Use Your Head!

John McLain
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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!

  1. NOV 5

    The grave danger of Groupthink

    Groupthink 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 ideas with the group!

    31 min

  2. OCT 15

    The emptiness of the See of Canterbury

    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. GAFCON response What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    41 min

  3. OCT 3

    Cowards attacking the innocent

    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. What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    24 min

  4. SEP 18

    A deception called both-sides-ism

    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. What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    24 min

  5. SEP 11

    Personhood and Vocation

    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.   What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    30 min

  6. SEP 4

    St. Augustine and the problem of evil

    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. What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    21 min

  7. AUG 29

    Minneapolis massacre - Evil is real

    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. What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    27 min

  8. AUG 26

    A show about pilgrimage

    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. What is your head telling you? Click here to write in and I'll share your ideas with the group!

    20 min
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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!

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  • Creator
    John McLain
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    41
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Use Your Head!
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