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On March 4, 2019 By In Podcast, Politics

Episode 53, The Methodists’ Fight for Biblical Sexuality, Conversation with Dr. Matt O’Reilly

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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 positive direction towards a biblical view of sexuality within the denomination guided by the heroic efforts of the African bishops.


Dr. Matt O’Reilly is pastor of Hope Hull United Methodist Church near Montgomery, Alabama, Adjunct Professor of New Testament and Pastoral Ministry at Wesley Biblical Seminary, and a fellow of the Center for Pastor Theologians. He holds a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies from the University of Gloucestershire in Cheltenham, England, an M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary, and a B.A. in Philosophy from Auburn University.

You can read Dr. O’Reilly’s articles and find links to purchase his books here.

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On February 26, 2019 By In Podcast, Theology

Episode 52, Communal Reading in the Time of Jesus; Conversation with Dr. Brian Wright

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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 of written texts was a phenomenon documented no earlier than the second century C.E. Brian J. Wright overturns that premise by examining evidence that demonstrates communal reading events in the first century. a

We also discussed whether the assertion that the early church was vastly illiterate is a historically accurate description or whether historians have misunderstood the clear data.

The interview concludes focusing on how we can apply the practice of communal reading to our modern church context. While the book is a bit technical, Pastor Brito and Dr. Wright focus on the important applications to Bible Studies, liturgical readings, poetry readings, etc. This interview may encourage a renewed interest in reading and discussing the text, whether of Holy Scriptures or other significant writings together in community.

Resources:

Dr. Brian Wright’s academic papers can be found here.

Wright’s articles on the Gospel Coalition.

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On February 19, 2019 By In Podcast

Episode 51, Pro-Life Legislation in Montana; Conversation with Rep. Greg DeVries from Montana

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In this short bonus interview, Pastor Uri Brito speaks with Rep. Greg DeVries from Montana who was a concerned citizen who took his calling as a Christian seriously and entered the political battle. Greg DeVries is a Republican member of the Montana House of Representatives, representing District 75. DeVries was elected to the office on November 6, 2018. Instead of typing away on his keyboard, Greg took the advice of a fellow parishioner, put his name on the ballot for $15 and was elected to serve. He’s not a lover of politics, but he loves the Church and her call to speak for the defenseless. Our deepest thanks at Kuyperian to Rep. Greg DeVries and may his fight bear good fruit.

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On February 14, 2019 By In Podcast, Politics

Episode 50, “Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings; or, Do They?” Conversation with Dustin Messer

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For our monumental 50th episode, Uri and Dustin joined forces to discuss Dustin’s first official article as a writer for the Colson Center entitled Awakening the Woke: Persuasion in a Tribal Age. 

Of course, the article leads us to all sorts of interesting conversations, including why we think Ben Shapiro Facts Don’t Care About Your Feelings needs a little adjustment. Take a listen and leave us a comment on our iTunes page.

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On February 7, 2019 By In Podcast, Politics

Episode 49, China and Persecution; Conversation with Jerry Bowyer

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Jerry Bowyer is an economist with a developed theology. He brings insightful commentary to world events and his recent article at the Asia Times is no different.

In this interview, Pastor Uri Brito discusses the article with Mr. Bowyer focusing on the political and economic consequences to regimes that persecute Christians. We also discuss the heroic sermons and actions of Early Rain Covenant Church Pastor, Wang Li, who is currently imprisoned with his wife and others. This is a must listen.

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On January 30, 2019 By In Interviews, Podcast

Episode 48, The Gospel According to Ruth; A conversation with Uri Brito

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In this interview, Mr. Dustin Messer speaks with co-author of a newly published commentary on Ruth. They discuss a host of questions pertaining to the content of Ruth, how to preach through Ruth, the role of application in Ruth’s story, and the influence of James B. Jordan in this Ruth project.

Brito says:

What we argue is that Ruth is actually a political tract making the case for the Davidic Kingdom…in other words, Ruth makes the case for why Israel needs a faithful King who will be strong like Boaz, loyal like Ruth, and whose fortunes will turn like Naomi’s.

Purchase the commentary on Amazon or Athanasius Press.

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On January 24, 2019 By In Podcast

KC Podcast Episode 47, On Reading Well; Conversation with Karen Prior

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In this conversation of KC Podcast, Pastor Uri Brito speaks with Dr. Karen Prior. Dr. Prior is a Professor of English at Liberty University in Lynchburg, VA. She received her Ph.D at the State University of New York Buffalo.

She is a recipient of various awards, author of four books, published articles for various Christian and non-Christians organizations. Her most recent book “On reading well: finding the good life through great books” has received much praise and has ignited a renewed vigor for reading great books.

In this conversation, Dr. Prior speaks of the necessity of intentional reading in an age of distraction. She notes that not all reading is created equal. Reading modern self-help books or articles on the smartphone is a different kind of reading than reading great books. We further discuss the purpose of reading and the kinds of questions we ought to ask before our reading.

Hope you enjoy our conversation and don’t forget to leave a review of our show.

Resources:

Concerning distractions in an age of distraction, Dr. Prior recommends Maryann Wolf’s Reader, Come Home!

You can purchase Dr. Prior’s book: On Reading Well:
finding the good life through great books.

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On January 19, 2019 By In Podcast, Politics

Episode 46, Trinity and Tabletalk, Conversation with Robert Rothwell

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From the faculty room of Reformed Theological Seminary in Orlando, Pastor Brito interviews Associate Editor of Ligonier Ministries, Robert Rothwell. The famous TableTalk magazine, read by over 250 thousand people around the globe is one of the most treasured devotional in our day. Robert writes those devotionals as well as contributes to theological articles.

In this interview we discuss the history of the magazine, as well as delve into some questions concerning the Trinity. Robert is considering a dissertation on the topic. Take a listen.

Resources:

TableTalk Magazine

Articles by Robert Rothwell

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On January 12, 2019 By In Men, Podcast

Episode 45, The Pastor and his Diet

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In this interview, Pastor Brito interviews Pastor Bill Smith. Bill shares his story from fat Eglon to a fit servant for his king. This may not be the most appetizing conversation to have, but one that pastors (and parishioners) need to have.

The pastoral profession produces portly pastors on their way to an early death. With emotional and physical demands placed on ministers on any given day, pastors are called to make their bodies a living sacrifice unto God for the sake of their congregations. I hope this episode will land in as many pastor’s smartphones as possible. They need to hear it. God cares about our bodies and it’s about time we begin caring for it.

Resource: Cultivating the Body by Bill Smith

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On January 2, 2019 By In Podcast

Episode 44, Interview with Sye Ten Bruggencate

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Pastor Uri Brito sits down with Canadian apologist, Sye Ten Bruggencate, to discuss how to do biblical apologetics. We delve a little into his applied apologetics in the streets and what led him to reconsider his methodology.

You can watch a host of Sye’s videos on proofthatexists.org.

Watch the film How to Answer a Fool.

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