Use Your Words

This week we go over chapters 3 and 4 of Packer's Knowing God. This continues to lay the foundation for the rest of the book. During this time we talk about Packer's insistence that anything that uses the imagination or art in worship is idolatry - and how he cedes some ground on this in the 1993 update to the book. What is your thought - is the use of art/images/statues during worship idolatry or...

This week Paul and Aaron are talking about a case in Georgia which has been covered in some news outlets, but has mostly been left unreported for one reason or another. This case involves the abuse of children - and as such is not something that everyone should listen to or read up on. We are talking about the Zulock case from Georgia where two married men (allegedly - have to say allegedly for le...

This week we start going over the book Knowing God by J. I. Packer. While we mostly stick to the topics covered on the book, we do allow the conversation to ebb and flow where the topics take us. Knowing God is considered by many to be a classic and is often on the top ten list of books that all Christians should read. Will we agree that that is the case? Are there things to take into consideratio...

If you are at all involved in the conservative media space, you have probably at least heard of the fight going on between Steven Crowder and The Daily Wire. Both of these are giants in the conservative space - and both have done some great things for the conservative media in general even if the current fight seems to be ugly at times. In this episode we go over some of the comments made by both...

This week Paul and Aaron play around with ChatGPT to see how good it really is. After using the program for a while, we were able to create original poems, songs, stories and riddles. This puts ChatGPT in multiple categories at once: a useful tool to learn new things, a threat to people that act as knowledge workers, as well as a potential new method for students to cheat on tests and papers. Like...

This week Paul and Aaron start out the conversation with reviewing the video from Project Veritas over the past few weeks of a Dean Of Students in Chicago that had an unusual educational curriculum for his high school students. This conversation then takes a few turns but ultimately ends up with the guys talking about what type of sex education they would like to see for their kids. During the cou...

2023 is just starting out and Paul already has a question for Aaron - what does it mean to be a man? After discussing what it means to be a man and manhood for a bit, Paul and Aaron then start another discussion - what should a man not do? This is explored further in a question when Aaron asks what Paul learned growing up and he discusses his experiences growing up having lost his dad during his e...

The year 2023 has just started - and Paul and Aaron sat down on 1/1/2023 to record a block of episodes. As they started the block of episodes to kick off the year, Paul decided to hijack the show that they were about to record to issue three things to Aaron - A challenge, a message, and a prayer for Aaron as 2023 starts. While this is intended for Aaron - they decided to record and release the mes...

2022 is quickly coming to an end, but that doesn't stop Paul and Aaron from getting behind the microphone to talk about things. The guys took advantage of Christmas break to binge the new season of one of the shows they like - Letterkenny - and as Paul put it - it earned it's M rating this season and came out swinging from episode 1. This quickly leads into them recounting their trip to Pennsylvan...

It's the Wednesday before Christmas so we spend some time reflecting on what we will be doing to celebrate Christmas this year. We start out talking about some licensed music that is useful for podcasting/streaming/etc. and listen to a few samples. Things go downhill quickly as we talk about Aaron taking Kringle to his favorite band - August Burns Red. Of course during this conversation, Aaron lea...

Just a short while ago Jason David Franks - aka the Green Ranger - passed away due to suicide. This put Paul down a nostalgic path as he had watched Power Rangers when he was a kid - although to be fair what kid in the early 90's didn't? While he remembers Jason as the Green ranger - he also played many other important roles in the franchise over the year. Outside of his roles in the Power Rangers...

This week Paul and Aaron talk about technology and it's recent fun that it has been having. Elon has been making Twitter fun after he took over ownership of it, FTX drama where almost everyone's deposits disappear, and how does technology in general get used for entertainment. We also discuss the concept of sin grows in darkness once again. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people f...

It is the week after thanksgiving - but we still talk about our thanksgiving celebrations and the things we are grateful for this year. Paul being Paul has to think way too much about things while cooking such as salt and spices and how they impact things. Is he overthinking things or is he on the nose about this? This episode is a little longer than normal - but we start out hearing about Aaron a...

We finish up the book Awake And Alive To Truth by John Cooper. The book finishes strong - and even in the last chapter it introduces new ideas to the reader. Come listen to the thoughts of Paul and Aaron on the last few chapters. Also Aaron talks about what the next book will be in the Aaron's Book Club series - listen along to hear what it will be. Get your own copy of the book: https://stores.ko...

This week we talk about the church and the hurt that it has inflicted on people - both intentionally and unintentionally. The church has done a lot of good things for the world - but like any institution - there are some black eyes that it has delt out - both internally and externally and it would be disingenuous to ignore this. While this seem all negative - there are some good things that can be...

This week Paul and Aaron pickup where we last off in John Cooper's Book: Awake and Alive To Truth. We cover chapters six and seven as we discuss John's points of answer his question based on the current world and what is going on is love increasing or decreasing? Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. Please consider checking out the below links to lea...

This week we continue our discussion on why it is important to understand history/origination of things - and we target on Halloween. We use some information from the History Channel to go over how Halloween started, and why Christians have been against it in the past - but did you know that the Catholic church is partially to blame for Halloween and how it currently is? Including dressing up as d...

This week is the first episode in a multitude of episodes. Aaron wanted to know why it is important to be educated and understand the current culture/information/events going on in the world. He likens this to finally understanding a movie when he finally pays attention to the movies and gets to watch the full thing and sees the events at the start of the movie that are referenced at the end of th...

This week we continue going over John Cooper's book Awake And Alive To Truth - specifically chapters 3-5. Join us this week as we continue to discus John's book and what it means to find truth in a relativistic culture. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. Please consider checking out the below links to learn/hear more. And join us every week for new...

This week Paul and Aaron revisit a conversation that they had at the very start of the Podcast all the way back in episode 3 ( https://www.useyourwords.cc/a-talk-about-swearing/ ) when they originally talked about language/swearing/cussing. This revisiting of this conversation was prompted when Paul challenged Aaron about his language that he heard while Aaron was attempting to open dog waste bags...

This week Aaron's Book Club returns with us taking a look at John Cooper's book Awake And Alive To Truth. This week we visit the first hour of our conversation. During this first hour we cover chapters one( Built On The Rock) and two (Your Truth My Truth The Truth). At this point in the book, both Paul and Aaron are enjoying the book, but the question that does sit in the back of both of their min...

We've been told over and over again that Electric Vehicles are a great solution to reduce greenhouse gases. We know that the cars themselves don't have any emissions, but what about how the electricity is created to power them? What happens when there is a heatwave or rolling blackouts/brownouts? What about the raw materials to make them? With all of that in mind - are they still as great a soluti...

This week Paul and Aaron reflect on the past almost four (yes in the episode they say three) years of podcasting. We reflect on some of the things that have worked well, as well as some of the things that have not worked so well. Why do we reflect on these things? In order to know where you are going you need to know where you have been - and it has been an interesting four years to say the least....

This week Paul takes over the conversation and talks about something that is annoying him. Trump has been taking over the news cycles with his social media company, his endorsements, and the raid on his Mar-a-lago estate. Through all of it people that are pro Trump will defend him no matter what - and to be fair the same is said of pro Biden people - and it has become almost cult like to the point...

It's no secret that Paul is a nerd at heart. A lover of all things tech it is no surprise that he also enjoys the occasional Japanese anime. It is with this in mind that Paul and Aaron talk about the main three sources that Paul has learned about friendship from - this includes anime, the Bible and a little tv show that he has recently started to watch called Letterkenny. Use Your Words podcast is...