TOPICS: Lamentations or Taylor Swift?Ringside Growing upWhat is a Lutheran?Old Man Strength   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”

Exclusive Ringside conversations with some of our favorite scholars from Concordia Seminary during Symposium 2024. TOPICS: New Tech is just getting the job done!Preaching for living life TOGETHERCommunity Involved SermonExegesis of Culture & People   Guests: Rev. Dr. Peter Nafzger   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”

TOPICS: Murder and the GospelCrumbs and DawgsAre Words Important?   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”

Exclusive Ringside conversations with some of our favorite scholars from Concordia Seminary during Symposium 2024. TOPICS: Biblical Languages go digitalPerils of technological pastorsAI may be the beginning of the end   Guest: Rev. Dr. Bruce Schuchard   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”

TOPICS: Great Bar ScenesPreacher vs. CEO for a ChurchPhysical Contact in MinistryGroup-Think Brand-Image SermonLiking your own message   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”   Other: Delilah’s, Chicago Rick Rubin

TOPICS: Technology in real churchesBlow up the secular age…Exponential Advancement until Christ Returns?   Guests: Rev. Bob Sundquist (Faith Community Church, Las Vegas, NV) Rev. Sam Reinhard (Faith Community Church, Las Vegas, NV) Rev. Sam Aizenberg (Immanuel Lutheran Church, Carrollton, MO)   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”

TOPICS: Why go to a Symposium?And where is Joel?Inside baseball for the Pastor’s CallWoes of Technology Thanks to Concordia Seminary St. Louis and Fox and Hounds at The Cheshire.

TOPICS: Lutheran Participation in Politics in D.C.Preaching Christ not PoliticsMartin Luther vs. religious libertyTo vote or not to vote? Guest: Rev. Graham Glover   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”   Other: Maybe Christians Shouldn’t Vote: thejaggedword.com Peggie Noonan, The Washington Post

TOPICS: Simple and Complex Biblical Interpretation Why the curses (Genesis 3) are helpful for hopeCloser look at Cindy’s book “Once Upon a Curse”Does technology help or hurt us?   Guest: Cindy Koch New Book: “Once Upon a Curse” on Amazon” https://a.co/d/az3mvIz Website: cindykochwrites.com Weekly Bible Study by Cindy: cindykoch.substack.com    Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”   Other: Paradise Lost, John Milton Once Upon a Curse, by Cindy Koch Bible Study of Genesis 3 (The Curses) on Substack

TOPICS: How much is too much alcohol?War doesn’t build character, it revealsNot a Jesus-centered Faith?   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR:  https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN   Music: Graceful Dancing Patter: Sam Martin Hess, Silver Creek Revival Dead Horse One - “I love my man”   Other Stuff: Graceful Dancing Patter: Sam Martin Hess, Silver Creek Revival Alcohol is Bad: https://thejaggedword.com/2024/08/08/alcohol-is-bad-or-is-it/

TOPICS: LGBTQ & Drag ShowsIs there shame in hiring out work?Moving on from presidential assassinationProblems created by technology     Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”

TOPICS: Hard WorkFake prayers and AI God working through Trump?Getting better at Preaching   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”

TOPICS: Ross Down UnderHonor and DualsHobbies with your Spouse?John the Baptist be-heading   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”

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TOPICS: Experiencing other churchesAssurance vs. absolutionLaying on of hands, but not reallyIs a Creed important?   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”   Other: Robert Frost

TOPICS: D-Day ReflectionsDiscipline vs. MotivationFinding Meaning for a SoliderDictatorsResurrection & Long ending of MarkChaplain Baptisms   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”   Other: Major Reginald John Howard DSO on D-Day, Storming Normandy Man’s Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl

TOPICS: What to say when someone dies?Why should Pastors do a Sabbatical?Trapped by your audienceBorn again Evangelism is hanging out!A Pastor’s call & the shortage   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”   Other: CS Lewis 1949 Poolside Reflections Podcast ChristianityToday.com Russel Brand Baptism

Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”

TOPICS: Politics concerning Israel: is this the end?Can you argue someone into the Faith?Leaving the Ministry over Church ConflictDreading Retirement?   RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CHICAGO Friday, April 26th, 2024 at 6:30pm SIGN UP: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showRSVPSignUp/10C0C48A5AB2AA1FFC16-48542624-surviving   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”   Other: Mere Christianity, CS Lewis Bondage of the Will, Martin Luther More Pastors Are Leaving Ministry Over Church Conflict, christianitytoday.com

TOPICS: 1. The REAL Easter… play the game 2. “Did the Resurrection happen” problem 3. Toughest Moments as a Pastor 4. Letters to a Son on thejaggedword.com   RINGSIDE COMMUNITY COLLEGE, CHICAGO Friday, April 26th, 2024 at 6:30pm SIGN UP: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showRSVPSignUp/10C0C48A5AB2AA1FFC16-48542624-surviving   Thank you:  1517.org  thejaggedword.com Grace Lutheran Ventura St. James Lutheran, Chicago   Monthly Sponsors: Frankie Meadows and Blayne Watts   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”   Other: Easter Dawn, Malcom Guite Letters to a Son on thejaggedword.com