Ringside With The Preacher Men

Let us enter Jerusalem with the Savior's hand. Let us enter suffering with the savior's hand. Let us stand before our accuser with our Savior's hand. Let us step into the grave with the Savior's hand. Let us die and rise with our savior's hand! Special Holy Week Episode! TOPICS: 1. MAUNDY THURSDAY - Why 'maundy'? What does foot washing have to do with lord's supper? Why is the Seder supper silly? 2. GOOD FRIDAY - What's the greatest thing about worship services on this day? Is it emotional manipulation? Is it Jesus funeral? What is the stripes 3. STREPITUS = What's that! Concerned seminarian has some thoughts 4. ARE YOU READY FOR HOLY WEEK? Do you feel emotionally unavailable during this time. Did it come to soon? Are you worthy? 5. IS ORINIGAL SIN, TOTAL DEPRAVITY AN ESSENTIAL DOCTRINE? Augsburg Confession Art. 2. Why is it important to regularly teach the impossibility of man to do good? How is comforting? music: 1. Tim Ericksen Shape note singing - Idumea 2. Dead Bees - I love my man 3 Tim Ericksen Shape n

If your bracket has been busted and you have some free time on your hands this March, turn on Ringside with the preacher men! It's a win win. We will not let you down! So get that Filet Mignon off the grill, pour that Cognac, sit back and be entertained, informed and #blessed! Jesus loves you! We have a special guest, Kevin the IT guy! Kevin's our brilliant website composer and connection to the information superhighway. Also check out our new game, Which Guy in a Wheelchair Said It? Stephen Hawking or Larry Flynt TOPICS: 1. DOES JESUS CARE ABOUT RELIGIOUS LIBERTY? Philosophers and politicians should care, but not the church. God doesn't need religious liberty! And why would be happy that Muslims and proselyte our kids? 2. WHY PALM SUNDAY? Why does Jesus ride in on a donkey? What's the message He is sending? 3. STEPHEN HAWKING, THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING, CHRISTIAN VOCATION. What did Hawking contribute? Should Christians care? 4. KID CHURCH? For or Against? Why should I force my kids to stay in boring church? A

A very special St. Patrick's Day edition of Ringside, starring your favorite converted pagans! Enjoy a hilarious yet deep conversation about how Mafia Movies, Oscar Romero, Martin Scorcese and prayer! It all fits together! Check us out on Facebook - ringsidepreachers. ringsidepreachers.com thejaggedword.com We are sponsored by 1517 Legacy and the thejaggedword.com topics: 1. Why are we attracted to mafia movies? Why do people join the mafia? Gang mentality, identity, purpose. Do you have a favorite mafia movie? Paul references the book Tribe, by Sebastian Junger 2.Why is praying so hard? How can we improve our prayer life? Law or Gospel. Why do we not pray? Are we secretly mad that God doesn't answer prayers as we would want? the movie "Silence" by Martin Scorcese is referenced 3. Mark 10 Jesus give me what I want? Watch out God might give you what you pray for! The disciples were looking for glory and we do too! 4.Oscar Romero! Recently pronounced a saint by Francis (yes we make fun of that) Romero was an in

Take that ridiculous polo with your church's logo off and put on your smoking jacket and LLBean leather slippers! Treatyoself to some Ringside! It's like listening to Lynn Swann discuss ballet with Saint-Saens. The Concerned Seminarian is back. Tyler is back. Are they or are they not the same person! You decide! Check us out on Facebook - ringsidepreachers. ringsidepreachers.com thejaggedword.com TOPICS: 1. ARGUING IS GOOD FOR THE CHURCH. Stop being afraid of disagreement within the church, its healthy! take it from St. Paul. and our own Paul 2. SHOULD THE GOVERNMENT CARE ABOUT SPORTS RULES? Why is our FBI involved in the NCAA? Or even the Baseball steroid scandal? 3. REPENTANCE ACCORDING TO THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION. Thank you Ramshackle for suggesting that we go through an article of the Book of Concord each week! What does Repentance mean? 4. LIVING BIBLICALLY! New show. Do they get it right? What do some christians think it looks like to live biblically? probably not much different than this asinine show 5.

As of today the hosts of ringside are committed to competing in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Curling. Practice begins next week and we won't stop till come home with the gold! check out websites - ringsidepreachers.com, Facebook page -ringsidepreachers, drop us a line! Great topics this week: Legacy of Billy Graham (well a gameshow about him at least), olympic sports, walk don't run in the rain. etc. Also our concerned seminarian makes an appearance midway through, after we talk about Jesus turning over the money changer tables! TOPICS: 1. ANOTHER SCHOOL SHOOTING! What's going on? What's the problem with young men today? Is it a simple as gun access? Should pastors take a stance on gun control? 2. WALK! DONT RUN IN THE RAIN. Men look foolish and weak when they race out to their car ducking their head because of the rain. Men shouldn't use umbrellas unless for someone else. What do you think? 3. WHY DOES JESUS THROW OVER THE MONEY CHANGER TABLES? WHO'S ZEAL DOES THE PSALMIST TALK ABOUT? Join us as we look to th

Join the Revolution this Lent! Make Ringside part of your podcast rotation. You won't regret it. What other podcast has its own intern! Young Sam Hess joins us while we wait for our intern to finish up at the carwash! TOPICS: 1. Why Lent? Does Lent have a good and godly purpose? Is it just vacuous tradition? Can it be abused? 2. Deep Work! Listen to a review of the fantastic book, Deep Work, by Cal Newport. Hopefully you will be encouraged to organize your time to the benefit of your study and work. 3. Aristotelian ethics, Jordan Peterson and civic righteousness. Can christians 'fake it till ya make it.' 4. MARK 8 - Who do you say I am? Did Peter not really understand what 'Christ' means? Why does Jesus get mad with him? Why was Peter so shocked by Jesus' death prediction? Music: intro - dead bees, I love my man Outro: Joel Allen Hess, Dog Life books: 12 rules for Life - Jordan Peterson Nicomachean Ethics - aristotle Deep Work - Cal newport

Der Glaube lebt; die Taube schwebt, des Heilands holder Bote. Der für euch fliesst, des Weines geniesst und nehmt vom Lebensbrote! from the opera Parsifal, Richard Wagner Welcome to Ringside! Alas we are all together again for your listening pleasure! TOPICS: 1 ELON MUSK IS A MAN! we should all aspire to make such things happen. or not? Why do we admire this guy? 2. WHY GO TO MARS!? Do Christians care about space exploration? Is it a waste of money? Is God pleased? 3. ASH WEDNESDAY. Do we have to do it? Is it emotional manipulation? How many ways can we humorously use the word 'ash'? 4. GAMBLING BAD? Is it ok to gamble? Does God care? do we get lost in rules regard what exactly is right or wrong? 5. DO WE STUCK ON SEEING SALVATION THROUGH THE LEGAL SCHEME ALONE? NT Wright and Gerhard Forde push us to see the bigger picture. Or is that wrong? 6. ARE CHURCHES MISSING THE WORKING CLASS? Gene Edward Veith recently wrote a couple of thoughts on how we are missing them MUSIC - intro - dead bees, outro - Ryan Kosmat

Looking for a podcast that gives you everything in one episode: Weather, Lifestyle, Celebrity news, Political commentary, Fashion tips, the latest in Blacksmithing, Jesus, sports, and advice on dating? Well look no further! Welcome to Ringside! Sit back, crack open a Hamms, put your feet up and find meaning and purpose in this crazy world. Sorry about some parts of the podcast that do not meet our standard of quality! We have a special guest, Josh Keith, who will tell us a little about Blacksmithing and the lost art making stuff with your hands! Kids, ya don't have to go to college to be smart or serve your community! Friend us on FACEBOOK! Ringsidepreachers, check our webpage ringsidepreachers.com like, subscribe, share etc.! TOPICS: 1. LIVING IN SIN VERSUS SINNING! "Pastor, we're all sinners, so how can you tell that guy he shouldn't take communion" Common question you may have asked yourself! Find out the difference. 2. KNIFESMITHING, VOCATIONAL SCHOOLS, MAKING STUFF WITH YOUR HANDS with Josh Keith. Do you

Like a 12 year scotch this episode has been aging in oak barrels allowing the conversation to blend and infiltrate every...blah blah blah. By God's mighty hand we present to you a fantastic episode with special Donovan Riley. Along with his work with Higher Things and 1517, check out his upcoming contributions to a Commentary on the Psalms by 1517 legacy publishing. Also, ROSS IS BACK!!! We discuss what sequence events would have to take place for him to commandeer a vessel. Like and subscribe, friend us on Facebook (ringsidepreachers) check out our website - ringsidpreachers.com TOPICS: 1. BIBLICAL PREACHING. Everyone says they do it, but what exactly does that look like? Is it just reading from the bible, teaching it? Anything more? Can you preach a biblical sermon without quoting the bible or retelling a bible story!? 2. THE MAN. Guys, you don't have to look good to get a bride. You got to take care of business, lead, provide,etc. We witnesses such a hero at Don Halls Ft. Wayne last week! 3. PASTOR DONOVAN

Once again from the infamous Don Hall's Guesthouse in beautiful Ft. Wayne, IN, Ringside comes to you with its cup overflowing! If you like heated Bathroom floors, slightly worn 70s decor and towels that don't soak up water but instead move the water around your body while leaving a strange rash, then you will love this episode!!! While Ross Engel prepares to serve our country as a chaplain, an already accomplished chaplain, Graham Glover visits us from the Pentagon to take his comrade's place. We were also blessed with the man who works behind the scenes to make things happen - Rev. Tim Barkett! We also get a visit from a new regular to the show - the concerned seminarian! Other guests we were privileged to have join Paul & Joel: Rev. James Hopkins Rev. Timothy Winterstein Rev. Joel Krogen & wife Veronica Krogen ( a regular topic & sponsor submitter) Rev. Jonathan Holmes a concerned Seminarian and Sara our waitress! TOPICS: 1. LEX SEMPER ACCUSAT? Does it really always accuse? Is the Law eternal? W

Still using the Julian calendar? You liked New Coke better than classic? You go to a conservative church but you only like to hang out with liberal friends? Welcome to the podcast for everybody else! While Ross is in training to serve as a chaplain in the navy, Cindy Koch fills in quite well! And she is better looking! topics: 1. WHAT TO DO ABOUT BAD PREACHING!? Pastors don't like to be critiqued. They take it personally. But there is bad preaching and it needs to stop. Bad content, poor delivery and inability to express a point! 2. WHEN TO WEAR A TIE? Every man should have some ties at his disposal. When should he wear them? 3. SILENCE IN THE WORSHIP SERVICE. Are we afraid of it? Is there a benefit to uncomfortable silences? Are there bad silences? 4. JOHN 1:43-51 NATHANIEL mimics Trump? WHAT IS THE ANGEL DESCENDING ASCENDING MEAN? 5. WHY DO LECTIONARY CHURCHES READ THREE DIFFERENT SCRIPTURE SELECTIONS? Hess things its a little too much especially when a scripture passage does not make immediate sense and th

You don't run on treadmills even when 9 below. You'll drive an extra mile and wait an extra hour before you'll eat at some franchise. You drink your milk right from the jug and you won't apologize. You are a ringside listener and you deserve the best! Well we got it for you! TOPICS: 1. If Pot is legal, is it moral? Is it different than alcohol? Can a Christian enjoy it? 2. What the heck is epiphany? WE know what Christmas is, but why do we need epiphany? 3. PASTORS ARE COACHES? OF course not. But with all the talk of football coaches being fired and hired it certainly draws comparisons to peoples expectations of pastors. 4. How much water for a baptism? Why are our fonts so tiny in the lutheran church? Does it matter? Enjoy a little reading from an ancient christian resource called the Didache ringsidepreachers.com like our Facebook page - ringsidepreachers MUSIC: intro - dead bees outro - I don't want to be a rock n roll star - joel allenhess

Mary did you know? Do you hear what I hear? It's a new year so why not a new ringside! This is the long lost Christmas episode your parents told you about! Pop it in, hit play and sit back to what the late Burle Ives called 'magic.' TOPICS: 1. Favorite Christmas song? 2 Whaddya really think about Christmas/Easter folks? Is it right for people to look down on them? How should a pastor treat them? hmmm 3. Christmas and Communion. If you don't got communion right, I'm not sure you got the incarnation right or what does it mean when we confess Jesus is God and Man! Having communion on Christmas seems required if ya think about it. 4. Favorite Christmas movie? How about Die Hard? 5.What does it mean that Mary conceived Jesus through her left ear? music: intro - angels we have heard on high - willing virginia, she wants to hold you in her heart -ja hess, dead bees. outro - it aint christmas if it ain't free - ja hess

Well the weather outside is frightful! Whether you are escaping fires in LaLa land or recovering from non stop snow, find a safe dry warm place, snuggle up with your loved one, put down a couple shots of fresh cold christmas Sake and listen to our special pre christmas extravaganza Before we get started we make fun of grinches who despise the phrase, "happy holidays" and then tear apart the classic liberal fantasy christmas song, "Do they know its christmas" TOPICS: 1. Why trust the story of Jesus' birth? There are only two accounts and there are other stories of famous heroes and gods who have extraordinary births. Was this just added in later? 2. CAN A SEMINARY HAVE PRO EVOLUTION SPEAKERS SPEAK AT IT? Does St. Louis Concordia Seminary endorse evolution as a plausible creation story? 3. Will WE RECOGNIZE OUR LOVED ONES IN HEAVEN? Common question. The guys give clear answers and why this might be a popular question 4. WHAT TO GET A MAN FOR CHRISTMAS! The gentlemen list various must have items that make perfec

Said the little girl dropped off by her grandma's boyfriend to get some government breakfast before school, "Do you hear what I hear?" Ringside! Keeping it real since 2016. This is the podcast for the working man, the tired mother, the lineman just making ends meet and the lady tending bar while her kids are with her mother. This is the podcast for the common guy who enjoys belting out Sweet Child o mine on a Friday night in unison with his buddies and for a moment forgets all his troubles. Alas all our hosts and the intern are together again! TOPICS! 1. PAUL, CALIFORNIA FIRES, CHURCH RESPONSE - Church as a gang, taking care of one another and its community 2. SANTA IS REAL, I HAVE HIS THIGH BONE! Who was the real St. Nick? Perhaps he provides the perfect example (next to Mary) of the Christian who is both compassionate and faithful to God's teachings 3. 10 ASSUMPTIONS to DUMP IN OUR POST CHRISTIAN CULTURE. We go over actually a couple of them - biblical literacy, consistent worship attendance 4. JUSTICE. Why

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So hardcore Christian we celebrate pre-advent. So faithful we tell poor old ladies, "get behind me satan! No we won't be playing any Christmas Carols during Advent." Joel, Paul and Ross are joined by Rev. Bob Hiller for some serious banter about issues you need answers to now! Tyler will be back soon! Apologize for not the best recording TOPICS: 1. What do you tell someone who lost a loved one who didn't believe in Christ? Do you give hope? Maybes? or just tell them how it is! What would you do? 2. What is the meaning of Jesus prophecy regarding Sheep and Goats, Judgement and the Last day? Is He telling us to do prison ministry and set up food banks? Is He warning us to do good works? 3.Advent? What is it? Is it important, helpful, necessary? Is it wrong to sing christmas carols during advent? How do we get advent back? 4. Adiophara? What do you do in the Church with things God does not command for us to do? Does the color of carpet matter? organ vs. praise band? Where did this term come from? Reformers fear

"I ain't gonna work on Maggie's farm no more! well i wake up in the morning, fold my hands and pray for rain. i got a head full of ideas and they're driving me insane. It's a shame the way she makes me scrub the floor. I ain't gonna work on ...." Maggie's farm, Bob Dylan Here's a way to stick to the man! Listen to Ringside! TOPICS: ON THE MARRIAGE OF PRIESTS. What does this 16th century document citing the silliness of the Roman requirement for priests not to marry have to do with today's over sexed climate!? find out! HOW LONG SHOULD YOU DATE? THE NEW VOW OF CELIBACYThe pastors talk about their own experience and try to throw some advice to the young folk. There's a new vow of not getting married that might be causing a lot people to have ants in their pants and turn to porn or worse! just get married already! THIS IS THE END! Morrison was right. How are the preachers preaching this and talking about it in their day to day visits? THE PARABLE OF THE TALENTS! What the heck is a talent? Why does Jesus give us

The system is broke. The Man is AWOL. The prisoners are running the prison. And you just found out you are adopted! There is one voice to make sense of this chaos. Ringside! While you are getting ready for the apocalypse turn us on! This week: While Ross pursues his dreams of being a Disney Princess, Paul and Joel invite Cindy to fill in. Got a favorite Bourbon? Great question from one of our listeners. Our hosts give their choices topics: 1. Does the Bible offer direction on Gun Control? Should pastors talk about gun control at all? Any guidelines from our Lord? 2. Is it ok for Christians to cry at funerals? If I had a nickel for how many times someone asked me to not do a funeral but a celebration I would be able to buy the box set of recordings by Cake. 3.Do Christians too quickly say "i'll pray for you" and not do anything for people? You've heard the criticism of christians who are against gun control and offer prayers to victims of gun violence. Do they have a point? 4. Victimhood. Should victims take a

“La mayoría de la muerte de la gente es una farsa, no queda en ellos nada que pueda morir” Charles Bukowski. We are born dead on arrival. We are reborn ex nihilo simultaneously at the end of our journey and its beginning; a singularity in Christ. After a frank discussion about erasing last weeks episode and the feeling of complete guilt, the gentlemen delve into a number of topics. Apologies to Ross who proves to be an important leg to this stool. Topics: 1. WHAT IS A SAINT? We use the word all the time. It maybe the most important word one should know even though its been infamously misunderstood in church history. Are you a saint? 2. HOW TO HANDLE CONFLICT. Do Christians wrongly think they should avoid it. any secrets to dealing with it? 3. WHAT IS AN INDULGENCE? Non Roman Catholics bandy this word about all the time, but they probably don't understand exactly what it is. 4. THE BEATITUDES, BLESSED ARE THE.... Blessed doesn't mean happy for the love of all that rocks! Is Jesus giving new rules for Christian