The Happy Rant

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The changes in reformed masculinity in recent years Snake handling churches MLM for snakes: the next big thing Misogyny: Ronnie's word of the episode (because it's so fun) What practical skills do pastors need? Pastors as experts in everything Discover more Christia...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do, well sort of. They wander to and fro through mostly one topic, one they generally avoid: Politics. The "presidential" debate People's outrage over the predictable Insane expectations Where can we find hope? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.co...

In this episode of The Happy Rant you'll get to listen to a free chapter from the audio book of Hoping for Happiness, the newly released book by Barnabas Piper. If you have ever asked the following questions this book is for you. Why I am always disappointed in the end no matter how hard I chase happiness? What does it even mean to be happy in the messed up world? Is happiness a guilty pleasure? I...

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: Why don't publishers market books any more? How authors promote books Podcasters taking themselves seriously Book blurbs as fame credentials Why don't endorsements work for all books? Ronnie's marketing decadence for Hoping for Happiness Swanky New England Boys scho...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics: Caring about being handsome The benefits of being handsome Show pony professors The Jared C. Blurb Ronnie and best friends Christopher Nolan characters (or rather, not characters) Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportuniti...

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: Woke Ted Sunday Cool and the Gen Z Bible Study that wasn't Bible verses read by generations Fallwell Falls . . . well? Endorsers for a Happy Rant Book Correcting false Yoda tweet accusations Simon Sinek: Leadership Yoda extraordinaire Discover more Christian podcast...

In this episode of the Happy Rant Ronnie and Barnabas do what they always do and wander (lots of wandering) to and fro through a variety of topics: C.S. Lewis the closet Calvinist Favorite childhood books Childhood books we hated How Christian schools shaped (or didn't) reading habits Books we came to love as adults Books we loathe Is the Enneagram helpful any more? Discover more Christian podcast...

In this episode of The Happy Rant the boys do what they always do and wander to and from through, well, just one topic: Barnabas Piper. Ted and Ronnie come with pressing questions they’ve always wanted to ask Barnabas regarding: What his mom taught him The perfect day What doors is marriage opening? Dream jobs as a kid That *one* dream writing project Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio....

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics . . . with a twist. These are all listener questions and suggestions. Favorite music Re-living favorite years and eras Reformed people reading for fun Happy Rant Origin Story Stuck on an Island with emergent church leaders Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inqu...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics . . .with a twist. These are all listener questions and suggestions. Ted's Gilmore Girls adoration Left Behind series Books we regret reading Starting Businesses Top 5 Movies Archnemeses AND MORE Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising oppor...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics: Barnabas's celebrity riddled wedding Ronnie's twitter burner account Ennegaram 4's talking about enneagram 4's Gloating and promoting Johnny Mac's defiance Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/cont...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Ronnie (sans honeymooning Barnabas) do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics: Metaxas burns woke twitter to the ground with white Jesus J.D. Greear and house churches Interesting A-listers and the next big reformed thing Ronnie's doctoral slog COVID's gift of negativity Embracing COVID Nature vs nurture in handling difficulties D...

In this episode of The Happy Rant the boys do what they always do and wander to and from through, well, just one topic: Ronnie Martin. Ted and Barnabas come with pressing questions they’ve always wanted to ask Ronnie regarding: Honesty about glumness Relating to a wife as an introspective Enneagram 4 How he met his wife (a great story) Pivoting to "Ron" Church planting in Ohio - why Ashland? How h...

In this episode Ted and Barnabas, sans Ronnie, do what they always do and suss out a variety of topics. Ronnie and Jared C.'s engagement photo shoot Middle aged photo fashion The wives' roles in this tremendous photo Bethel church solves racism with a movie quote Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us .

In this episode of The Happy Rant the boys do what they always do and wander to and from through, well, just one topic: Ted Kluck. Ronnie and Barnabas come with pressing questions they've always wanted to ask Ted regarding: David Foster Wallace Being an only child Unexpected authoring success Being wined and dined Adoption Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about adverti...

In this re-released episode we revisit a conversation from about three years ago when Ronnie interviewed Barnabas all about what it was like to be John Piper's son and then to go in in work and ministry in this weird reformed world. For those new to the show this is a great intro to Barnabas. For old-timers, we hope you enjoy it again! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire...

In this re-released episode we revisit a conversation from about three years ago when Barnabas interviewed Ronnie all about Ronnie's career as a musician. For those new to the show this is a great intro to Ronnie and a peek behind the CCM curtain. For old-timers, we hope you enjoy it again! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.c...

In this re-released episode we revisit a conversation from about three years ago when Barnabas interviewed Ted all about Ted's life and career, especially his writing career. For those new to the show this is a great intro to Ted. For old-timers, we hope you enjoy it again! 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 (sans Ronnie) do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: OUR NEW BOOKS Fecund, as a word and as a lifestyle Can we even win the culture war? What even is the "culture war"? Complementarian jerks Punching in our weigh class Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities a...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Ronnie (sans Barnabas) wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Record making vs. book writing Collaboration vs. loner creation Ministry vs. creative work Dealing with editors Collaborative music listening Things we wish we'd changed in our work Bogus expectations Time away to write 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 various topics: Ronnie turns 50 Perspectives on aging - realism, enjoyment, and expectations What do we get excited about Becoming "the old guy" Fight the powers that be Done with "bespoke" Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas sort of do what they always do and wander to and fro through a few select topics: What is there to be hopeful about in America? Eschatology and the end of America What is the upside of all this upheaval? What are our fears? Hypocrisy and Bravery online Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportu...

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: Still crushing our lock down days A Foreign language film flex How criticism and enjoyment cancel each other A quarantine social media book flex Defending the good Karens of the world Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising op...

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Ronnie do anglophile things and discuss another British drama to their hearts' content. 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: Ronnie's computer situation Lying about church size Hipster nurseries How to Reconvene as a church well Reopening church reactions by Enneagram number Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/cont...