Ringside Preachers

By Ringside Preachers

Enjoy thoughtful and humorous discussion about hot topics from God's point of view. You will hear some arguing, disagreeing and a little banter. Each pastor isn't afraid to call it like it is. Yet h... more

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How many episodes does Ringside Preachers have?

The podcast currently has 710 episodes available.

Ringside Preachers episodes:

May 28, 2025Poetry of Men
TOPICS:

Manly Poetry

Why not follow the OT law?

What its like to work for Joel…

Living Together before Marriage

CRAFT of PREACHING WORKSHOP

August 4-6, 2025 at St. James, Chicago

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Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”

Other Stuff:

Word Made Fresh: An Invitation to Poetry for the Church, Abram Van Engen

The Four Quartets, TS Eliot
...more
58min
May 21, 2025Baseball, Epiphany, and Ascension
TOPICS:

Hope for Humanity at the Ball game

New Pope talk

Christ’s Ascension & Implications

Guest: Rev. James Hopkins

CRAFT of PREACHING WORKSHOP

August 4-6, 2025 at St. James, Chicago

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”
...more
58min
May 09, 2025Ministry Newbies
TOPICS:

The Call Day Experience

Choosing a Church

New Pastor Advice

Essential Friendships in the Ministry

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CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”
...more
59min
April 30, 2025Post-Easter Hangover
TOPICS:

Absurd Easter Memories

Passing of Pope Francis

Resurrection and Remembrance

Confession Absolution

The “Closed” Canon of Scripture

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CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

(Registration open until May 10)

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”
...more
55min
April 24, 2025Addiction and Faith with Donavon Riley
TOPICS:

The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction NEW BOOK

Words of Identity

Community in Recovery

Empathy vs. Sympathy

Symbols in Worship

GUEST: Rev. Donavan Riley

NEW BOOK: The Impossible Prize: A Theology of Addiction

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CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

(Registration open until May 10)

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”
...more
1h 15min
April 16, 2025Holy Week with Ringside
TOPICS:

Swearing Pastors

Why does Mark’s Gospel end like it does?

Fear and Trembling

“They know not what they do”

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CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

(Registration open until May 10)

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”

Other:

Technopoly, Neil Postman

Dune 2
...more
46min
April 01, 2025Christian Entertainment and the Christian Life
TOPICS:

Rivalry in Sport and Society

The Chosen

Christian Entertainment

Repentance and Forgiveness

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CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

(Registration open until May 10)

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thejaggedword.com

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St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”
...more
56min
March 25, 2025Comfort Dogs, Loneliness, and Revolt
TOPICS:

Comfort Dogs

Loneliness

Anti-social Technology

Revolt against a King

readingtwotexts.com

CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

(Registration open until May 10)

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”

Other:

Written in March, William Wordsworth

The Anti-Social Century, Derek Thompson

Alone
...more
50min
March 11, 2025Reading Two Texts with Dr. Jim Voelz
TOPICS:

Situation and text

Newton/Einstein interpretation

Deconstructionism asks good questions.

Best Theories comes before Best practices

De-centering of the self

Modernism is not our salvation

readingtwotexts.com

CONFERENCE JUNE 10-11, 2025

(Registration open until May 10)

Thank you:

1517.org

thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:

https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN

Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”
...more
1h 5min
February 27, 2025Fun Christians and Slow Technology
Ringside interviews the incredible minds at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne during Symposia 2025.

Guest Rev. Dr. Jason Lane

TOPICS:

Benedict Option

Democracy as the new religion

Joyful Living: It’s fun

Formulated ideas by podcasts

Technology is faster or Slower?

Liturgy of rest

Thank you:

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thejaggedword.com

Grace Lutheran Ventura

St. James Lutheran, Chicago

Monthly Sponsors: James Houseman, Frankie Meadows, Blayne Watts, and Eddie Switek

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Music:

Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp

Dead Horse One - “I love my man”

Other:

The Fall of Rome, W.H. Auden

After Virtue, by Alasdair MacIntyre

How the Irish Saved Civilization, Thomas Cahill
...more
1h 2min

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How many episodes does Ringside Preachers have?

The podcast currently has 710 episodes available.

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