The Happy Rant
Barnabas Piper, Ronnie Martin and Ted KluckThe Happy Rant Episodes
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Episode #402 - Book Launch Vibes, Back to School, and Preaching vs. Teaching August 11, 2022 - 47 min
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Episode #401 - A Book Baby is Born August 2, 2022 - 32 min
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Episode #400 - Retiree Lawncare Psychosis and How Our Generation Is Failing as Parents July 28, 2022 - 33 min
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Episode #399 - Fictional Friends and Convincing Action Heroes July 21, 2022 - 47 min
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Episode #398 - Parenting Questions and Answers July 14, 2022 - 35 min
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Episode #397: Pastoral Martial Arts, Karate Kid, and Podcast Magazine July 7, 2022 - 26 min
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Episode #396 - A New Metric for Reformedom, Big Families, and Ministry Families on Social Media June 30, 2022 - 27 min
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Episode #395 - No Enthusiasm and Nothing to Talk About June 23, 2022 - 42 min
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Episode #394 - Vegas, Top Gun, Movie Stars, and More June 16, 2022 - 44 min
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Episode #393 - Pastoring Through Crises June 9, 2022 - 48 min
About The Happy Rant
Barnabas Piper, Ted Kluck, and Ronnie Martin cheerfully - if sarcastically - rant about all the things that don't matter all that much (and some that do).
Meet your Hosts
Barnabas Piper is an assistant pastor at Immanuel Church in Nashville and is the author of several books and multiple small group studies including—Help My Unbelief, Hoping for Happiness, and Ecclesiastes: Finding Meaning in a World of Passing Pursuits. He has contributed to numerous websites and publications and writes regularly for He Reads Truth. Piper speaks at churches and conferences around the country and lives in the Nashville area with his wife and two daughters.
Ronnie Martin is the Lead Pastor of Substance Church (EFCA), which he planted, in Ashland, Ohio. He is also the Director of Leader Renewal for Harbor Network and has authored six books, including The God Who Is With Us: A 25 Day Advent Devotional (coming Oct. 2022 on B&H). Ronnie and his wife, Melissa, regularly speak to church leaders.
Ted Kluck has written for ESPN the Magazine, USA Today, Sports Spectrum Magazine, and ESPN.com Page 2. Ted has authored or co-authored several books including Facing Tyson: 15 Fighters, 15 Stories, Paper Tiger: One Athlete's Journey to the Underbelly of Pro Football, Why We're Not Emergent (by Two Guys Who Should Be), and Why We Love the Church. In 2010 Ted founded Gut Check Press, a small publishing house, where he holds the title Co-Founder and Secretary of the Interior. Ted also co-hosts The Happy Rant Podcast, The Gut Check Podcast, and Kluck. He has played professional indoor football, coached high school football, trained as a professional wrestler, served as a missionary and teaches journalism at Union University. Ted lives in Jackson, TN, with his wife and two sons. He's a frequent speaker at conferences and events.
Today's Devotional
A Prayer for an Open Heart This Holiday Season - Your Daily Prayer - November 25
With so many traditions, travel, meals, and memories to be made, it can be easy to feel anxious and overwhelmed by what is ahead. However, God teaches us in Philippians not to worry about anything but to pray and share our petitions with Him with gratitude.
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