In this first episode, titled 'The Beginning of a Whole Christian Life,' you'll hear an introduction to Dr. Jim Schroeder as a person and professional. This episode concludes with a story that will frame the 'Living A Whole Christian Life' podcast from now on. A story that started as mundane but ended up quite extraordinary. It poses the question, "Who Are You?" as we enter into the whole Christian life.

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01: The Beginning of a Whole Christian Life

Our second episode begins with a discussion of the three lives that none of us want, but most of us have experienced at one time or another.  Discussion ensues about the overall goals of the podcast, and how it relates to the 4 dimensions of our being.  It further describes what is meant by "wholiness."

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02: The Three Lives We Don't Want

This episode lays out the 4 basic premises by which wholiness is conceived.  It discusses keys to understanding each framework, and how they intersect with each other.  It ends with real-life examples of what happens when we don't honor God's design in the parts of our being, and our being as a whole.

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03: Just What Is the Framework For Wholiness?

Episode 4 starts with a brief review of the four key premises by which wholiness is framed.  Much of the podcast focuses on four stories, including one of my own, that acutely demonstrate just how interrelated the dimensions of our being are, and how when left unrecognized, they can cause serious problems in one or more of our being.  Everything affects everything.


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04: Conditions and Consequences of Not Being Whole

This episode begins with the three "E's" of parenting, and of life, and how they have everything to do with executing the tasks, roles, and calls of our lives.  The podcast goes on to describe the "three robbers" of this "E" foundation, and how they can deprive us of what we desire the most.  It enters into the notion of what it means to have a process-oriented God in an outcome-focused world.


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05: The Rocks of the Foundation

Episode 6 begins a series on anxiety, as we enter into the core framework of Wholiness.  Despite all the negative press that anxiety gets, this podcast focuses on 5 pieces of good news about worry.  This is critical to understanding how we handle fear, and God's constant admonition to "do not be afraid."


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06: The Good News About Anxiety

This podcast begins with a story about one of the most famous presidential quotes of all time. Discussion ensues about the role that external and internal threats play in the anxieties of our lives, and provides simple yet powerful considerations about how we can be empowered to see beyond our fear.

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07: Just What Are We Most Afraid Of?

This episode continues the series on anxiety, and considers just how God's design of our bodies and our world allows us to pursue his perpetual call of "do not be afraid." The podcast offers 7 key strategies that are readily accessible and often free of charge in reducing our unnecessary fears.

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08: A Different Approach to Reducing Anxiety

Throughout most of our lives, pride has seemed to have a dual meaning — the root of all vices or a natural sense of positivity we feel when we or others accomplish something good.  This episode seeks to better understand this dilemma when it comes to pride, and uncover what happens when we give credit where credit is due.


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09: Pride or Prideful — Just What Is It?

This week's episode looks at four key reasons, from a holistic standpoint, why pride is the root of all vices. Beyond the spiritual price, the focus is on the negative physical, social, and psychological outcomes that arise from unhealthy pride. Ending with the promise that comes from recognizing these potential pitfalls and moving forward to free ourselves from this vice.

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10: The Price of Pridefulness

This is the final episode of a three-part series on pride. We begin with an early tale from raising our children as it relates to this topic and transition to five keys to overcoming unhealthy pride. In our self-absorption and inflexibility, there are hidden opportunities to see a greater vision of God's glory on this earth.

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11: Being Proud of Who God Created Us to Be

This episode begins with an epic backpacking adventure of years ago, as a framework for what inlets mean for our lives.  Four keys to inlets are discussed as it pertains to identifying just what they are, and also why inlets are so important to cultivate.  The episode ends with a discussion about the research related to catharses (versus inlets), and just whether we are pursuing activities that bring us closer to God or not.

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12: Inlets of Our Soul

This episode begins with the unrivaled story of the first 8,000-meter peak ever climbed. Like all incredible stories, there are 3 typical reactions that most of us have, but it is argued that a 4th response provides for the best opportunities when it comes to the world of challenge. The podcast closes with just what the message of Jesus has to say about challenges, and what it means for our own lives.

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18: The Sacred World of Challenge

This episode begins a new framework series on how we approach technology in our lives.  Key considerations are interspersed with a discussion of my personal history, and current situation, with technology, and the reasons behind the choices I am making.  The goal is to begin the conversation about how technology can enhance, not detract, from the pursuit of a whole Christian life. 

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19: The Tech Dilemma

Episode 23 picks up the topic of silence by considering the different ways that we can build this into our daily lives. The podcast delves into seven simple, accessible keys for cultivating regular habits of silence as we all need.  The podcast ends with a discussion about the most central purpose of silence itself and how it opens up a new horizon previously not seen.

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23: Building the Beauty of Silence

Episode 25 wraps up the discussion of the framework of living a whole Christian Life.  Six key elements are reviewed and integrated with 2 key foundational areas as we enter into the "rooms" of this Christian home.  The podcast ends with an introduction to the physical dimension, and a shift in perspective needed to truly go in search of God in his design of who we are.

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25: Foundation, Framework, and the Rooms of Our Home

The episode begins with a simple premise --- in order to truly embrace and model the golden rule for all, we must start with how adults treat other adults.  The episode goes on to detail ways in which having great love and intent is not necessarily synonymous with the Golden Rule.  The episode then focuses on 8 key ideals pertaining to a Partner Bill of Rights, and how these particular areas of striving relate to key factors of our relationships with others.

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37: Translating the Golden Rule Into Our Modern World

The podcast begins with one of the most important studies of all-time, which has provided a previously unfathomable perspective on the Golden Rule.  The episode continues with further insight about what occurs when the Golden Rule is both honored, and when it is not.  The podcast ends with our obligations and opportunities when it comes to this timeless teaching, and a heart warming story that reminds us of what can happen when we follow God's way.

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36: What Science Has to Say about the Golden Rule

As the podcast continues the emphasis on the social dimension, this episode focuses on the role of the self in our relationships.  The podcast hones in on key patterns related to how significant others either support or don't support each other.  Reasons why this occurs are explored more fully, and the podcast dives deeper into the fears often associated with these patterns.  The episode ends with a reflection on how influence most ideally happens in our lives.

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41: Striving for the Ideal - In Others

We begin this series on the psychological dimension with a unique story about the CCC in my life.  This story links us to the 3 C factors that are so critical in understanding God's design as it pertains to the psychological experience of our lives.  The episode continues with an understanding of how any psychological condition relates to these 3 C's, and how effective interventions seek to improve them.  The podcast ends with our primary goals for podcasts pertaining to this dimension, and the promise they hold.

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42: The Psychological Dimension

This podcast begins where we left off last week, in talking about the 3 C's as it pertains to mental health.  The episode continues with a review of previous areas that can impact these 3 C's, but then dives into a couple of famous quotes regarding restlessness that suggest there is even more to providing for good mental health beyond what has been noted.  A review of science as it pertains to what science has to say about psychological health and faith ensues, and the podcast ends with the ultimate message that all seems to be saying.

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43: The Psychological Nature of Our Relationship with God

As we continue our focus on the psychological dimension, we begin a series on the 5 keys for turning distress into joy.  This episode focuses on the first 2 keys, which although long since honored by our Christian faith, have often lacked clear techniques and ideas to increase effectiveness.  In going deeper into the science and stories behind these 2 keys, the podcast ultimately works to provide a model and inspiration for greater joy.

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44: Turning Distress into Joy - Part 1

The episode continues the focus on the keys to turning distress into joy as God designs.  Discussion ensues about parts 3-5, with two inspirational stories setting the stage for these mechanisms, or movements, in our lives.  Practical keys are shared for each mechanism in order to maximize effectiveness on a daily basis, and a final conclusion is offered about the remarkable way in which spiritual commands given can be the key to psychological peace and joy.

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45: Turning Distress into Joy - Part 2

As the podcast continues the focus on the psychological dimension, two key questions are posed.  One, is life meaningful to many or just a few?  Two, why are so few people flourishing as it would seem God intends?  The podcast looks in greater depth at these questions, and how this relates to our lives and the life of Jesus

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46: Jesus and His Distress

Episode #47 continues the focus on the psychological dimension with a closer look at the world of feelings and emotions.  The podcast describes the difference between lower-order vs. higher-order emotions and what science has to say about both.  The podcast continues with laying out both intellectual and practical keys to using the different types of emotions as they are intended, and wraps up with one overarching consideration.

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47: What Our Emotions Are Trying to Tell Us

This episode wraps up the focus on the psychological dimension with a closer look at the reality and opportunity of feelings in our lives.  Specific focus is placed on 3 key processes for making sure that emotional reasoning does not prevent us from utilizing our emotions in a godly way.  The link between the pursuit of love and our emotional state is explored further and a final reflection on maybe the most emotionally-vulnerable moment of Jesus' lives wraps up this series.

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48: Feeling As God Intends

One of the most common questions we as human beings ask is the "why" question.  Why did this happen?  Why must it be this way?  This podcast takes a deeper look at the spiritual and psychological realities of this question, and just how it pertains to our ability to be resilient in this challenging world.  Science has discovered that three general groups of individuals emerge when dealing with tragic events, and the podcast ends with one supreme example of how we can confront any challenge that may occur.

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49: Why Oh Why?

The episode begins with what it means to pursue happiness in our world.  Three routes from psychological research are proposed as it relates to our daily lives.  From there, the podcast connects with another universal pursuit, which is the striving towards virtue.  Regardless of culture or creed, six universal virtues exist, with them 24 character strengths - the podcast dives deeper into this discussion, with one final question posed throughout our interconnected world.

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50: Just What Happiness Are We Seeking?

This penultimate episode begins where we left off last time, with a consideration of what Jesus can provide beyond our search for happiness and virtue in this world.  Further consideration of just what Jesus's humanness means in pragmatic terms is discussed, and how this relates to the entire focus of the podcast.  The podcast ends with a consideration of how all of this relates to how Jesus provides for us what God cannot.

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51: How Jesus Provides for Us What God Cannot

In the final episode of Living a Whole Christian Life, we begin with a story never told framed on a sacred, snowy landscape near my home.  The podcast then comes back to the core principles by which the treatise of living a whole Christian life began, and then describes just how recent scientific insights about living a meaningful life sound a lot like our Christian faith.  The podcast ends with a beautiful analogy provided during a recent retreat regarding just how we can give and receive a whole Christian life, and a bible verse that beckons us to carry this on.

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52: Take, Bless, Break, Give — Final Episode

For over 2,000 years, billions of people have pursued the Christian life, or even considered what it might hold for them.  Yet even today, it is easy to find our faith compartmentalized into a few hours of our week, leaving us to wonder just how much our faith applies to what we do every day.  This begs the question, "Are we really living the WHOLE Christian life?  As a spouse, father, psychologist, and just fellow human being, this podcast goes in search of what it means to live out Christianity in all aspects of our lives.  In connecting faith practices, secular research, and personal experiences, with the physical, psychological, social and spiritual dimensions, the goal is to uncover the joy and meaning that comes with the extraordinary realities buried in the "mundane" aspects of our everyday lives.

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