The Happy Rant

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Dutch Adam & Eve John Piper the punching bag The Pied Piper Book (hit piece on Piper) The Heresy Rant The New Yorker tote bag flex Other brand flexes Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The evolution of khakis (and dressing our age) Ronnie's epic "accidental" Christmas photo shoot Wardrobe changes Rebranding Cleveland baseball Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this LIVE episode of the Happy Rant, recorded at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, Texas, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics, all provided by listeners. They range from meeting our wives to owning minor league baseball teams to the Mark Driscoll podcast. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaud...

In this LIVE episode of the Happy Rant, recorded at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, Texas, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Our amazing hosts Breaking down baptistries Personas of different views of baptism Why is smugness so fun? The gentrification of souls The whitest things Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising...

In this LIVE episode of the Happy Rant, recorded at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, Texas, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Hot or Not - 90s mega church aesthetics, being assertive, and reformedom The psychology and pathology of buddying up to Beth Moore on social media Flustered by celebrity Celebrity accessibility ruins things The reformed version of US...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Josh Harris deconstruction kits What parts of deconstruction might be good What we get wrong about deconstruction Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Moving your kid into college How sadness about change hits us What is the most Christian response to sadness? Field of Dreams: Awesome or Not? The difficulty of being 30 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: TV size as a personality statement Donald Miller and car promotions Loss of social cues when making marketing requests The muddying of business and personal in self-promotion How to market our book without being the worst? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about ad...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Why aren't we funny any more? M. Night Shyamalan takes and opinions - awesome or garbage? Jared C. the moviegoer and screenwriter Kids with Weird names Theologian names for kids Dock life and camping LIVE SHOW DETAILS Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about adverti...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas (sans Ronnie) wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ted at summer camp Finding the original hipster Coffee and anxiety Drisky thoughts Fighting ego in ministry Mullets and mustaches Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ronnie and Barnabas (sans Ted) wander to and fro through a variety of topics, particularly about being men of the cloth: Writing process vs. sermon preparation Finding your voice as a preacher Unexpected things in ministry Handling the lowliness of pastoring in all its counter-cultural uncoolness Pastors making and keeping (or not) friends Discover more Christian...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Ronnie, sans vacationing Barnabas, wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Being the Annie F. Downs Enneagram podcast Visual Theology, our new partner Why reformed people love to attack reformed people What is our responsibility in pastoral blowups? How we feel about Woody Allen films Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire abo...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through one topic: Mark Driscoll. Our reaction to the new podcast "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" Our early reactions and responses when Driscoll got big What made Driscoll so captivating to so many and turned others off When we knew it was time to be out on Driscoll Lessons we may have learned from the Driscoll experien...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Books that are slogs to read Carl Trueman the prophet The new McCarthyism Critical race theory the bogeyman What we are reading and watching Seminary killing the love of reading Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/cont...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics, but this time it's a little different. This time they go through a glossary of podcast terms and slang from their forthcoming Happy Rant book. Terms include: @JaredCWilson Baby Christian Slumlords Dougie Fresh Drisky SO MANY MORE Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire a...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie the outdoor cat Writing is a young or old man's game Writing as a parent of teens Glum vs. cranky Overuse of "brilliant" and "genius" The interior decorating wars: Southern vs. Hipster Buying vibes vs. creating them Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Outrage over a United States Constitutional Study Bible What should be in study Bibles? What are we allowed to riff on? Drisky Business What would having a security detail be like? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/c...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie the retreat designer Ignored small church pastors Ghost writing is terrible Or is it?  Taking offense at celebrations When did offense become our default? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaud...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Where did casual dating go? The effects of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" Why's it so hard to ask someone out? Dating according to theology The loss of conversation skills Raising kids to date right Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising o...

In this episode Ted and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ted's venture into being a pop artist A pastor plagiarizing Mark Driscoll Why do pastors plagiarize? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Erwin McManus high end clothing line Dominion Dating Erwinians The Oscars Luncheon Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics: How do we keep sarcasm and humor from becoming cynicism and negativity? Are there single Christian men who aren't a-holes? *Why* are so many single Christian men so bad? What are our current pet peeves? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Cattle flexing Christians fetishizing the stories of others leaving the faith Performative deconstruction Why are we so bad at "that's not my business"? Religion reporting vs. gossip Fame vs. skill vs. the skill of getting famous Discover more Christian podcasts at...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Covid family travel experience Vegas and virtue signaling TGC's lineup and online conferences The Reformed Rat Pack Satan Nikes Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie and Barnabas do something a little different. It's actually two short episodes that had previously been released to our Patreon supporters. The first is a conversation about how we are writing our Happy Rant book - the process, the style, the topics, and our enjoyment of it. The second is a conversation about writing advice and books we are enjoying ri...