Use Your Head!
My name is John. I’m a seminary student and postulant in the Reformed Episcopal Church. I've found over the course of my life that the best answers to life's questions start here: Use Your Head! Join me on my journey for lively discussions, analysis, and fun!
Episodes
Happy New Year! Advent is here, and did you know that it marks the beginning of a brand new liturgical year? That's one of several truths of this oft-misunderstood season that we'll chat about on this episode. May your Advent season bear much fruit as we all prepare for the coming of the King!
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Happy Thanksgiving! Today I'll share some thoughts about this very special time of the year. A joyous civic holiday, indeed; but did you know that Thanksgiving Day is also a Feast celebrated in the Church?
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Groupthink often becomes Groupvote. It can have deadly consequences. Please pray for New York City.
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The 106th Archbishop of Canterbury has been selected, which should be happy news for Anglicans around the world. But it isn't - at least not for the faithful. Today we'll frame the discussion around the reaction of GAFCON - the link below may be helpful. Also, I'll share a fabulous book I had the honor of narrating recently - and why every Christian should read (or listen to) it.
On the heels of completing another seminary course, I was casually browsing in a social media platform and came across something that at first made sad...and then, pretty angry.
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Equality and equity - two words with very different applications in our troubled culture. Today we'll talk about why moral judgment must never be removed from society.
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On the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and the day after a brutal and senseless assassination, we'll process a bit, and derive inspiration from a man who knew who he was and what God created him for.
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In this episode, I'll clarify something I said last time about evil. What is it - really? We'll look to the great early church father St. Augustine of Hippo for answers to a question that man has always wrestled with, even to this day.
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In this episode we face the cold reality of evil in the wake of the unspeakable horror of murdered children. When our culture embraces wickedness, we should expect these events to occur. Only by repentance and living within God's created order can we hope to end these massacres.
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After 4 long months, the UYH podcast is back with a fresh mission. I invite you to join me as I answer a calling on my life. Through my journey of education and formation during my postulancy, I'll share some things I'm discovering about the pilgrimage that we are all on - making our way though this amazing thing called life.
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Gen-Zers have some great ideas and are changing the world...on campus and at dining tables. And a man crosses the pond and experiences a remarkable (and delicious) transformation.
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Studies reveal a horrifying potential consequence of diabetes; premature burnout is plaguing our young people, and the inspiring faith of Christians in the midst of a communist regime.
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The quest for meaningful work is noble indeed, but what about the dues? Also, office brown-bagging gone wild, and office people gone wilder.
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Micromanagers have some new tools and are finding success in making problems worse. Also, the Peter Pan syndrome is alive and well, and the power of music to benefit the brain *might* have a downside.
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The theme of many weddings today is "waste" - but other than bankrupting dad, is there a deeper issue? Plus, the "courier culture" grows deeper roots, and finally - computing is on the verge of a breakthrough that could make today's AI look like an abacus.
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The vast majority of Americans are fed up with the "tipping culture," the goods and bads of the classic nap, and an AI threat against some of the noblest among us.
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More burning and violence in Oregon, this time at an unlikely target; a very refreshing approach to the prevention of classroom cheating; and heartbreaking, senseless violence grips Syria.
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Back after a long absence, we dive into AI's latest human "enhancement," rampant campus racism, and baseball is back! But less human than ever.
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TikTokers experience major (albeit short) withdrawal, the positions that really aren't, and finally - a deadly trend that's desperately in need of counter-influencers.
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Big Tech bosses show their cards through their checkbooks. Plus, young people are saying yes to saying no...and the Surgeon General looks for label space on booze.
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