Ringside Preachers

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