Ringside Preachers

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 - 59min

1128 - Dare You to Date My Daughter!

Topics:

Advice as a dad with a daughter dating Online instant-pastors for weddings?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Tue, 01 Sep 2026 - 43min

1127 - What's your Odyssey?

Topics:

Are the gods for you? The Odyssey Romans 8, Do things always work out for good?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Fri, 14 Aug 2026 - 57min

1126 - Patriotism Much?

Topics:

- Is patriotism dead?

- Is the LCMS a derivative lutheranism?

- Died to the law?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Tue, 14 Jul 2026 - 1h 10min

1125 - Burning Qs and Bar-B-Qs

Topics:

Communication is simple and complex How do you know you're going to the right church? Should I baptize my kid right away? What is Israel? Why closed communion?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 - 1h 05min

1124 - Remembering the Dead

Topics:

Importance of things like Memorial Day What should a church look for in a pastor Remembering Jesus in the sacrament - what do you do with him when you're done?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Mon, 01 Jun 2026 - 1h 03min

1123 - The Sin Management Business

Topics:

Managing sins instead of giving them to Jesus Doomsday Pastors Apostolic succession trumps bad theology?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Thu, 21 May 2026 - 1h 04min

1122 - UFOs and Jesus

Topics:

Does a Christian Worldview include aliens? Bring back the Church cemeteries The One True Church?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Wed, 20 May 2026 - 1h 01min

1120 - Ascension Declension

Topics

-Should we stop confirmation

-The ascension effects everything

-Just war and the problem with Christian ethics

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

Poem - ee Cummings La Guerre

Wed, 06 May 2026 - 48min

1119 - Ain't No Blind Faith

Topics:

Nerds and Bible purses Experiencing the risen Christ in Word and Sacrament Radical wedding vows Do you have to believe in a young earth?

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Tue, 28 Apr 2026 - 54min

1118 - I am the Resurrection

Topics

Whoever believes in me will never die? Where to send your kids Homeschool, christian school, public school? Dead Fish handshakes

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Thu, 02 Apr 2026 - 1h 00min

1117 - Israel?

Topics:

War again Who is Israel and does it matter? Jesus mud bath healing miracle (John 9)

Thank you:

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 - 50min

1116 - The Secret Pain of Miscarriage

Topics:

Ministry to couples who have had a miscarriage How long should a sermon be?

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Fri, 13 Mar 2026 - 49min

1115 - Power Corrupts What's New

Topics:

Are we too shocked by corruption of elites? Everything is awful and everything is urgent? How much should Christians care about the fall of kingdoms? Isaiah 6 and going to church when the world falls apart. Muskrats are fish? Getting too crazy- Good practices for Lent.

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 - 50min

1114 - Hermeneutics Under Attack with Dr. James Voelz

TOPICS:

Moderism is not our Friend Decentering the Self The Hisotry of language thought and theory Misunderstandings in Hermeneutics

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

The Eclipse of Biblical Narrative: A Study in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Hermeneutics, Hans W. Frei

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

OTHER STUFF:

Seminex 2.0, Gregory Schulz

What Does This Mean?: Principles of Biblical Interpretation in the Post-Modern World, Dr. James Voelz

Text, Church, and World: Biblical Interpretation in Theological Perspective, Francis Watson

9th Kingsbury Lecture, Dr. James Voelz

7th Kingsbury Lectures, Dr. James Voelz

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 - 1h 19min

1113 - It's OK to Talk About Death at a Funeral

Topics:

It's healthy to cry The 8k pound gorilla at a funeral Wakes are good 1 Corinthians 2 - faith does not come from reason Does a sermon convince people to believe?

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, and Blayne Watts

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Tue, 10 Feb 2026 - 47min

1112 - Hurt By Your Church?

TOPICS:

Car broke down Recovering from Church Hurt Spiritual Abuse Boredom is good

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Wed, 04 Feb 2026 - 1h 02min

1111 - Christmas is Coming! Advent, Prophesy and Presents

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 - 58min

1110 - Reminders and Remembrance

Wed, 10 Dec 2025 - 49min

1109 - How Long, Oh Lord?

TOPICS:

Lament and culture Wrestling with God and Prayer Apologetics vs. Politics

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Tue, 11 Nov 2025 - 51min

1108 - The Mighty Fortress Reformation Episode

Thu, 06 Nov 2025 - 45min

1107 - Immigration, Baseball, and the Christian Faith

Tue, 04 Nov 2025 - 45min

1106 - Click Bait CTCR with Dr. Rick Serina

TOPICS:

United and Diverse in Confession LC-MS lack of debate Serina spills the CTCR tea The written library will endure

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Thu, 16 Oct 2025 - 58min

1105 - Chaplains, Angels, and Psychologists

TOPICS:

Ringside's NINTH birthday Chaplain life Spiritual warfare and Angels Community, church, and government

Thank you:

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Fri, 10 Oct 2025 - 50min

1104 - Relevance of Revelation with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

TOPICS:

Gospels as confession Application of apocalypse Christian identity Heavenly Rest

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Music:

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Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Wed, 08 Oct 2025 - 55min

1103 - Easter Consequences & A Good Smoke

Topics:

A Good Smoke After Eater What does the Resurrection Solve Today? Cremation and our Resurrection

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE in CHICAGO

Friday, April 28th 6:30 - 9pm

Guest:

Rev. James Hopkins

First Lutheran Lutheran Church, Boston

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Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Music:

The Pogues, "If I Should Fall From Grace With God"

Dead Horse One "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

the Cambridge ladies who live in furnished souls, E E Cummings

If I Should Fall From Grace With God, The Pogues

Wed, 26 Apr 2023 - 52min

1102 - Is the Resurrection Relevant?

Topics:

Belief in the Resurrection. Why is Jesus weeping? Gossiping about the sacrament Sterilized church - Worship is War Wanting vengeance, not forgiveness

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE in CHICAGO

Friday, April 28 6:30 - 9pm

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Monthly Sponsors:

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "Its hard to be lonesome" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

Easter, Edmund Spenser

Stephen to Lazarus, C.S. Lewis

Tue, 18 Apr 2023 - 59min

1101 - Cheers to Craft Beer with Andrew Ortega

Topics:

Favorite Brews? Beer is a Gift from God Path to becoming a Head Brewer What good/bad beer tastes like…

Guest:

Andrew Ortega

Head Brewer at Uncle Bear's Brewery

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE in CHICAGO

Friday, April 28, 6:30 - 9pm

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Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "Long Road" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

Luther's quote concerning beer and the Gospel, Invocavite Sermons of 1522

Strong Beer Festival

Arizona Society of Homebrewers

The Perch Brewery, Chandler

Uncle Bear's Brewery

CBC (Craft Brewer's Conference)

Wed, 12 Apr 2023 - 56min

1100 - The Ringers: Maybe Nietzsche Was Right? Stop "Lent"ing on Me!

We have the means of life but without the resurrection, our life has no meaning. We descend to despair, while we play pretend during Lent. Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things you won't hear in church. "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, literature, art, and faith to expand your mind this Lent.

TOPICS & SOURCES:

Walter Kaufmann (editor of Nietzsche)

Carl Jung

Slave morality

Tribal Identity

Therapeutic Worldview and Enthusiasm

The sacrifice of Isaac

Giving up something for Lent

Preaching Christ in the Present: there is joy today

Psalm 34

Smalcald Articles

Chronic anxiety from comparison

Exercising in the Law?

Marcus Aurelius: we are made for community

Slipknot "Old does not mean dead. new does not mean best"

We have hope in the resurrection

Pretending during Lent

Music:

Long Road by Joel A Hess

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Thu, 06 Apr 2023 - 50min

1099 - We are Making Monsters

Topics:

Troubling Trends in the Foundations of our Society Sarcastic Jesus

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE in Chicago

Friday, April 28 "What's Wrong with Christianity"

Thank you:

Sponsors:

Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "no heroes" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

The Donkey, G.K. Chesterton

WSJ/NORC Poll March 2023

Tue, 04 Apr 2023 - 49min

1098 - Who Does What? The Great Commission and Private Confession

Topics:

Does the great commission apply to women? What things are reserved for clergy only? Reviving private confession and absolution.

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE in Chicago

Friday, April 28 "What's Wrong with Christianity"

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Sponsors:

Chuck Daenzer, Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "this is our goodbye" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

Palm Sunday, Malcolm Guite

Rick Warren: The Great Commission's 'Go and Teach' Applies to Women, christianitytoday.com

Service of Confession Absolution (Lutheran Service Book)

Tue, 28 Mar 2023 - 37min

1097 - The Ringers: Magic, Art, and Created Stuff

God seems to like material! He made it. He made us. He comes to us through the manger and the cross. Instead of giving up something for Lent, perhaps we should practice appreciation for God's gift of creation. Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things you won't hear in church. "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, literature, art, and faith to expand your mind this Lent.

TOPICS & SOURCES:

Matthew Arnold

Spiritual Art

Incantation in music

Dominion over the precious ecosystem

Jordan Peterson

Appreciate Material for Lent

Music:

Lets Roll by Joel A Hess

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Mon, 20 Mar 2023 - 31min

1096 - Smells and Bells

Topics:

Quality Burger Ratings at Midnight Why anoint? James 5 Incense and Handbells

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Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "I'll be coming home" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

I wake and feel the fell of dark, not day, Gerard Manley Hopkins

James 5:14-15

Psalm 23

Wed, 15 Mar 2023 - 42min

1095 - Revivals and Temptations at the Cross Roads

Topics:

What is a real revival? Enthusiasm vs. Boring Cross Roads with Satan Who are the wives of Cain and Abel? Aliens and the Faith - a desperate seeking for meaning

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE in Chicago

Friday, April 28 "What's Wrong with Christianity"

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Thank you:

NEW Sponsor!: Chuck Daenzer

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "no heroes" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Other Stuff:

Cross Road Blues, Robert Johnson

Ringside Podcast at Best Practices

Asbury Revival

Smalcald Articles III, VIII, Of Confession (enthusiasm)

The real Cross Road: Clarksdale, MS

Between God and Satan, Helmut Thielicke

Joe Rogan: (there are many restarts to the world)

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 - 58min

1094 - The Ringers: Repent of Your Lenten Piety

We're trying to put roses at the foot of the cross to cover up the smell. But our Lenten devotions should be inhaling the stench of our sin. Let Jesus be your piety! Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things that you won't hear in church. "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, literature, art, and faith to expand your mind this Lent.

TOPICS & SOURCES:

City of God, Augustine

Twilight of the Idols, Nietzsche

Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

Lutheran Confessions

Against the Heavenly Prophets, Luther

Reading the Old Testament without the New

The worst people you will meet in heaven

In "relationship" with Christ

Music:

I See a Light by Joel A Hess

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Fri, 03 Mar 2023 - 57min

1093 - You Are Not Alone! In the Middle of Ministry LIVE at Best Practices

The Ringside Preachers are on the road LIVE in Phoenix, AZ at the Best Practices Event. Take a listen to what's going on out there in ministry according to a few of our friends around the country. Thanks to Rev. Jeff Schrank for an awesome opportunity for conversation!

Topics:

Freedom! At Best Practices Ministry with Rev. Jeff Schrank People Burnout with John Garcia Infusing Joy in Faith with Rev. Kevin Jud and Rev. Adam Steinbrenner Why be a Pastor? SMP with Joel Ripke The Shock of Real Sinners with Rev. Thomas Gustafson

GUESTS:

Rev. Jeff Schrank at Christ Church Lutheran, Phoenix

John Garcia at Christ the King Lutheran, Newbury Park

Rev. Kevin Jud at Immanuel Lutheran Church and School, Hamilton, Ohio

Rev. Adam Steinbrenner at St. John Lutheran Church, Dublin, OH

Joel Ripke at Peace Lutheran, Columbus

Rev. Thomas Gustafson at Immanuel Lutheran Grand Rapids, MI

Thank you:

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Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - "Lets Roll" More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - "I love my man"

Wed, 01 Mar 2023 - 42min

1092 - Grace in the Old Testament, Law in the New with Dr. Jeff Pulse

Ringside Preachers and Dr. Jeff Pulse talk about mercy and wrath in the B.C. Scriptures along with the forgotten men in this history at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

Topics:

What do we do with the Old Testament God's wrath explained in grace Forgotten Figures of Old Testament Hardest Country to be a Christian?

Guest:

Dr. Jeffry Pulse

Director of Certification and Placement, Director of Continuing Education, Professor of Old Testament Theology

Thank you:

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Live Not By Lies, Rod Dreher

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Joel A. Hess (Willing Virginia)

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

In the First Circle, Aleksandr I. Solzhenitsyn

Figuring Resurrection: Joseph as a Death and Resurrection Figure in the Old Testament and Second Temple Judaism, Jeffrey Pulse

Noah Movie

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 46min

1091 - Jesus Speaks to our Culture Today with Dr. Geoff Boyle

Ringside Preachers and Dr. Geoff Boyle talk about the experience of the pastor and seminarian, and the necessity of great conversation at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

Topics:

The Pastor-Theologian Explaining Christ in Modern Day Conversations are needed Helping Pastors order their life Christ imprinted in the OT

Guests:

Dr. Geoffrey Boyle

Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions and Director of Field Education

Thanks also to Rev. James Hopkins for sitting in!

Thank you:

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Getting Things Done, David Allen

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Joel A. Hess (Willing Virginia)

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Eighth Day Institute

Ad Fontes Conference

Nicolas of Cusa

Deep Work, Cal Newport

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 - 1h 01min

1090 - The OG Concerned Seminarian LIVE! at Rudy's Cigar Shop

Die Hard Ringside Fans ONLY. If you are easily offended by tasteless jokes or terrible outdoor audio quality, this is not the episode for you. Straight out of the FORT, Ringside is LIVE with too many visits from our old friend, the concerned seminarian. Light your stogie, sit back, and as usual: we apologize.

Thanks to our gracious hosts at Rudy's Cigar Shop! Stop by for great cigars and great times in Fort Wayne!

Tue, 14 Feb 2023 - 48min

1089 - Making the Large Catechism Fun Again!

Topics:

Best Practices Ministry LIVE PODCAST EVENT

February, 16 & 17 at Christ Church Lutheran in Phoenix, AZ

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Thank you:

Music:

Easter 2020, Malcolm Guite

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Large Catechism with Annotations and Contemporary Applications, CPH

Ringside podcast with Rev. Dr. Rick Serina

1984, George Orwell

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 - 52min

1088 - Pilgrims in the Wasteland with Dr. Arthur Just

April is the cruellest month, breeding. Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing. Memory and desire, stirring. Dull roots with spring rain. (The Wasteland, T.S. Eliot) The Ringside Preachers and Dr. Arthur Just explore the poetry of T.S. Eliot and his expression of the Christian Faith at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

Topics:

T.S. Eliot leading up to his Christian Conversion The Philosophy of Modern and Postmodern Christianity How does Eliot's poetry speak to Christians today? Repentance and Culture

Guest:

Dr. Arthur Just

Professor of Exegetical Theology and Assistant Faculty Marshal at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

Thank you:

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Eliot and His Age, Russell Kirk

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Joel A. Hess (Willing Virginia) - "Birthdays, Roses, and Balloons "

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

The Golden Bough, Sir James George Frazer

Literary Converts, Joseph Pearce

The Confessions of X, Suzanne Wolfe

James K A Smith

Catherine Pickstock

Graham Ward

Liturgy in the Postmodern World, Keith Pecklers

The Idea of a Christian Society, T.S. Eliot

Notes Towards a Definition of Culture, T.S. Eliot

The Road, Cormac McCarthy

The Book of Eli (movie)

The Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot

Murder in the Cathedral, T.S. Eliot

Fri, 03 Feb 2023 - 1h 02min

1087 - Always Pointing to Christ: A Tribute to Jim Nestingen with John T. Pless

At the end of the Lord's Prayer, you hear the promise of the resurrection rumbling through the whole thing. Finally, the door of the mighty fortress is going to open and the Prince of Peace will step forward! The Ringside Preachers join John T. Pless at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne to remember and honor the great theologian Jim Nestingen.

Topics:

God does not leave you without a preacher! Deliver us from Every Evil, even death Praying the Lord's Prayer as Luther did Legacy of Handing over the Goods Reflections on the life and theology of Jim Nestingen Pietism and Antinomianism God is doing something through the preached Word

Guest:

John T. Pless

Assistant professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.

Thank you:

Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne

Martin Luther A Life, James A. Nestingen

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Joel A. Hess (Willing Virginia) - "I See a Light "

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Luther, Thrivent

The Faith We Hold, Nestingen

Free to Be, Nestingen and Forde

The Necessary Distinction: A Continuing Conversation on Law and Gospel, James Nestingen and John T. Pless

Luther's Annotated Catechism with Contemporary Applications, The Theology of the Cross in the Lord's Prayer, James Nestingen

Letter to Peter the Barber, A Simple Way to Pray, Martin Luther

Praying Luther's Small Catechism, John T. Pless

Tue, 31 Jan 2023 - 1h 06min

1086 - Can You Trust Your Pastor's Voice?

Topics:

When the Liturgy is boring… Can you trust the preacher and the church?

THANKS! Staci Greunke

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Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Dismantling Mistrust from the Pulpit, Dr. Robert Kolb, craftofpreaching.com

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Tue, 17 Jan 2023 - 42min

1085 - It's Not How Hard You Hit

Topics:

Rocky & a Jesus Story Church Membership: what does it take? What should we know about the Corinthians?

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Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Nature is Metal on Instagram

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Refugee, Malcolm Guite

Grill Guy on Instagram

Raging Bull

Cinderella Man

Killing Jesus: A History (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series)

Luther's Small Catechism

We Can't All Wear Tracksuits, Ringside Podcast

Tue, 10 Jan 2023 - 1h 16min

1084 - Don't Circumcise Christmas

Topics:

Favorite Christmas Treats Seasons for Pastors Everything you wanted to know about circumcision What do Jesus' experiences mean for us?

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Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess - "there" More on bandcamp

Grace Lutheran, Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Little Tree, EE Cummings

Wed, 28 Dec 2022 - 57min

1083 - Death and Christmas

Topics:

Cranky Christmas Observations What do you say to someone who died outside of the faith? The Incarnation Post-incarnate Christ Gift ideas for your lady

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Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "christmas bells" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

The Christmas Rose, Cecil Day-Lewis

Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 - 57min

1082 - The Ringers: Advent and Salvation at Creation

Our God made the world and said, "I'm going to die for you because this is how I roll". From the Beginning. Salvation by Jesus is before all time, redemption is now, and always was. Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things that you won't hear in church. in this micro-series, "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, art, and faith focused on the Advent of our Lord.

TOPICS & SOURCES:

Nicolás Gómez Dávila

Mirror or mortality

Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus Against the Heresies

God's timeline is now

Jesus redeems "the land"

Dualism

Jesus is the Torah of God

Mr. Rogers, "Our society is much more interested in information than wonder, in noise rather than silence... And I feel that we need a lot more wonder and a lot more silence in our lives."

God's words translate you

The Myth of Sisyphus

Genesis 1 and John 1, Recapitulation

Recapitulation Theory

Gustaf Fredrik Wingren

Music:

Emmanuel by Joel A Hess

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Tue, 20 Dec 2022 - 52min

1081 - Government, Marriage, and Reindeer Games

Topics:

Christmas and Family? Guess the Real Christmas Song GAME! The Government is always the problem? Advent is now Renewing Marriage Vows

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Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

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Music:

Sermon for the 1st Sunday in Advent 1520, Martin Luther

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Jesus Christ the Apple Tree

Putting the Advents back into Advent, Lutheran Forum, Mary Jane Haemig

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 - 1h 16min

1080 - The Ringers: Advent is Not a Performance

Everything that we do in the name of God is a justification for our impiety. We call it worship, we call it repentance, we call it preparation, but really it's performative acts. But when the Word becomes Flesh, it is not performance. Jesus comes and this is not a test! Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things that you won't hear in church. in this micro-series, "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, art, and faith focused on the Advent of our Lord.

TOPICS & SOURCES:

Athanasius

Luther on Genesis

You can't separate God's word from Jesus (John 1)

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

Jesus was not performing for an audience

Matthew 5:29

Free in Christ to laugh at Scripture

Human being vs. Creature

The Matrix

Wachowski Brothers

Controlling Death

Childhood's End, Arthur C. Clarke

Elysium (film)

Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

Bill Burr

The long boring martyrdom of Christ: His life

Music:

Emmanuel by Joel A Hess

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Mon, 12 Dec 2022 - 1h 06min

1079 - The Body of Christ in Haiti

The Body of Christ is in chaos - No, not in the U.S. (which increasingly might be taking the prize for crazy) - Haiti. We talk to our friend Israelson Isidor about being Church amidst the current turmoil in our neighbor, south of Florida.

Guest: Israelson Isidor

Donations needed:

Copiers, printers, cellphone, laptops

Contact Ringside if you would like to help!

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

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Music:

The Cultivation of Christmas Trees, T.S. Eliot

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 - 1h 16min

1078 - The Ringers: Advent is the Incarnation

Advent sets us free to make an absolute train wreck of the incarnation. And the miracle of Advent is that we still end up reading about the birth of Jesus. Joel Hess from Ringside Preachers Podcast and Donavon Riley from Banned Books Podcast expose things that you won't hear in church. in this micro-series, "The Ringers" talk philosophy, heresy, art, and faith focused on the Advent of our Lord.

TOPICS & SOURCES:

Priscillianism and Advent

If Nietzsche heard about the Incarnation

The Simul

The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway

To a God Unknown, Steinbeck

Incarnation is the Gospel

Small Catechism, Third article of the Creed

Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther

Christmas depression and suicide

The humiliation of Jesus

Luther on the Magnificat

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Music: "Emmanuel" by Joel A Hess

Artwork: Donavon Riley

Sat, 03 Dec 2022 - 53min

1077 - Daddy Issues in the Ministry

Topics:

Paternity Leave Can modern-day theologians beat old-school scholars? Kingdom is Now: John 5: 24-27

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "christmas time" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Fire and Ice, Robert Frost

Woodcuts from Weimar Edition

Ringside Stocking Stuffers

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 - 49min

1076 - Singles, Heroes, and BE-Attitudes

Topics:

Singles are changing politics Hero stories: are they heroic? Wrong BE-Attitudes

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "no heroes" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

If, Rudyard Kipling

What's Wrong with the World? G.K. Chesterton

Joe Rogan and Matt Walsh, YouTube

War and Peace, Tolstoy

Jaber Crow, Wendell Berry

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 - 47min

1075 - We Can't All Wear Tracksuits

Topics:

Forgiveness for COVID Accidental A.A. member Fasting in November Politics in Church

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVENT:

"What is Wrong with Christianity" at Grace in Ventura!! Check it out on Ringside Preacher's Youtube channel!!

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "sure as hell" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

LET'S DECLARE A PANDEMIC AMNESTY, The Atlantic

More Americans Want Their Church to Share Their Politics, ChristianityToday.com

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 - 49min

1074 - Culture and Word with Dr. Joel Okamoto

Topics:

What's changed with Christians Culture and faith Do you have to preach directly from the Bible? The long game of Preaching

Guest: Dr. Joel Okamoto

Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess "Pandemic lullaby"- More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Concordia Journal

Protestant-Catholic-Jew, Will Herberg

Culture and Anarchy, Matthew Arnold

Dover Beach, Matthew Arnold

Tue, 01 Nov 2022 - 56min

1073 - Faith, Flood, and Discipleship

Topics:

Tipping is getting out of hand Luther's Flood Prayer The unexamined Faith is not worth believing Is there an end game to making disciples?

RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE EVENT:

"What is Wrong with Christianity" November 4, 6-10 pm at Grace Lutheran Ventura

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "to the sun" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Donovan Riley Podcasts: Warrior Priest, Banned Books

Luther's Flood Prayer

Gustave Dore, The Deluge (ark)

Branden Gerbracht - thank you for the topic!!

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 - 52min

1072 - The B.C. Bible with Dr. Paul Raabe

Topics:

Expanding Christian Schools B.C. Scriptures Gospel competing with the voices Distracted generations, back to the basics!

Guest: Dr. Paul Raabe

Professor in Biblical Studies at Grand Canyon University Phoenix, AZ

Professor of Exegetical Theology at Concordia Seminary, St Louis (retired)

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess "Let's Roll"- More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Concordia Commentary Series

You Need a Better Gospel, Klyne Snodgrass

Deep Work, Cal Newport

Thu, 20 Oct 2022 - 1h 03min

1071 - I'm Not Superstitious, But I'm a Little Stitious

Topics:

Angel Numerology in the Clouds Artist Above the Narrative: Ye says Is Boredom a Sin?

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "real love" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

The Red Wheelbarrow, William Carlos Williams

The Lonely Way, Herman Sasse

Wed, 12 Oct 2022 - 1h 01min

1070 - Hot CTCR Docs with Dr. Rick Serina

Topics:

What is the CTCR? Process of Persuasion The intended audience of CTCR documents Documents that led to the LCMS Walkout How to use CTCR in the congregation Lutheran Fundamentalism?

Guest: Dr. Rick Serina

Associate Executive Director Commission on Theology and Church Relations, LC-MS

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess "Sure as Hell"- More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

lcms.org (CTCR)

A Statement on Scriptural and Confessional Principles, Ralph Bohlmann, which is currently celebrating its 50th anniversary.

Fundamentalism in the Missouri synod, Milton L Rudnick

Martin Franzmann's Seven Theses on Reformation Hermeneutics

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 - 1h 09min

1069 - Hurricanes and Repentance

God's Wrath in Natural Disaster A healthy body makes better pastors Corrupt politics Communion brings community

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "I see a light" More on bandcamp

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Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Rebuilding Church Community, christianitytoday.com

Tue, 04 Oct 2022 - 59min

1068 - Preaching the Image with Dr. David Schmitt

Topics:

Reading sermon vs. a Live sermon Power of Specific speaking Pictures vs Words in a sermon Theology of the visual Benefits of reading fiction

Guest: Dr. David Schmitt

Professor of Homiletics and Literature at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis.

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess "I see a light"- More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

An Aspect of Love, Alive in the Ice and Fire, Gwendolyn Brookes

Preaching in Pictures: Using Images for Sermons That Connect, Peter Jonkers

The Beautiful Sermon: Image and the Aesthetics of Preaching, Dean Nadasdy

Philip K. Dick

P.D. James

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 - 1h 03min

1067 - Concerned Seminarians LIVE!

Topics:

What if my first church hates me? Big issues that Christians may be wrong about Worship Wars Whiskey Wars

GUEST SEMINARIANS:

Joseph Eggerman

Ethan Hart

Mark Esser

Dayton Dangel

Chris Dhuse

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "sons" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Pickney Bend Distillery

Tue, 20 Sep 2022 - 46min

1066 - Should We Care about Shame, Confessions, or Queens?

Topics:

Should we care about the Queen of England? Shame and the Christian Life Why study the confessions of a church? Getting outside of your own head

THANK YOU, SPONSORS:

Mike Gibney, Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

YOU CAN GIVE TO RINGSIDE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "fragile"- More on bandcamp

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Photo by @rev_koch

Other stuff:

Killer Queen, Queen

Victory MMA, Jocko Willink

Tim Kennedy

A sky without eagles, Jack Donovan

Reverence, Paul Woodruff

The Father's house, Corey Asbury

Calvary, Hillsong

The Iron and the Soul, Henry Rollins

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 - 1h 03min

1065 - Your Megachurch Pastor is Doing Something Weird

Topics:

No More Gas Cars? Megachurch Pastor Problems How do you explain Justification? Grow in Faith: is that possible

Ringside Podcast Symposium: September 19-22 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Community College: Friday, November 4 at Grace Lutheran in Ventura, CA

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America,

Joel Allen Hess - "wasted" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Dr. Sigmund Freud Discovers The Sea Shell

Why We Drive: Toward a Philosophy of the Open Road, Matthew Crawford

Shop Class as Soulcraft, Matthew Crawford

The World Beyond Your Head: On Becoming an Individual in an Age of Distraction, Matthew Crawford

EWTN Catholic Radio

Inevitable Catechesis, Joel Hess thejaggedword.com

Why exhort a good tree? Raabe, Voelz

Tue, 06 Sep 2022 - 56min

1064 - Helping Ross Choose a Church

Topics:

Is Sunday School a Waste of Time? What is Bible Study? Student Loan Forgiveness How do you Choose a Church? We actually have no idea.

Ringside Podcast Symposium: September 19-22 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Community College: Friday, November 4 at Grace Lutheran in Ventura, CA

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess - "Lets Roll" More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Already Gone, Ken Ham

JOELcoin

Tue, 30 Aug 2022 - 1h 02min

1063 - Life of a Chaplain: Serving Our Sailors with Christ

Topics:

Sea adventures with Ross Day-to-day life of a Chaplain A Pastor doesn't choose whom he cares for Chaplain continues on land

Ringside Podcast Symposium: September 19-22 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Community College: Friday, November 4 at Grace Lutheran in Ventura, CA

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

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Music/Photo:

Find Your Why, Simon Sinek

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 - 1h 06min

1062 - Mental Pastors

Topics:

Pastor Shortages Do you have to love your job? Jesus and the terrifying "narrow door" (Luke 13:22-30) Rapture crazy-talk Mental illness in the ministry

COMING UP:

Ringside Podcast Symposium: September 19-22 at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Community College: Friday, November 4 at Grace Lutheran in Ventura, CA

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess "Man"- More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

The Divine Image, William Blake

craftofpreaching.com

Younger Pastors More Likely to Say They Struggle With Mental Illness, Christianity Today

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 - 1h 04min

1061 - Fast Cars, Men in Church, and Other Topics

Topics:

What you should be able to do with your stuff… Is John 6 talking about the Lord's Supper? Are men becoming more religious than women?

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess "Sure as Hell"- More on bandcamp

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Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

My Boy Jack, Rudyard Kipling

Rich Rebuilds, V8 in a Tesla

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 - 55min

1060 - Preacher Know Thyself with Dennis Matyas

Topics:

Personality of the Pastor Identity Politics in in Culture and Church Does Law and Gospel distinction make a good sermon? Confession of Casket vs. Cremation

Guest: Rev. Dennis Matyas

THANK YOU MONTHLY SPONSORS:

Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio

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Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "baboon"- More on bandcamp

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Fault Lines, Voddie Baucham

Liturgical Preaching: Contemporary Essays, article by David Schmidt

Anguish of Preaching, Joseph Sittler

Say It!: Celebrating Expository Preaching in the African American Tradition, Eric Redmond

More cremations mean fewer chance to grieve together, Christianity Today

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 - 59min

1059 - Sex and Money

Topics:

Gospel Tithing Radical generosity Teaching to give

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THANK YOU MONTHLY SPONSORS:

Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio

Guest: Rev. TIm Barkett

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "convenience store"- More on bandcamp

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Silence, Shusaku Endo

Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell

Mon, 18 Jul 2022 - 57min

1058 - Beyond Roe v. Wade

Topics:

American Response and Exposure to Opinions Overturning of Roe v. Wade The Church's response to Pro-life v. Pro-choice

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

NEW Monthly Sponsor: ITO Radio America

Joel Allen Hess "Miss America"- More on bandcamp

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Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Death of a Naturalist, Seamus Heaney

Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman

Jaryon Myers

Richard Dawkins

Candace Owens video

Margaret Sanger Planned Parenthood

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 - 54min

1057 - Philosophers, Welders, and First Ladies

Topics:

Welders or Philosophers: what do we really need? Couples leading ministry: who's your first lady? Pastor's finding their own replacement Whats up with the Saints? (Revelation) Galatians 3:23-29 What should we do with the Law?

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "Let's roll"- More on bandcamp

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

NEW Monthly Sponsor: Blayne Watts

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

When I Consider How my Light is Spent, John Milton

Marco Rubio wants "more welders and less philosophers"

Caffeine and Philosophy (instagram Philosopher)

Everyone's a Theologian: An Introduction to Systematic Theology, R.C. Sproul

Shop Class as Soul Craft, Matthew Crawford

Bill Burr First Ladies (You Tube)

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 - 59min

1056 - The Death of a Pastor

Topics:

When you pastor dies What does ONE baptism really mean? Biblical views vs. political issues in church

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "I See a Light"- More on bandcamp

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

NEW Monthly Sponsor: Blayne Watts

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Photo by Paul Koch @rev_koch

Other stuff:

On the Death of a Pastor, thejaggedword.com

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 - 47min

1055 - Jesus Offers the Best Explanation of Our Experience

Topics:

God loves you because you are useful? Blessing the boat and house Christianity does the best job of explaining phenomena Kingdoms on Earth (Alfred the Great)

Thank you:

Henry Hess "Never Changed" - Listen on Soundcloud

Grace Lutheran, Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Preludes, by TS Eliot

The Last Kingdom (Alfred the Great show)

Thu, 16 Jun 2022 - 45min

1054 - God and Guns

Topics:

Point of Education? Political Polarity: Gun control What's the response of the Church? Christians?

Thank you:

Grace Lutheran, Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Joel Allen Hess "I'm falling away"- More on bandcamp

Monthly sponsor: Eddie Switek

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Let Me Die a Young Man's Death, Roger McGough

Graduation verses: Isaiah 3:17, Galatians 6:11, 2 Timothy 4:13

Dead Poet's Society

The Boy Crisis: Why Our Boys Are Struggling and What We Can Do About It, Warren Farrell Ph.D. and John Gray

We Have Met the Enemy thejaggedword.com

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 - 52min

1053 - Ministry, Shootings, and Other Topics

Topics:

Starting something new & why bother getting better? What's important: Pastoral Office or the Pastor Man? Function of the minister Shootings again… Tyler's Confirmation/graduation verse: Galatians 6:11

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "I'm falling away"- More on bandcamp

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Percy Shelley

Thu, 02 Jun 2022 - 53min

1052 - Nature's God

Topics:

Environmental concerns: "Idontcarism" "Silence" of God, movie, book, pastors and psalms The Single Christian: unmarried human being ministry

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "I'm falling away"- More on bandcamp

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

Monthly sponsor: Eddie Switek

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

How to be a Poet, Wendell Berry

Silence, Shusaku Endo

God on Trial

Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor E. Frankl,

Tue, 24 May 2022 - 57min

1051 - Do I Have to be a Pastor?

Topics:

Mother's Day and the Gospel? Professional ministry verses lay ministry Pastor's job neglected by evangelism?? Abortion conversations

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "frogs"- More on bandcamp

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

More photography by Paul Koch @rev_koch

Other stuff:

Augustine to Jerome

Luther on the abuses of the Mass

Roe v Wade memo leaked

Tue, 10 May 2022 - 58min

1050 - The Prison of Confirmation, Jazz, and the Flesh

Topics:

Live music in bars Ringside on Confirmation NRSV Translation changes Do you have to keep your body whole for the resurrection?

Thank you:

Joel Allen Hess "sons"- More on bandcamp

Music/Photo:

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Cover Photo by Paul Koch @rev_koch

Other stuff:

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe,: The Traveller's Night Song (Wanderers Nachtlied II. in English)

On the Prison of Jazz, G.K. Chesterton

Levites, Whores, and Demoniacs: Here's How the New NRSV Has Changed, christianitytoday.com

Liturgy of the Ordinary:Sacred Practices in Everyday Life, Tish Harrison Warren

Wed, 04 May 2022 - 1h 00min

1049 - Words are Meant to be Spoken

Topics:

Easter Vigil reflections Baseball Season! Listening versus watching Weddings and Baptisms during Lent?

Guest: Rev. James Hopkins

Thank you:

Easter Hymn , AE Houseman

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Creation Museum

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 - 52min

1048 - A Cure for the Common Death

Topics:

Easter Party! Resurrection and dignity of the body How to preach a terrible Easter Sermon Catholic Church and Justification on Twitter Cross is the End Times

Thank you:

Easter Sermon of John Chrysostom

and Eddie Switek

Music:

Willing Virginia "I See a Light", on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Catholic news agency: Sing this Song on Holy Thursday

Tue, 19 Apr 2022 - 59min

1047 - Temptations of a Young Pastor

Topics:

The Withertongue Emails: Nietzsche confronting the Reformation Secret of storytelling, show don't tell Jiu Jitsu teaches despair and the gospel Christ makes sense when there's nothing left We can't assume truth in modern discourse

Guest:

Rev. Donavon Riley

NEW BOOK: The Withertongue Emails

Thank you:

A Better Resurrection, Christina Rossetti

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

And Eddie Switek

Music:

Willing Virginia "I See a Light", on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 - 1h 02min

1046 - The Faith Delivered, Bo Giertz and Bror Erickson

Topics:

Ringside's take on Smith vs. Rock Bo Giertz primer Fiction as Theological Discourse Holy Week Drama How to rock a mustache, by Bror

Guest:

Rev. Bror Erickson

Pastor at Zion Evangelical Church in Farmington, NM

Translates the works of Bo Giertz

NEW BOOK: A Shepherd's Letter

Thank you:

Stephen to Lazarus, CS Lewis

and Frankie Meadows

Music:

Willing Virginia "I See a Light", on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

The Shepherd's Letter, Bo Giertz

The Hammer of God, Bo Giertz

Liturgy and Spiritual awakening, Bo Giertz

Faith Alone Bo Giertz

With My Own Eyes, Bo Giertz

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 - 51min

1045 - Death of our Enemies and Ungrateful Sons

Topics:

Pray for Enemy's death? (Psalm 35 & Isaiah) How do you know which Bible is the Word of God? Asking for Forgiveness for someone else's racism Prodigal Son, what's it about?

Thank you:

Long too Long America, Walt Whitman

Music:

Willing Virginia, "Sons" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Saints and Soliders

Ringside Preachers Episode with Dr. Nafzger

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 - 1h 08min

1044 - Discipline and Grace

Topics:

Normalizing war, pandemic and a crazy culture How do you teach Discipline? Hard to Kill: Is there a Quick fix for fitness? For Faith? Non-movement is death

Guest:

Nathan Doud

Owner of Beachside CrossFit

beachsidecrossfit.com

Thank you:

1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

Music:

Willing Virginia, "Wasted" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Dulce et Decorum Est, Wilfred Owen

Mon, 21 Mar 2022 - 58min

1043 - War Has Always Been the Norm

Topics:

Covid and Ukraine in the Media To believe conspiracy or not: that is the question Should a Christian support the draft? Is this really the end of the world?

Thank you:

September 1918, Amy Lowell

and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com

Music:

Willing Virginia "Wasted", on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Mon, 14 Mar 2022 - 59min

1042 - I'm Your Pastor Not Your Therapist

Conversations on the role and expectation of a Pastor in our current culture, highlighting the newly released book: Pastor Craft. Ringside Preachers are "In the Ring" for this Podcast Symposia in Ft. Wayne, Indiana with Special Guest John Pless.

Guest:

Dr. John T. Pless

Thank you:

Pastor Craft, John T Pless

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 - 41min

1041 - Deconstructing Deconstruction

Topics:

Concerned Lectionarians: 1 year or 3 year? Missed Theological Topics in Preaching? An Evil Deconstruction in Preaching Offended by the Gospel

Guest:

Rev. James Hopkins

Thank you:

Preaching and Deconstruction, Robert M. Price

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Mon, 21 Feb 2022 - 54min

1040 - Heaven on Earth For You

We believe in the Holy Christian Church, which is the body of Christ. Ringside Preachers are "In the Ring" for this Podcast Symposia in Ft. Wayne, Indiana with Special Guest Dr. Arthur Just.

Topics:

Help in suffering and grief: the Lord's Supper I believe in the church that's the Body of Christ Identify with Death, proclaim death Marriage is the Church Taking care of Jesus' body Liturgy of Liberation

Guests:

Dr. Arthur Just

Thank you:

Some Keep the Sabbath Going to Church, Emily Dickinson

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Heaven on Earth, Arthur Just

Our Bodies Tell Gods Story, Christopher West

Theology of the Body, Pope John Paul II

The Palliative Society

Wed, 16 Feb 2022 - 1h 06min

1039 - What You Meant for Evil, God Meant for Good

Exploring the dark side of Joseph in Genesis and other less known resurrection figures. Ringside Preachers are "In the Ring" for this Podcast Symposia in Ft. Wayne, Indiana with Special Guest Dr. Jeff Pulse.

Topics:

Consequences vs. damnation Joseph, a death and resurrection figure? Feeding is more than forgiveness with Joseph Slumber in sin

Guests:

Dr. Jeff Pulse

Thank you:

Show me dear Christ, John Donne

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Wed, 09 Feb 2022 - 1h 06min

1038 - Christ Centered Counseling with Guest Rick Marrs

Topics:

Finding a competent Christian Counselor Bad Theology in Counseling Luther and Depression Christ-centered counseling

Guests:

Dr. Richard Marrs

Professor of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary St Louis

Thank you:

Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

On being asked for a War Poem, WB Yeats

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Making Christian Counseling More Christ Centered, Rick Marrs

Ambassadors of Reconciliation aorhope.com

What Then is Man, Paul Meehl

Competent to Counsel, Jay Edward Adams

The History of the Cure of Souls, John T. McNeill

The Book of Pastoral Care, Gregory the Great

Finding Hope: from brokenness to restoration, Heidi Goehmann

Nailed!: Moral Injury: A Response from the Cross of Christ for the Combat Veteran, Mark J Schreiber

Mon, 07 Feb 2022 - 1h 04min

1037 - Depression in the Christian Church

Struggles in faith and practice when dealing with depression and reflections on the visual message of Christ on the cross in church. Ringside Preachers are "In the Ring" for this Podcast Symposia in Ft. Wayne, Indiana with Special Guest Dr. Todd Peperkorn.

Topics:

Depression and Lack of Faith Doctors, Pastors, and Vocation Artistic Expression of the Crucifixion Theology of the Body

Guest:

Dr. Todd Peperkorn

Thank you:

I Trust When Dark My Road: A Lutheran View of Depression, Todd Peperkorn

Music:

Willing Virginia on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Paradise Lost, Milton

Higher Things

Thu, 03 Feb 2022 - 1h 03min

1036 - The Catechism is a Tool Not a Textbook

Teaching and preaching a Biblical worldview through Luther's Small Catechism in every stage of life. Ringside Preachers are "In the Ring" for this Podcast Symposia in Ft. Wayne, Indiana with Special Guest Dr. John T. Pless.

Topics:

Catechesis as world view Catechism isn't a "one and done" thing Contextual prayer Meaning versus words Tentative, Oratio, Meditatio Consciousness of catechism in preaching Simple way to pray and how to listen to a sermon

Guests:

Dr. John T. Pless

Thank you:

How to Read a book, Mortimer Adler

Music:

Willing Virginia "Death of a Teenage Movie Star" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

logia.org

Pastor Craft, John Pless

Seculocity, David Zahl

Remembering the Christian Past, Robert Wilken

Oswald Bayer

A Simple Way to Pray: Martin Luther, the 16th Century Reformer, Tells His Barber How to Empower His Prayer Life

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 - 58min

1035 - Fresh-From-the-Sea Secrets with Ross

Topics:

Facial Hair Modern Combat in the Navy Mid-life Career change to Chaplain Investing in Friendship Bonding: long distance, pandemics, and pipes Who knows where the poop goes

Guests:

Cindy Koch

Travis Koch

Thank you:

Music:

Willing Virginia "Sure as Hell" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Pipe and Pouch, George Wither

Can Soldiers Be Saved, Martin Luther

Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink

Find you Why, David Mead

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 - 1h 15min

1034 - When's a Good Time for a Revolution? And Other Topics

Topics:

Is there a time for an insurrection? What is the best Bible translation? What does the daily Christian life look like?

Thank you:

Journey of the Maji, T.S. Eliot

Music:

Willing Virginia "Sure as Hell" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Mon, 10 Jan 2022 - 1h 01min

1033 - Who Teaches the Teachers?

Topics:

Letting go in 2022 Older Christians teaching the pastor Pandemic of "Experts"

Thank you:

The Year, Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Music:

Willing Virginia "Christmas Bells" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Wed, 05 Jan 2022 - 1h 01min

1032 - A Christmas Circumcision

Topics:

Circumcision matters (Luke 2) Promise on your phallus How you get a dictator

Thank you:

The Brick Testament (Lego storybook)

Music:

Willing Virginia "Christmas Bells" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 - 51min

1031 - Christmas Happens on Jupiter Too

Topics:

Fatman: the new Christmas Classic Colossians 1: In Him, Through Him, and For Him Material and matter redeemed Can you fix the world?

Thank you:

On the morning of Christ's Nativity, John Milton

Music:

Willing Virginia "Christmas Bells" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Antifragile: Things That Gain From Disorder, Nassim Nicholas Taleb

The Oxen, Thomas Hardy

Tue, 21 Dec 2021 - 58min

1030 - Depressed During Christmas?

Can you hear those Christmas bells my friend? I knows it's hard to hear them when you're at your rope's end. Put some L.L. Bean leather slippers on, splash some Aqua Vit on some ice, and let us cheer you up! Guest Dr. Michael Walcheski from Concordia St. Paul.

Topics:

Christmas and Depression "Mary" as the new "Eve"? Don't believe in the pre-incarnate Jesus Dangers for our young men

Guest: Dr. Michael Walcheski

Associate Vice President of Graduate Studies Concordia University St. Paul

Dean College of Human Services and Behavioral Sciences.

Professor of Psychology and Family Science

Thank you:

In the Bleak Midwinter, Christina Rossetti

Music:

Willing Virginia "Christmas Bells" on Spotify, iTunes, SoundCloud

Dead Horse One - I love my man

Other stuff:

Most Americans, and Many Christians, Don't Believe the Son of God Existed Before the Manger, christianitytoday.com

The Boy Crisis, Warren Farrell and John Gray

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 - 1h 07min

1029 - Pastors and Politics

Topics:

Christmas Traditions: weird, unhealthy, profound? Advents message in our fractured times Roe v. Wade and Mississippi Law A pastor's struggle with political stands Reason for the Season, is there no meaning in anything else?

Guest: Rev. Graham Glover

Thank you:

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