Ringside With The Preacher Men

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   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

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:   The Cultivation of Christmas Trees, T.S. Eliot   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        Check out Joel’s & Donavon’s Regular Podcasts: Ringside Preachers  Banned Books   Music: "Emmanuel" by Joel A Hess Artwork: Donavon Riley

Topics: Paternity Leave  Can modern-day theologians beat old-school scholars? Kingdom is Now: John 5: 24-27      Thank you:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "christmas time" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man     Other stuff: Fire and Ice, Robert Frost Woodcuts from Weimar Edition Ringside Stocking Stuffers

Topics: Singles are changing politics Hero stories: are they heroic? Wrong BE-Attitudes   Thank you:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "no heroes" More on bandcamp 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  

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "sure as hell" More on bandcamp 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

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:  1517.org  Concordia Seminary, St. Louis thejaggedword.com ITO Radio America Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   YOU CAN SPONSOR RINGSIDE:  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  

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, 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: Donovan Riley Podcasts: Warrior Priest, Banned Books Luther’s Flood Prayer Gustave Dore, The Deluge (ark) Branden Gerbracht - thank you for the topic!!

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:  1517.org  Concordia Seminary, St. Louis thejaggedword.com ITO Radio America Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   YOU CAN SPONSOR RINGSIDE:  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: Concordia Commentary Series You Need a Better Gospel, Klyne Snodgrass Deep Work, Cal Newport

Topics: Angel Numerology in the Clouds Artist Above the Narrative: Ye says Is Boredom a Sin?   Thank you:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "real love" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man   Other stuff: The Red Wheelbarrow, William Carlos Williams The Lonely Way, Herman Sasse

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:  1517.org  Concordia Seminary, St. Louis thejaggedword.com ITO Radio America Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   YOU CAN SPONSOR RINGSIDE:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   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

God’s Wrath in Natural Disaster A healthy body makes better pastors Corrupt politics Communion brings community   Thank you:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music/Photo: Joel Allen Hess - "I see a light" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man     Other stuff: Rebuilding Church Community, christianitytoday.com  

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:  1517.org  Concordia Seminary, St. Louis thejaggedword.com ITO Radio America Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   YOU CAN SPONSOR RINGSIDE:  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: 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  

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "sons" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man   Other stuff: Pickney Bend Distillery

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago     Music/Photo: Joel Allen Hess  "fragile"- More on bandcamp 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  

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America,    YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "wasted" More on bandcamp 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,

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess - "Lets Roll" More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man     Other stuff: Already Gone, Ken Ham JOELcoin

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music/Photo: Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man     Other stuff: Find Your Why, Simon Sinek Extreme Ownership, Jocko Willink

  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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess  "Man"- More on bandcamp 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

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:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Joel Allen Hess  "Sure as Hell"- More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man     Other stuff: My Boy Jack, Rudyard Kipling Rich Rebuilds, V8 in a Tesla  

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 YOU CAN GIVE TO RINGSIDE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Thank you:  1517.org  and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago     Music: Joel Allen Hess  "baboon"- More on bandcamp 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