Cincy Reformed Podcast

Is Seminary Really Just Cemetery?

Does seminary stifle zeal, kill heart devotion, and deaden love for Christ?  Or, conversely, does seminary create opportunities to grow in knowledge, devotion, love, piety, and service toward Christ and His Church? In this episode, Pastor Brandon interviews Drew Admiraal, a seminary student at Westminster California, to discuss seminary life. 

For more on this, see: 

The Religious Life of Theological Students by B. B. Warfield 

Is Seminary Really Just Cemetery? (feat. Drew Admiraal) (Audio only)

Does seminary stifle zeal, kill heart devotion, and deaden love for Christ?  Or, conversely, does seminary create opportunities to grow in knowledge, devotion, love, piety, and service toward Christ and His Church? In this episode, Pastor Brandon interviews Drew Admiraal, a seminary student at Westminster California, to discuss seminary life. 

For more on this, see: 

The Religious Life of Theological Students by B. B. Warfield 

The Parable of the Dishonest Manager

In this episode pastors Zac and Brandon discuss a parable that is only found in the Gospel of Luke, The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. 

Parable of the Dishonest Manager (Audio only)

In this episode pastors Zac and Brandon discuss a parable that is only found in the Gospel of Luke, The Parable of the Dishonest Manager. 

Putting Anger to Death

I this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac discuss two books, Untangling Emotions and How People Change. Specifically, they discuss what advice these authors give for engaging anger. How can we put sinful anger to death in our lives? 

Putting Anger to Death (Audio only)

I this episode, Pastors Brandon and Zac discuss two books, Untangling Emotions and How People Change. Specifically, they discuss what advice these authors give for engaging anger. How can we put sinful anger to death in our lives? 

 

Membership in the Early Church

As the gospel spread across the world, how did the early churches bring on new members? What process did people undergo in order to be incorporated into the life of the Church? In this episode, pastors Brandon and Zac explore training, membership, and baptism in the early church.

For further study, see:

Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Barrett

Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen

The Early Church at Work and Worship (vol. 2) by Everett Ferguson 

A Faithful Church: Issues in the History of Catechesis by John H. Westerhoff III and O.C. Edwards, Jr.

Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless 

Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists by St. Gregory of Nyssa 

Membership in the Early Church (Audio only)

As the gospel spread across the world, how did the early church bring on new members? What process did people undergo in order to be incorporated into the life of the Church? In this episode, pastors Brandon and Zac explore training, membership, and baptism in the early church.

For further study, see:

Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believers the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Barrett

Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen

The Early Church at Work and Worship (vol. 2) by Everett Ferguson 

A Faithful Church: Issues in the History of Catechesis by John H. Westerhoff III and O.C. Edwards, Jr.

Augustine and the Catechumenate by William Harmless 

Catechetical Discourse: A Handbook for Catechists by St. Gregory of Nyssa 

Covenant Theology

What is Covenant Theology? In this episode, pastors Brandon and Zac give an introduction to this topic, as they outline and define the Covenant of Redemption, Covenant of Works, and Covenant of Grace. 

 

For more information, see: 

Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored (2nd edition) by Michael Brown and Zach Keele

Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives ed. by Guy Prentiss Waters, J. Nicholas Reid, and John R. Muether 

Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man by Herman Witsius 

 

Covenant Theology (Audio only)

What is Covenant Theology? In this episode, pastors Brandon and Zac give an introduction to this topic, as they outline and define the Covenant of Redemption, Covenant of Works, and Covenant of Grace. 

 

For more information, see: 

Sacred Bond: Covenant Theology Explored (2nd edition) by Michael Brown and Zach Keele

Covenant Theology: Biblical, Theological, and Historical Perspectives ed. by Guy Presntiss Waters, J. Nicholas Reid, and John R. Muether 

Economy of the Covenants Between God and Man by Herman Witsius