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 by investigating how to love with all our strength.  Weak love isn’t much love at all.  Real love is made of sterner stuff, and if we are going to love better, we need to learn how to love with ALL our strength.  Today, is the second in a ten-part series on how to have strong love, and today, we are going to consider that real strength goes with you wherever you are.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 investigating how to love with all our strength.  Weak love isn’t much love at all.  Real love is made of sterner stuff, and if we are going to love better, we need to learn how to love with ALL our strength.  Today, is the first in a ten-part series on how to have strong love, and today, we are going to look at where strength comes from – and it looks a lot like lasagna.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 our minds… and it is time to recognize that our minds don’t function in a vacuum. Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 we love God with all our mind?  What does that even mean?  This week is the seventh in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and today, we need to prepare our minds to lose it all.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 with all our mind?  What does that even mean?  This week is the sixth in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and today, I want you to meet Pando, the Trembling Giant of Utah, and the world’s largest living organism.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 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 of the human brain mentioned during the show can be found here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlL7CEMX5bxzl1TqkJRK3pMV4Ax6By4bN&si=0OLfC5SHrXI6JydISend us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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?  This week is the fourth in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and today, we must talk about two men.  One that almost destroyed the world, and another that saved it.  An American that almost killed us all, and a Russian that saved the planet.  1979 and 1983 the years that almost burned the world down. Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 mean?  This week is the second in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and here is where the hard conversations happen – our mind is often the place where good plans go to die.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 week is the first in a ten-part series on learning to love better with our minds… and Lake Jocassee is the perfect foil for the mental journey we have to take. Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 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 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 faith, his family, his preaching, and his connection with others going through their own health trials.  I wasn’t sure whether he would want to talk about it publicly like this, but unsurprisingly, Jordan is an open book.I entitled this conversation, ‘A Tale of Two Statues’ and as you listen, I think you will understand why. 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 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, behavioral addictions, and Steve’s own road to restoration with the Lord.  It turns out that recovery from addiction is more than just a body issue – it’s a soul issue, too.  I believe this issue is worthy of our time and attention because, as always, the Bible has answers.  Whether you are battling addiction yourself, struggling with the impact of a loved one’s addiction, or simply want to learn how to be better prepared to love your neighbor as yourself –Steve provides practical tools to combat the idol of addiction.If you would like further information about recovery from drug addiction or substance abuse recovery, feel free to contact me at scott@biblegrad.com, and I will happily connect you with Steve.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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

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 love left when life is over.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 all your soul, you won’t have any love left when life is over.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 love with all your soul, you won’t have any love left when life is over.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.

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 Christians and I hope to see them again someday.  It is true what Paul said, “we grieve, but not as those who have no hope.”Thank you for listening, and if you have a chance to subscribe or review the podcast, I’m always grateful.  If I can help you with anything you can email me your questions and requests to scott@biblegrad.com and if you are in the Louisville, KY area, I would love to see you this Sunday at the Eastland church.  If you want more information about the work I'm doing at Eastland, visit us at eastlandchristians.org or my personal Bible site, Biblegrad.com, where you can sign up for daily Bible devotionals called Biblebites and receive them in your email each morning, take online Bible classes, or find videos that will help you study through the Bible throughout the year.Send us a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"New episodes drop on Tuesdays.