About this podcast
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
The newest 20 of 47 episodes
- The Long Walk · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 14In the middle of Holy Week 2026, I pause for a moment to look around. Much can be gained from the long, difficult journey that we make as pilgrims...and the one Our Lord made to…
- Falling in Love again - Lent · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 13A short discussion on the liturgical season of Lent, and how we can find renewal during this very sacred and special time, which is a gift. What is your head telling you? Click…
- Modern monasticism - the Daily Office · 42 min · Season 3 Episode 12Happy Epiphany to you! Today we'll talk about St. Benedict's Rule...and how it is still a tremendous blessing today in and through the Daily Office. What is your head telling…
- Advent and Embers · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 11As we continue to move through the season of Advent, we'll talk some more about the special opportunities for growth during this special time, focusing on the four collects…
- The King (of Kings) is coming! About Advent · 37 min · Season 3 Episode 10Happy 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…
- The rich tradition of Harvest time · 25 min · Season 3 Episode 9Happy 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…
- The grave danger of Groupthink · 31 min · Season 3 Episode 8Groupthink often becomes Groupvote. It can have deadly consequences. Please pray for New York City. What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your…
- The emptiness of the See of Canterbury · 41 min · Season 3 Episode 7The 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…
- Cowards attacking the innocent · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 6On 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…
- A deception called both-sides-ism · 24 min · Season 3 Episode 5Equality 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. What is…
- Personhood and Vocation · 30 min · Season 3 Episode 4On 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…
- St. Augustine and the problem of evil · 21 min · Season 3 Episode 3In 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…
- Minneapolis massacre - Evil is real · 27 min · Season 3 Episode 2In 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…
- A show about pilgrimage · 20 min · Season 3 Episode 1After 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…
- The European Plan, two plates please, and what a waste? · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 10Gen-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)…
- Done too soon, a very bad high, and not too far from here · 30 min · Season 2 Episode 9Studies 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…
- The hot box, the office battlefield, and like, no thanks! · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 8The quest for meaningful work is noble indeed, but what about the dues? Also, office brown-bagging gone wild, and office people gone wilder. What is your head telling you? Click…
- Crowded nest, choppers in the office, and earbud people · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 7Micromanagers 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…
- Tied up in "Knots," edible financing, and AI obsolete? · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 6The 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…
- Tipping over, 40 winks, and there's nothin' like a nurse · 31 min · Season 2 Episode 5The 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. What is your…
