Love Better

A man named Gay Balfour, a decommissioned septic truck, and a dream that couldn't be displaced. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve looked at the parts of our lives that are typically associated with love – our heart, soul, and mind, but now we need to finish the journey...

The strongest material in the universe, the power of pasta engineering, and how to fold steel. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve looked at the parts of our lives that are typically associated with love – our heart, soul, and mind, but now we need to finish the journey by inv...

Group think, mental delegation, and the art of choosing your brain buddies. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve searched our hearts and plumbed the depths of our soul for how to love the Lord better, and it is time to investigate our minds.  How do we love God with all our min...

The hospital George Clooney's kids were born in, a startling return from a holiday vacation, and the best mold juice ever made. This week is the ninth in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and today, we need to mentally prepare for the unexpected.  From doubts and fears to unanswered questions – it is time to not mind being surprised. Send us Fan Mail "Remember,...

Medieval Europe, the power of the guild hall, and the effort to pass on a legacy of knowledge to the next generation. This week is the eighth in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and today, we need to master our thoughts. Send us Fan Mail "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"

Telegraph technology, solar flares, and an amateur astronomer. Today, we look at how close we are to the precipice.  Ready or not, you are living on the edge. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve searched our hearts and plumbed the depths of our soul for how to love the Lord be...

A trip to Utah, a strange similar forest of aspens, and a reminder that love can be learned, repeated, and lived.  No excuses - follow the formula. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve searched our hearts and plumbed the depths of our soul for how to love the Lord better, and h...

One of my goals with this podcast is to introduce an audience I love to people I love.  I’d love for you to meet Dr. Jason Crowell.  Dr. Crowell is an actively practicing neurologist and a dear friend.  We talk about neuroplasticity, habit formation, evidence for God in the human brain, and the need for compassion in a fallen world. Jason is an expert well-worth listening to, and I have learned to...

NORAD, WIMEX, OKO, and other sundry acronyms of power and the precipice of human destruction. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve searched our hearts and plumbed the depths of our soul for how to love the Lord better, and halfway through the year it is time to investigate our...

They call it 'The Knowledge' and it started changing brains in 1851. This week is the third in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and today, we take to the streets and the hardest test in the world. Send us Fan Mail "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"

A plan to connect Ohio to Charleston, a study in the strength of granite, and a reminder to count the cost. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve searched our hearts and plumbed the depths of our soul for how to love the Lord better, and halfway through the year it is time to in...

A crystal clear lake, eminent domain, and the question of who's in charge of your mind. This year, we are learning to love better by exploring the greatest commandment – Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength.  We’ve searched our hearts and plumbed the depths of our soul for how to love the Lord better, and halfway through the year it is time to investigate our m...

Today we explore the eastern seaboard, the power of the LAT, and the soul work below the water line. This is the last in a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.  The soul is that part of you that is eternal.  After death, after this life, all you will be left with is your soul to carry on into eternity.  If you don’t learn to love with all your soul, yo...

One of my goals with this podcast is to introduce an audience I love to people I love.  I’d love for you to meet Jordan Shouse.  Jordan is a father of four, a preacher in the Dallas Fort-Worth area, and one of the kindest men you will ever meet.  He has a heart for people, and an empathetic nature that has only been honed by the journey God has taken him on. Jordan very kindly offered to talk with...

One of my goals with this podcast is to introduce an audience I love to people I love.  I’d like you to meet Steve Wilkes.  Steve Wilkes is a husband, father, Christian, and drug and alcohol counselor.  Steve and I talked about addiction in its many forms through a biblical lens. For those listening with children’s ears nearby, we never talk about anything in a graphic way, but the words ‘pornogra...

Send us Fan Mail "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"

The Yalu river, risk versus reward, and the life of a defector. Today, we look at the most important journey you'll ever make.  The journey of the soul to God. This is the seventh in a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.  The soul is that part of you that is eternal.  After death, after life, all you will be left with is your soul to carry on int...

A Prussian-Russian Alliance, a stone that's not actually made of stone, and a reminder that the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts. Today, we look at God's soul structure - the kingdom of God. This is the sixth in a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.  The soul is that part of you that is eternal.  After death, after life, all...

A late 16th century play, the un-tameable heart of a woman named Kate, and the tiniest mammal on the planet earth. Today, we look at the needs of the soul and God's answer to how to love Him with all our souls. This is the fifth in a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.  The soul is that part of you that is eternal.  After death, after life, all y...

Did you hear the news? April 18, 1930 was an important news day! Today, we will take a look at news, silence, and how to calm your soul. If you are a regular listener, thank you for your patience during my radio silence these last two weeks.  Between traveling to Harrisburg, PA to be with the Capital City Christians to a couple of difficult funerals for our family here at Eastland, the podcast nee...

A trip to the path of totality, a yellow line that changed the world, and the impact of seeing the darkness in ourselves. This week we talk about trials. This is the third in a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.  The soul is that part of you that is eternal.  After death, after life, all you will be left with is your soul to carry on into eternity. ...

A poem from the 16th century, a sphere with two heads, four arms, and four legs, and the romance of Disney. This week we talk about soulmates. This is the second in a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.  The soul is that part of you that is eternal.  After death, after life, all you will be left with is your soul to carry on into eternity.  If you don...

Today, we begin a ten-part series on learning to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our soul.   What's a soul?  Let's look at science, R&B, and take a trip to the Sinai Peninsula to find some answers. This series is a part of a broader goal this year to learn to love with all our heart, soul, mind, and strength.  Jesus says that learning to love God and our neighbor with these...

A ball of yarn, a warning against minotaurs, and a fashionable reminder.  Today, we look at the failings of the heart. Today is the last installment of our series on learning to love God (and our neighbor) with all our heart.  Every time that Jesus mentions the greatest commandment, He begins by telling us to love with our whole heart.  The heart is the seat of our emotions, it is where they resid...

Part of the border between Minnesota and Wisconsin, a natural phenomenon with a touch of mystery, and the question of what to do when it seems like love isn't working. This episode is the ninth installment in a ten-part series on learning to love with all our heart, part of a broader goal this year to study the greatest commandments – to love the Lord (and our neighbor) with all our heart, so...