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Cincy Reformed Podcast is a podcast of Westside Reformed Church (URCNA) in Cincinnati, OH. Pastors Zac (Mdiv, Westminster Seminary California) and Brandon (MAR, Westminster Theological Seminary) discuss matters of theology, history, apologetics, contemporary issues, and more.
Episodes

Monday Jun 17, 2024
Imprecatory Psalms (feat. Ryan Swale)
Monday Jun 17, 2024
Monday Jun 17, 2024
How should we think about the imprecatory Psalms? Should we sing Psalms like Psalm 137, which says, "Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!"? How should we understand these God-given Psalms? In this episode, Pastor Zac interviews Ryan Swale on the Imprecatory Psalms.
For more information on the Psalms, see:
The Flow of the Psalms: Discovering Their Structure and Theology by O. Palmer Robinson
Learning to Love the Psalms by Robert Godfrey
Jesus on Every Page by David Murray

Monday Jun 10, 2024
2024 URC Synod Preview
Monday Jun 10, 2024
Monday Jun 10, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Brandon (Christ Reformed) and Pastor Zac (Ascension Reformed) gather to preview the agenda of the upcoming 2024 synodical meeting.
For more information, see:
Introducing the United Reformed Churches by Cincy Reformed

Monday Jun 03, 2024
Genesis 3 and the Story of Discipleship
Monday Jun 03, 2024
Monday Jun 03, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "The Story of Discipleship," where he unpacks the Bible's teaching on education, discipleship, and catechesis from Genesis to Revelation.
For more information, see:
Essays on Christian Education by Cornelius Van Til
Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen
Education in Ancient Israel: From Earliest Times to 70 A.D. by Fletcher Harper Swift
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believer the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett
History of Jewish Education: From 515 BCE to 220 CE by Nathan Drazin
Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation by Alex Fogleman
Rediscovering Catechism: The Art of Equipping Covenant Children by Donald Van Dyken
The Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality by Greg Peters
For the other episodes in this series, see:
Genesis 1:1 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon
Genesis 1:27 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon
Genesis 1:28 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon
Genesis 2:15-17 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon

Tuesday May 28, 2024
Genesis 2:15-17 and the Story of Discipleship
Tuesday May 28, 2024
Tuesday May 28, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Brandon continues his series entitled "The Story of Discipleship," where he unpacks the Bible's teaching on education, discipleship, and catechesis from Genesis to Revelation.
For more information, see:
Essays on Christian Education by Cornelius Van Til
Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen
Education in Ancient Israel: From Earliest Times to 70 A.D. by Fletcher Harper Swift
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believer the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett
History of Jewish Education: From 515 BCE to 220 CE by Nathan Drazin
Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation by Alex Fogleman
Rediscovering Catechism: The Art of Equipping Covenant Children by Donald Van Dyken
The Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality by Greg Peters
For the other episodes in this series, see:
Genesis 1:1 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon
Genesis 1:27 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon
Genesis 1:28 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon

Wednesday May 22, 2024
Pentecost Festival Sermon - 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
On Pentecost weekend, 2024, four URC churches gathered for worship and fellowship in Greensburg, IN. Those churches were: Ascension Reformed, Madison Reformed, Indy Reformed, and Christ Reformed.

Monday May 20, 2024
Genesis 1:28 and the Story of Discipleship
Monday May 20, 2024
Monday May 20, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Brandon begins a new series entitled "The Story of Discipleship," where he unpack the Bible's teaching on education, discipleship, and catechesis from Genesis to Revelation.
For more information, see:
Essays on Christian Education by Cornelius Van Til
Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen
Education in Ancient Israel: From Earliest Times to 70 A.D. by Fletcher Harper Swift
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believer the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett
History of Jewish Education: From 515 BCE to 220 CE by Nathan Drazin
Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation by Alex Fogleman
Rediscovering Catechism: The Art of Equipping Covenant Children by Donald Van Dyken
The Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality by Greg Peters
For the other episodes in this series, see:
Genesis 1:1 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon
Genesis 1:27 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon

Monday May 13, 2024
Genesis 1:27 and the Story of Discipleship
Monday May 13, 2024
Monday May 13, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Brandon begins a new series entitled "The Story of Discipleship," where he unpack the Bible's teaching on education, discipleship, and catechesis from Genesis to Revelation.
For more information, see:
Essays on Christian Education by Cornelius Van Til
Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen
Education in Ancient Israel: From Earliest Times to 70 A.D. by Fletcher Harper Swift
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believer the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett
History of Jewish Education: From 515 BCE to 220 CE by Nathan Drazin
Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation by Alex Fogleman
Rediscovering Catechism: The Art of Equipping Covenant Children by Donald Van Dyken
The Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality by Greg Peters
For the other episodes in this series, see:
Genesis 1:1 and the Story of Discipleship by Pastor Brandon

Monday May 06, 2024
Genesis 1:1 and the Story of Discipleship
Monday May 06, 2024
Monday May 06, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Brandon begins a new series entitled "The Story of Discipleship," where he unpack the Bible's teaching on education, discipleship, and catechesis from Genesis to Revelation.
For more information, see:
Essays on Christian Education by Cornelius Van Til
Educating People of Faith: Exploring the History of Jewish and Christian Communities ed. by John Van Engen
Education in Ancient Israel: From Earliest Times to 70 A.D. by Fletcher Harper Swift
Grounded in the Gospel: Building Believer the Old-Fashioned Way by J.I. Packer and Gary A. Parrett
History of Jewish Education: From 515 BCE to 220 CE by Nathan Drazin
Knowledge, Faith, and Early Christian Initiation by Alex Fogleman
Rediscovering Catechism: The Art of Equipping Covenant Children by Donald Van Dyken
The Monkhood of All Believers: The Monastic Foundation of Christian Spirituality by Greg Peters

Monday Apr 29, 2024
Ten Tips for Showing Hospitality
Monday Apr 29, 2024
Monday Apr 29, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Zac continues his series on Christian hospitality.
For more information, see:
Entertaining Angels: Early Christian Hospitality in Its Mediterranean Setting by Andrew Arterbury
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Rosaria Butterfield
For the previous episodes in this series, see:
Introduction to Christian Hospitality by Pastor Zac
God's Hospitality in the Old Testament Scriptures by Pastor Zac
Old Testament Examples of Godly Hospitality by Pastor Zac
The Neglect of Hospitality in the Old Testament by Pastor Zac
Hospitality in the Gospels and Acts by Pastor Zac
Hospitality in the New Testament Epistles - Part 1 by Pastor Zac
Hospitality in the New Testament Epistles - Part 2 by Pastor Zac
Four Motives for Showing Hospitality by Pastor Zac
Ancient Models of Christian Hospitality by Pastor Zac
Modern Models of Christian Hospitality by Pastor Zac

Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Modern Models of Christian Hospitality
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
Tuesday Apr 23, 2024
In this episode, Pastor Zac continues his series on Christian hospitality.
For more information, see:
Entertaining Angels: Early Christian Hospitality in Its Mediterranean Setting by Andrew Arterbury
The Gospel Comes with a House Key: Practicing Radically Ordinary Hospitality in Our Post-Christian World by Rosaria Butterfield
For the previous episodes in this series, see:
Introduction to Christian Hospitality by Pastor Zac
God's Hospitality in the Old Testament Scriptures by Pastor Zac
Old Testament Examples of Godly Hospitality by Pastor Zac
The Neglect of Hospitality in the Old Testament by Pastor Zac
Hospitality in the Gospels and Acts by Pastor Zac
Hospitality in the New Testament Epistles - Part 1 by Pastor Zac
Hospitality in the New Testament Epistles - Part 2 by Pastor Zac
Four Motives for Showing Hospitality by Pastor Zac
Ancient Models of Christian Hospitality by Pastor Zac