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April is the cruellest month, breeding. Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing. Memory and desire, stirring. Dull roots with spring rain. (The Wasteland, T.S. Eliot) The Ringside Preachers and Dr. Arthur Just explore the poetry of T.S. Eliot and his expression of the Christian Faith at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne.
 
Topics:
T.S. Eliot leading up to his Christian Conversion The Philosophy of Modern and Postmodern Christianity How does Eliot’s poetry speak to Christians today? Repentance and Culture  
Guest:
Dr. Arthur Just
Professor of Exegetical Theology and Assistant Faculty Marshal at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. 
 
Thank you: 
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
1517.org 
Grace Lutheran Ventura
St. James Lutheran, Chicago
 
Music:
Joel A. Hess (Willing Virginia) - “Birthdays, Roses, and Balloons “
Dead Horse One - I love my man
 
Other stuff:
Eliot and His Age, Russell Kirk
The Golden Bough, Sir James George Frazer
Literary Converts, Joseph Pearce
The Confessions of X, Suzanne Wolfe
James K A Smith
Catherine Pickstock
Graham Ward
Liturgy in the Postmodern World, Keith Pecklers 
The Idea of a Christian Society, T.S. Eliot
Notes Towards a Definition of Culture, T.S. Eliot
The Road, Cormac McCarthy
The Book of Eli (movie)
The Four Quartets, T.S. Eliot
Murder in the Cathedral, T.S. Eliot

At the end of the Lord's Prayer, you hear the promise of the resurrection rumbling through the whole thing. Finally, the door of the mighty fortress is going to open and the Prince of Peace will step forward! The Ringside Preachers join John T. Pless at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne to remember and honor the great theologian Jim Nestingen.
 
Topics:
God does not leave you without a preacher! Deliver us from Every Evil, even death Praying the Lord’s Prayer as Luther did Legacy of Handing over the Goods Reflections on the life and theology of Jim Nestingen Pietism and Antinomianism God is doing something through the preached Word  
Guest:
John T. Pless
Assistant professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne. 
 
Thank you: 
Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne
1517.org 
Grace Lutheran Ventura
St. James Lutheran, Chicago
 
Music:
Joel A. Hess (Willing Virginia) - “I See a Light “
Dead Horse One - I love my man
 
Other stuff:
Martin Luther A Life,  James A. Nestingen 
Luther, Thrivent
The Faith We Hold, Nestingen
Free to Be, Nestingen and Forde
The Necessary Distinction: A Continuing Conversation on Law and Gospel, James Nestingen and John T. Pless
Luther’s Annotated Catechism with Contemporary Applications, The Theology of the Cross in the Lord's Prayer, James Nestingen
Letter to Peter the Barber, A Simple Way to Pray, Martin Luther
Praying Luther's Small Catechism, John T. Pless
 

Topics:
When the Liturgy is boring… Can you trust the preacher and the church?  
THANKS! Staci Greunke
 
YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR: 
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Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America
 
Thank you: 
1517.org 
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
thejaggedword.com
Grace Lutheran Ventura
St. James Lutheran, Chicago
 
 
Music:
Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp
Dead Horse One - I love my man
 
Other stuff:
Dismantling Mistrust from the Pulpit, Dr. Robert Kolb, craftofpreaching.com

Topics:
Rocky & a Jesus Story Church Membership: what does it take? What should we know about the Corinthians?  
YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR: 
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN
 
Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America
 
Thank you: 
1517.org 
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
thejaggedword.com
Grace Lutheran Ventura
St. James Lutheran, Chicago
 
 
 
 
 
Music:
Joel Allen Hess - More on bandcamp
Dead Horse One - I love my man
 
 
Other stuff:
Refugee, Malcolm Guite
Nature is Metal on Instagram
Grill Guy on Instagram
Raging Bull
Cinderella Man
Killing Jesus: A History (Bill O'Reilly's Killing Series) 
Luther’s Small Catechism
We Can’t All Wear Tracksuits, Ringside Podcast
 

Topics:
Favorite Christmas Treats Seasons for Pastors Everything you wanted to know about circumcision What do Jesus’ experiences mean for us?  
YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR: 
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN
 
Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America
 
Thank you: 
1517.org 
Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
thejaggedword.com
Grace Lutheran, Ventura
St. James Lutheran, Chicago
 
Music:
Joel Allen Hess - "there" More on bandcamp
Dead Horse One - I love my man
 
Other stuff:
Little Tree, EE Cummings
 
 
 

Topics:
Cranky Christmas Observations What do you say to someone who died outside of the faith? The Incarnation Post-incarnate Christ Gift ideas for your lady  
GET YOUR RINGSIDE CHRISTMAS PRESENTS!! www.ringsidepreachers.com/shop
 
Thank you: 
1517.org 
and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis
and thejaggedword.com
Grace Lutheran Ventura
St. James Lutheran, Chicago
 
Monthly Sponsors: Frances Meadows, Eddie Switek, Blayne Watts, ITO Radio America
 
YOU CAN BE A RINGSIDE SPONSOR: 
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=TZBU7UQQAWEVN
 
Music:
Joel Allen Hess - "christmas bells" More on bandcamp
Dead Horse One - I love my man
 
 
Other stuff:
The Christmas Rose, Cecil Day-Lewis
Scandal of the Incarnation: Irenaeus