Love Better

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 life is over.  "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 over.    "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 better than to try and figure out how to best fulfill the first and second commandments."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 to sorrow to discouragement to resentment to gratitude.  If you can feel it, it is your heart that makes that possible.Starting next week, I’m going to step away from podcasting for a couple of weeks to focus on some other pressing projects, but I’ll be back in April with a brand new series with a focus on learning to love God with all your soul. "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 the heart… and today, we are going to look at why it is so important to love with all your heart, not just the parts you feel like offering."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 is going to take some heart to make that happen."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 happens when our hearts need walls to go up and come down."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 going to look at one of the most difficult challenges the heart will ever face – the challenge of grief and loss."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 Kenny Embry.  He runs the Balancing the Christian Life podcast, which is absolutely excellent (https://www.balancingthechristianlife.com/),but more importantly for our purposes today, Kenny is a communications professor for St. Leo's University.  Dr. Embry is a bona fide expert on how to effectively communicate ideas and why that doesn’t always happen.As we talk about loving from the heart, I think communication is, by and large, a heart issue. Or, maybe another way to put that is, when we miscommunicate, we tend to miss each other's heart. I thought I'd talk to Kenny and see if I had gotten anywhere near the right mark with that hypothesis.  Kenny’s insights were useful for me, and I suspect they will be the same for you.  "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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=4tEVKUAKfXo3WMiG "Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

A gruesome war, the power of a stamp, and Winnie the PoohThis 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."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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."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."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."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."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."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."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 sessions"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."Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.