent rulings. http://www.kuyperian.com

Reverend Jack Phelps joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to his newly published book, The Devil's Diet, a fresh look at the seven deadly sins. Jack brings nearly 50 years of pastoral ministry to the conversation about sin in our culture today. The Devil's Diet: https://www.amazon.com/Devils-Diet-Seven-Deadly-Revisited/dp/B0C51PCVFB Kuyperian Commentary: http://www.kuyperian.com

It's a double dose of Ricks on this week's episode, as attorney Rick Boyer joins the Kuyperian Commentary Podcast to discuss the failure of the modern church to render unto God the things that are God's. God, Caesar, and Idols: https://www.amazon.com/God-Caesar-Idols-Struggle-Americas/dp/164960078X Kuyperian Commentary: http://www.kuyperian.com

Tom Garfield shares his thoughts on the importance of art as part of a Christian education and about the state of the arts in our world today. www.kuyperian.com

2023 marks the 25th anniversary of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC). Rick sits down with Pastor Virgil Hurt, Presiding Minister of Council for the CREC to talk about the opportunities and challenges facing the CREC in the future. Kuyperian Commentary: http://www.kuyperian.com

New host, Rick Davis, has a conversation with Kuyperian Commentary founder, Uri Brito, about the general state of the Church and culture today. Kuyperian Commentary: http://www.kuyperian.com

The Lord’s Day carries remarkable continuity with the Sabbath. Consider it this way: the Sabbath was a creation ordinance to indicate the rest God had when he completed his labors. When God made man and woman, he said it was very good. So he brought to life new flesh, bearing his image. When the Lord’s Day, or the first day of the week, comes to life in the New Covenant, it also carries the promis...

Our evangelical churches stress the importance of discipleship. It is good and necessary. But discipleship is often discussed in the context of intellectual learning; a fact-finding mission. However, there is more to discipleship than facts. Discipleship in the Bible is also the cultivation of bodily postures and biblical manners. The Bible trains us to move and live and to have our being in God....