The Kuyperian Commentary Podcast

Andrew Sandlin has been a sober voice throughout this season. On this interview, Pastor Brito engages Andrew in Kuyperian talk as they apply a distinctly biblical view towards the Church’s response to this pandemic. Andrew argues that this pandemic reveals the intellectual bankruptcy of secularism, but also the failure of the church to deal biblically with this crisis. Show notes: You can follow A...

Pastor and author, Drew Hunter, wrote a concise and helpful work on the topic of friendship. In this interview, we take the time to define friendship, talk about Scriptural examples of friendship, as well as offer lots of helpful ways to move forward with pursuing this great gift. You will want to share this episode. Episode Resources: Here are  three articles at Desiring God .  10 thing...

The Harvard Magazine decided to take this COVID-19 season to attack homeschooling. Their article attacks homeschoolers and calls for legislation limiting the liberties of homeschool parents in America. On this episode, Pastor Brito talks with Pastor Steven Wedgeworth, Associate Pastor of Faith Reformed Presbyterian Church in Vancouver, Canada and Co-Founder of The Calvinist International. They dis...

In these difficult days, many are in need. The elderly community has suffered the most with the isolation. But we also remember the single mother and individuals whose families are not close at this time. How does the church move towards faithful ministry in these times? On this episode, Pastor Brito interviews Pastor Justin Borger from St. Paul’s Presbyterian in Orlando, Fl. to discuss pastoral m...

In this episode, Uri and Dustin team up to discuss a few topics related to his recent article at Breakpoint entitled The Age of Corona of the Season of Lent . We discuss why the church has abdicated her task of speaking about to death to the cultural voices of our day.

Pastors and parishioners will benefit from this conversation between Pastors Brito and Messer. They discuss personal examples of how catholicity plays out in their pastoral labors and also how to encourage young pastors to apply catholicity in the midst of changes. Share this with your pastor and friends. Resources: Dustin’s Articles on Breakpoint Follow Dustin on Facebook How to Introduce the Nic...

In our 70th episode, we have the return of Dr. Brian Wright to Kuyperian. We discuss his newest book, Inspired Questions  which focus on the questions raised in the New Testament. Brian structures his book following the liturgical calendar by discussing one question a day from the New Testament and providing theological and practical answers. If you are looking for a great devotional to...

Once again, Mark Horne joins the KC Podcast to talk about a new project near completion which is a guide for young men through Proverbs called Solomon Says.  We discuss a host of issues related to the temptation of young men, their formation, and the responsibilities necessary to form a royal servant. As Horne notes: Proverbs is about a royal father raising a royal heir…it is about...

Abraham Kuyper’s most concise work is entitled Lectures on Calvinism  which were lectures delivered at Princeton in 1898. Little did Kuyper know just how much these lectures would shape Calvinist thought to this very day. Kuyperian Commentary decided to dedicate the month of October to Abraham Kuyper and his famous work. Our very own Jesse Sumpter took on the task to summarize the c...

Conversations about the Lord’s Supper quickly delve into metaphysical categories like accidents and substance. But what if the institution of the Supper is rooted in the Passover meal? and what if Jesus’ words This is My Body  was not something unique to the hearers, but rather a fulfillment of an ancient practice? These and other questions are discussed in this episode. Dr. Ma...

Dustin’s opening line to his article on Breakpoint is striking: The Telegraph caught my eye last week: “ 80 percent decline in religious funerals as mourners opt for golf courses and zoos over churches .” This rising phenomenon of un-traditional funerals speaks to the rapid decline of religious observance in the West. The non-traditional funerals are just one example of the ways in which...

Pastor Uri Brito welcomes back Dr. Brian Wright to discuss his new book, The Rhythm of the Christian Life: Recapturing the Joy of Life Together. Wright looks to Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic work, Life Together, as a helpful model for developing a Christian rhythm for all of the Christian life. Further, he shares the interplay between time alo...

These three words are not synonymous, but it is hard to separate the author of the most well-known book on courtship in history and his falling away. Harris’s journey in the Christian world began with youthful zeal and ended zealously when he announced his departure from the Christian faith. In this episode, Dustin and Uri discuss Harris’ history, the courtship conversation and some of the key mom...

Uri and Dustin team up once more to talk about the role of theology in a Twitter age. They focus on the good, the bad and the ugly of theologizing in a day of little patience and excessive opinations. They delve into some personal habits on-line as well as offer good advice on how to do theology that attracts rather than repels. Music from Smith Leithart. You can find Smith’s music here.

Four Kuyperians walk into a bar. Close enough. Four KC contributors attended the 2019 ACCS Conference in Atlanta, GA. On this episode, filled with humorous teaching stories, they discuss the impact and lessons learned from the conference and the future of classical education. Anyone who teaches or whose children attend a classical school need to listen to this episode.

How do you prepare for summer months as teachers? Will Weaver teaches classes related to history, art, and theology at Legacy Christian Academy in Frisco, TX. In this episode, KC contributor Dustin Messer sat down with Will to talk about being a teacher in the summer: how should we use it, how much work is too much, etc? Teachers and parents will find this episode very instructive.

What is a ritual? “The word gets a bad rap,” says Dr. Johnson. So, if you are looking for a summary of the role of rituals inside and outside the Church, look no further. Dru’s book is packed with substantive arguments and down to earth applications sure to get folks thinking about their daily rituals and how these rituals form us into the humans that we are. Pastor Brito and Dr. Johnson also talk...

Rev. Mickey Schneider stands as a unique figure in Southern Presbyterian history. He assumed various leadership positions as a PCUSA minister and after the PCA was formed in 1973. Mickey’s 50 years of pastoral ministry provides a plethora of stories; not all of his stories are flowery; some, however, are sublime. The listener will get a glimpse into the life of a giant who has lived his life to th...

Pastor Brito speaks with Pastor David Cassidy, lead Pastor Christ Community Church in Franklin, TN. David is an experienced pastor/theologian who has served the church for nearly four decades. His book Indispensable: The Basics of Christian Belief  offers a compelling vision for the Gospel. David brings in remarkable insights into the Gospel story illuminated by life...

Who was R.J. Rushdoony? Rush influenced the homeschooling movement, the Moral Majority and remarkably established much of the groundwork for a Kuyperian revolution applying Van Tilian thinking to all areas of life. If you’ve never heard of Rushdoony, this is the perfect episode to find out about this pioneer of the Christian Reconstructionist Movement. Resources: Chalcedon Foundation The Messianic...

Pastor Brito talks with Mr. Sean Johnson on his fantastic essay, Are the Culinary Arts Liberal Arts?  The essay seeks to make an argument for treating cooking as an essential part of a Christian’s education in its classical sense, as well as the experiential day-to-day of Christian living. Sean details the purpose of food in its creational and post-fall environment an...

On this episode, Pastor Uri Brito sat down with Dr. Jeff Meyers to discuss the book of Ecclesiastes. Jeff wrote a fascinating commentary on this wisdom literature book many years ago, and it still remains one of the most insightful commentaries to this day. Among other things, the conversation focuses on the use of the word generally translated as vanity in our English Bibles. But M...

Pastors Brito and Messer sit down for another conversation on the nature of Lent. They discuss what is at the heart of the revival of the Church Calendar in the evangelical environment (think Matt Chandler) and also why the abuse of Lent is not an argument against its proper use. Dustin also offers an Amazon Prime recommendation where we can apply a Lenten hermeneutic. Resources: Joan Chittister:...

In light of the recent 2019 Special Session held in St. Louis of the United Methodist Church regarding the denomination’s view on the definition of marriage, Kuyperian reached out to Dr. Matt O’Reilly, a UMC minister, to ask him about what it means to be a Methodist and to give us a summary of what happened in this special session. Listeners will learn much about Methodism, its polity, and the pos...

Pastor Brito sat down on this one-on-one interview with Dr. Brian Wright to talk about Wright’s fascinating book published in 2017 entitled Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus. Much of the contemporary discussion of the Jesus tradition has focused on aspects of oral performance, story telling, and social memory, on the premise that the practice of communal reading o...