Author

  1. Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just

    book
    02/02/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    Experience the reality of God while the world is ending. Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and Dr. Arthur Just from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne explore how the real tangible gifts of God break through the shadows of this crumbling world.
    Meeting the End and the Beginning in Bread and Wine: In the Ring with Dr. Art Just

  2. Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

    book
    01/28/21
    4 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch | John T. Pless
    What does it look like to preach while the world is ending? Ringside Preachers, Craft of Preaching, and John Pless from Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne tackle this topic from a practical and historical viewpoint after eating fried chicken livers, of course.
    Mankind - Not God - Needs Demythologizing: In the Ring with John Pless

  3. Bonusode: Pecking on Christ

    book
    01/28/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Craig and Troy tackle the issue that has caused so many first-year seminarians untold sleepless nights: When Jesus was tempted, could He actually have sinned?
    Bonusode: Pecking on Christ

  4. Honoring Emperors

    book
    01/26/21
    3 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    From the city begun by Mad Anthony in 1794, some mad preachers carry on the revolutionary spirit with some spirited talk about submitting to murderous immoral pagan emperors.
    Honoring Emperors

  5. To serve Man

    book
    01/15/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    Does God come that we might serve Him, or that He might serve man? Craig and Troy revisit the end of Matthew 3 to bring out the implications of what it means for Jesus to serve us by fulfilling all righteousness.
    To serve Man

  6. Interpreting the Times

    book
    01/11/21
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Cindy Koch | Paul Koch
    In between boarding up your windows and hauling 5 lb. drums of peanut butter down to your basement, grab a hot rum toddy, pull your muck boots up, and inject yourself with a little reality in Jesus with the Preachers.
    Interpreting the Times

  7. Jesus gets down and dirty

    book
    01/08/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    God doesn't demand that you wash yourself and come up to Him in holiness, but instead He comes all the way down to you in the filth of your sin.
    Jesus gets down and dirty

  8. A Carpenter, a Young Girl, and God walk into Egypt . . .

    book
    01/01/21
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    . . . but the joke's on Herod. Joseph takes Mary and baby Jesus to refuge in Egypt, and all that happens in Matthew 2 is done in order to fulfill the prophecies of the Old Testament.
    A Carpenter, a Young Girl, and God walk into Egypt . . .

  9. Merry Christmas! The World is Ending.

    book
    12/28/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    While you are comparing your presents and life to others, pour a Sidecar, turn off the Taylor Swift, and man up.
    Merry Christmas! The World is Ending.

  10. When Herod Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy

    book
    12/25/20
    1 min
    By Troy Neujahr | Craig Donofrio
    King Herod's rule is threatened when the Magi come to worship the one born King of the Jews. But did they spill the beans?
    When Herod Ain't Happy, Ain't Nobody Happy

  11. Mall Santa

    book
    12/22/20
    1 min
    By Scott Keith | Caleb Keith
    Caleb and Scott host a Christmas episode where they talk about Santa, magic, and Scott’s graying beard.
    Mall Santa

  12. God Shat His Pants

    book
    12/22/20
    2 mins
    By Joel Hess | Paul Koch
    God will forever be man. While you think about that, take a listen to our recent episode on the elevation of human beings on Christmas, Mary’s unique role, and ministering to public servants unable to be home for Christmas.
    God Shat His Pants