Ringside Preachers and Craft of Preaching join forces to bring you this special edition podcast discussing "Christendom Without Christianity." Rev. Dr. Peter Nafzger from Concordia Seminary St. Louis joins us to talk about the following topics: -Preaching to individuals instead of the christian community - the preacher has a unique view - How to make community real and not abstract - Ecclesiologically challenged Lutherans: does the pastor have to be in the middle of community? - Cultural exegesi...
Sep 28, 2021•59 min
Topics: Seculosity: religious in a different way Pandemic revealed our sin and depression Addicted to distrust A comedian preacher in the modern age NEW BOOK: Low Anthropology, the Christian understanding of human nature Guest: David Zahl mbird.com Mockingbird Ministries Instagram The Brothers Zahl Podcast Seculosity (book) Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Willing Virginia - I’ll be Coming Home Again, on S...
Sep 20, 2021•1 hr 5 min
Put down your needles and your masks, your Facebook arguments and self-righteous rants. Jesus reigns and is looking for sinners not saints to join Him at the party that will end and begin all parties. Oh and enjoy a little Ringside with friends. Topics: Where were you on 9/11? Would you withhold communion from a Democrat who supports abortion? Should pastors read books other than theology? James 2: Faith without works is dead! Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Conc...
Sep 14, 2021•1 hr 9 min
Topics: Labor Day, vocation and rest Toxic Pastors - when do you leave? Preachers who still can’t preach Jesus Permission slip from pastor to refuse vaccine Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Willing Virginia - I’ll hold my breath, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: In the Ring St. Louis, MO: September 21-22 Community College, Chicago: Friday October 22 First Liberty...
Sep 07, 2021•56 min
Put down your goat entrails, tea cups, and tarot cards. Let us forecast your future, interpret your past, and predict your mood! Topics: How should a pastor consider a call? Toxic people: forgive and forget? Teaching the Faith to Christians: The Catechisms Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Willing Virginia -I hold my breath on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: A Drink...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr
Topics: Permission to party: it’s ok to have fun! Meet Tyler’s dad and Tyler's mom!! Prayers for your kids to marry and get out of the basement Stand for the Bride and look at the Groom God’s plan & Soulmates Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Henry Hess on SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: Rise for the Bride, Joel Hess thejagedword.com In the Ring St. Louis, MO: September 21-22 Comm...
Aug 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Hop in the minivan to catch the early service or have a post-wedding Bloody Mary with Tyler’s Mom? Stay tuned. Topics: Take a break from church? Holy Hymnody: Is there a holy style of music… Ephesians 5:21 Submission Ross called to be a Navy Chaplain Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Willing Virginia - take, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: How Lutheran Hymns Lost...
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 7 min
Special Edition Ringside BOUT featuring Rev. Paul Koch and Nick Willert. Nick is a 1st degree blackbelt Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and Founder & President Grassroots Jiu Jitsu Social Club. Over his life, Nick has done everything from climbing mountains, to stunt cowboy work in western movies, to extreme skiing and big wave surfing, to horse rugby and horse wrestling. And to top it off, Nick is ultimately exploring how to pass on his adventurous spirit to his twin 10-year-old sons. Say hello to our ...
Aug 09, 2021•1 hr 8 min
Topics: Simone Biles: hero or villain? How do you preach about Satan? Decent of Christ into Hell Concerned Seminarian visit Ephesians 4: darkened and ignorant Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Willing Virginia - black velvet suit, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: “Moonshiner” by Bob Dylan In the Ring - Podcast Symposium in St. Louis, MO Community College, St. Jame...
Aug 03, 2021•55 min
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 , SoundCloud Dead Horse One - I love my man Other stuff: Death, Be Not Proud, John Donne South Park...
Jul 26, 2021•1 hr 8 min
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”, Keats Church Fellowship in the First Four Centuries, Werner Elert Paradise Lost, Milton Tyler’s Getting Mar...
Jul 21, 2021•1 hr 8 min
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 Other stuff: Thy Strong Word Podcast (KFUO) Be My Eyes, by Joel Hess on thejaggedword.com...
Jul 12, 2021•55 min
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 Preachers and The Jagged Word Music: Willing Virginia - Fragile on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead Horse One...
Jul 06, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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 Christ in the Church Addressing LGBTQ community in God’s design Satan’s reign in a rage room Guest: ...
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 6 min
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 member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis and thejaggedword.com Music: Willing V...
Jun 15, 2021•55 min
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: It’s Raining Men, Weather Girls Should you Baptize an Alien? Ringside Podcast Joe Rogan Experience #1347...
Jun 09, 2021•1 hr 4 min
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 Creed? Which prayers should you build into your life? “If I die before I wake”… sleep is death Explai...
May 31, 2021•54 min
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 Faith Jesus breaks out of his information bubble Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcas...
May 25, 2021•54 min
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 University Pastor Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network and Concordia Seminary, St. ...
May 18, 2021•1 hr 3 min
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 respond… but Ross skipped the last session Guests: Rev. Matt Nolte Bonnie Hicks Mercedes Smith Rev. Mike S...
May 10, 2021•56 min
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? It’s all the same manuscripts… What’s the deal with 3 John? Overcome the world (1 Corinthians 5) G...
May 04, 2021•1 hr 5 min
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 you do with grown ups who lose the way? “Jesus is Lord” (1 John 4) Guest: Rev. Dennis Matyas Thank you: 15...
Apr 27, 2021•1 hr 8 min
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 Greece, Friedrich Schiller Standing Where The Fire Has Been, Joel Hess on thejaggedword.com Killing the Sheep...
Apr 19, 2021•1 hr 1 min
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 - I love my man Other stuff: 1-3 John (Concordia Commentary) Dr. Bruce Schuchard...
Apr 13, 2021•1 hr 3 min
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 he would appear to? Church membership declining under 50%, it doesn’t matter. Would you believe what th...
Apr 06, 2021•1 hr 3 min
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 Friday Palm Sunday or Sunday of the Passion… And what do you do with the crowds? Thank you: 1517.org ...
Mar 29, 2021•58 min
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 Concordia Seminary St. Louis Music: Willing Virginia - I see a Light, on Spotify , iTunes , SoundCloud Dead H...
Mar 23, 2021•1 hr 2 min
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 and Cinema Writer for thejaggedword.com Thank you: 1517.org proud member of the 1517 Podcast Network theja...
Mar 15, 2021•1 hr 5 min
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 One - I love my man Other stuff: Glorious Rise of the Speakeasy, Paul Koch on The Jagged Word Subscribe: App...
Mar 08, 2021•52 min
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 Network and Concordia Seminary St. Louis Music: Willing Virginia - The One That I Want, on Spotify , iTunes ,...
Mar 02, 2021•58 min
