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The Happy Rant — 421 episodes · page 1 of 5
Episode #461 - Happy Rant Live: Questions, Questions Everywhere
Episode #460 - Happy Rant Live: Heroes and Rogues
Episode #459 - Happy Rant Live : The Nostalgia Episode
Episode #458 - Diamonds in the Rough
Episode #457 - Wisdom is Wasted on the Young
Episode #456 - The Well Runneth Vintage
Episode #455 - Heard, Chef!
Episode #454 - Bucket Lists, Money, and Travel
Episode #453 - Vintage Hate
Episode #452 - Fly Fishing, Poker, and Dream Retirement Jobs
Episode #451 - Barbenheimer, Elon's Folly, and Does Seminary Matter?
Episode #450 - Preaching Failures, Normal Things That Used to be Weird, and Memory-Making Parents
Episode #449 - Threads, Flat-Footed Preaching, and Christian Books We Need (CORRECTED)
Episode #448 - Travel Complaints and a HISTORIC Announcement
Episode #447 - Appreciating Tim Keller
Episode #446 - Books, Vigilantes, and Romance
Episode #445 - Denominations are Fun
Episode #444 - Books That Shaped Us and Slippery Slopes
Episode #443 - Spending by Age, Fashion Arcs, and the Fame Effect
Episode #442 - Adult Boredom and Middle-Aged Motivation
Episode #441 - The Danger of Affirmation, Almost Repentance, and Difficult Apologies
Episode #440 - Food and Movie Mount Rushmore
Episode #439 - Replacement Communities, Cruises, and Air BnB Aesthetics
Episode #438 - Great Business Stories, Office Aesthetics, and Alan Greenspan
Episode #437 - Vacation is Hard Work
Episode #436 - Damon, Affleck, "Air", and Death Scenes
Episode #435 - Church Imitating Culture, Goblin Mode, and the Nuance of Anxiety
Episode #434 - Twenty Year Perspectives Looking Backward and Forward
Episode #433 - Remembering Ourselves: The Gen X Show
Episode #432 - Middle Aged Birthdays the Most Millennial Movie
Episode #431 - Millennial Movies, Casual Profanity, and Self-Conscious Consumption
Episode #430 - Gen Z and Digital Communication
#429 - Questions Questions Everywhere
Episode #428 - Pastor Websites, the Asbury Revival, and Social Media Ministers
Introducing: March or Die
Episode #427 - Satanic Performances, Clearly Reformed, and Birthday Requests
Episode #426 - Counseling Tom Brady and ChatGPT for Preachers
Episode #425 - Porn, Confession, and Outlooks on Life by Decade
Episode #424 - Keeping Up With New Things, Awkward Conversations, and Bad Names for Theologians
Episode #423 - Apple Watches, Pastor Fashion, and Doing Dad Things
Episode #422 - New Years Resolutions and Movie Plot Devices
Episode #421 - Litigating Christmas
Episode #420: Year-End Book List Lineup
Episode #419: Churches and Christmas: The Great Debate
Episode #418: Pastor Voices and Wanting to be Liked
Episode #417: We Are Professional Readers (3 Free Chapters of Our Audiobook)
Episode #416 - Advent Books and What Men Actually Need in the Church
Episode #415: Mad About Christmas (and Everything Else)
Episode #414 - Growing Up in Church and Growing Out of Cage Stage Calvinism
Episode #413: Halloween Shenanigans and the Enneagram
Episode #412: Jesus’s PR Campaign, Viral Kindness, and Therapy Filling in for Church
Episode #411: How Teens View Parents, Boring Adults, and Online Genuineness
Episode #410: Elvis, Journey, and the Energy of Rock Music Movies
Episode #409: Academic Drudgery & Breaking Writing Slumps
Episode #408: Celebrity Deaths, Public Grief, and Hero Worship
Episode #407: Book Sales Numbers, The Marketing Game, and Leo Marvin
Episode #406: The Sound of Silence and The Name of Your Waiter
Episode #405: Parenting, Sports, Church, and “Theology of” Books
Episode #404: Talking about Talking about Politics
Episode #403 - Outsourcing, Frugality, Sermon Prep, and Sports Gambling
Episode #402 - Book Launch Vibes, Back to School, and Preaching vs. Teaching
Episode #401 - A Book Baby is Born
Episode #400 - Retiree Lawncare Psychosis and How Our Generation Is Failing as Parents
Episode #399 - Fictional Friends and Convincing Action Heroes
Episode #398 - Parenting Questions and Answers
Episode #397: Pastoral Martial Arts, Karate Kid, and Podcast Magazine
Episode #396 - A New Metric for Reformedom, Big Families, and Ministry Families on Social Media
Episode #395 - No Enthusiasm and Nothing to Talk About
Episode #394 - Vegas, Top Gun, Movie Stars, and More
Episode #393 - Pastoring Through Crises
Episode #392 - Parenting Older Kids and When Religious Institutions Should Just Go Away
Episode #391 - Leaving Twitter, Missing Old Fashioned Discourse, and Back to School
Episode #390 - The New Radio, Why We Write, and Lifting Up Younger Generations
Episode #389 - The Last Laugh: Regrettable Choices, Ministry Mistakes, and Holy Kisses
Episode #388 - The Last Laugh: Writing Advice, Marriage Advice, and The D.Min Life
Episode #387 - The Last Laugh: T4G Retrospective and the Future of Reformedom
Episode #386 - Disappearing Youth Pastors, Pastoral Communication, and the Gaming Life
Episode #385 - The Hillsong Implosion, Lavish Lifestyles, and Pastoral Bullying
Episode #384 - The Slap, The Oscars, and a Reformed Royal Rumble
Episode #383 - Please Allow Us to Introduce Ourselves
Episode #382 - Goodbye, Independence
Episode #381 - Tiny Houses, The Suburbs, and Small Town Church Planting
Episode #380 - Metaverse Church, Generational Names, and Outgrowing Funny
Episode #379 - The Art of Pastoring Post-Covid
Episode #378 - #AmWriting, Writing Personas, and Pastoral Personality Types
Episode #377 - Saving Evangelicalism, Hero Worship, and Young People's Passion
Episode #376 - Aldi Enthusiasts, Anti-Sports Personas, and Social Media Misery
Episode #375 - Old Theological Debates, Twitter Warriors, Theobros, and Pinko Commies
Episode #374 - Aging Out,Teaching Teens, and Getting Back to Normal
Episode #373 - Weather Muscles, Sonesta Select, and Pastors at Restaurants
Episode #372 - Keeping up with the Gainses and Matt Damon's Fashion
Episode #371 - Christmas Movies, Carols, and 2022 Predictions
Episode #370 - Hallmark Thinkpieces and Cruise Ship Vibes
Episode #369 - Taylor Swift, Sound Guys, and Everyone is Anglican
Episode #368 - New Website, Khaki Pants, and Downton Abbey
Episode #367 - Drisky Business, Cracker Barrel Christians, and Reformed Mingle
Episode #366 - Writing Voice, If We Could Not Fail, and Spousal Appreciation
Episode #365 - Writing Fame, MLMs for Men, and Side Hustles
Episode #364 - The Last T4G, Listener Questions, and Resurrecting Vince Vaughn
Episode #363 - Leadership, Brand and Finding Margin