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Happy Rant #124 - Southern Politeness, ESV Only, and Women Protesting Jan 30, 2017

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In this episode of the Happy Rant Podcast Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie rant about this, that, and the other thing as usual. Southern Politeness and passive aggressiveness A new movement - #ImWithUs Altrogge’s new podcast . . . again Is ESV the new KJV only? Women’s protesting - good, bad, or otherwise? Big thanks to Missional Wear for coming through in the clutch with amazing great for us too (after we recorded, thus the jokes). Get your Missional Wear Happy Rant gear HERE.

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Happy Rant #123 - Babylon Bee, Satire, and Playoff Football Jan 23, 2017

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In this episode of The Happy Rant podcast Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie discuss the following: Is the Babylon Bee ripping off our jokes? How do we feel about satire in general? Is Satire good for the Church and Christianity? Playoff football observations and picks (once Ronnie heads out)

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Happy Rant #122 - Life in College - Dating, Mix Tapes, Chasing Dreams, and More Jan 16, 2017

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In this episode of the Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas sit down with a live studio audience of Union University Students to talk about life in college and share some sage advice. The areas of wisdom include: Dating Advice Perspective on stress Finding identity Mix Tapes or CDs Creative endeavors And of course a little Joy Electric mockery

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Happy Rant #121 - TGC, Rousey, Proposed Cage Matches, and Books We Didn't Finish Jan 09, 2017

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In an unusually tired and disinterested episode Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas rant half heartedly about the following: TGCs response to women's MMA and Ronda Rousey RHE's twitter fight with TGC about women's MMA Proposed cage matches between TGC and various Twitter opponents Books we started but did not finish Thank you to our sponsors, Logos Bible Software and Resonate Recordings.

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Happy Rant #120 - Pastor's Kids & Christmas and "Seriously, 2016?" Jan 02, 2017

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In the first episode of what promises (we hope) to be a better year than last Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas discuss the following: Trips to Israel Jon Acuff's Tweet about Pastors' Kids leaving the faith because of too many Christmas services 2016 and people's overwrought reactions to it Various and sundry other wanderings

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Happy Rant #119 - The Top 10 Things of 2016 Dec 27, 2016

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This is our final podcast of 2016, so we will end it the way every savvy blogger or online platform builder ends their year - with a top 10 list designed to impress you, the listener, with our impressive observations and accomplishments. OR we will list things we kind of enjoyed. Enjoy.

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Happy Rant #118 - Kanye & Trump, RHE and Tim Keller, and the Worst Christmas Carols ever Dec 20, 2016

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In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas tackle the pressings of the pressing topics for your listening pleasure, information, and edification. Or something like that. Asking celebrity pastors for money Kanye and Trump: a match made in heaven, or the other place RHE trolling Tim Keller on Twitter - or did she *really* not understand him? Our least favorite Christmas carols As always, this episode is brought to you by Resonate Recordings. Mark and Jake do a phenomenal job with a whole range of audio services and have saved our bacon more than once (like this week). Check them out at ResonateRecordings.com.

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Happy Rant #117 - Christmas Parades, E.D. Medications, and Online Personas Dec 12, 2016

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In this episode of The Happy Rant podcast Barnabas, Ted, and Ronnie do the usual: tackle pressing, urgent, annoying, amusing, and timely topics. Christmas parades - predictably Barnabas despises them, but what about Ronnie, the Christmas Elf? The awkwardness of Erectile Dysfunction ads, especially with kids in the room The pressure people feel to represent themselves as something online - not falsely, but the expectations to respond, like, follow, etc. in certain ways in order to be seen a certain way. And of course we ought to remind you of the incredible opportunity to bedazzle your life with Happy Rant swag. Go to MissionalWear.com, search "Happy Rant" and load up on the awesome gear they have put together featuring our logo. We also want to thank the guys at Resonate Recordings who do all our editing and mastering. If you are looking for audio help with podcasts, sermons, etc go to ResonateRecordings.com to check them out. They do fantastic work.

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Happy Rant #116 - Furtick's Mic, Friday Night Lights, and The Happy Rant Cartel Dec 05, 2016

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In this week's episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas unpack and suss out a number of pressing topics Steven Furtick's microphone - game show host or rapper? Introducing Ronnie to Friday Night Lights What the heck is a "coach" anyway? They used to wear whistles and lead teams on to the field. Now they use flip charts and lead "teams" in conference rooms. Cohorts, summits, conferences, colloquiums and more? The Happy Rant Cartel BIG thank you to our lead sponsor for this episode - a new Bible study for students from Renae Adelsberger. Who Is This Man is a 60-day interactive study walking through the book of Mark. It is in-depth and applicable while also giving users a chance to explore scripture with each other and with creativity. This study effectively opens students eyes to Jesus and shows them how to study scripture well. It is available at Amazon or at Renae's website, PedestrianGod.com (group/bulk discounts available too). And of course we ought to remind you of the incredible opportunity to bedazzle your life with Happy Rant swag. Go to MissionalWear.com, search "Happy Rant" and load up on the awesome gear they have put together featuring our logo. Use the code "Rant" for discounts and specials.

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Happy Rant #115 - Hipster Craft Fairs, Booing Pence, and Leaving Evangelicalism Nov 28, 2016

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This episode of The Happy Rant brings about a significant first - the first time Ted and Barnabas have ever set foot in the same room and at the Baptist Mecca itself - LifeWay Christian Resources. The chemistry is astounding, like Woodward and Bernstein or the showtime Lakers. They cover such wide ranging topics as the following: Barnabas's baby face and/or aging gracefully Ronnie's trip to a hipster craft fair Was the booing of Mike Pence at Hamilton really a big deal? Who likes musicals any how and if Ronnie could star in one what would his role be? The trend of leaving evangelicalism - what does it mean and does it make any sense? And of course we ought to remind you of the incredible opportunity to bedazzle your life with Happy Rant swag. Go to MissionalWear.com, search "Happy Rant" and load up on the awesome gear they have put together featuring our logo. Use the code "Rant" for discounts and specials.

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