Ringside With The Preacher Men

TOPICS: Call an organization to repentance? Annual Bureaucratic Complaints What should your congregation know about Church politics? “Day of the Lord” is now   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "The long road" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man” Gregorian Chant Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Music promoted by https://www.chosic.com/free-music/all/    Other Stuff: Heart of Darkness, Joseph Conrad  Life together, Dietrich Bonhoeffer Extreme Ownership, Jocko

Listen to this incredible story of from Ringside Guest Zamzama ZZ Safi, who escaped torture and death as a young girl in Afghanistan, eventually aided the US military against the Taliban, and continues to praise God for His protection through the darkest times in her life. 

TOPICS: Hollywood on strike Is Jesus for Unions? AI Art    RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "Lord My Savior" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: Bed in Summer, Robert Louis Stevenson Twitter taught Microsoft’s AI chatbot to be a racist asshole in less than a day

Ringside didn't ever know what they were missing before Tyler. A discussion on the power of our Youth AND the young Intern's FIRST bell ringing and apology list from the Ringside Classics: Episode 4 and Episode 8. Episode 4: Andy Warhol's Christianity to Creamation to Out of Control: https://radiopublic.com/ringside-preachers-G7q39E/s1!8346a Episode 8: Fake News, Jesus Didn't Go Anywhere, Steve Bannon and Leonard Cohen's worldview: https://radiopublic.com/ringside-preachers-G7q39E/s1!46c8f 

TOPICS: Wedding rings Declaration of Independence: content and context iPhones: savior or downfall?   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "Lonley Man" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”     Other Stuff: The New Colossus, Emma Lazarus 5 Critically Important Resolutions That Will Immediately Affect the Church’s Life, Dennis Matyas The Declaration of Independence Bourbon Empire, Reid Mitenbuler Amusing Ourselves to Death, Neil Postman Bill Burr (about Steve Jobs)  

TOPICS: Titanic Implosion and Space Tours “American” Church vs. Roman Church TikTok Christians are better than Ross The Alien Distraction   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "Lord my Savior" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: Dirty Old Town, The Pogues Titan submersible implosion Las Vegas Alien Invasion C.S. Lewis Warned Us About Close Encounters of the Evangelical Kind Mars Attacks (movie) Amusing ourselves to Death, Neil Postman True Believer, Jack Carr

TOPICS: Beauty of Dead Language Teaching Trivia Not Theology Women don’t let Women become Pastors   GUEST: Cindy Koch cindykochwrites.com  and cindykoch.substack.com Books: Woman, Daughter, Once Upon a Curse is COMING SOON   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "nothing is much better than a friend" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man” Cover Photo: Lilith. By A.J. Hamilton     Other Stuff: This is the Sea, The Waterboys Idea of a University, John Henry Newman  

Happy FIVE YEAR ordination anniversary to Tyler the Intern! While conversing with the Concerned Seminarian in 2018, Tyler was ordained during the Ringside podcast. Twice. #ordained   Check out the FULL episode from the Classic Archives (June, 2018): "ep82 Christianity 101-first leasson? Cologne? Teach your kids to hunt, Jesus and water" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ringside-preachers/id1163550673?i=1000414004763  

TOPICS: Homeless  Magic of Angsty Authentic Music  The Power of the Ark    GUEST: Rev. Ed Killian The Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Inglewood, CA   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN     Music: Joel Allen Hess - "let's roll" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”     Other Stuff: Rise Above, Black Flag You Are Forgiven Radio Almost Famous (movie) Raiders of the Lost Ark (movie)    

TOPICS: Pastors and Paraments: Serving Your Church        Swearing as a Sign of Intelligence  What’s Wrong with Christian Music?                                                                                                                                                                                                                     RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "In the Arms of the King" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”     Other Stuff: Prologue at Sixty, W.H. Auden Commissioning of the USS Lenah Sutcliffe Higbee Why swearing is a sign of intelligenc

TOPICS: Judging Sermons   Tim Keller & the Gospel in America Edict of Worms: Going against the Government Mowing your lawn is good for the soul                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE: Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "to the sun" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom’d, Walt Whitman Ross P

Un-risky Religion is on the decline   What would you do differently after graduation?                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Guest: Rev. Tim Barkett  Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, Kingman AZ   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "arms of the king" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”     Other Stuff: The importance of r

Topics: Religion and Superstition on a Ship Blessing things in Church and Home   RINGSIDE HOLY LANDS CRUISE Learn More: https://www.eo.travelwithus.com/tours/pf24062224r61629?fbclid=IwAR3GId0t_Kzbp7CoIl2GMJg00KGMWJUKK-6y7VK1ZLicJa0nn-4R4t3lgJs#eotours   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "nothing is much better than a friend" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: Life in Vain, Daniel Johnston Craft of Preaching Breaking Bad, TV Series Poltergeist 

Topics: Children’s Messages  Marriage counseling, is it worth it? Where is Jesus? Ascension Day        Thank you:  Concordia University Chicago 1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, Eddie Switek, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN     Music: Joel Allen Hess - "I see a Light" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald, Gordon Lightfoot Concordia Chicago Ringside Podcast On the Children’s Sermon, guttedienst.org The Authority of Scripture Is Not the Problem, Russell Moore, christinaitytoday.org unChristian: What a New Generation Really Thinks about Christianity…and Why It Matters, David Kinnaman             

Ringside and students from Concordia University Chicago tackle the question, What’s Wrong with Christianity? Great observations and discussions with these young men and women!   Topics: Treated as Commodity Politicized issues hurting the church? Modern Day Pharisees Not understanding what church really is Unveiling the mysteries Question the Resurrection Limiting our theological vocabulary    GUESTS: Nick Vukalovich, Student Christian Salemink, Student     Thank you:  Concordia University Chicago 1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago     YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN     Music: Joel Allen Hess - "Arms of the King" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - “I love my man”    

Music, Discussion, Food, and Drink with Ringside and the St. James Chicago Community. Check out the YouTube channel to watch!    Topics: Preach Christ, not Christendom, Rev. Joel Hess Trapped in Consumerism, Rev. Paul Koch What's Wrong? THOSE Christians, Cindy Koch   Thank you:  St. James Lutheran, Chicago   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess, more on bandcamp Dead Horse One  “I love my man”

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 SIGN UP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48A5AB2AA1FFC16-whats1   Guest: Rev. James Hopkins First Lutheran Lutheran Church, Boston   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago     YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   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

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 SIGN UP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48A5AB2AA1FFC16-whats1     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago     YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   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

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 SIGN UP: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0C48A5AB2AA1FFC16-whats1       Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago     YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   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)

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     Check out Joel’s & Donavon’s Regular Podcasts: Ringside Preachers  Banned Books