Hear Uri and Jarrod’s discussion with Christian singer and composer Jamie Soles of Grand Prairie, Alberta, Canada.

The Mercersburg Theology was a unique movement in American Reformed theology that flourished in the 1840s and 1850s from the little German Reformed seminary in Mercersburg, Pennsylvania.  Its two chief architects were John Williamson Nevin (1803-1886) and Philip Schaff (1819-1893), later to become renowned as the 19th century’s leading church historian.

Uri & Jarrod return to Trinity Talk with a discussion with Pastor Steve Jeffery on penal substitution and Pastor Jeffery’s work on the topic.

Uri and Jarrod discuss how J.S. Bach’s music reflect both an understanding and love for the word woven into his music, especially his cantata 140, Wachet Auf. This second part of the series features the Christian legacy of Bach for music today.

Uri and Jarrod discuss how J.S. Bach’s music reflect both an understanding and love for the word woven into his music, especially his cantata 140, Wachet Auf.

Uri Brito got to talk with Pastor and Author, Andrew Sandlin about Pluralism, Ethics, and other cultural issues facing the Church of Jesus Christ. Our thanks to Pastor Sandlin for taking the time to visit with us and answer our questions.

Pastor and Author J. Steven Wilkins discusses the misguided thinking that Christians should not give lavish gifts at Christmas. Our talk centers around a recent movement called the Advent Conspiracy. Pastor Wilkins reminds us of what Christ has done for us at Christmas and how we are to respond in kind.

In this second and final part of our discussion with Pastor Steve Schlissel of New York, we discuss the definition of Covenant and also touch on Biblical Fatherhood. Our thanks to Pastor Schlissel for answering our questions.

Our interview with Pastor Steve Schlissel of Messiah’s Covenant Community Church. Pastor Schlissel discussed Biblical fatherhood, christian culture, and how to think covenantally. Our thanks to Pastor Schlissel for his time and insights into these subjects. (http://www.messiahnyc.org/excerpts.asp)

We conclude our series with graphic designer and author, Mike Bull on his book, “Bible Matrix: An Introduction to the DNA of Scriptures”. Go and visit Mike Bull’s Blog. Our thanks to Mike for his willingness to talk about his book! Hope you find this profitable and enjoyable.

We pick back up with Professor Joel Garver as he discusses open theism in more depth. Our Thanks to Joel Garver for his time and energy in explaining and clarifying theism.

We wanted to discuss the nature of God. At first, this may sound too abstract without any relevance to our daily lives, but how we understand the God of the Bible affects how we understand the Bible itself.Our thanks to Dr. Joel Garver for his explanation and distinction between Classical and Open Theism.

Pastor Mark Horne of St. Louis, MO sat down with Uri Brito to discuss the life of J.R.R. Tolkien and Pastor Horne’s upcoming biography on Tolkien.

We conclude our series on the significance of Easter with Pastors Todd Wilken & Toby Sumpter. Even as we now enter Pentecost and the Trinity season, we must see how the reality of Easter effects all of life.

In this interview, Pastor James Grant speaks about John Frame and Evangelicalism. He is a contributor, together with Justin Taylor, to Speaking the Truth in Love: The Theology of John Frame.

Pastors Todd Wilken & Toby Sumpter join us to discuss the Resurrection of Christ and the implications that it bears upon us as Christians today. This is the first part of this series recorded during Easter 2010.

In our third part of our series on the season of Lent we return to the comments of Doug Roorda and Rich Lusk on the distinction of feasting vs. fasting in Lent. Our hearty thanks to both these men for taking the time to explain and remind us of the key aspects of Lent for the Church of Jesus Christ.

We again feature Doug Roorda & Rich Lusk discussing the balance of sadness and Lent. Hear both men talk about how the protestant might look to utilize this time of the church year and the notion of Lent as “a serious joy”

How Should Christians observe Lent? What are the major themes present? Rich Lusk of Birmingham, AL and Doug Roorda of Pella, IA answered these questions and addressed the focus of the Lenten season for the Christian.

Here the conclusion of our interview with Dr. Kenneth Gentry & Dr. James Jordan on the use of Wine.

Dr. Kenneth L. Gentry, Jr. & Dr. James B. Jordan discuss the treatment of wine in the Bible and how we should view it. This is the first part in this series where we hear sound bytes from these on the appropriateness of wine and alcohol for the Christian today.

As we conclude this series on Classical Christian Education, we continue  with Pastor Douglas Wilson and Mr. Edwin Lang focusing on standardization and the fundamental problems with the No Child Left Behind. This podcast is designed to briefly expose you some of the aspects of this mode education and help you shore up your views of education in light of who you are as a Christian.

In this second part of our series on Classical Christian education, we continue to hear from George Grant, Doug Wilson, & Ed Lang on this increasingly popular method of education. Dr. Grant expounds the notion of education as repentence and Doug Wilson and Ed Lang further explain the how Classical Christian education is broken down in the different stages of development.

The “moral classicism” approach of Mortimer Adler: This approach is geared toward the reform of public schools. In Democratic Classicism religion is important, but its approach is more secular, and its foundational value is democracy (82).

The “elite classicism”  of wealthy prep schools: In this model students study the ancient as well as the modern, or the trendiest. For instance, in English class a student may study Maya Angelou alongside Shakespeare. (82).

The “moral classicism”  of David Hicks: Hicks finds his inspiration in Plato. He builds his educational theory around a search for a ideal and a conviction that education should be a path to virtue (82-83).

The “Christian Classicist”  approach of Douglas Wilson: This system teaches that which can be known with systematic rigor, but it does so with an awareness of human sin and the necessity of God’s grace and sovereignty over all of life (83).

The Christian Classicist approach defended by the guests in this podcast subscribe to the latter. They all believe that education must be specifically and distinctly Christian. Hence, it is more dogmatic and settled than the other approaches to classical education. As Douglas Wilson observes, “…for classical Christian educators ‘classical’ is not enough (82).”



Education has many faces and many approaches. One such approach that is gaining ground and momentum is the Classical Christian method of educating our children. In this series on education we feature interviews and lecture clips from three men: Pastor and Author Douglas Wilson of Moscow, Idaho.  Dr. George Grant of Franklin, Tennessee, and Edwin Lang of Monroe, Louisiana. In this brief introductory episode these men soundoff on the importance of education and the distinctives of Classical Christian education with other methods of education.

In order to provide a more concise and information-packed show, we decided to make Trinity Talk into a podcast. This will allow us to edit our interviews and make them easily accessible for all listeners in a 15-25 minute format. The podcast can be downloaded as mp3 or via iTunes.  In this fast-paced internet world, time is important. In order to honor your time, we hope Trinity Talk will be a small, but informative and insightful part of your week.