Episode 84: How God Solves Our Isolation and Loneliness (with Bill Smith)

“If you define the problem incorrectly, you will come up with an insufficient solution.”

Loneliness predates the fall of Adam. God designed us to be in fellowship with other humans and declared that it was “not good for man to be alone” (Genesis 2:18) before sin entered the world. Ever since the fall, we frequently damage the relational communion we were designed for through attacking others and “covering” ourselves. How do we think biblically about the human experience of loneliness?

In this episode, Kent Kloter hosts Bill Smith to discuss his new book, “You Are Not Alone”, that dives into these questions.

Bill has pastored several churches, been a faculty member of the Christian Counseling and Educational Foundation, and taught practical theology at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is the author of Parenting with Words of Grace, along with numerous other books and booklets. He and his wife, Sally, have three adult children who are married. You may recognize him from previous episodes on Soul Care Culture.

In this episode, Bill and Kent discuss the four questions that are central to Bill’s book:

Why are we alone? How do we experience aloneness? What are God’s solutions? How do we experience those solutions?

Listen in!

RESOURCES:

• • [Book] You Are Not Alone: How God Solves Our Isolation and Loneliness
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Meet William (Bill)

William Smith is a pastor, author, and speaker. Bill has an MDiv and PhD and was a faculty member and counselor at the Christian Counseling and Education Foundation (CCEF), He has authored several books including Loving Well (Even When You Haven’t Been) and Caught Off Guard: Encounters with the Unexpected God. Bill and his wife, Sally, have been married for over 30 years and are the parents of three adult children. He enjoys being with his family, rehabbing his home, gardening, cooking, and reading.