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 ca…
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…
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 experim…
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.
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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 hav…
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 th…
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 decid…
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 c…
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 w…
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 characteri…
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 i…
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. When looki…
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 epis…
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?
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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?…
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,…
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 - …
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 translat…
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. So…
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 platfor…
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 ill…
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 per…
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 …
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.…
