Barnabas Piper's Blog, page 55
June 4, 2019
New Happy Rant: BP Trolls Twitter, Summer Reading Lists, and Prestige Books
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted and Barnabas discuss the following pressing topics:
A tweet Barnabas posted to troll twitter and the very triggered responses he received
Summer reading lists, and what they *really* mean
What books would be on a summer reading list we created?
Shows we’ve enjoyed recently
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Episode #249
May 27, 2019
New Happy Rant: Gary Vee, Hiring Hit Men, and Tarantino
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie suss out the following topics:
What’s up with Gary Vaynerchuck, the entrepreneurial hotness who is attracting young men like no one since Mark Driscoll?
Who’s the next Gary Vee in the Christian world?
James MacDonald *allegedly* attempted to hire a hit man to knock a couple people off. How does this even happen?
The uneven career of Quentin Tarantino
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Episode #248
May 22, 2019
New Happy Rant: Furtick, Osteen, and Pastor Side Hustles
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Barnabas, and Ronnie suss out big events in the world of famous “preachers.”
Steven Furtick preaches (or “preaches”) at Lakewood, and it is an experience
Pastors and their side hustles
If Furtick were a musician who would he be?
If Furtick were a comedian who would he be?
Debating a new signoff
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Episode #247
May 21, 2019
New Happy Rant Sports: Hating the Warriors, Fat Baseball Players, and More
In this episode of the Happy Rant Sports podcast Ted and Barnabas discuss the following topics:
Sports and college students and crazy self-evaluations
Professors are really Olympic judges
The 76ers future and dysfunction
Do we hate the Warriors? Should we hate them?
Mariners’ hot start and massive drop off
Fat baseball players
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Episode #29
May 13, 2019
New Happy Rant: Remembering Rachel, R.E.S.T., and the Met Gala
In this Episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas suss out the following topics:
Reflecting on the recent tragic death of Rachel Held Evans
Ronnie’s new R.E.S.T. ministry
The Met Gala’s Absurdity
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Episode #246
May 9, 2019
Happy Rant Sports: NFL Draft from Picks to Talking Heads
In this episode of The Happy Rant Sports Podcast Ted and Barnabas take on the NFL draft and discuss the following:
ESPN’s weirdo presentation of Nashville
Best/Worst draft talking heads
Daniel Jones: what the heck?
Sleeper QBs
Vikings Draft
Patriots Draft
Oakland Draft
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Episode #28
May 7, 2019
New Happy Rant: Connectivity, Resourcing, Fluidity, and Heck Ton
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas suss out the following topics:
Men’s bathroom etiquette and where pastors/professors go very, very wrong
The country club conversations of white Christianity – 5 Love Languages vs. Enneagram
Which A-Lister would be our besty?
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Episode #245
April 29, 2019
NEW HAPPY RANT: Busy Pastors, Worship Albums, and GoT
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ronnie and Barnabas dicuss the following:
Pastors being busy (or claiming they’re busy) at Easter
Should churches release worship albums?
How exactly do Christians defend watching Game of Thrones?
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Episode #244
April 23, 2019
NEW HAPPY RANT: New Cars, Preachers’ Sneakers, and Notre Dame
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas wander to and from through the following topics:
Barnabas doing rich people things by buying a new car and posting about it on social media
What cars should different levels of pastor drive?
The new Instagram hotness: Preacher ‘N Sneakers
Is the outpouring of grief over the Notre Dame fire insane?
The deflation of language and why it means nothing any more
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Episode #243
April 17, 2019
INDY LIVE, Part 3: Audience Q&A
In this episode of The Happy Rant Ted, Ronnie, and Barnabas are LIVE IN INDIANAPOLIS. In this third episode they wander to and fro through the questions from the audience on the following topics:
Happy Rant Basketball team applications
Best reformed dancers
Which NFL team would we like to be the QB for
Ronnie’s jacket aesthetic
Which famous pastor is what kind of pastry?
Converting a Weslyan to be Calvinist
SO MUCH MORE
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