Ringside Preachers

Topics: Visual protest in English Reformation plays Feast of Words: do we have too many? Use of religious drama in Christian History     Guests: Rev. Dr. Jeffrey Leininger Campus pastor at Concordia University Chicago   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network And Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and The Jagged Word   Music: Willing Virginia - don't   on Spotify , iTunes , SoundC...

Topics: Knife talk with Ringside Why Closed Communion? Jesus can be a jerk in Mark's Gospel Presbyterian Rice cakes     Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com   Music: Willing Virginia - don't, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man   Other stuff: "Bright star, would I were stedfast as thou art"...

Topics: Preparing for the marriage commitment Comfortable talking about the Darkness Why use the lectionary to choose Bible readings? Woe to the Shepherds… sheep are searching   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network And Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and The Jagged Word   Music: Willing Virginia - Sure as Hell on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man  ...

Real men play with fire, shoot guns, and visit Parnell Krump for a straight razor shave. Step up to the challenge while listening to Ringside. Topics: Men get haircuts First on the Fatal Scene, Debrief of a Pastor What makes communion? Do you need a pastor? What would be on God's bookshelf?   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network The Craft of Preaching and Ringside Preacher...

Yes, I know all cultures, all religions, all societies, all of science has understood that there are only two sexes and genders and natural sexuality. But wait, a couple of freshman girls coming back from a sorority party would like to say otherwise! Better listen now before Amber and Stacy change the history of the world. Topics: Summer cocktails by Ringside Marriage was created to be picture of...

Your baseball team has a losing record. Your favorite gum is gone. Your AC is broke for summer. Your mother's politics are wrong. Turn off your turntable. Shut the door. Throw your coat in the corner. Lay down on the floor. Listen to some Ringside.   Topics: The End of Denominations Boring stuff in the Bible - should we read all of it? What are Elders in the church?     Thank you:  1517.org proud...

Topics: Jesus' family thinks he's crazy, they're right. Grace is insanity!   Pride month: who is benefitting? UFOs & aliens Virtual reality in church, work, life Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com   Music: Willing Virginia - Let's Roll, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man   Other stuff: I...

We are all veterans of some sort. Wounded from little wars with no heroes welcome and scars disguised as character flaws. Let the dead bury their own. Grab a seat, O weary soldiers. Let us entertain you with a fairy tale that might be actually be real.   Topics: Ross "Chaps" meets Jocko and Leif Military Leadership informs Pastoral Leadership The Trinity - why even say the Athanasian Creed? Or any...

Take a break from wailing at your own personal wailing wall made up of unfulfilled dreams, cold-hearted gods, and broken relationships. Pull the tab on a Schlitz and sit down for some yucking it up, and little Holy Spirit! We'll buy this one: just relax. Topics: Holy Spirit: what the heck is going on in Acts 2? Israel and Christianity… send in the bomb shelters! Misunderstandings of the Christian...

Tired of looking for your one great purpose in life? Jesus took care of that too! Relax with Ringside and special guest Dr. Jeff Leininger, campus pastor at Concordia Chicago and author of "Callings for Life". Topics: God's Calling for your Life: Is there ONE great thing? Vocation and Gloves of God What would it take to do a funeral?   Guest: Dr. Jeff Leininger Concordia University Chicago's Unive...

Beneath the calm, within the light,  A hid unruly appetite Of swifter life, a surer hope, Strains every sense to larger scope, Impatient to anticipate The halting steps of aged Fate.   Now listen to Ringside.   Topics: Were the Nazis wrong? Can you say something is "bad" Pastor fraud Should people even read their Bible at home? How should new Christians change their life? Moral Injury and how to r...

Put down all the other documents you take for granted, light a cuban, drip some water on your sugar sitting in spoon over your Pernod's, and consider the possibility that God's thoughts are recorded down on papyrus. Topics: Is the Museum of the Bible just another boring "museum"? History of Bible, not theology of Bible Biblical copy tradition, produced to accomplish something Distrust of the Bible...

According to the make believe wokeness-ometer, Jesus qualifies as the most authoritative voice because he was the most oppressed. Poor Jew, not from Jerusalem, under Roman rule, betrayed by his own, even his friends, killed because of his identity. Listen to him.     Topics: Inventing a cause to protest? Identity Politics and the Identity of the Preacher   External identity for the Gospel What do...

Topics: Sending prayers… but do we? American flag in church equals Christian Nationalism? "Here I Stand" Anniversary of the Diet of Worms Mixing Metaphors Sunday: the lamb shaped door…   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and thejaggedword.com   Music: Willing Virginia - People, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man   Other stuff: The Gods of Gr...

Need a resurrection in your life? Listen to Ringside. Topics: Why do unbelievers celebrate Easter? Experiencing Jesus now (Gospel and letters of John) Are you Christian if you don't go to church?   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com   Music: Willing Virginia - People, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One...

Christ is risen! So you can sit... and listen to Ringside. That's the gospel. "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 of His flesh. Christ is Risen, and the tomb is emptied of its dead!"   - Chrysostom   Topics: Halle or Alle? Did Jesus choose who...

It's weird, don't you feel like you need to do something while Jesus carries the cross and we just sit here drinking tea and eating crumpets? Help him out? Cheer Him on? Or put your feet up and listen to some fools talk about Him. Topics: Crazy Easter Tradition Game Christ's descent into hell? What the hell. Real bread and really break it for really special Maundy Thursday Strepitus Slam on Good F...

I always root for the underdog in March Madness. That's why you can count on Ringside to not only root for the underdog, we'll go down with the ship with him.   Topics: Self-obsessed Covid Concern   "Do This in Remembrance of Me" and how often? Pastoral ministry gets boring… Real strength in church and culture   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network thejaggedword.com and Co...

While you are busy working at being passive in your righteousness, let God sanctify you through some holy words spoken by unholy men. Topics: The Chosen; what do you think? Biblical movies… how do you portray Christ on the screen? Sacraments in an un-sacramental church   Pray because God said so Hebrews 5   Guest: Rev. Tim Winterstein Pastor at Faith Lutheran Church in East Wenatchee, WA Saints an...

Make your bed. Hit the gym. Call mom. Play Ringside. Topics: Funeral woes Do you get everything you want in heaven? Dr. Seuss offended Amazon Beauty of the speakeasy   Dead in Sin: Ephesians   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network thejaggedword.com and Concordia Seminary St. Louis   Music: Willing Virginia - The One That I Want, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse O...

We aren't cancelled yet. Maybe this will be the show! Come and witness history…   Topics: What is "church" in the time of COVID? Does the 8th commandment apply to Facebook? Watch out for Christian Nationalists When a church calls a pastor, what should a call committee ask? The cross is stupid for those who are perishing Guest: Cindy Koch   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Netw...

We aren't cancelled yet. Maybe this will be the show! Come and witness history…   Topics: What is "church" in the time of COVID? Does the 8th commandment apply to Facebook? Watch out for Christian Nationalists When a church calls a pastor, what should a call committee ask? The cross is stupid for those who are perishing Guest: Cindy Koch   Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Netw...

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. Topics: The Legacy of Rush Rend Your Heart, Tear Your Garments, It's OK to Mourn Lost Art of Shaking Hands Jesus and Welfare Suffering is not the Greatest Evil: Romans 5 Thank you:  1517.org proud me...

Get behind me bourgie theology! Pick up your cross and turn 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. Topics: The Legacy of Rush Rend Your Heart, Tear Your Garments, It's OK to Mourn Lost Art of Shaking Hands Jesus and Welfare Suffering is not the Greatest Evil: Romans 5 Thank you:  1517.org proud membe...

Repent and believe the good news. Everything will be OK!   Topics: You and your Ash: what is going on this Wednesday? Favorite Lenten Songs The bad way to fast for Lent Temptation of Christ and the Coming of the Kingdom Superstars in Sport and Ministry Thank you:  1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary St. Louis   Music: Willing Virginia - Fragile Young Heart, on...