12 JAN 2023 · 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 To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

22 DEC 2022 · 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 Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

15 DEC 2022 · 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 1-9 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 Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

8 DEC 2022 · 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, 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 Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

1 DEC 2022 · 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 book, The Happy Rant: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

25 NOV 2022 · 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?) Chapter 14: Manly Men (What is manhood? What makes a good man?) 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 Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

17 NOV 2022 · 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 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 Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

10 NOV 2022 · 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 jerk 5. How the insistence of having a take feeds aggression and anger 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 Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

3 NOV 2022 · 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: Wandering To and Fro Through Some Things That Don’t Matter All That Much (and a Few That Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!

27 OCT 2022 · 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 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 Really Do) at https://thehappyrant.com/book/ Visit our show store where you can find shirts, notebooks, bags, and more. Our merchandise makes great gifts and is an ideal way to look cooler than all your friends too at https://thehappyrant.com/shop/ Check out our sponsor: Visual Theology (https://visualtheology.church) and use the code “happyrant” at checkout for a 20% discount!