Ringside Preachers

After narrowly not making the cut to be put on the next deep space probe, this 50th episode of Ringside is instead dedicated to real live people such as yourself! Give it a listen! ToPiCS: 1. PASTORS KEEP POLITICAL OPINIONS OF SOCIAL MEDIA. Is your pastor on social media too much. Should he be voicing his opinion about social security or immigration policy? 2. SOLA GRATIA - GRACE ALONE. Why is this an important teaching of the church. Do we hear it too much? 3. APOLOGETICS DON'T WORK FOR POSTMODERN PEOPLE? Do people care about truth at all? Does demonstrating that its possible to be a scientist and believe in 6 day creation help anyone? 4. WHAT DO PEOPLE MEAN WHEN THEY SAY MY 'NARRATIVE' AND 'METANARRATIVE'? Code words for leave me alone. you don't understand me? intro poem - love is a dog from hell, charles bukowski music: dead bees, lilia hauenstein

Ever wonder what it would sound like if James Baldwin went to Denny's with Richard Strauss after enjoying a Siouxsee & the Banshees concert in Manchester circa 1979? Well this is as close as it gets! Before they get started the boys enjoy a game called - What Pat Said What? where they try to guess which quote belongs to which pat - pat robertson or patrick star! topics: 1. Is God for gun control? Is he against it? Does He care? 2. Why evil? After Las Vegas shooting many ask why there is evil and if there is evil why does God claim to be good? 3. When should a pastor stop being a pastor? Is there a particular sin that would disqualify a pastor? public sin etc.? When should someone get out of the spotlight? 4. What does Sola Scriptura mean? Why is it important ? What does it mean to believe in the bible as the ultimate authority? 5. When would you call the cops? music: dead bees, joel allen hess

Celui que veut être jeune quand il est vieux, doit être vieux quand il est jeune. Stop watching the t.v., throw out your radio, burn your books and turn Ringside on! TOPICS: 1. What's the christian response to taking a knee. 2. Is there a point when you would take a knee during the anthem 3. Can Christians halloween 4. Hugh Hefner's dead. What did he do to America? 5. Marks of a good sermon 6. Small Catechism is simply a brilliant teaching device for the faith! music: dead bees, joel allen hess

Climb on board, this train is bound for glory! It may be a rough ride, the company might be ragged, and your conductor might be a little rough around the edges, but we will get you where you need to go! All aboard! SPECIAL PUB EDITION. RECORDED LIVE AT FOX IN THE HOUNDS, CLAYTON, MO. We apologize if the sound is not up to the usual parlaphone quality. The content however is bar none. Also, instead of Tyler the intern and Ross, we enjoyed the company of Cindy Koch and Tim Barkett! TOPICS: 1. PASTOR SHORTAGE? Why do we need pastors? How can we get more? What can you do! the external word! 2.WHY DO LUTHERANS TALK ABOUT JUSTIFICATION ALL THE TIME? Is it too much? Is there anything else? 3. TALKING TO YOUR SONS ABOUT SEX. Hess says it should just be a biology lesson. Tim wants us to be more positive about sex 4. ARE YOU SUPERSTITIOUS? Often times even Christians get all superstitious and cling to bizarre 'signs' 5. IS AMERICA FIRST A CHRISTIAN IDEA? Does it contradict love your neighbor? music: Dead Bees, Joel Allen Hess, JFK

Do you like long walks on the beach, puppies and the color tan? Then you are gonna love this plate of pickled meats! The fellas get to the point on a couple of topics! Plus instead of a sponsor we are doing a fundraiser for journalists who were put out of work due to the shortcomings of Hurricane Irma! Topics: 1. WHAT DO YOU TELL A DYING MAN? confession of sins? give em Jesus? Ask if they really really truly truly are a believer? 2. STRAW MAN ARGUMENTS. What are they? Why do they fail? Why do we engage in them? 3. NOT EVERYONE CARES ABOUT THE AFTERLIFE! Seriously not everyone cares about whether they go to hell or turn to dust. 4. WHAT TO DO WHEN YOUR CHURCH BODY DOESNT HAVE A CHURCH WITHIN 30 MILES? Stay home? go to the church of christian science? 5. WHAT DO YOU CALL A WOMAN PASTOR? M'am? Pastrix? sinner? Music: dead bees, FreckledAsian And yes Neil Postman is mentioned once LIKE AND SHARE! WE LOVE YOU AND NEED YOU!

The #1 podcast recommended by by theologians, Chainsaw connoisseurs and Detroit Taxi drivers for those waiting out a hurricane! And its FREE! So take 2! Get it before it runs out! You will not be a disappointed! It's the Cat's Meow! SPONSOR- RAYCO'S BLASTER, the blow up Pastor! TOPICS: 1. WHAT DO YOU TELL A VICTIM OF A NATURAL DISASTER? Its' God's plan? At least you're not that guy? 2. WHAT THE HECK IS CONFIRMATION, WHY? AND HOW? Involve the dad's!!!! 3. HOW SOON AND HOW MUCH LEARNIN' to RECEIVE HOLY COMMUNION? Do you have to know about premillennialism or how Leviticus foreshadows Christ in order to take communion ? How young? How 'dumb'? 4. CAN THERE BE TOO MUCH BIBLE STUDY!!!???? Hmmmm. Should one do bible studying at home by oneself? Why do bible study if I go to church regularly? music - dead bees - i love my man, Lilia Hauenstein - the end

This ain't like eating steak from some steakhouse chain, this is home grilled home raised beef that one first place at the county fair - Medium rare and the only seasoning is a little salt and pepper and the blood its cooked in. Grab a fork and dig in! After talking about the fight the gentlemen tackle the following issues: 1. THE NASHVILLE STATEMENT. Do you agree or not? Is it the perfect statement or could it have been said better? 2. JAGGED WORD FIELD GUIDE TO BEING A MAN AND 25 Things to teach your son by Aaron Conrad. Never step into a pool always jump in? great stuff to think about 3. IS IT EVERY OK TO LIE? Do you need to tell the truth all the time? What do you tell your kids? 4.GREAT STUDY HABITS! Tune in and get some tips from the guys about how remember stuff - also a great book suggestion 5. SHOULD CHRISTIANS CELEBRATE LABOR DAY? Why YES! What does John the Baptist think? BOOKS - Cal Newport - Deep Work, Paul Koch - jagged word field guide to being a man, woman the forgotten story-Cindy Koch

This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, This ain't no fooling around No time for dancing, or lovey dovey, I ain't got time for that now - Life During Wartime, Talking Heads Its crazy out there! Come inside, put up your checkered vans, pour a glass of absinthe and listen. TOPICS: 1. KKK, Neo nazis I know. What the heck is White Nationalism? Is it a growing dangerous group of ne'er-do-wells? or has the media magnified a rather minor group? 2. Antifa? Sounds good, but who do you define as fascists? Margaret Sanger? 3. Should we tear down statues that represent the side of the civil war that was ok with in humanizing slavery? or are they just lessons for history? 4. Jesus calls a canaanite woman a dog?! Was he sexist and racist? Was she an enabler? What's this story all about? 5. Mandela said that racism is not inherent but learned. Is that true?

Finding a great podcast amidst all the bland rice cake christian lite stuff is like finding a microbrew that produces something other than IPAs! Well your search is over! Take a long drink and share it with some friends! We are the Double Bock of broadcasting! Like, follow, share! TOPICS: 1. CINDY KOCH AND HER NEW BOOK - WOMAN: THE FORGOTTEN STORY. Cindy talks about why she wrote it and how it uniquely tells the story of women's identity as God sees it! It is nothing but centered in Jesus Christ! 2. HANDLING CRITICISM. When you write stuff, someone is bound to not like it. Do you just ignore criticism? Do you dwell on it? Do you use it? How do writers handle it? How should they? What is truly criticism and what is disingenuous rabble rousing? 3. VULGARITY AND CHRISTIAN LITERATURE. Should all forms of literature that is meant to address christian issues refrain from any sort of explicit discussion of sex, etc. Should the preacher ever swear? How far is too far? 4. FAVORITE COCKTAIL! What's your favorite cocktail? Have yours changed over the years? What makes a good cocktail? 5. SHOULD PETER HAVE GOTTEN OUT OF THE BOAT AND TRIED TO WALK ON WATER? doesnt seem like it. How is this text preached wrongly. What can we learn from Peter, from Jesus. 6. ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES ILLOGICAL AD REGARDING SAME SEX RELATIONSHIPS. Are peoples concerns over same sex simply a matter of abstract morality? or adherence to a book not everyone agrees with. Does nature have anything to say about same sex relationships! REFERENCES: WOMAN, THE FORGOTTEN STORY - by Cindy Koch. By it on amazon MR. BOSTON: all new official bartenders and party guide The Gospel according to Matthew - chapter 14 D.N.A. Kendrick Lamar

We are back and better than ever! Not to drop names, but what other podcast considers the words and works of Charles Baudelaire, Robert Oppenheimer, Ludacris and St. Paul in the same episode. Yeah, and if you listen closely you'll also get a recipe for a presbyterian, nice church body but a better cocktail! Share and Subscribe my friends! topics: 1. SHOULD WE HAVE DROPPED THE BOMB ON HIROSHIMA??? We assume yes, but was it the manly thing to do? Should one fight an adversary face to face? 2. THE CIRCUMCISION PARTY! Sounds like a great party right? Who were those people bugging the early church and earning the bitchy side of Paul? Are there members of that church body around today? hmmm can you say - seventh day adventist 3. IS IT OK TO CRITICIZE OTHER CHURCH BODIES? Paul did it. Is there a good or poor way to accomplish this? Do we have to mention names? Does it mean members of said church bodies are bad or unsaved? 4. MICHELLE CARTER- AMERICAN HERO! Outraged that Michelle Carter told her boyfriend to kill himself? Why not? Whats the difference between that an assisted suicide! Were are all monkeys anyways right? 5. SIN BOLDLY! Everyone loves to take Luther out of context. Did he really say that? What did he mean by that! Should we keep on sinning so that grace may abound!? Music: dead bees, joel allen hess, some french dude playing accordion