Use Your Words

This week - we are joined by the monkey of chaos himself - and talk about why news in 2024 is just plain bad - and how we as a collective whole have great big blind spots in how we view our news on a daily basis. And what can we do to maybe correct some of these blind spots? Mother Jones | No There Were Not 355 Mass Shootings This Year Trusted News Initiative - Wikipedia Washington Times Article O...

We continue this our conversation talking about how the world has changed over the past five years. With the chaos monkey fully in tow we explore how life has for all of us changed for the past five years. When I say for all of us - I mean in general not us three in particular. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. Please consider checking out the bel...

This week we bring back someone from our past to discuss the changes that have occurred over the past 5 years - both in life and in general. Join us as we just enjoy and have fun celebrating five years of this little experiment. 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 wee...

This week we continue going over chapters 19 and 20 of Packer's book Knowing God. This episode covers the last big of chapter 19 and all of chapter 20 as we continue onward towards the end. 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 episodes! Linktree: https://b...

This week we take a look at chapters 19 and 20 of Packer's book. This is the first part of looking at these two chapters as we talk about a few things that the book brings up - including - how do we know what it means to have God as a father when you never have had a father yourself - or maybe just a bad/evil father. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wiscons...

Happy 2024 everyone. This week we take a look at Jonathan Young's song Wolf Within. This song is not that complex of a song - and in many ways could probably be made better by being longer - but overall has many qualities that show why it deserved to be number 3 on the iTunes list of metal songs during the week it came out, as well as number 8 on Metal Hammer's "The 10 best new metal songs you nee...

Happy New Year, and hopefully you've had a good Christmas as well. We are starting out the year talking about some Christmas music - yes - but that is because we couldn't get to it before the actual Christmas day - and decided that we still liked what was talked about and wanted to still release this. This month we are talking about the band Cloverton and their song A Hallelujah Christmas. We also...

This week we reflect on 2023 and all the ups and downs regarding it. Fron trips, to concerts, to new life events 2023 in all reality was not that bad. While the end of the year is often one where people make all sorts of changes which last only a few moments, it is probably even more important that you take time to reflect on all of the good things that have happened in the midst of all the crazy....

Jingle all the way - Merry Christmas and Feliz Navidad. This week we talk about Christmas - all the things we like and dislike about how we celebrate Christmas in the modern age - including some people's desire to dress up which is an old-fashioned idea from long ago. But during this time of Christmas celebration, there is a lot that also goes on in the lives of people that also are helping to sup...

This episode features a lively exploration of how language evolves across generations, with a focus on slang terms and generational dialects. Join us as we take Aaron through a series of words and phrases that are characteristic of various age groups, from Gen X to the impending Generation Beta, scheduled to begin around 2025. Discover what makes a phrase 'cringeworthy', why someone might be refer...

This week the boys talk about the difference between Active and Passive waiting - and how sometimes the two may look similar to one another depending on the situation. So before you go into this episode - what do you think is the difference between active and passive waiting - and which are you doing now? Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. Please c...

Well this month Paul selected Taylor Swift's song Cruel Summer to be the song to look at for the week. Well let's just say that Paul has his opinions on this song and artist - and her fans might not appreciate it. Let's just say spoiler alert this song is..... Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. Please consider checking out the below links to learn/...

Thanksgiving comes around once a year, and this year we reflect on what we have to be thankful for as we come to a close on our current year (2023) and look forward to what is to come in 2024. This is not a deep or long episode, but it is one where we want to talk about what we are thankful for this year - as well as why you should not service garage doors on your own. Use Your Words podcast is pa...

The green eyed monster - Jealousy. How does this work with God who is known as the jealous God? Packer addresses this in the latest chapters - as well as what he calls the heart of the gospel - do you know what that is? 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 we take a look at one of Red's songs off of their newest album: Rated R. The song - Cold World - is one that we both agree is <spoiler> but we both agree that it is <spoiler>. What goes into those spoiler blanks? Listen and find out. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. Please consider checking out the below links to learn/hear...

Everyone it seems is paying attention to the news coming out of the middle east, and Israel in particular. What is interesting over the past few years is the news surrounding the red heifer that is coming of age really soon, and may even be sacrificed during Passover 2024. This is causing some people to freak out as most people believe that this will herald in the construction of the third temple...

Happy October, 2023! This month is typically associated with mental health - and specifically it is Depression Awareness Month. This is a solo episode where Paul talks about and reminds us what to look out for our friends - especially in these months where the days are getting shorter in the Northern Atmosphere. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin. P...

This week we take a look at three bible translations to avoid. These translations include the CCP Translation, The Passion Translation, and the Pirate Bible Translation. The Pirate translation claims to be the first translation done purely through AI - and it presents the challenges of when a human is not involved in the process as there are verses that have their entire meaning changed. The Passi...

This week we talk about our recent trip to ArtPrize in Grand Rapids, Michigan. While there we got to view a ton of awesome art, and some art that sparked a conversation both for the good and negative aspects of the art. Some would say that any conversation on art is good, but as we went along a theme kept popping up. As artist - no matter the medium which you present your art in - we are responsib...

This month we are listening to new music - and are looking at the song Bottom Of The Barrel by Rusty Shipp. Paul ran across this band while at Lifest. The song and the music video are both available on most streaming platforms, and this band is a smaller/newer band that (spoiler alert) both Paul and Aaron think should be listened to. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Sou...

It's already hard enough to stick to your convictions, but sticking to them when you have to support people you disagree with morally makes it even stickier. While Aaron is not available for this week's episode (yay fall illness) Paul takes over the microphone solo to talk about this tension of being able to support people to be able to legally protest/say things that he disagrees with at the same...

This week we cover chapter 16 of Knowing God by J.I. Packer which is titled God's Goodness and Severity. This is something that a lot of people only look at one part of the equation (Goodness) but often time at their own peril forget to take into account severity. There are a lot of people that think of God as Packer states in the Santa Clause phase. All of these need to be taken into consideratio...

This week we continue going through J.I. Packer's book Knowing God. We go through chapter 15 where Packer emphasizes that in order to have a full view of who God is we need to keep in mind the wrath of God - and when people think of wrath we often think of it in very human forms not the form of wrath from God which is not impacted by our flawed human ways. So what does Packer have to say on wrath?...

This week we take a look at August Burns Red's song Martyr. But before we get into the song itself we take a look to see if Aaron is just a fan, a super fan, or a stalker of ABR. Take a guess before you listen on what he is. Once we finish going through the stalker quiz, we talk about the song and through it we discover a nice little surprise...but what could it be? And does this make it on Paul's...

This week we talk about the new smash hit by Oliver Anthony called Rich Men North Of Richmond. While this song has risen to #1 on Billboard as of 8/22/2023, it has brought up a few questions for Paul. For example - should we as Christians give attention to this song and what should we do about the language present in the song? Also should we give him immediate fame or let him mature some first in...