Season 2
March 14, 2023
ABC: Knowing God Chapters 5 + 6
In this week's episode we discuss chapters 5 and 6 of the classic book Knowing God by J.I. Packer. The two chapters covered address the concept of the incarnation in chapter 5 and why it is important that the idea of the incarnation is important. Packer brings up the fact that Jesus is The Only Son of God - not a son of God - and Packer discusses what the difference between those two phrases are. Chapter 6 discusses the importance of the Holy Spirit and what he does in the lives of the Chrstian and in the church. 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! Visit our website: https://useyourwords.cc Listen to the podcast on all of your devices: https://useyourwordspod.captivate.fm/listen Send us an email: https://www.useyourwords.cc/contact Read the blog: https://www.useyourwords.cc/blog
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Knowing God
March 08, 2023
Music Analysis 1: Unholy by Sam Smith
Well this is another experiment that we will see how it goes. This week we are talking about the song Unholy by Sam Smith. We will be looking at this from multiple angles - the musicality, the lyrics, how it aligns with the bible, and how the music video aligns with the song itself. Will this song make it on either of our playlists? Will we attempt to play it for either of our parents? Does Aaron really like this song? 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! Visit our website: https://useyourwords.cc Listen to the podcast on all of your devices: https://useyourwordspod.captivate.fm/listen Send us an email: https://www.useyourwords.cc/contact Read the blog: https://www.useyourwords.cc/blog
Music Analysis
February 28, 2023
Season 2 Ending: Wrapping Up and Teasing Season 3
It's time we have a talk. We need to have a discussion on the future of Use Your Words. Behind the scenes we have been talking and discussing some things that we want to change and decided that we want to do all of this at ...
February 22, 2023
ABC: Knowing God Chapters 3+4
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...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Knowing God
February 15, 2023
The Zulock Case - The Crime In Georgia You Probably Haven't Heard Of Yet
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 ...
February 08, 2023
ABC: Knowing God - Part 1
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...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Knowing God
February 01, 2023
Steven Crowder vs The Daily Wire
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...
January 25, 2023
Playing Around With ChatGPT: Is it a tool or a curse?
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 categorie...
January 18, 2023
That one school dean down in Chicago....
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 student...
January 11, 2023
What does it mean to be a man in the current age?
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 shoul...
January 04, 2023
Paul's Challenge, Message, and Prayer for Aaron in 2023
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 reco...
December 28, 2022
End Of The Year: End of 2022
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...
December 21, 2022
Christmas 2022
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 ...
December 14, 2022
Rest in Peace JDF
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...
December 08, 2022
Twitter, Technology, FTX and Corruption
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 d...
November 30, 2022
Thanksgiving 2022
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 sp...
November 24, 2022
ABC: John Cooper's Awake And Alive: PT 4 - The Rest Of The Book
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 cha...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Awake And Alive To Truth
November 16, 2022
The Church, Hurt, And What We Can Do About That
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 bla...
November 09, 2022
ABC: John Cooper's Awake And Alive: PT 3 - Chapters 6 and 7
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 goi...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Awake And Alive To Truth
November 02, 2022
Understanding The History Of Halloween
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...
October 26, 2022
Why Is It Important To Have A Broad Understanding Of The World
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 under...
October 19, 2022
Awake And Alive Pt 2
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...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Awake And Alive To Truth
October 12, 2022
Revisiting Our Conversation On Swearing
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/sw...
October 04, 2022
ABC: Awake And Alive To Truth Pt 1
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 Roc...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) Awake And Alive To Truth
September 28, 2022
Electric Vehicles Are Not The Magic Bullet We Think It Is
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 th...
September 21, 2022
Reflecting back on almost four years of podcasting
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 ...
September 14, 2022
Paul is tired of Trump and his acolytes
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. T...
September 07, 2022
Lessons On Friendship From Three Different Sources
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...
August 31, 2022
What we have been learning over the summer of 2022: Part 2
This week we are taking a slightly different approach to things. We are going to talk about what we have been learning from God over the summer and up next is Paul. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people fro...
August 25, 2022
What we have been learning over the summer of 2022: Part 1
This week we are taking a slightly different approach to things. We are going to talk about what we have been learning from God over the summer. This week Aaron takes the mic and talks about what he has been learning. Next...
August 17, 2022
Self Loathing and Hating Ourselves
This week Paul and Aaron talk about what the difference is between being self aware of what our own weaknesses are and where we need to improve and when it gets to be an issue and we move to hating ourselves. We then talk ab...
Mental Health
August 10, 2022
This or That - A Summer Break
It's the summer time and we wanted to relax a little as well. As part of this Paul pulled out the This or That deck. While we were not being too serious - going through this deck also helped us to get into the minds of both...
Random Just For Fun
August 03, 2022
Does everyone deserve love?
Aaron started with what he thought was a simple question "Does everyone deserve love?" but in true fashion it is never as simple as it appears to be at first. The bible has multiple types of love so when you ask that questio...
July 27, 2022
Our Culture Is Performative
Watching AOC pretend to be handcuffed as she is escorted away from the recent Supreme Court protests over the Roe Vs Wade overturn led Paul along a line of thought - our culture is performative and at the same time headed tow...
July 20, 2022
ABC: What He Must Be To Marry My Daughter Pt 2
Deepest of apologizes that last week's episode never appeared. Paul came down with COVID while up at Lifest and had to take the week off for his own health. To make up for this - the next two segments of Aaron's Book Club a...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) What He Must Be To Marry My Daughter
July 06, 2022
4th of July 2022 - Summer Vacations and Plans
This week Paul and Aaron sit back and relax a little and talk about their summer plans. While Aaron has a crazy busy schedule, Paul has a little more relaxed time going for him. Let's see what the two guys are up to. Use Yo...
Random Just For Fun
June 29, 2022
Lizzo and Language
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! Visit our website: https://useyo...
June 22, 2022
ABC: What He Must Be To Marry My Daughter Pt 1
This month we are doing an experiment. We are going over a book that Aaron recommended as something that he thought was a good book and recommended to both myself and Josh (even though Josh was already married at the time). ...
Aaron's Book Club (ABC) What He Must Be To Marry My Daughter
June 15, 2022
"Yeah that might work but not really" - rebutting a gun controller
This week we are looking at comments from someone Paul knows from his college years and his comments on gun control and wanting to ban all semi-automatic rifles and/or do a gun buyback on all guns. Use Your Words podcast is p...
June 08, 2022
The importance of community for Christians
This week Paul and Aaron talk about the importance of community for a Christian and why it is important in more than the social life of a Christian. There are other ways in which community or lack thereof impacts a person. U...
June 01, 2022
40x40 Part 1 - also known as "How can we give charity as little money as possible"
Paul is one year away from turning 40 years old. While approaching a midlife crises, he is also thinking about what life will be like for him - especially at his weight. He ahs thus proposed that Aaron keep him accountable ...
May 25, 2022
Mental Health Month - 2022
May is mental health month awareness month. This year Paul and Aaron talk about a few things including things to look out for with friends/family that indicate that they may be depressed and/or thinking about hurting themsel...
Mental Health
May 19, 2022
Welcome Back Josh - Pt 5 - Josh's Thoughts On The Second Amendment
This week Josh is back with us for the last episode of this series. Josh on this episode goes off and talks about the second amendment, why he likes to hunt, and lets himself muse on why he is both for and against conceal an...
May 13, 2022
Welcome Back Josh - Pt 4 - Abortion Pt 2
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! Visit our website: https://useyo...
May 04, 2022
Welcome Back Josh - Pt 3 - The Tangent Episode
Josh is legendary for his tangents and this week he does not disappoint. From his ideas on your job in heaven, to his spiderweb theory, to his rubber band theory, to creating new words - you never know what is going to happe...
April 27, 2022
Welcome Back Josh - Pt 2: Josh's Thoughts On Abortion Pt 1
We continue the welcome back train with Josh and his thoughts on the controversial topic of abortion. This is part one of this part of the conversation. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeaste...
April 20, 2022
Welcome Back Josh - Pt 1 of ??: Josh's Thoughts On Sending Money To Fortify Borders
So Josh is back with us in the recording area and it produced a doozie of a series of episodes. When I say a doozie, we originally set out to record a single 90 minute episode covering a wide range of topics but it turned in...
April 13, 2022
Easter And Feet Washing
It's Holy Week 2022 - and as such we are taking a short detour on our normally scheduled program. We are pushing back our reunion of Josh by a week to talk about what Paul has been thinking this Holy week and why Maundy Thu...
April 06, 2022
Don't say GAY in Florida!
If you have been keeping up with the news in any capacity (apparently Aaron hasn't) then you will probably have seen all the kerfuffle surrounding a recent law that the media has called the don't say gay bill...if only they w...
March 31, 2022
The junk we fill our minds with?
This week we talk about the things that we fill our minds with - and the fact that what a person fills their mind with when they are young stays with them and impacts them as they get older. Some of the things we fill our mi...