Podcast Overview

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Ruth: Bitterness Strikes Back

10/23/20

1 min

By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio

Like the Israelites of old, Naomi enters into the Promised Land, but she does so grumbling with bitterness. Is she wrong to blame God? What is God doing?
In the Ring: Preaching Reality into Times of Crisis with Dr. Bruce Schuchard

10/22/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

A crisis isn’t all bad. Crisis encourages us to recognize who we are and what is real. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Bruce Schuchard exploring the crazy history of this sinful world and a preacher’s response to it. The Cross of Christ speaks volumes above anything that is offered as an empty solution. Come Lord Jesus!
What Would Luther Say About Today?

10/19/20

4 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Be a hero and listen up to the preachers! Real men die for a purpose and bring back a little doctrine in their sermons. Martin Luther would be proud.
In the Ring: Preaching in Chaos with Dr. Peter Nafzger

10/15/20

3 mins

By Joel Hess | Bob Hiller | Paul Koch

What is essential and non-essential in an age of crisis? Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. Peter Nafzger in a discussion about preaching to specific people in a specific location. Half of the Seminary may be from Nebraska, but what does your hyper-local world need to hear? Maybe the preacher’s task is to start a crisis.
In the Ring: Preaching in an Upside-down World with Dr. David Schmitt

10/08/20

3 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

We were going to talk about preaching during the pandemic, but then things got even crazier. Ringside meets the Craft of Preaching with Dr. David Schmitt discussing how the preaching task is always the same, but the target changes. And Tyler… where’s the bell?
Presidents and Pastors, Public Speaking is Hard

10/04/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

How many presidents does it take to make us question our confidence in this country? No problem, Jesus will be back soon! Just listen to the preachers tell it like it is, and everything will be ok.
In the Ring: Debate in an Age of Deconstruction with Dr. Ben Haupt

10/01/20

3 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Forget prayer, America needs the use of logic and civilized discourse! So do preachers. What if preachers actually honestly engage the culture instead of cry “martyr”? Ringside meets The Craft of Preaching with special guest Dr. Ben Haupt.
200th Episode! Critical Race Theory Explored!

09/07/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Who is right in these crazy times? The only oppressed One who is not the oppressor: Jesus.
What to Wear to a Funeral

08/31/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Walking on water is what we need. Jesus does it. We got baptism. Float through it all as the Modest Mouse song says!
A Postmodern Pandemic Still Needs the Gospel - with Scott Keith of 1517

07/21/20

2 mins

By Scott Keith | Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Kids - you'll never know the freedom of "come home with the streetlights on". But don't worry, be nostalgic for the Gospel of Jesus!
What Color Is Jesus?

07/09/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Throughout the centuries and throughout earthquakes, famines, kingdoms falling and rising, God's Word has moved forward. Picking up pieces, people, lives, sins, and hopelessness only to turn them into diamonds through His Grace!
Smoking Pot a Sin? and other topics

05/04/20

2 mins

By Joel Hess | Paul Koch

Is man essentially good? Most people think so despite the evidence. Since pot is now essentially legal - is it good? ok? What do you tell Johnny?