web02.fireside.fm Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:14:03 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) This is Life with Shawn Johnson - Episodes Tagged with “Life” https://thisislife.fireside.fm/tags/life Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:15:00 -0500 The objective of "This is Life" is to help answer the almighty question, "Why?" We all go through life’s ups and downs. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a place where you could listen to everyday people talk about everyday experiences and gain wisdom on how to handle your own life's battles? We can learn so much from each other if we just listen. This life that we have been given is not only a gift, but a tool to use the experiences of this life and make it better for others. It is our duty as mankind to execute the power inside of us to create peace, love and goodness to this world. Every living soul is worth of unconditional love, respect and kindness. God's love knows no boundaries and neither should ours. en-us episodic Tackling life's ups and downs together with real experiences and real people Shawn Johnson The objective of "This is Life" is to help answer the almighty question, "Why?" We all go through life’s ups and downs. Wouldn't it be nice if there was a place where you could listen to everyday people talk about everyday experiences and gain wisdom on how to handle your own life's battles? We can learn so much from each other if we just listen. This life that we have been given is not only a gift, but a tool to use the experiences of this life and make it better for others. It is our duty as mankind to execute the power inside of us to create peace, love and goodness to this world. Every living soul is worth of unconditional love, respect and kindness. God's love knows no boundaries and neither should ours. no Shawn Johnson thisislifepod@gmail.com Episode 55: LOVE YOUR LIFE! Ecc 9:7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do." https://thisislife.fireside.fm/lovelife 9c716b7e-9653-4d00-bbc7-ceb113515801 Fri, 19 Mar 2021 00:15:00 -0500 Shawn Johnson full Shawn Johnson If you've grown up in the church like me, you've been taught all your life that in order to love Jesus we have to hate this life. Actually, the complete opposite is true! God wants us to love this life and everything/every one in it! Take a journey with Shawn as he explains Phileo love VS. Agape Love and why it's important to know the difference. Never let anyone tell you this life isn't worth living and loving! A live dog is better than a dead lion. If you're living...YOU HAVE HOPE 36:24 no <p>If you've grown up in the church like me, you've been taught all your life that in order to love Jesus we have to hate this life. Actually, the complete opposite is true! God wants us to love this life and everything/every one in it! Take a journey with Shawn as he explains Phileo love VS. Agape Love and why it's important to know the difference. Never let anyone tell you this life isn't worth living and loving! A live dog is better than a dead lion. If you're living...YOU HAVE HOPE</p> <p>1PE 3:10 For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.<br> 11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.</p> <p>ECC 8:15 So I commend the enjoyment of life (MIRTH), because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.<br> 16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labor on earth -- his eyes not seeing sleep day or night -- <br> 17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he knows, he cannot really comprehend it.<br> ECC 9:1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him.<br> 2 All share a common destiny -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good man, so with the sinner; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.<br> 3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.<br> 4 Anyone who is among the living has hope -- even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!<br> 5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.<br> 6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.<br> 7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.</p> <p>Article Referenced: <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/agape-and-phileo-love-we-need-both_b_58a1e5d6e4b0cd37efcfeb23" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.huffpost.com/entry/agape-and-phileo-love-we-need-both_b_58a1e5d6e4b0cd37efcfeb23</a> </p> Love, Life, joyful, eat, drink, merry, agape If you've grown up in the church like me, you've been taught all your life that in order to love Jesus we have to hate this life. Actually, the complete opposite is true! God wants us to love this life and everything/every one in it! Take a journey with Shawn as he explains Phileo love VS. Agape Love and why it's important to know the difference. Never let anyone tell you this life isn't worth living and loving! A live dog is better than a dead lion. If you're living...YOU HAVE HOPE

1PE 3:10 For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

ECC 8:15 So I commend the enjoyment of life (MIRTH), because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.
16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labor on earth -- his eyes not seeing sleep day or night --
17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he knows, he cannot really comprehend it.
ECC 9:1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him.
2 All share a common destiny -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good man, so with the sinner; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.
3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
4 Anyone who is among the living has hope -- even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.

Article Referenced: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/agape-and-phileo-love-we-need-both_b_58a1e5d6e4b0cd37efcfeb23

]]> If you've grown up in the church like me, you've been taught all your life that in order to love Jesus we have to hate this life. Actually, the complete opposite is true! God wants us to love this life and everything/every one in it! Take a journey with Shawn as he explains Phileo love VS. Agape Love and why it's important to know the difference. Never let anyone tell you this life isn't worth living and loving! A live dog is better than a dead lion. If you're living...YOU HAVE HOPE

1PE 3:10 For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
11 He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

ECC 8:15 So I commend the enjoyment of life (MIRTH), because nothing is better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be glad. Then joy will accompany him in his work all the days of the life God has given him under the sun.
16 When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe man's labor on earth -- his eyes not seeing sleep day or night --
17 then I saw all that God has done. No one can comprehend what goes on under the sun. Despite all his efforts to search it out, man cannot discover its meaning. Even if a wise man claims he knows, he cannot really comprehend it.
ECC 9:1 So I reflected on all this and concluded that the righteous and the wise and what they do are in God's hands, but no man knows whether love or hate awaits him.
2 All share a common destiny -- the righteous and the wicked, the good and the bad, the clean and the unclean, those who offer sacrifices and those who do not. As it is with the good man, so with the sinner; as it is with those who take oaths, so with those who are afraid to take them.
3 This is the evil in everything that happens under the sun: The same destiny overtakes all. The hearts of men, moreover, are full of evil and there is madness in their hearts while they live, and afterward they join the dead.
4 Anyone who is among the living has hope -- even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!
5 For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward, and even the memory of them is forgotten.
6 Their love, their hate and their jealousy have long since vanished; never again will they have a part in anything that happens under the sun.
7 Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.

Article Referenced: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/agape-and-phileo-love-we-need-both_b_58a1e5d6e4b0cd37efcfeb23

]]> Episode 026: I'm Back! - The Last 30 days https://thisislife.fireside.fm/last30days 313f68dd-5372-4d8e-a977-374e4e78724f Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:15:00 -0600 Shawn Johnson full Shawn Johnson Finally! This is Life is back! I've missed you! I wanted to use this episode to fill you in on my last 30 days. It has been quite an adventure between the highs of a vacation at Disney World to the real life struggles of my mother in law passing away. Join me as we spend time reconnecting. 55:27 no <p>Finally! This is Life is back! I've missed you! I wanted to use this episode to fill you in on my last 30 days. It has been quite an adventure between the highs of a vacation at Disney World to the real life struggles of my mother in law passing away. Join me as we spend time reconnecting. </p> disney, parkinsons, grace, vacation, life, death Finally! This is Life is back! I've missed you! I wanted to use this episode to fill you in on my last 30 days. It has been quite an adventure between the highs of a vacation at Disney World to the real life struggles of my mother in law passing away. Join me as we spend time reconnecting.

]]> Finally! This is Life is back! I've missed you! I wanted to use this episode to fill you in on my last 30 days. It has been quite an adventure between the highs of a vacation at Disney World to the real life struggles of my mother in law passing away. Join me as we spend time reconnecting.

]]> Episode 022: The Truth about Forgiveness - You are not obligated to forgive everyone https://thisislife.fireside.fm/forgiveness af77ac54-e930-423e-920e-ec34c66c9770 Fri, 06 Dec 2019 00:15:00 -0600 Shawn Johnson full Shawn Johnson What does true forgiveness look like? What are the scriptural requirements for forgiveness? When the Bible tells us to "Forgive as Christ forgave you" what does that mean? 36:31 no <p>What does true forgiveness look like? What are the scriptural requirements for forgiveness? When the Bible tells us to "Forgive as Christ forgave you" what does that mean? Learn how we have a role to play when it comes to other people seeking forgiveness from us as we seek forgiveness from the Lord. </p> restoration, grace, humility, sin, freedom, jesus, bible, forgiveness, life What does true forgiveness look like? What are the scriptural requirements for forgiveness? When the Bible tells us to "Forgive as Christ forgave you" what does that mean? Learn how we have a role to play when it comes to other people seeking forgiveness from us as we seek forgiveness from the Lord.

]]> What does true forgiveness look like? What are the scriptural requirements for forgiveness? When the Bible tells us to "Forgive as Christ forgave you" what does that mean? Learn how we have a role to play when it comes to other people seeking forgiveness from us as we seek forgiveness from the Lord.

]]> Episode 019: "You are more important than me" https://thisislife.fireside.fm/moreimportant 6f966147-6dc3-406d-a8f0-074d5abed9b0 Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:15:00 -0600 Shawn Johnson full Shawn Johnson What would it look like for us to say "You are more important than me"? Can you imagine a world where a majority of people preferred others more than themselves? This is exactly the kind of world that God has instructed us to live in. Even when we are hurt by someone or they are caught in a sin, we are instructed to restore that person gently. This episode explores the freedom we can have in loving and preferring one another above ourselves without jeopardizing our own self worth. 39:29 no <p>What would it look like for us to say "You are more important than me"? Can you imagine a world where a majority of people preferred others more than themselves? This is exactly the kind of world that God has instructed us to live in. Even when we are hurt by someone or they are caught in a sin, we are instructed to restore that person gently. This episode explores the freedom we can have in loving and preferring one another above ourselves without jeopardizing our own self worth. </p> restoration, grace, humility, sin, freedom, jesus, bible, forgiveness, life What would it look like for us to say "You are more important than me"? Can you imagine a world where a majority of people preferred others more than themselves? This is exactly the kind of world that God has instructed us to live in. Even when we are hurt by someone or they are caught in a sin, we are instructed to restore that person gently. This episode explores the freedom we can have in loving and preferring one another above ourselves without jeopardizing our own self worth.

]]> What would it look like for us to say "You are more important than me"? Can you imagine a world where a majority of people preferred others more than themselves? This is exactly the kind of world that God has instructed us to live in. Even when we are hurt by someone or they are caught in a sin, we are instructed to restore that person gently. This episode explores the freedom we can have in loving and preferring one another above ourselves without jeopardizing our own self worth.

]]> Episode 011: Christians Aren't Supposed to be the Villains https://thisislife.fireside.fm/christianvillain 25a10447-b2da-45d3-a063-e8d70eedc27c Fri, 13 Sep 2019 00:15:00 -0500 Shawn Johnson full Shawn Johnson Jesus told us in John 13:35 "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." Love is supposed to be the foundation for everything we do. Lately, however, it appears that we are using anything BUT love as a tool to get the gospel message out to the world. We have replaced God's love for mankind with our fear of the world and sin. We no longer believe that God is in complete control and consequently we end up trying to do His job for him. No surprise, we fail miserably. Christians were charged by Jesus to take care of the people of the world and to love them unconditionally, instead we have become the villains. How can we correct this error? Is it too late to change the culture of the church? 45:19 no <p>Jesus told us in John 13:35 "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." Love is supposed to be the foundation for everything we do. Lately, however, it appears that we are using anything BUT love as a tool to get the gospel message out to the world. We have replaced God's love for mankind with our fear of the world and sin. We no longer believe that God is in complete control and consequently we end up trying to do His job for him. No surprise, we fail miserably. Christians were charged by Jesus to take care of the people of the world and to love them unconditionally, instead we have become the villains. How can we correct this error? Is it too late to change the culture of the church? </p> love, villain, consequence, disciples, jesus, life Jesus told us in John 13:35 "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." Love is supposed to be the foundation for everything we do. Lately, however, it appears that we are using anything BUT love as a tool to get the gospel message out to the world. We have replaced God's love for mankind with our fear of the world and sin. We no longer believe that God is in complete control and consequently we end up trying to do His job for him. No surprise, we fail miserably. Christians were charged by Jesus to take care of the people of the world and to love them unconditionally, instead we have become the villains. How can we correct this error? Is it too late to change the culture of the church?

]]> Jesus told us in John 13:35 "By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another." Love is supposed to be the foundation for everything we do. Lately, however, it appears that we are using anything BUT love as a tool to get the gospel message out to the world. We have replaced God's love for mankind with our fear of the world and sin. We no longer believe that God is in complete control and consequently we end up trying to do His job for him. No surprise, we fail miserably. Christians were charged by Jesus to take care of the people of the world and to love them unconditionally, instead we have become the villains. How can we correct this error? Is it too late to change the culture of the church?

]]> Episode 001: Be not overcome with evil, but overcome evil with good https://thisislife.fireside.fm/be-not-overcome-with-evil 3b26e0dc-f8a0-4386-a307-68da4ead80fe Fri, 12 Jul 2019 12:00:00 -0500 Shawn Johnson full Shawn Johnson Trials and tribulations are a part of life, but there is a path to hope and peace even in the midst of these trials. Mere existence does not promise smooth sailing but we are promised that we are never alone in the journey. Join Pastor Shawn as he encourages us to keep fighting the good fight even when we are suffering. God sends his blessings on the just and the unjust and all are deserving and worthy of his goodness. How can we see this goodness when life's troubles are so overwhelming? 31:38 no <p>Trials and tribulations are a part of life, but there is a path to hope and peace even in the midst of these trials. Mere existence does not promise smooth sailing but we are promised that we are never alone in the journey. Join Pastor Shawn as he encourages us to keep fighting the good fight even when we are suffering. God sends his blessings on the just and the unjust and all are deserving and worthy of his goodness. How can we see this goodness when life's troubles are so overwhelming? </p> trials, tribulations, god, jesus, love, peace, endurance, struggles, evil, patience, long-suffering, life, christianity, bible, hope, faith, goodness, fruits, spirit, angels Trials and tribulations are a part of life, but there is a path to hope and peace even in the midst of these trials. Mere existence does not promise smooth sailing but we are promised that we are never alone in the journey. Join Pastor Shawn as he encourages us to keep fighting the good fight even when we are suffering. God sends his blessings on the just and the unjust and all are deserving and worthy of his goodness. How can we see this goodness when life's troubles are so overwhelming?

]]> Trials and tribulations are a part of life, but there is a path to hope and peace even in the midst of these trials. Mere existence does not promise smooth sailing but we are promised that we are never alone in the journey. Join Pastor Shawn as he encourages us to keep fighting the good fight even when we are suffering. God sends his blessings on the just and the unjust and all are deserving and worthy of his goodness. How can we see this goodness when life's troubles are so overwhelming?

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