Ringside Preachers

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, Voelz

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

Topics: Gospel Tithing Radical generosity Teaching to give YOU CAN GIVE TO RINGSIDE: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN THANK YOU MONTHLY SPONSORS: Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio Guest: Rev. TIm Barkett Thank you: 1517.org Concordia Seminary, St. Louis thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago Music/Photo: Joel Allen Hess "convenience store"- More on bandcamp Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: Silence, Shusaku Endo Outliers, Malcolm Gladwell