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Use Your Words
by Use Your Words
Here at Use Your Words - we are two friends that decided to create a podcast for Bible believing Christians that care about news and culture. While not every week will focus on current news and/or culture - we will continually focus on the single thread through everything - our faith in Christ. We each have different passions and bring those passions to the forefront - music, faith, mental health, politics, news, worldview, and how all these things tie together. Join us as we learn, grow, and continue to become better each week. Interact with us on our social media accounts or email ([email protected]). Disagree - but be polite and Use Your Words.
Episodes
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News in 2024 Is Just Plain Bad
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…
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Year Five - Episode 1 Pt 2
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...
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Year Five - Episode 1 Pt 1
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...
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Knowing God - Chapters 19 + 20 Part 2
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…
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Knowing God - Chapters 19 + 20 Part 1
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…
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Music Analysis: Johnathan Young -Wolf Within
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...
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Christmas Charisma: Delving into the Sounds of Cloverton's 'Hallelujah Christmas' and ABR's 'Up On The Rooftop'
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...
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New Years 2023 And Looking Forward to 2024
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…
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Jingle All the Way: A 2023 Christmas Extravaganza!
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...
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Bridging the Gap: Deciphering the Language of Different Generations
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,...
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Waiting - Passive Or Active?
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...
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Music Analysis: Taylor Swift: Cruel Summer
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...
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Thanksgiving 2023
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...
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ABC: Knowing God Chapters 17 & 18
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...
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Music Analysis: Red Cold World
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 but we both agree that it is . What goes into those spoiler blanks? Listen and find out. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people...
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People are obsessed over the Red Heifer in Israel - why is that?
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...
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October is Depression Awareness Month
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...
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Three Bad Bible Translations That You Should Avoid
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…
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Artist are responsible for the art they produce: Art Prize 2023
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...
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Rusty Shipp: Bottom Of The Barrel
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...
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That tension between knowing what is right, and supporting the legal rights of those I disagree with.
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...
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ABC: Knowing God - Chapters 16 - God's Goodness And Severity
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...
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ABC: Knowing God Chapter 15
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...
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Music Review: A look at August Burn Red's Martyr - as straight forward and direct as a song can be without imagery
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…
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Oliver Anthony And His Rise To Fame | Should We Give Him Time To Mature?
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…
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Value Based Shopping: VEEBS | Can we shop our values?
This week we are going on assignment! We start out about talking about a new app on the app stores for both Android and iOS called Veebs. The claim of the application is that it allows you to select your values and then when you go shopping you scan what you are going to buy to determine if the...
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Music Review: Looking at Yellow Card's Chick Song Only One Twenty Years Later | Emo Music Is Fun Music
In this episode of Use Your Words, we take a look at Yellow Card's song Only One twenty years after it was released. We learn a few things during this song: Paul listened to way more emo than he cares to admit during his early adult hood, Pug Mugs are the best mugs (YouTube version only), and...
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Try That In A Small Town: Really This Is A Controversial Song?
In this episode of Use Your Words, we look at the "controversial" song that has sparked a heated debate surrounding racist references, lynching, and sundown towns in music. In fact the song is so "evil" that it was even pulled off of Country Music Television cable channel rotation due to the…
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ABC: Knowing God - Chapters 13,14
This week we continue on with J.I. Packer's Knowing God - covering chapters 13 and 14 talking about the concept both of Grace as well as God As Judge - and how closely these two items are related to one another. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two people from Southeastern Wisconsin....
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Why Do Men Not Go To Church? - Also what is up with worship music?
This week we talk about one of the conversations that we have seen online - a conversation on why men do not attend church - or in fact leave the church. We start the episode (best on video on our YouTube channel) playing a simple game of Worship Song or Love Song. See if you can beat Aaron's…
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Listening To NF Grow Up And Get Hope: An Analysis Of Hope By NF
This week we continue analyzing music with a newer song this year: Hope by NF. While not Paul's cup of tea on style of music - it has it's moments. Check out what both Paul and Aaron think of this song and let us know what you think of it as well. Use Your Words podcast is passion project of two...
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July 4th 2023 | Can Aaron pass a civics test?
This week we see if Aaron can pass a simple civics test from highschool. After we get past this we then talk about what our plans were for the fourth and if this country is worth continuing on and saving or is it time that we have a new constitution written. Use Your Words podcast is passion...
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Holler by Granger Smith and Earl Dibbles Jr
Before we even got to this episode, the phrase "Ye Ye" had already become part of Aaron's vocabulary after he listened to the song multiple times on repeat. We analyze this song - with the full understanding that the song is just for fun and should not be taken serious at all. Join us this week…
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Summer Plans 2023
This week we talk about our plans for summer 2023. Summers are usually full of activities and this one is no different for us. While we normally are talking about what is going on in the world - sometimes we just have to sit back, relax, and enjoy the summer. Use Your Words podcast is passion...
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Fathers Day 2023
This week we delve headfirst into Father's Day. We discuss the history of it, go over some trivia and talk about why father's are important in the lives of children - including the fact that aa child with both a mother and father in the house are 4x less likely to live in poverty and the fact…
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ABC: Knowing God Chapter 12
In this episode of the Use Your Words podcast, Aaron and Paul discuss the complexities, misconceptions, and hidden meanings of God's love. We talk as part of this the importance of understanding Bible translations and the dangers of using loose translations for serious studying. Join us as we...
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A Personal Conversation: Pt 2
This is part two of our conversation that we recently had between Paul and Aaron. In this episode of Use Your Words, we're having an open and honest conversation about what it means to be a Christian that is committed to living by what the Bible says, but also happens to be attracted to others of...
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A Personal Conversation: Part 1
In this episode of Use Your Words, we're having an open and honest conversation about what it means to be a Christian that is committed to living by what the Bible says, but also happens to be attracted to others of the same sex/gender. Aaron leads the conversation and asks the questions that…
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ABC: Knowing God Chapter 11
This week we discuss chapter 11 of Knowing God by J.I. Packer. During this episode we talk about the central premise of Packer's book, which is to know God through interaction with Him and learning about Him and how important it is to follow His Word regardless of what our own selfish desires may...
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"Messy in Heaven" - A Disappointing Drum and Bass Song
This week's episode of Use Your Words Podcast is all about Messy in Heaven, a song by 21-year-old Venby which is part of the resurgence of drum and bass in Britain and Europe. It charted highly in the UK (3,1) and relatively high in the US (34,40) and is meant to be an anti-drug anthem. Although...
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Knowing God Chapters 9 & 10: Wisdom Is Essential
Join hosts Paul and Aaron as they take a dive into chapters 9 and 10 of Knowing God. We go over the themes presented in the book including how Packer claims that wisdom is inherently moral in nature. The rest of the book continues to chat about how Wisdom is something that we should all pursue…
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Music Analysis 2: Breaking The Habit By Linkin Park
Welcome to episode 2 of music analysis where we talk about the fact that Linkin Park has some good music. But beyond that we look at this song from a few points of view - how is it musically, lyrically, how is the music video and how it ties in with the song, and how does the song fit in with the...
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Knowing God - Chapters 7 & 8
Welcome back to Paul and Aaron talking about J.I. Packer's Knowing God. This week we go over chapters seven and eight of the book and discuss a few things including: God's immutability, difference between immutability and mutability, the Holiness of God, and reverence that should characterize our...
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Nashville Shooting - PT 2
We continue talking about the Nashville School shooting. We talk about what is next - also known as what can we do, what should we do, and at what point does a Christian have the authority to rebel against the government over them including but not limited to gun laws. Use Your Words podcast is...
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Nashville School Shooting - Pt 1
On March 27th, 2023 another shooting occured at a school in Nashville, TN. We decided to talk about the shooting. What our response should be, why the gun free signs don't work, and what should we as Christians do to respond to this as well as how should we respond if the government decides to…
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Chris Rock Netflix Special: Selective Outrage
Welcome to Season 3 of Use Your Words. This week we start out things by looking at our Chris Rock's Netflix special "Selective Outrage" (This is rated MA for sure - it is not recommended for anyone - let alone under 18). Why are we talking and analyzing it? Because it is something that is in the...
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Social Media Is Harming Us All - Especially Our Children
It's the last episode of Season 2 of Use Your Words and we have one final thing to talk about. Social Media. Social Media is harming people left and right, and yet we let children use it without a second thought. Multiple studies have shown the detrimental impact it has had on teens and young...
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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…
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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…
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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 once. And like the last time we had a large number of changes at once, we...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Here at Use Your Words - we are two friends that decided to create a podcast for Bible believing Christians that care about news and culture. While not every week will focus on current news and/or culture - we will continually focus on the single thread through everything - our faith in Christ. We each have different passions and bring those passions to the forefront - music, faith, mental health, politics, news, worldview, and how all these things tie together. Join us as we learn, grow, and continue to become better each week. Interact with us on our social media accounts or email ([email protected]). Disagree - but be polite and Use Your Words.
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