Turn off your social media and turn on Ringside! Your one stop podcast for everything you need to know! Jump down the rabbit hole.The debut of our new game show - Which Martin said it? Tyler reads quotes and the preachers have to guess whether it was luther or MLK! Very surprising! Topics: what makes a good education, Don't ever say 'its my opinion' 'i think...' or 'that was interesting! Is it ok to have a taste for blood or a desire to conquer? preparing for communion. Its crazy that Jesus call...
Feb 13, 2017•1 hr 5 min
do you like long walks on the beach, puppies, hummus, the color light tan? Then you will absolutely hate Ringside! The preachers pour some light on some hot traxx! Topics: preaching in the age of Trump aint so easy, Why do Roman Catholics often receive only the host during communion? What's the unforgivable sin exactly? Is Facebook dead? When can we revolt!? Is there a Christian dressecode? MLK's awesome Street Sweeper speech! and more!!! music: intro - dead bees - i love my man. outro- JAHESS s...
Feb 06, 2017•1 hr 2 min
It is 2 and 1/2 minutes to midnight but it ain't stopping the preachers! It could be 30 seconds to midnight and I'll still be talking Jesus. Come and hangout, laugh and learn! don't be afraid to disagree or debate. Topics: Doomsday clock says we are closer to the end - who cares!? Women's March fail? Is there something we can call Natural Law and does it matter? Why join a local church, does God care? Abortion and broken people, Do you pray for the president, whomever he is? Why open communion a...
Jan 30, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Banned in North Korea, Lichtenstein, and the indigenous Ichoteby tribes of the remote edges of the Andes, Ringside will not be denied! Enjoy a great episode recorded at Don Hall's lounge in Ft Wayne! It's like you're right there with a Negroni in your hand! Our usual hosts , Ross Engel, Paul Koch and Joel A Hess are joined by Pastors Tim Barkett and David Rufner! Topics include: why seminary? Do babies always believe right after baptism? Eleanor Roosevelt was wrong about small and big minds! Pas...
Jan 22, 2017•55 min
They say Nutella isn't good for you anymore! Well this is! Spread it on your toast and have it morning, noon and night! Listen to the preachers talk about the hot topics of the day with a little seriousness and silliness. Topics: Do we need a free press? Does the New Testament interpret the old or vice versa? Thank you Meryl Streep for enlightening us! Demons, Sleep paralysis and Ross' relatives are exorcists are you? What is sanctification? What does 'the letter kills' mean? Has global concerns...
Jan 16, 2017•1 hr
If you like Braunschweiger you're gonna love this! The fellas talk about a variety of subjects - go ahead skip around if you get bored! topics: its ok to party, but how? what in the world is epiphany? Why was Jesus baptized so what? debating and discussing some dude's 6 disruptive church trend blogpost. Sometimes God just says - I'm God you are not. deal with it. Why is the US hung up on Israel? are you annoying to argue with? you might be a sophist! MUSIC: intro i love my man by the dead bees, ...
Jan 08, 2017•1 hr 8 min
Imagine partying with Fra Angelico and Wes Anderson on New Years. Our New Years Christmas special episode will feel the exact opposite! The fellas chat about that stupid elf that rats on kids, How the irreversibility of time haunts our holiday season, its important to party like its 1999! Christian Churches offer services on Christmas day period! 5 greatest events of 2016, should Christians make new years resolutions? have fun. Contact Ringside. Go to ringside with the preacher men Facebook page...
Dec 26, 2016•1 hr 4 min
ep. 12 santa kills kid! white christmas depresses, jesus wasn't kicked out of motel 6 by 1517 Podcasts
Dec 19, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Baby It's Cold Outside isn't about rape, but this song is! This is what it would sound like if Gunter Grass never read Kafka but instead became the drummer for the Zombies. The Preacher Men talk about the virtues of Baby It's Cold Outside vs. broccoli, was Mary always a virgin? Preacher don't tell me how to live my life! Hess hates the "dash" poem and so should you. Get Christmas right so you get the Eucharist right! Good job science, now Sophia Vegera's embryos are suing her. The Jedi are wusse...
Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 4 min
This is what it would sound like if Gunter Grass never read Kafka but instead became the drummer for the Zombies. The Preacher Men talk about the virtues of Baby It's Cold Outside vs. broccoli, was Mary always a virgin? Preacher don't tell me how to live my life! Hess hates the "dash" poem and so should you. Get Christmas right so you get the Eucharist right! Good job science, now Sophia Vegera's embryos are suing her. The Jedi are wusses. Puritans ban Christmas.
Dec 12, 2016•1 hr 4 min
This is what would happen if Sylvia Plath and Tycho Brahe enjoyed a trip to Cedar Point in a Prius. The gentlemen laugh and discuss serious issues from God's point of view. STDs are more effective than Sex ed, Santa or no Santa for smart people? Cant have christmas without John the Baptist, Tyler the intern is back! Bonhoeffer writes great Christmas cards, Charlie Brown Christmas is the best Christmas show
Dec 05, 2016•53 min
This is what it sounds like in outer space: episode 9 chock full of goodies - national religion good? women like men who fix stuff, why advent? stop complaining about commercialization of christmas, Christmas was never a pagan holiday and if it what who cares, christmas carols during advent pshhh! teaching kids to filter is first task of education! Music: i love my man - dead bees records, christmas pt. 2 - joel allen hess
Nov 28, 2016•53 min
Ever wonder what would happen if you talked with Einstein while walking on a train going 90 mph while the earth spun on its axis while circling the sun. exactly! Enjoy 3 rough and tough preachers talk about God, politics, music and what have ya. music: killer bees music - i love my man, joel allen hess - broken
Nov 21, 2016•54 min
3 preachers talk Christ and modern day issues with vigor and humor! you will be enriched or your money back! ELECTION SPECIAL! Why trump? the Doctrine of Election, Why not Hilary? Franklin Graham has to stop! What do real live millenials think? we got one! The END TIMES aghhhh!? Race and the election! Music: intro - dead bees, I love my man. end - Joel Allen Hess, I'm falling away cover art: Hess - nuclear trump
Nov 14, 2016•54 min
3 preachers, a boxing ring bell and the gloves are off! like John Donne drinking Absinthe with Chance the Rapper while watching Curling! topics include embalming, Pope Francis making nice with liberal Lutherans, Millennials and sex, danger of beauty, amish, casinos are bad for civilization, are you a saint? is your church asking for money all the time! Come and join in on the banter!
Nov 07, 2016•46 min
get ready to laugh out loud and then cry without ceasing. topics: who would luther vote for? whats the big deal about reformation? would Luther be kicked out today? catholic lite ugh! how important are original languages to reformation/today? is the reformation relevant today?
Oct 30, 2016•43 min
Entertaining and Engaging theology with 3 preachers thinking through Culture and God's Word. This weeks episode: Andy Warhol, Is it it a sin not to work out?, Can Christians use profanity?, Should my kid go to a Christian College, cremation, how and how not to prepare for communion, why do teenagers dictate what's cool!!!? intro music - THE DEAD BEES - i love my man, outro - Joel Allen Hess - sons
Oct 23, 2016•46 min
Ring the bell, the preachers throw these topics around the ring! Is Acting a manly profession, Bring back the wake, porn culture and politics, do you have to repent to believe?, Trump and Clinton, bob dylan nobel laureate?, preparing vs. protecting parenting. music - intro - the dead bees. outro - willing virginia/joel hess
Oct 17, 2016•45 min
Episode 2 features discussion of how to be a christian parent and watch your kid play sports, gun control, british royalty, whats up with these clowns, does the church need the 1st amendment, is humor a virtue
Oct 07, 2016•39 min
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Oct 03, 2016•30 min
