Author

  1. Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus

    book
    02/22/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    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.
    Limbaugh, Handshakes, and Jesus

  2. 193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely

    book
    02/20/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Free For It All. This week on the podcast, we continue our Lenten series on Christian freedom in Martin Luther’s Galatians lectures. In this episode, Gospel, Satan, and competing freedoms.
    193b: Luther - Christ has made us free, not civilly, not physically, but divinely

  3. 193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free

    book
    02/18/21
    4 mins
    By Christopher Gillespie | Donavon Riley
    Lent Is About Freedom. In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s 1525 Galatians commentary. Why is freedom a vulgar word to the old Adam? And we consider why freedom must be Lent's primary focus for Christians.
    193a: Luther - It is for freedom that Christ has set us free

  4. QAnon

    book
    02/09/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    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 produced Marilyn Manson and is simultaneously shocked and offended by him? Oh yeah, we are really all idiots incapable of running our own lives let alone the world!
    QAnon

  5. Preaching in the Presence of God’s Kingdom: In the Ring with Dr. Jeff Pulse

    book
    02/05/21
    3 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | Jeffrey 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 to the masses. The harvest is now!
    Preaching in the Presence of God’s Kingdom: In the Ring with Dr. Jeff Pulse

  6. Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just

    book
    02/02/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    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 world.
    Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just

  7. Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

    book
    01/28/21
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | John T. 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, of course.
    Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

  8. Political Homelessness

    book
    11/02/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    While you wait for Ferdinand to get shot, here's something to think about...
    Political Homelessness

  9. Is the Reformation Relevant? with Dr. Adam Francisco

    book
    10/31/20
    2 mins
    By Adam Francisco | Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    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.
    Is the Reformation Relevant? with Dr. Adam Francisco

  10. Can a Christian Vote for _____?

    book
    10/29/20
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Elections and presidents and politics and voting. Repent and believe the good news! Everything will be ok.
    Can a Christian Vote for _____?

  11. Psalm 129

    book
    10/28/20
    1 min
    By Chad Bird
    Using agricultural images, the Psalmist speaks of suffering and the persecutions that Israel endures.
    Psalm 129

  12. In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

    book
    10/22/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    A crisis isn’t all bad. Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard exploring the crazy history of this sinful world and a preacher’s response to it. The Cross of Christ speaks volumes above anything that is offered as an empty solution. Come Lord Jesus!
    In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard