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The Love Better podcast is designed to help you love the right things in the right ways. Love is central to every relationship (good or bad!), and it is integral to knowing God. Each episode explores practical ways to grow your heart and renew your relationships as Christ intends. We let God define love and use the Bible as our foundation. Let's learn to love like Christ and love for Christ.
Remember, you are loved, so go... love better!
Remember, you are loved, so go... love better!
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An underwater experiment, the tale of two houses, and a biblical look at when to speak up and when silence is a solace. Send us a text "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!" New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
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 Buck Barrett. Buck is a husband and father and a passionately outspoken Christian. He is also a former air traffic controller and currently works as a branch manager for the FAA’s Air Traffic Safety Oversight Service… and he does all of this while being the full-time preacher for a congregation in Renton, WA. Buck and I talk about his conversion from a life of part...
One of the largest fabric collections in the world, a dark patch of history, and a reminder that love is best done locally. Send us a text "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!" New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
The fair light of twilight, a new take of the Law of Attraction, and a reminder that we already have plenty of love in the world. Welcome to Season 3!!! Send us a text "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!" New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
The enterprising farmers of Enterprise, a Herald of Prosperity that stop bugging others, and the importance of repentance. 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 investigating how to love with all our strength. Weak love i...
A colossal collapse, a reminder to speak up, and a study in aeroelastic flutter. 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 investigating how to love with all our strength. Weak love isn’t much love at all. Real love is ...
From Boston to Calcutta with a detour through debtor's prison. How do you keep your dreams from melting away? 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 investigating how to love with all our strength. Weak love isn’t mu...
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 by investigating how to love with all our strength. Weak love isn’t much love at all. ...
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 mind? This week is the last in a ten-part series on learning to love better with ou...
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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
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 better, and halfway through the year it is time to investigate our minds. How do ...
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 halfway through the year it is time to investigate our minds. How do we love God ...
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 love better because of his insights into the Scripture. Seven Tesla MRI scan o...
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 minds. How do we love God with all our mind? What does that even mean? Th...
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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
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 investigate our minds. How do we love God with all our mind? What does that even ...
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 minds. How do we love God with all our mind? What does that even mean? This wee...
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, you won’t have any love left when life is over. Send us a text "Remember, you are l...
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 me on the record about his harrowing health journey and the impact it had on his ...
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 ‘pornography’ and ‘suicide’ do show up a couple of times. We talk about chemical dependency...
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 into eternity. If you don’t learn to love with all your soul, you won’t have any l...
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 you will be left with is your soul to carry on into eternity. If you don’t learn to love with ...
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 you will be left with is your soul to carry on into eternity. If you don’t learn to l...
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 needed to take a backseat for a minute. The good news is that both the funerals were for Chri...
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. If you don’t learn to love with all your soul, you won’t have any love left when...
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’t learn to love with all your soul, you won’t have any love left when life is o...
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 four parts of us are the two greatest commandments. There is no better way to love ...
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 reside, it is the part of us that we feel with – from fear to courage to anger to joy ...
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, soul, mind, and strength. In every account of the gospels, the command to love always begins with...
Diptheria, Jeroboam's downfall, and an indomitable will. This week we learn to be brave. This episode is the eighth 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, soul, mind, and strength. In every account of the gospels, the command to love always begins with the heart… and if you are going to make a difference in this world, it ...
A trip to the water's edge, the Spartan's greatest rivals, and two walls that changed the course of history. This episode is the seventh 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, soul, mind, and strength. In every account of the gospels, the command to love always begins with the heart… and today, we are going to look at what happe...
The London Underground, the problem with digitization, and a love worth listening to. This week, we learn to love through grief. This episode is the sixth 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, soul, mind, and strength. In every account of the gospels, the command to love always begins with the heart… and today, we are goi...
A geographical condominium, a lesson in light, and a lot of bad actors. This episode is the fifth 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, soul, mind, and strength. In every account of the gospels, the command to love always begins with the heart… and today we are going to look at what happens when our heart isn’t in it. Send u...
This episode is the fourth 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, soul, mind, and strength. In every account of the gospels, the command to love always begins with the heart… and today I’d like to introduce an audience I love to a friend I love… a friend that is an expert on heart-to-heart communication. I’d like you to meet Kenn...
A biblical look at a politicized human trauma. A need for love in the darkest corners of society, and the power of love to redeem the least of these. This episode is the third 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, soul, mind, and strength. Here is the link to Aaron Stark’s TEDx Talk: https://youtu.be/azRl1dI-Cts?si=4tEVKUAKfXo...
A gruesome war, the power of a stamp, and Winnie the Pooh This episode is the second 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, soul, mind, and strength. This week we learn about how to set a seal upon our hearts and how important it is to find a worthy mission. Send us a text "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!" New ep...
Happy New Year!This is the first of a ten-part series on learning to love with your whole heart.Nazi invasions, refugees, an $850,000 estate, and a lesson in gratitude.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
A wolf's journey from suburbia to isolation, the impact of losing your pack, and how to avoid lone wolf syndrome.This week, we are learning to love better by avoiding isolation and leveraging the power of our lone wolf seasons, too.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
Wolfgang von Kempelen, Napoleon the cheater, the inception of artificial intelligence, and the weirdest game of chess ever played.Today, we learn about chess love and that it simply isn't good enough.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
Paul Revere's neighborhood, the industrial uses for sugarcane, and the lessons learned from unseasonably warm weather.This week, we are learning to love life better so we can see good days.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
Edinburgh wind tunnels, bioengineered flight, a misunderstood weed, and a plan to overcome evil. Every day is another opportunity to Love Better.Today, we are going to learn to love like the dandelion.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
An all-right golfer, a couple Canadian Mulligans, and the beauty of second chances.This week, we take a look at the power of trying again and how it can help us be better at love.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
Herman Gottlieb, the Cats of Gotham, and the wrong roads to love.This week we learn about what love isn't.*note* I will be in Florida next week holding a workshop at the Southwest church of Christ in Lakeland, FL (swcofc.com). If you are in the area, I'd love to see you and say, "Hi!" Times and dates below:Sept 24 - 9am, 10am, and 5pm sessionsSept 25-27 - 7pm sessionsSend us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
A trip to Northamptonshire, F1 racing, and the necessities of bread.Today, we talk about the formula for love. It's time to get back to the fundamentals.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
A trip down the Ohio River, a man named Charles Hermany, a thirty-year pursuit of clarity, and a lesson about the power of clean love in an unclean world.Today, we look at two ways to bring love to the masses.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
Impending doom, an Australian tribe, and laughter as an antidote for anxiety.Today, we look at removing anxiousness and worry. Let's learn to love better!Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
A smoky room, a tragic, preventable death, and five steps to helping others.This week we are talking about the dangers of living life one step behind the crowd. It's time to assume responsibility.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
The Long Friday of Iceland, a plaque in the Oval Office, and the journey to be unappreciated.This week, we are learning to love through appreciation.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
The Year of Free Beef and the right way to live.Don't be left behind! Today, we are talking about loving better by learning to embrace repentance.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.
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