The Happy Rant

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Dutch Adam & Eve John Piper the punching bag The Pied Piper Book (hit piece on Piper) The Heresy Rant The New Yorker tote bag flex Other brand flexes Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The evolution of khakis (and dressing our age) Ronnie's epic "accidental" Christmas photo shoot Wardrobe changes Rebranding Cleveland baseball Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this LIVE episode of the Happy Rant, recorded at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, Texas, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics, all provided by listeners. They range from meeting our wives to owning minor league baseball teams to the Mark Driscoll podcast. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this LIVE episode of the Happy Rant, recorded at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, Texas, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Our amazing hosts Breaking down baptistries Personas of different views of baptism Why is smugness so fun? The gentrification of souls The whitest things Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this LIVE episode of the Happy Rant, recorded at the First Baptist Church of Hurst, Texas, Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Hot or Not - 90s mega church aesthetics, being assertive, and reformedom The psychology and pathology of buddying up to Beth Moore on social media Flustered by celebrity Celebrity accessibility ruins things The reformed version of US WEEKLY Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Josh Harris deconstruction kits What parts of deconstruction might be good What we get wrong about deconstruction Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Moving your kid into college How sadness about change hits us What is the most Christian response to sadness? Field of Dreams: Awesome or Not? The difficulty of being 30 Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: TV size as a personality statement Donald Miller and car promotions Loss of social cues when making marketing requests The muddying of business and personal in self-promotion How to market our book without being the worst? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Why aren't we funny any more? M. Night Shyamalan takes and opinions - awesome or garbage? Jared C. the moviegoer and screenwriter Kids with Weird names Theologian names for kids Dock life and camping LIVE SHOW DETAILS Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas (sans Ronnie) wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ted at summer camp Finding the original hipster Coffee and anxiety Drisky thoughts Fighting ego in ministry Mullets and mustaches Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ronnie and Barnabas (sans Ted) wander to and fro through a variety of topics, particularly about being men of the cloth: Writing process vs. sermon preparation Finding your voice as a preacher Unexpected things in ministry Handling the lowliness of pastoring in all its counter-cultural uncoolness Pastors making and keeping (or not) friends Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Ronnie, sans vacationing Barnabas, wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Being the Annie F. Downs Enneagram podcast Visual Theology, our new partner Why reformed people love to attack reformed people What is our responsibility in pastoral blowups? How we feel about Woody Allen films Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie and Barnabas wander to and fro through one topic: Mark Driscoll. Our reaction to the new podcast "The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill" Our early reactions and responses when Driscoll got big What made Driscoll so captivating to so many and turned others off When we knew it was time to be out on Driscoll Lessons we may have learned from the Driscoll experience Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Books that are slogs to read Carl Trueman the prophet The new McCarthyism Critical race theory the bogeyman What we are reading and watching Seminary killing the love of reading Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics, but this time it's a little different. This time they go through a glossary of podcast terms and slang from their forthcoming Happy Rant book. Terms include: @JaredCWilson Baby Christian Slumlords Dougie Fresh Drisky SO MANY MORE Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie the outdoor cat Writing is a young or old man's game Writing as a parent of teens Glum vs. cranky Overuse of "brilliant" and "genius" The interior decorating wars: Southern vs. Hipster Buying vibes vs. creating them Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Outrage over a United States Constitutional Study Bible What should be in study Bibles? What are we allowed to riff on? Drisky Business What would having a security detail be like? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie the retreat designer Ignored small church pastors Ghost writing is terrible Or is it? Taking offense at celebrations When did offense become our default? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Where did casual dating go? The effects of "I Kissed Dating Goodbye" Why's it so hard to ask someone out? Dating according to theology The loss of conversation skills Raising kids to date right Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode Ted and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ted's venture into being a pop artist A pastor plagiarizing Mark Driscoll Why do pastors plagiarize? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Erwin McManus high end clothing line Dominion Dating Erwinians The Oscars Luncheon Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics: How do we keep sarcasm and humor from becoming cynicism and negativity? Are there single Christian men who aren't a-holes? *Why* are so many single Christian men so bad? What are our current pet peeves? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Cattle flexing Christians fetishizing the stories of others leaving the faith Performative deconstruction Why are we so bad at "that's not my business"? Religion reporting vs. gossip Fame vs. skill vs. the skill of getting famous Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The Covid family travel experience Vegas and virtue signaling TGC's lineup and online conferences The Reformed Rat Pack Satan Nikes Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie and Barnabas do something a little different. It's actually two short episodes that had previously been released to our Patreon supporters. The first is a conversation about how we are writing our Happy Rant book - the process, the style, the topics, and our enjoyment of it. The second is a conversation about writing advice and books we are enjoying right now. Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics. EXCEPT IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT because are gathered around a beautiful rattan table, in person, at a condo in Destin, Florida. They discuss: Any Given Sunday as a smorgasbord of delightful trash Theological nerd twitter Sounding Dumb vs. Sounding Boring (our fears) Theological catwalk strutting Al Pacino as preacher The blazer and khaki ethos Submergent church Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics. EXCEPT IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT because they are gathered around a beautiful rattan table, in person, at a condo in Destin, Florida. They discuss: Pastors narrating scripture The LaCroix experience and plebeian sodas Matt Chandler is out of the steak game Beth Moore is out of the SBC Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Things we regret Things we wish we'd done differently Things we know God used, but we still screwed up Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics. A pastor calling out women for not looking good enough The general pressure on women to look a certain way Youth pastors and awkward sex talks Seminary and sexuality teaching Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Morning radio personas Ronnie knows nothing of DC Talk Toby Mac as a Peaky Blinder Toby Mac as an old skater Punching people into salvation Workshopping Books titles (inspired by funny baptist preachers) Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Terrifying Eschatology, replete with white robes and guillotines "A Thief In the Night" Don't be caught doing ___ When Jesus returns Men are pigs and women are virtuous (but also temptresses) Burning our secular music Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Podcast Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and fro through a single topic this time: Why Christian leaders fall Why other leaders last The importance of the local church for leaders The good and bad of aspiring to leadership Aspiring to power instead of leadership Is fame bad for us? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this bonus Happy Rant episode, you get to hear John Piper read the foreword he wrote for Barnabas' s book "The Pastor's Kid." Then Barnabas reads the first chapter of the book. We are grateful to OneAudio for allowing us to use these selections from the audio book! Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics. Which book covers of ours are our favorites? Focus off the Family and Fanifestos What products would various celebrity Christians pitch - leadership webinars, yogurt, historical tours, and more Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: A wealth of oatmeal creme pies Happy Cakes and snack moguls Ronnie, Jared C., and male feminism What is a good conference and what is the best we have been to? Speciesism is so offensive The one book of course we would recommend most Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics by answering how it started and how it's going about: This show Writing Ted on social media Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: How is 2021 going? Finding validation in work New swag and alternate uniforms Ronnie and motorcycling Why we're still doing this thing Megachurch pastor sex tips Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Podcast Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of subjects: Mailing tchotchke's to promote books Driscoll's marketing opportunism Amen and Awomen Ronnie's podcast hosting insurrection Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Old man sleep patterns and witch doctor remedies Bad restaurant experiences Mall nostalgia Purpose Driven malls Coming to terms with aging How violent terms became positives Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie's Christmas card photo shoot Christmas card ethoses CHOOSE YOUR HARD CHOOSE YOUR HAPPY Mindsets of "inspiration" Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Making peace over book lists since one of the hosts made the cut Life changing speaking offers at online conferences The Happy Rant Book awards Drisky business and botox Handsome. . . Driscoll? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through various topics: Shut out from year-end book lists (again) Book list tribalism The borders of the TGC tribe Minimalist nativities Ronnie's Christmas panel Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do something a little different and make a BIG announcement: THEY ARE WRITING A HAPPY RANT BOOK! They also discuss: The excitement of our loved ones Writing retreats Lunch and launch What we want this book to be Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant podcast Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do. Well, sort of. They actually share three of the bonus Patreon episodes they've been releasing in which they answer the following questions. What are you proud of? Who was your first celebrity crush? Who are the best TV or movie villains? Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Podcast Ted Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ira Glass as the originator of vulnerability voice Faux vulnerability and spirituality NPR at Seminary A dramatic reading of "Ride, Sally Ride" by Doug Wilson Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Podcast Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: An update on yoda tweeting Blurbing Echo Island Left Behind rip offs The type of novel we would write Self-publishing benefits Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics, this time all from a single video: No Quarter November, brought to us by Doug Wilson Wilson's Nooma; Robby Bell would be so proud Intellectual Neanderthals Thought crimes against thoughts and against people Burning things and sex robots Some Quarter November Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: Ronnie and the Dodgers Disappointing our parents Rebel Ronnie and creativity That professor lifestyle Gen X and ladder climbing Parents who coddle Hurt Gen X and cranky old Men Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics. Well, in this case mostly just one, their moms: Childhood memories of mom Dads defending moms Special music moms Mom lays down the discipline Craft sticks and glue guns and Joann Fabric Qualities we got from mom Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.

In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas do what they always do and wander to and fro through a variety of topics: The best movie genres Misogyny is a better topic than politics Aquatic themed church networks Emails correcting us The best parenting advice we've received Mansplaining to men Discover more Christian podcasts at lifeaudio.com and inquire about advertising opportunities at lifeaudio.com/contact-us.