58 episodes
Looking Over Life James Goering and Shawn D. Schmidt
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4.3 • 9 Ratings
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James and Shawn are two friends who like to talk about life. Science, grammar, parenting, spirituality--they're likely to discuss it.
We now have a Patreon page: patreon.com/lookingoverlife
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58: Why do bad things happen?
Shawn and James talk about the bad things that happen in the world. We look at questions like, "How can a good God let bad things happen?"
We discuss whether or not God is responsible for the bad things that happen in our lives. Did God cause your loved one to die? Did He direct in those events? What about when your child spilled his breakfast cereal? Did God direct in those events?
How does God's sovereignty work? What have you seen in your experience? Why do bad things happen? Send us an email.
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Invisible Things blog
The Problem of Pain by C.S. Lewis
Why Bad Things Happen by Michael Martin
Wikipedia - 1931 China floods
Wikipedia - 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami
Wikipedia - Hurricane Katrina
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57: How will people remember you?
James and Shawn consider a recent loss and what it means to grieve. We also look at some tough questions, like, "How can a good God allow bad things to happen?"
We're sure that your life has been touched by loss. We'd like to hear from you. How did you—or are you—dealing with that loss? How do you reconcile a good God and bad things? Send us an email.
We also discuss the idea of preparing for our own eulogy. How will people be able to say nice things about us at our funeral? What are we doing to make it easy for them to do so?
Email: lookingoverlife@gmail.com
Website: lookingoverlife.com
Patreon: patreon.com/lookingoverlife
Invisible Things blog
Unique death rituals around the world
Christian Light
Keith Crider obituary
LOL: Episode 10: Community or Society?
Living Forward by Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy
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56: 2024 Yearly Themes
Shawn and James go over their yearly themes—together in a van!
We reviewed the themes for 2023 (Year of Appetite and Year of Key Actions) and looked at our themes for 2024 (Year of Devotion and Year of Family).
If you use a yearly theme, we'd like to hear about it. How do you make it work for you? What have you learned? Send us an email!
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55: 10,000 Listens and Life Updates
Shawn and James talk about crossing the milestone of 10,000 listens on the podcast. They also talk about the future of the podcast and give a sneak peek at the topic of a future episode. Shawn is heading to the States with family in tow while James and his wife recently added another son to their family.
Both of us have big dreams for what we hope to accomplish in 2024. Will we be successful, or will our dreams fall apart like a sagging snowman on a 70-degree day in March?
Thanks to everyone who has listened so far and has shared the podcast with friends and family. If you enjoy the podcast, the best thing you can do is to let more people know about it.
Links
Almost Christian: What the Faith of Our Teenagers is Telling the American Church
Faith Builders Educational Programs
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54: Is It Possible to Know Too Much?
Shawn and James talk about whether Christians should be willingly ignorant about some things in the news and how the tsunami of information from the Internet is affecting us.
How much are we responsible to know about what is happening in the world? What global issues should Christians feel compelled to address? What does Jesus call us to? How much information consumption is too much?
We talk about these questions as well as a few others related to consuming news and dealing with information overload.
We'd love to hear if you have any thoughts on these topics. Please send us an email.
Invisible Things blog post: Light and High Beauty
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51: Modern Idolatry
James and Shawn try to figure out what modern idolatry looks like. Do you have a temple in your town that holds the idol that all your neighbors worship? Who is the patron saint of your community? Of your culture? Or maybe there really aren't idols in our modern, enlightened world.
We'd like to hear from you. What do you think about modern idolatry? Send us an email.
Email: lookingoverlife@gmail.com
Website: lookingoverlife.com
Patreon: patreon.com/lookingoverlife
Invisible Things Blog
Modern Idolatry - Invisible Things Blog