In this final live episode of the Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through listener questions that cover a whole variety of topics ranging from parenting to writing to podcast success to much, much more. For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some …

In this live episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a look back at our podcast heroes and rogues galleries. Our hall of heroes from past years Our rogues gallery over the years For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All…

In this live episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a look back at our college days. On dreaming On being a jerk On not caring On caring too much For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Real…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of stories about our high school days: Navigating Christian high school Figuring out affluence High school personas Coming of age stories Being self-conscious vs. being self-aware To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-liv…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days: Advice for folks transitioning out of college to the real world Having courage in new circumstances Having patience in growing and earning Correcting aspirations To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappy…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days: Things we miss that don't exist any more Music labels/publishers vs. self-release or publication The lifespan of new books Radio interviews To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through the glory of the show The Bear: The Bear as an ode to Chicago and perfectly presenting Chicago characters The nearly perfect storytelling of The Bear A show about pursuing wholeness and perfection A secular show with Christian sensibilities (despite a few F-words) To get details and purchas…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days: Where are we going from here? Future podcast ideas and possibilities Bucket lists: flippant thing or fulfillment before we die? Why men like talking about money and trips What did we talk about when we were young and interesting? Why Chri…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics just like the old days: Early blog days that launched careers and spawned comment section wars How come some pastors get weird on social media after they leave the pastorate? Wait, megachurches are still doing this stuff? What exactly is an "executive pastor"? T…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie the outdoorsman A River Runs Through It and the late 90s Christian fly fishing boom The male attraction to poker nights Having purpose in retirement Dream retirement jobs To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-liv…

In this episode Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Live show nostalgia - a look back The Barbenheimer phenomenon--how did this happen and why it's kind of great So, Elon Musk is ruining twitter Does seminary really matter? Why? For whom? To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant…

In this episode the boys wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Our worst preaching moments Things that are normal now that would have been really weird when we were growing up Is it good that parents are addicted to making memories? To get details and purchase tickets for the live show visit https://thehappyrant.com/the-live-show. For more…

In this episode Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: First impressions of Threads Is Threads the social media platform to save all platforms? Our propensity to expect the next thing to be a better thing Flat-footed preaching vs Sound bite preaching What Christian books need to be written? To get details and purchase ti…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a couple topics and then make a very significant announcement in the life of our show: Pastors and social media travel freak-outs When did this start? When will it End? ANNOUNCING OUR NEXT LIVE SHOW A historic announcement in the life of this show To get details and purchase ticket…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a remembrance and appreciation of Tim Keller: When we first encountered him Appreciating his clear, but not weird and crazy, reformedom Tim's influence on urban church planting and making cities cool His unique preaching style For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis c…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Books that everyone loves that you dislike or don't get The most ripped-off Christian authors Books that turned us on to writing Guilty pleasure books Violent vigilantes vs. Christian romance Good writing vs. bad stories For more ranting, conversation, and cultural anal…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Denominational convention fun in New Orleans and Memphis The non-denomination denomination How different denominations do smugness Palatable vs. unpalatable pretensions Zoom backgrounds by denomination For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Books that shaped us as children Books that have shaped us this year Our families' relationship with TV Slippery slope TV shows Fight Club hate For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Throug…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Our spending arc by age and stage The dad fashion arc People's relationship with photos How fame effects relationships Old models of fame vs. new For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some …

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: What does boredom look like and feel like as an adult? Do boring people know they are boring? How do we escape boring interactions? What motivates us at this point in life? For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The danger of telling someone "good job" Almost repentance and reconciliation in stories Apologies are never easy Balancing fallenness and repentance in story telling For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To …

In this episode Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Food Movie Mt. Rushmore Artists and their relationships with critics The idol of Creative Control How Ted never does the third ad break as a sort of commentary on the state of things. For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Middle aged pastor personas online Fill-in communities for church The Cruise experience Air BnB aesthetics: so creative they're the same everywhere Is it possible to be unique in the internet age? For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book,…

In this episode Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Great American business stories: The Happy Rant and Nike. Ted is Alan Greenspan “Air” tried hard to be “Moneyball” and “Jerry Maguire” but fell short 1980s office aesthetics “Without Limits” is the true and better “Air.” For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analys…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Parents at high school sporting events The work it takes to go on vacation Different styles of vacation The nautical life - manhood tests, new guy pressures, and more Making vacation friends For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The H…

In this episode Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The movie, Air, and the work of Damon and Affleck What if Damon and Affleck partner with us on a movie project? Downton Abbey, the second movie Pastoral perspectives on death scenes in movies For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Ha…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Everything is grim and nothing is funny Is the church 7-10 years behind culture or 70 years behind it? How the church can respond to culture instead of imitating it Goblin mode: the squalor of soul The monolith of anxiety and how we can't approach it with nuanc…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: How would your 20-year-old self view your current self? How did we find our way into our gifts and callings? Where do we see ourselves in another twenty years? Ministry, retirement, and raising up young people For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analys…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Quintessential Gen X movies The Gen X ethos of opposing baby boomers Gen X icons (living and dead) Misery as a brand Anxiety is the new cynicism For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Throu…

In this episode Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Middle aged birthdays: the moods, celebrations, and gifts that make them awful or wonderful Why La La Land is the MOST millennial movie How we move on from dreams and pursuits well For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant:…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Why Millennial movies kind of stink The rise of casual profanity Self-conscious story telling The millennial love of irony Consumption as a persona builder For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To an…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Gen Z stinks at tech support Gen Z and email Dealing with texts from non-friends Gen Z can't do humor Gen Z as elite processors of information For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through…

This episode includes all the usual wandering to and fro, but in a very different way than usual: it includes every single one of the live Q&A's that Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas have done since 2017. So sit back, relax, and enjoy this abundant collection of absurd and clever and dumb and brilliant questions and responses. TIME STAMPS: Q&A 1 - 00:01:4…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: What other posters need a "Clearly Reformed" website? (Tim Keller, Matt Chandler, Steve Furtick, Francis Chan, Andy Stanley, Carl Truman, etc.) Violated reality Asbury Revival responses and the tendency toward skepticism Asbury responses by theological camp, es…

If you enjoy listening to Happy Rant, we've got another great show that you'll want to add to your playlist. Let us introduce you to March or Die, hosted by Jeremy Stalnecker! Jeremy's show seeks to help listeners answer one of the toughest questions we all face, "How do I move forward when my world is falling apart?" LISTEN TO MORE EPISODES OF MAR…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Satanic Grammys and Satan's big trick Reformed reactions to the Grammy's BREAKING NEWS: Kevin DeYoung is Clearly Reformed Birthday requests for grown ups (especially pastors) For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happ…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Tom Brady's retirement and Jared C. Wilson's grief How we would counsel Tom Brady A little shameless self-promotion How ChatGPT will affect ministry and preaching For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wanderin…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Why is porn the only sin men talk about any more? Why reformed people often struggle to talk about heart stuff How we avoid the vulnerable stuff by silence and by talking Our outlook on life by decade - 20s, 30s, 40s, and 50s For more ranting, conversation, and…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety ion topics: What new things do we still try to keep up with? The performative aspects of keeping up with new things Fullbacks and casseroles Extricating ourselves from awkward conversations Names that will not work for theologians For more ranting, conversation, and cultu…

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Pastors and Apple Watches (and John Piper's mishap) Preaching motions, gesticulations, and mobility How pastoral fashion affects pastoral output What it looks like for pastors to dress their age Becoming "dad" instead of "a guy" Doing the Daddest things For mor…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: What New Year's resolutions are the best for being pretentious and superior? A draft of the best movie plot and character devices and why we love them For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wandering T…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ted has a big confession and needs help litigating it from Ronnie and Barnabas What does one do when one has NO CHRISTMAS TREE Piper Family Christmas decorations For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Hap…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1. How year-end book lists are planned and put together (make it about me, posture a bit, be well-rounded, etc.) 2. Incorporating theology, history, Wendell Berry, biographies, and more 3. Barnabas and Ronnie's year-end book list line-up from …

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1. The outrage and controversy over churches meeting on Christmas 2. Deviating from a sermon series for Advent 3. Variations in Church Christmas decorations 4. Christmas pastor attire Santa as a type of Christ For more ranting, conversation, a…

In this episode of The Happy Rant, Ted and Ronnie wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1. Pastor voices 2. How does a pastor come across authentically from the pulpit? 3. Fake intellectual pastors and theological verbiage 4. Wanting to be liked vs. wanting to appear smart For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do something a little different. Instead of wandering to and fro they offer up three free chapters from the audiobook of The Happy Rant. Chapter 1: Evangelical Fame (We do weird stuff with Christian celebrity.) Chapter 8: Evangelical Money Guilt (Why are Christians so weird about money?) C…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1) The big three for men in the church (according to a tweeter): Money, Sex, and Fitness 2) Are men actually leaving the church? 3) What men actually need in church 4) Learning leadership right For more ranting, conversation, and cultural anal…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1. Why are people so aggressive about when they start Christmas? 2. Identity everything - claiming and defending holidays or anything else 3. When is aggression the right response to anything? 4. Holding your ground vs. being an aggressive jer…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1. The death of cool as a thing 2. Our stories of growing up in the church 3. Growing out of cage stage calvinism 4. Post Young, Restless Reformed church For more ranting, conversation, and cultural analysis check out our book, The Happy Rant: Wanderin…

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: 1. Our feelings about Halloween and experiences with it growing up 2. Ronnie’s experience at a college football game 3. Halloween costumes by enneagram numbers 4. Why we love writing (especially since we’ve griped about it a lot) For more rant…