Thoughts and Prayers and Other Cliches
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Joel Hess
Joel Hess is the senior pastor of St. James Church & School Chicago, host of the down-to-earth podcast, Ringside with the Preachermen, and a regular contributor to 1517. Along with performing in his band, Sunday Morning Moonshine, he enjoys fighting the system with painting, poetry and cocktail parties.
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Paul Doesn’t Like Easter Egg Hunts
Need a resurrection in your life? Listen to Ringside.
Resurrection: Seeing is Not Believing
“Let no one fear death, for the Death of our Savior has set us free. He has destroyed it by enduring it. He destroyed Hell when He descended into it. He put it into an uproar even as it tasted…
Review of The Chosen and Other Topics with Guest Timothy Winterstein
While you are busy working at being passive in your righteousness, let God sanctify you through some holy words spoken by unholy men.
Will People Come Back?
We aren't cancelled yet. Maybe this will be the show! Come and witness history...
Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus
Get behind me bourgie theology! Pick up your cross and turn on your radio to Ringside Preachers. Talking about Rush Limbaugh’s legacy, shaking hands like a man and not a fish, and you-know-who: Jesus.
It's OK to be Sad
Repent and believe the Good News! Everything is OK.
The End Begins in Christ: In the Ring with Dr. James Voelz
"Is all that we see or seem, but a dream within a dream?" Poe is wrong. Though we have lulled ourselves asleep, the reality is far brighter and beautiful than we imagine. Christ is risen and so shall we. The…
QAnon
Is it cooler to think there is a grand secret conspiracy based on human trafficking or that human trafficking happens far more often and far more normally than we are comfortable with? And how did we create a culture that…
Preaching in the Presence of God’s Kingdom: In the Ring with Dr. Jeff Pulse
Like needing to find a bathroom, the urgency of preaching the presence of God’s kingdom should be felt in the very inner being of every pastor. Not that anything has changed, but God is definitely demonstrating the vulnerability of sinners…
Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just
Experience the reality of God while the world is ending. Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and Dr. Arthur Just from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne explore how the real tangible gifts of God break through the shadows of this crumbling…
Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless
What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers…
Honoring Emperors
From the city begun by Mad Anthony in 1794, some mad preachers carry on the revolutionary spirit with some spirited talk about submitting to murderous immoral pagan emperors.
Interpreting the Times
In between boarding up your windows and hauling 5 lb. drums of peanut butter down to your basement, grab a hot rum toddy, pull your muck boots up, and inject yourself with a little reality in Jesus with the Preachers.
Merry Christmas! The World is Ending.
While you are comparing your presents and life to others, pour a Sidecar, turn off the Taylor Swift, and man up.
God Shat His Pants
God will forever be man. While you think about that, take a listen to our recent episode on the elevation of human beings on Christmas, Mary’s unique role, and ministering to public servants unable to be home for Christmas.
Theology is Best Done Together
Eating a whole turkey by yourself? May we join? Hit play, grab a leg, dip in cranberry, and enjoy what some people call the greatest meeting of minds since Shane MacGowan got together with Nick Cave to record My Way!
The End of the World with Dr. Steven Paulson
We asked Dr. Steven Paulson when the end of the world would be… He said it already happened and we missed it! But that’s Ok, Jesus invites you into it! Perk up your ears and give us listening to.
Medal of Honor: Ringside Bout featuring Sgt.1st Class LaMarr Payne
Rev. Ross Engel, discusses the reception of the first Medal of Honor awarded to an African American from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. This one-on-one conversation features Sgt. 1st Class LaMarr Payne, a veteran of Desert Storm and Operation Iraqi…
Be Careful Condemning God's Enemy
Take a break from the war and enjoy a holy meal of ordinary things!
Political Homelessness
While you wait for Ferdinand to get shot, here's something to think about...
Is the Reformation Relevant? with Dr. Adam Francisco
Just like we end up walking in circles when lost with no navigation instruments, so does humankind outside of Christ. Nothing has changed since the Reformation. People still suck and God still loves.
Can a Christian Vote for _____?
Elections and presidents and politics and voting. Repent and believe the good news! Everything will be ok.
In the Ring: What is Really Real: Are Good Times Normal? with Dr. Bruce Schuchard
Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard in special edition Podcast IN THE RING: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis.
In the Ring: Preaching into Local Crisis with Dr. Peter Nafzger
What is essential and non-essential in an age of crisis? Ringside Preachers meet the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Peter Nafzger in a podcast discussion about preaching to specific people in a specific location. IN THE RING: Preaching in Chaos with Dr. Peter Nafzger