The Threshing Floor
Welcome to The Threshing Floor podcast, Redemption CCG's premier platform for discussion and commentary on the Christian trading card game and its community. Hosted by John Hendrix and Jake Antonetz (Agur the Wise), we explore meta gameplay strategies and deckbuilding while also keeping you up to date with the latest Redemption news, spoilers, tournament results and official announcements. Along the way we feature special guests including top players, set designers, and community content creators. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the game, The Threshing Floor is your home for everything Redemption. Subscribe today!
Welcome to The Threshing Floor podcast, Redemption CCG's premier platform for discussion and commentary on the Christian trading card game and its community. Hosted by John Hendrix and Jake Antonetz (Agur the Wise), we explore meta gameplay strategies and deckbuilding while also keeping you up to date with the latest Redemption news, spoilers, tournament results and official announcements. Along the way we feature special guests including top players, set designers, and community content creators. Whether you're a seasoned veteran or new to the game, The Threshing Floor is your home for everything Redemption. Subscribe today!
Episodes
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Episode 50: Previewing the 2023 Tournament Season
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
On this episode, RobM joins us as we go over all the currently planned State and Regional level tournaments as we set the course to Nationals 2023! We also take an in-depth look at one of the boldest unofficial tournaments in Redemption history - The Classic Championship!! Happening at Meridian Baptist Church in Knoxville, TN, the site of Nationals 2023, the Classic Championship will be the start of what looks to be a promising tournament season for Redemption!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Episode 49:The Hiatus is Over!
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
On this episode, we are joined by Redemption Elder and friend of the podcast, Tyler Stevens, to discuss all that is happening in the game at the present time including a new rule limiting territory class enhancements to 1 per turn. We also get the hype train fired up for the Classic Invitational that is right around the corner. Thanks for your patience during the long wait, this episode's for you!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Episode 48: Continuing the Conversation
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
On this episode we are joined by multi-category National Champion Josh Potratz to dive further into a conversation that happened on Discord recently, and it's the conversation that has been happening throughout the community for a while now on how to improve or "fix" the balance of the game. Of course we had to jump on the chance to hear Josh's thoughts on the matter. We also go over all the recent news within the community including the return of the Christmas Card Swap!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Episode 47: Back to Our Roots
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
Tuesday Nov 15, 2022
We're back baby! On this episode we sit down with Redemption Elder and Nationals 2023 host Chris Fachman to get the inside scoop on some exciting things coming for the future of the game. This is one episode you don't want to miss!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Episode 46: The Art of the Counter
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
On this week's episode we are joined by the new head man at Land of Redemption, Chad Frantz, to take a dive into counter strategies and building meta-counter decks within our game. As always, we discuss the latest news happenings and shoutout recent content from the community. Jump in and give it a listen!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Episode 45: The No Outline Episode
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
On this week's episode, we are joined by friend and sponsor of the podcast John Earley of Covenant Games to giveaway a box of GoC! We also shot from the hip as we didn't have an outline for the conversation so we touched on a wide array of topics and even got John's thoughts on last week's proposed "Schaefer Solution". Note to self: don't record an episode while the 49ers are playing. Give it a listen and enjoy!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Episode 44: The Schaefer Solution
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
Tuesday Sep 27, 2022
On this episode of The Threshing Floor, we are joined by Jared Strauss from Texas as we discuss the current state of the game. During this discussion, we outline the potential problem areas of the game in terms of imbalanced interaction and go through some possible causes and solutions. Chief among those solutions is a new idea that is being shared publicly for the first time which has been titled "The Schaefer Solution". Check it out and let's have a conversation. Do you love it or hate it? Spoiler alert, I kinda dig it!
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Episode 43: Year in Review - Delayed Reserve Access
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
On this episode of the podcast, Brad joins us as we wrap up our review series by revisiting the rule change that delayed reserve access until after the first round of the game. We also talk about some unofficial tournaments that are happening and exciting updates to the tournament application including a new fall seasonal promo, Saul of Tarsus.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Episode 42: Year in Review -1st Player Rule Change
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
On this week's episode we welcome Jonathan Gomez to the podcast for the first time as we continue to spoil the community with brand new guests. This is the third of four installments reviewing all of the major rule changes that happened following Nationals in 2021 now that we have had a full season of experience with them. This week's conversation was focused primarily on the change to determing who goes first which is now done via a random method such as a dice roll. In addition to that conversation, we also hear from Jonathan about his experience playing in the recent online tournament where he took first place. Also, the Plus One Intiative is live and the submission form is active.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Episode 41: Year in Review - Four Activation Limit
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
Tuesday Aug 23, 2022
On this week's episode, we sit down with my friend Joe Schaefer as he makes his podcast debut. We review and discuss the rule change that was implemented last tournament season that limited special ability activations to 4 per turn. Joe also brought his own bag of goodies as he makes several HUGE announcements that are coming down the line. You don't want to miss this one.
As always, thanks for listening. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Covenant Games.
The Threshing Floor Podcast is proudly sponsored by our friends at Your Turn Games. If you are enjoying the podcast, please consider supporting our sponsors at Your Turn Games.

About Us
The Threshing Floor Podcast debuted in November of 2021 following the announcement of major changes to the game of Redemption which included the first rotation in the game's 25+ year history. Knowing the impact these changes would have on the game and already desiring a platform for discussion on the game to keep players informed and connected to the greater Redemption community, Hendrix took action and created The Threshing Floor Podcast. If you would like to read more about the history of the podcast and our hosts, check out our About Us page. If you are new to the game of Redemption, we have put together some valuable information for you here.









