Use Your Words

Recently the code used to model the spread of Corona Virus was released to the public after it was called into question the accuracy of the code.  Upon analysis by various people, it quickly came to the attention that there were issues with the code.  Let's take a look at some of these things that are wrong with it.   https://www.useyourwords.cc

Paul recently did a Monday episode and said he could no longer, in good faith, be a milk toast fence sitter.  This lead him to probe the other guys for their thoughts on if a person can claim to be Christian and at the same time hold a view that is considered by society to be "controversial" and remain true to their beliefs and love everyone else as they are commanded to in the Bible.  This turns...

It is an interesting time in the world.  In response to Covid-19 there has been multiple new ways of life thrown at us over a short amount of time.  But what gets under my skin is when people create new laws/procedures and then immediately turn around do exactly the opposite of what they instructed others to do.  Paul talks about that this week in the Monday (released on Friday) episode of Use You...

Paul asks the question if it is allowable and/or appropriate to allow for dissent during a global crises.  Is interpreting the data (without spreading fake news which could cause harm to health) something that should even be allowed during a time when data is changing almost daily?  What happens to content that was banned at one point and then proven to be right later?  Who should be the controlle...

Josh is now a married man.  Due to Covid he and enforcer pushed their wedding forward and turned it into a quarantine wedding with just a couple people present.  While this is a new thing for him - he is learning not only to be a husband but now is learning what it is like to take care of a pet.  Paul prods and asks questions about this and of course (Paul being Paul) leads it down a spiritual tra...

Read and hear more about other topics, including mental health awareness month over at our website Check out: 🏼👉 https://www.useyourwords.cc This video is an updated video from Paul on his thoughts about mental health awareness month. Mental health awareness month is something I am not only passionate about but knowledgeable about due to my own history with mental health. 2020 is a very differen...

Joe Biden was recently accused of sexual assault by Tara Reed. Within the past few years Brett Kavanaugh was accused as well by Blasey Ford of sexual assault when he was undergoing the process to be confirmed to the supreme court.  This week the guys talk about the difference in how the media and lawmakers approached each of the accusations.

During this time of Covid - there is a never ending supply of negative news around the world.  But Aaron wanted to talk about the good he is seeing through Unity both locally and globally.  So this week we talk about Unity we are seeing in the time of Covid and what it looks like, why it's good, and why it's helpful.

How do you celebrate Earth Day?  The guys talk about how they approach earth day now a days as well as their approach to the environment. How do you approach earth day?

Do you know what it means to be a milktoast fence sitter?  It means to be so bland and in the middle that you (theoretically) do not offend anyone.  I am tired of doing that - and after this week have decided I can no longer do that.  What does this mean for Use Your Words?  We will have to see - but I wanted to take a Monday episode and talk about it a little.  This is different then the normal M...

Covid-19 is pretty much the only thing going on in the world news wise right now.  That being said - Paul wanted to pick the guys brains on what Covid-19 means for them right now, what the future of it holds, and why there should be hope in the this time of Covid-19.  Paul then asks them each for a word of hope during this time - and the responses are just as varied as their personalities.

Today (4/12/2020) is Easter - a celebration of Spring and renewal and for the Christian church, the resurrection of Christ.  During this time, it is good to think of the good going on in the world.  There is a lot going on with Corona - but lets take a look at what possible good things there are out there and celebrate in the fact that there is good in the world even in the midst of all the bad.

We had to record remotely for the first time ever and since Easter is coming up soon we decided to talk about Easter past, present, and future.  Looking forward to being able to have family interaction again on holidays and being able to do what we normally would do on an Easter holiday.  What do you do as a family for Easter?  How do you celebrate?

We have all seen the trigger warning attributed to books, and various other pieces of media.  In recent years this warning has even been attributed to college courses as well as online conversations.  Why do we apply trigger warnings to these things?  Are they helpful?  Are they fruitful - and what does Aaron, Paul and Josh think of these things?

Every minute of every day, if you look at the news being published by online media outlets you are seeing one thing - Covid19.  Now this is a big thing in the world - so don't let it sound like I'm playing it down - but it is also something that does not need to be on the screen 24/7 and indeed does not need to be promoted as the doomsday scenario that is going to destroy the world.  While there a...

Before the Corona virus, one of the big things on the nightly news was the lawsuits regarding transgendered athletes coming out of the high schools and the various states implementing rules for high school athletes.  What does the NCAA and International Olympic Committee say about transgendered participants in their various associations?  What about some younger people what do they say regarding t...

Celebrities are attempting to keep relevant in this day of social distancing.  They are singing bad cover songs, and interviewing each other to try to show that they care.  The optics are bad - but there is some good that can come out from it.

On January 26th, 2020 it was revealed that Kobe Bryant and his daughter were on a helicopter which crashed, killing all aboard.  Being one of the most well known basketball players, Kobe was mourned worldwide after his death - so much so that it seemed at times that the others who perished in the crash were forgotten about by anyone else but their friends and family.  His death, however, brought t...

The panic over Covid-19 continues around the world.  It has gone from somewhat comical to see the toilet paper isle empty to starting to get downright scary that the rest of the store is now starting to follow suit.  Now instead of just toilet paper being out everywhere, milk, cereal, water, soda, cold and flu medicine, pain killers, soup, boxed meals are all becoming more and more scarce.   This...

One of Paul's favorite bands is The Classic Crime.  One of their songs - Shades of Green - has the following lyrics Gave up God for lent this year Stopped going to the church Learned to fight within myself The war beyond the words Found a way to reconcile Forget my fears and learn The inner price of peace From endless posturing and work After listening to this song Paul posed the following questio...

How scared should we be regarding 2019-nCoV? While data wise it seems worse then the annual flu, is it so deadly that we need to be in panic mode?  Let's look at some facts about it and then decide

Anytime you try to have a conversation about race in America, one of two things instantly happen. Either people shut down afraid to say the wrong thing and being labeled a racist, or they go off on tangents not related to the topic at hand attempting to skirt around the uncomfortable topic at hand. On this week's episode of Use Your Words, we are attempting to talk about affirmative action in Amer...

For the past several years, the concept of "do what feels right" and "live your truth" have become mainstream ideas.  These concepts at their very core are part of the post modernism movement which started in earnest in the 1980s and became all the more popular in the late 1990's/early 2000's.  What does this look like in the year 2020 now?  Why is it important for truth to be the truth and not a...

Rolanda Hollis proposed a bill in Alabama to force all men over 50 or with 3 or more children to "neutralize the abortion ban bill". What does this mean? How should we process this? What does it really mean, should it be something to be concerned about, and are these two laws similar? Check out the transcript of this video at our new website: https://www.useyourwords.cc At our new site, all news a...

This week Aaron had the question of if you can be too transparent with other people - and what would the world look like if people were transparent all the time about what is going on.  We start off looking about how transparency can be used for selfish reasons (deflection, manipulation, etc) but can be very beneficial as well.   During the conversation we learn a few things about Josh - and at th...