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Love BetterThe Spiritual Discipline of Family: a conversation with Dr. Tom HamiltonWhat does it really mean to love without conditions?In this conversation, Scott sits down with Dr. Tom Hamilton—Bible professor, academic dean, husband, father of eleven, and adoptive parent—to explore love as more than a feeling. Together they discuss marriage, adoption, parenting, and family life as spiritual disciplines designed to shape character, reveal selfishness, and form Christlike patience.Drawing from decades of lived experience, Tom reflects on unconditional love, the cost of commitment, the formation power of family relationships, and how God uses ordinary, often difficult relationships to make us more like...
2026-01-271h 08
Citizen of HeavenBUSY, part 3: with Scott BeyerRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you! Scott Beyer preaches for the Eastland church in Louisville, KY. Check out his great work at biblegrad.com and the Love Better podcast. Links are in the show notes. In the last part of our talk, we discuss the role rest and relaxation play in the life of the Christian. Can more work be a bad thing? Can work actually be restful? And what does the Bible’s teaching on the Sabbath day have to do with it all? Let’s talk about it. Check out Sc...
2025-06-0516 min
Citizen of HeavenBUSY, part 2: with Scott BeyerRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!Scott Beyer is a frequent contributor to the podcast; links to the good work he does are included in the show notes. When I thought of busy people in the Lord’s vineyard, I immediately thought of Scott. In the second part of our conversation, we discuss the difference (if any) between being busy for the Lord and just being busy — and how just being busy can be more of a problem than an asset. Check out Scott's work at www.biblegrad.comListe...
2025-06-0422 min
Love BetterThe UnLovables: The Chronic ComplainerEpisode Summary: In this episode of Love Better, , The Unlovables, exploring the people who challenge our capacity to love. This week’s focus? The chronic complainer — the grumbler, the murmurer, the person who can find a cloud in every silver lining. From outrageous lawsuits to the complaints of the Israelites in the wilderness, we dive deep into why chronic complaining is a problem — both spiritually and relationally — and how to love those who grumble without getting pulled into the negativity.What You'll Learn: ✅ The difference between venting and chronic complaining ✅ Biblical exa...
2025-03-1817 min
Citizen of HeavenHAPPINESS, part 2: with Jacob Hudgins and Scott BeyerRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!I’m a sarcastic person. Sarcasm makes me happy. So what should my response be when it makes other people unhappy? Can I get them to change, or do I have to? Here to help me with the answers are Jacob Hudgins and Scott Beyer. Jacob preaches for the Twin City church in College Station, Texas; Scott preaches for the Eastland church in Louisville, Kentucky. Links to their good work are in the show notes. Check out Scott's work at https://biblegrad.com/Fin...
2025-02-0527 min
Citizen of HeavenHAPPINESS: with Jacob Hudgins and Scott BeyerRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!In my search for guests this month, I finally settled on a couple of preachers who strike me as having a generally happy outlook on life, thinking maybe I could learn something. And I absolutely did. Jacob Hudgins preaches for the Twin City church in College Station; check out his excellent books at Amazon and other retailers; Scott Beyer preaches for the Eastland church in Louisville, Kentucky; links to his outstanding podcast, Love Better, are included below.Check out Scott's work at https://biblegrad.com/
2025-02-0432 minLove BetterReconnected: A conversation with Steve Wilkes about addictionOne 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...
2024-06-1856 minLove BetterUntamed LoveA 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...
2024-05-1420 minLove BetterQuiet LoveDid 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 t...
2024-05-0719 minLove BetterLove EclipsedA 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 wh...
2024-04-1618 minLove BetterLove ChoosesA 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...
2024-04-0916 minLove BetterSoul LoveToday, 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...
2024-04-0217 minLove BetterLove's YarnA 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 gr...
2024-03-1217 minLove BetterLove's AbyssPart 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 wh...
2024-03-0519 minLove BetterLove BravelyDiptheria, 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.S...
2024-02-2718 minLove BetterLove's WallsA 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 c...
2024-02-2018 minLove BetterGrieving LoveThe 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 e...
2024-02-1318 minLove BetterHypocrite LoveA 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 a text
2024-01-3017 minLove BetterWords From the Heart: a conversation with Dr. Kenny EmbryThis 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 Christia...
2024-01-2348 minLove BetterUndeserved LoveA 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
2024-01-1615 minLove BetterLove's MissionA 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.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2024-01-0915 minLove BetterLove GratefullyHappy 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2024-01-0215 min
Balancing the Christian LifeGod and gratitude...a conversation with Don Truex and Scott BeyerWhat is gratitude and why should we be a grateful people? In this conversation with Don Truex and Scott Beyer, we talk about what gratitude is, how to become more grateful, and if we are even good judges of our own graciousness.Support the show
2023-12-311h 05
Next RoundScott Beyer – Latin America's Urban ExperienceOur guest this week is Scott Beyer, founder of the Market Urbanist, a website that reports and researches innovative free-market policy solutions to the myriad of problems many cities are facing. Scott is the author of PRI's new mini book: Latin America's Urban Experience: How Markets Help Developing Countries Cope with Government Dysfunction. Scott is on a three-continent tour (Latin America, Africa, and Asia) to experience first-hand what cities in developing countries are doing to improve the lives of residents and what the U.S. can learn from these communities with very little government assistance and the free market a...
2023-11-2022 minLove BetterLone LoveA 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-11-1416 minLove BetterA little bit about next seasonWe are taking a week off and spending time with the good folks of Mt. Washington, KY.See you next week!Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-11-0601 minLove BetterChess LoveWolfgang 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-10-3117 minLove BetterMolasses LovePaul 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-10-2418 minLove BetterDandelion LoveEdinburgh 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-10-1718 minLove BetterMulligan LoveAn 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-10-1016 minLove BetterCatnip LoveHerman 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-09-1916 minLove BetterLove's FormulaA 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-09-1217 minLove BetterClean LoveA 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-09-0517 min
Set Your Mind AboveS3 E25 - The Year of Free Beef with guest Scott BeyerSend us a textI tried to get Scott Beyer on the program last month, but both of our recorded sessions had technical difficulties. Luckily, his essay made it through - and I wanted to share that with you today. Behold, the year of free beef! I hope you get as much out of this episode as I did, and be sure to subscribe to both Scott's "Love Better Podcast" and his free biblical video courses at www.biblegrad.com. #SetYourMindAbovePodcast
2023-09-0110 minLove BetterLove, JanieThis week is a little different. I'd like to introduce you to my friend, Janie, and the three rules of optimism.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-08-2915 minLove BetterAnxious LoveImpending 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-08-2219 minLove BetterBystander LoveA 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-08-1517 min
The Chris & Kerry Show230809 Alberta Prosperity Project Webinar - Talking Back Our Freedom with TBOF Roy BeyerJoin us for a discussion with Kerry Lambert, Christopher School and Roy Beyer about Taking Back Our Freedom's mission to bring unity, truth, and justice back to Canada.www.tbof.comAugust 9, 2023
2023-08-111h 30Love BetterAppreciated LoveThe 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-08-0816 minLove BetterLove RepentsThe 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 a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-08-0113 minLove BetterLove's DwellingThe hunt for 841, the window to the brain, and the choice to live where you want to.Today, we learn to love better information.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-07-2514 minLove BetterDead-End LoveA French miscalculation, La Rue San Joie, and a reminder that it is best to pick your battlefields wisely.This week, we take a look at the dead ends of life and how to avoid them.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-07-1816 minLove BetterUnequal LoveA study of the fastest man alive, the difficult of living in an unfair world, and the recipe for winning anyways.Today, we take a look at what it means to love unequally.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-07-1117 minLove BetterStrange LoveA bold move by the British, a Levitical law of hospitality, and an operation to help others that ended up saving themselves.Today, we talk about the love of strangers.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-07-0415 minBalancing the Christian LifeSelf-control as a fruit of the spirit with Scott Beyer and Luther PrattAre you ready to unlock the transformative power of self-control? Today, we're embarking on a journey with our esteemed guests, Scott Beyer and Luther Pratt, as we unearth the profound connections between self-control, joy, and happiness. Hear firsthand from Luther as he shares an inspiring tale of redemption from addiction, testifying to the divine intervention and the might of self-control.We'll also be exploring the critical role self-control plays in cultivating healthy relationships, making good life choices, and maintaining accountability. In a world that often demands instant gratification, we’ll discuss how commitment is instrumental in fostering se...
2023-07-021h 05Love BetterInherited LoveA castle in Bavaria, a folk song worth listening to, two boys who ended up with two fathers, and a lesson on privilege.Today, we look at leaving an inheritance.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-06-2715 minLove BetterBack Next Week!This week has been crazy, and so I'm making some choices to wait to upload until I have an episode worth listening to.Enjoy your week, and until then...Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-06-2000 minLove BetterDeveloping a Love of the Word: a conversation with Ralph WalkerIf you have ever lamented your struggles to read the Bible more consistently or have struggled with difficult passages or have read, but felt like you never got past the stage of obligation and moved into having an enjoyment of Bible reading – this episode is for you. Why do we find reading the Bible so hard sometimes?Listen to Ralph and I promise you, he will help you learn to develop a love for the Word.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-06-1356 min
Citizen of HeavenADOPTION, part 3: with Scott BeyerRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!We brought someone new into the Hammons family recently; my daughter Taylor married a fine Christian man, and we are thrilled to put an extra chair at the game table for him. But his experience with gaming is very different from ours. We want him to be part of our lives, but we want him to feel comfortable in making the transition. Dice Town was a good choice for Jake. It’s not quite the same as playing poker with dice, but close enough for him to un...
2023-06-0833 minCitizen of HeavenADOPTION, part 2: with Scott Beyer and Wilson and Julie AdamsRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!We’re back for the second part of my conversation with adventurers in the field of adoption. Wilson and Julie Adams have adopted three teenagers from overseas. Scott Beyer and his wife Jenna have adopted a total of seven children, many with serious health issues. In this section we discuss the role we play in accomplishing the will of God in our lives — and the roles our friends and brethren play, both for good and for ill. Go to https://open.spotify.com/show/2g3wiZD...
2023-06-0715 minLove BetterTinfoil LoveMy second favorite book, aluminum (or aluminium for the British!), and the cleverly short-sighted trash panda.This week, we learn to let go.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-06-0613 minCitizen of HeavenADOPTION, part 1: with Scott Beyer and Wilson and Julie AdamsRegister your feedback here. Always good to hear from you!When it comes to adoption, my guests are experts. Wilson and Julie Adams serve with the Veterans Parkway church of Christ in Murfreesboro, TN. They are licensed counselors and adoptive parents of three. Scott Beyer preaches for the Eastland church of Christ in Louisville, KY. He is also the host of the Love Better podcast and has adopted seven of his eight children. We begin with a discussion of the process of bringing outsiders in, whether it’s to our own personal family or the family of Go...
2023-06-0618 minLove BetterSunset LoveA dairy farmer, the age old question of the color of the sky, and the musings of a colorblind podcaster.Today, we look at sunset love and how to love like life is slipping over the horizon.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-05-3016 minLove BetterStrong LoveAlbert Einstein's greatest breakthrough, the plains of Moab, and two men on the opposite sides of history.Strong love is a relative thing.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-05-2316 minLove BetterWeak LoveBela Barenyi, the pursuit of deformation, and the crumpling of the unneccessary.This week, we accept our weakness as a design feature.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-05-1615 minLove BetterLove's ArrivalThe hero of two worlds, the three friends of one, and the US entrance to the Great War.Today, love arrives. No plan, just a whole lot of sympathy.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-05-0918 minLove BetterRaising Men: A conversation with Rene AndersonThis week on the Love Better podcast we are talking about boys becoming good men. This is a conversation with my good friend, Rene Anderson, Christian, author, and "dorm dad" for the Florida College men's dormitory. Rene is an excellent source of wisdom and experience with what it means to mature well and help other men do the same.We talk about giving masculinity, male friendships, the struggles of singlehood and romance in the transitional twenties, and how to be an influence. Rene is a jokester and a good man. I think you will enjoy it.
2023-05-0243 minLove BetterLove CouldAn open door, a few bits of chocolate, and $1.18. Let's talk about what love could do if we all did what we could.Audio excerpt from the USC Shoah Foundation archive - https://youtu.be/nc8neFqI9vASend a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-04-2516 minLove BetterFocused LoveAtriums, photographic f-stops, and the International Scale of Difficulty. When we focus on love, we learn to love better.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-04-1816 minLove BetterAnonymous LoveAnonymity, Providence, and the best night light story ever.Let's learn to love anonymously.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-04-1113 minLove BetterParental Love: a conversation with Jonathan BanningThis week on the Love Better podcast we are talking parenting, discipline, learning about love as fathers, and the first world problems American parents face. I'm talking with my friend and colleague Jonathan Banning. Jonathan is a fellow adoptive father, an evangelist for the Temple Terrace church of Christ in Temple Terrace, FL, and a strong advocate for Christianity being more than just a way of worship on Sundays.If you are a parent of young children, thinking about adoption, trying to find balance in your parenting style or simply love learning about how God loves us, th...
2023-04-0436 minLove BetterLove Stumbles10 centimeter cubes scattered across Europe, three apostolic questions, and the value of trip hazards.What do we do when our love stumbles?Let's learn to love better!Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-03-2815 minLove BetterLove DoldrumsThe Horse Latitudes, the city of Ziklag on fire, and the calm between the storms.Today, we talk about the love doldrums.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-03-2117 minLove BetterDiamonds in the Rough: a conversation with Paul HawthorneThis week on the Love Better podcast we are talking about rough beginnings, hope if you've had one, and how to help others out of dark places. This is a conversation with my good friend, Paul Hawthorne, Christian, evangelist, and d lifelong coach and mentor to so many. Paul has a lifetime of experience advocating for and guiding people out of addiction, sin, and troubled pasts.We talk about giving good counsel, the need for love, what it is like to come to Jesus from an irreligious background, and where there is hope in a world full o...
2023-03-1446 minLove BetterWarrior LoveGeorge Washington, Valley Forge, a debt owed, love without feelings, and my personal favorite Bible hero. It's time for warrior love! This isn't your romance novel love - this is the love that conquerors are made of.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-03-0716 minLove BetterLove's LegacyA couple of poets, a gravestone in Rome, the art of painting rocks, and lots and lots of ripples in the water.This week we look at the legacy of love. What do you want out of life? What sort of mark do we leave behind?Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-02-2817 minLove BetterLove, MabelWant decades of parenting experience in five easy steps? What does it look like to love your kids and to love raising them?What if we could make small routine changes that would bless our kids and make them a blessing.Get ready for Mabel's rules for parenting.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-02-2116 minLove BetterIntelligently Designed: A conversation with Daniel ReevesThis week on the Love Better podcast we are talking about the beautifully made world we live in and the science that proves it. This is a conversation with my good friend, Daniel Reeves, Christian, biologist, and Educational Outreach Director for the Discovery Institute in Seattle, WA.We talk about the work he is doing, the impact a Christian worldview has upon science, what Intelligent Design science is, and how our views on the science, God, and the world He made touches every aspect our life.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, s...
2023-02-1443 minLove BetterLove SeesA New York experiment, an Egyptian slave, and a road to reconnect with distant loved ones. How can we learn to love new people?Let's look at how to manufacture love for the first time or rebuild it when it has been lost.Below are links to the questions and experiment referenced in the episode.https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epdf/10.1177/0146167297234003https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/open-gently/201310/36-questions-bring-you-closer-togetherSend a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-02-0714 minLove BetterLove DetoursWhat does love have to do with traffic jams, grocery store aisles, and the French etymology of English words? It's all about the detour.In this episode we discuss taking the long way round. Sometimes life doesn't take the most efficient route. Why is that?Let's love better - let's learn to love the detour.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-01-3115 min
The Curious TaskScott Beyer - What Does Urbanism Look Like Around The World?Alex speaks with Scott Beyer about the insights he's gleaned from travelling the world in search of the most market-friendly urban centers and what other countries can teach us about central planning, solutions to homelessness, and more.
References
1. The Market Urbanist Website
Link: https://www.marketurbanist.com/
2. Scott’s previous episode “What Is Market Urbanism?” on The Curious Task podcast
Link: https://thecurioustask.podbean.com/e/ep-33-scott-beyer-%e2%80%94-what-is-market-urbanism/
3. “Scott Beyer’s Market Urbanism World Trip” by Market Urbanist
Link: https://www.marketurbanist.com/scott-beyer-mar...
2023-01-2555 minLove BetterEvery Soul Matters: a conversation with David CarrozzaThis week on the Love Better podcast we are talking about what it means to be made in God's image and how every soul matters. This is a conversation with my good friend, David Carrozza, entrepreneur, Christian, and one of the directors for Sacred Selections, a non-profit that helps fund Christian adoptions.We talk about the organization, the work of caring for the fatherless, the impact lived faith has on the world, and the fact that adoption is kingdom work.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-01-2442 minLove BetterLove ConnectsLove can't survive without connection.In this episode, we take a look at the need for connection by taking a tour through Shanksville, Pennsylvania and ancient Babylon with a detour through the University of Washington.Join me as we look at how to love better by learning about Daniel's rule of four.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-01-1714 min
Brian Crombie Radio HourBrian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 799 - Market Urbanism in Latin America with Scott BeyerBrian interviews Scott Beyer. Scott is an urban affairs analyst. He writes for Governing Magazine, HousingOnline.com, and the Independent Institute, and owns Market Urbanism Report, a think tank dedicated to urban policy reform. We talk about his 18-month tour of cities in the southern hemisphere and investigate their architecture, urban planning, fiscal sustainability, people, culture, and amenities as he analyses what makes great cities. He has just consulted six months in Latin America and this week starts off his African leg.
2023-01-1448 min
Local Hero Coffee Break17. Scott Beyer, Market Urbanism Report | Exploring the Cities of the Future: A once in a lifetime journey across the globeScott Beyer is a journalist specializing in urban issues. He is the owner of a media company called the Market Urbanism Report, which promotes free-market urban policies. In addition to his work for Governing, Beyer writes regular columns for Forbes, the Independent Institute, and Tax Credit Advisor. He recently completed a three-year journey across the United States to study urban issues and recently wrote a book called Market Urbanism: A vision for free-market cities. Beyer is based in New York City, and his work can be found at MarketUrbanismReport.com.In this episode we discuss:
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2023-01-1337 minLove BetterFree LoveIs love really free? Today, we break down the myth of free love and talk about the cost of love.We'll talk about the origin of the free love movement, the power of a hulking hero, and the dangerous cost of becoming weak in the knees for love.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-01-1012 minBalancing the Christian LifeSo are dinosaurs in the Bible? A conversation with Scott BeyerThis is a conversation sparked by my son Kent and my good friend Scott Beyer.Also, please support Scott's new podcast, Love Better. He's an excellent guy, and if anybody knows about love, it's got to be Scott.Support the show
2023-01-0944 minLove BetterLove Better?This is episode zero. We have to talk about WHY to love better before we talk about HOW to. Think of this episode as a teaser for what is to come.We'll talk about Tina Turner, the paradox of love, and the reason you can't live without it, but often hate that you need it.Love is complicated, but so is life.God makes it easier.Send a text"Remember, you are loved, so go, love better!"
2023-01-0306 minBrian Crombie Radio HourBrian Crombie Radio Hour - Epi 753 - Observations from a Year and a Half Trip through the Global South with Scott BeyerBrian interviews Scott Beyer. Scott is taking a 1.5 year trip through the Global South - spending a 1/2 year each in Latin America, Africa & Asia. The Global South is the fastest-growing area of the world, and its planning decisions will impact how billions of people experience cities. Scott will see how these areas can inform Market Urbanism while seeking investment opportunities in the private city space. Scott Beyer owns a media company called Market Urbanism Report, which advocates for free-market urban policy. We aim for a liberalized approach that produces cheaper housing, faster transport and better quality of life.
2022-10-2848 minSet Your Mind AboveS2 E60 - Guest Episode with Scott Beyer "It's Only Tinfoil"Send us a textJoin us for a special guest episode with my good friend and mentor, Scott Beyer, as he shares some important lessons from an all time favorite book of his "Where the Red Fern Grows". Who knew that a racoon, a log, some nails, and a ball of tinfoil could teach us so much about ourselves in our walk of faith? #SetYourMindAbovePodcast
2022-09-1417 min
Self-Care Goddess PodcastEverything YOU Need To Know About Melatonin: Beyond A Sleep Aid | Scott Beyer | SCGP: 53Are you aware of the important relationship between brain & nervous system health and the health of our body?
In the Self-Care Goddess Podcast episode #53, Scott Beyer, an expert in functional neurology, explains that what affects our brain and nervous system will affect the rest of our body. The overall quality and health of a person and their brain health directly correlate to the life they live. Life is a collection of choices we make in combination with our environment and how this interacts with our body's unique physiology.
In my podcast we talk about the i...
2022-08-011h 15
Charter Cities PodcastMarket Urbanism with Scott BeyerJoining us in conversation today is Scott Beyer, the Founder and CEO of the Market Urbanism Report, a media company dedicated to advancing the free market’s classically liberal approach to urban issues. Tune in to hear Scott’s definition of market urbanism and how it relates to the traditional free market. He describes how his audience varies drastically from a partisan and ideological perspective and tells us why this happens, before highlighting cities across the world that embody aspects of his vision for market urbanism and talking about how private cities around the world implement liberalization. We touch on h...
2021-11-2951 min
A Kid On A MissionScott Korljan, Military Chaplain, church planter and pastor:Scott and his family recently moved to Scottsdale, AZ to church plant. To get more information about his church plant find him on church plant.com. He also has his own podcast! Check out “No Lasting City” here https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rbupbe3Z9vBEetmXnfy8q?si=mW9bmecvTyCllqSYtBRSBA
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2021-10-2829 min
Decentralized Revolution: The Mises Caucus Podcaste51—Scott Beyer, urban affairs journalist at the Market Urbanism ReportScott Beyer is an urban affairs journalist who owns and manages the Market Urbanism Report, which reports on attempts to help cities function better through free-market policy. Scott discusses what’s working and what’s not in American cities and the challenge of getting city insiders to consider market-oriented reforms. He also explores the possibilities and limitations of decentralist alternatives like free private cities and home owners’ associations.
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2021-05-041h 08
We Are Libertarians224: Can We Fix Our Broken Cities? -with Scott BeyerListen to the full episode here:
https://briannichols.fireside.fm/fixing-broken-cities
The government lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic absolutely decimated small businesses. On top of that, major cities across the US were already seeing mass exoduses due to increasing cost of living, increased taxes, and the fact that cities are losing their initial appeal as hubs of commerce and activity.
Scott Beyer returns to the program to outline how a "Market Urbanism" approach to handling our cities woes could help put those cities back on course. It’s getting government out of the way that helps solve these pr...
2021-04-0539 min
The Brian Nichols Show224: Can We Fix Our Broken Cities? -with Scott Beyer
The government lockdowns in response to the COVID-19 pandemic absolutely decimated small businesses. On top of that, major cities across the US were already seeing mass exoduses due to increasing cost of living, increased taxes, and the fact that cities are losing their initial appeal as hubs of commerce and activity.
Scott Beyer returns to the program to outline how a "Market Urbanism" approach to handling our cities woes could help put those cities back on course. It's getting government out of the way that helps solve these problems, and more often than not, it's the government...
2021-04-0539 min
ThinkCriticalThinkCritical Interviews: Market Urbanism (ft. Scott Beyer)America is rapidly urbanizing. How can we ensure that this trend leads us towards prosperity? Market Urbanists point towards markets and externality-targeting government policies as the answer. Scott Beyer of the Market Urbanism Report joins host Joshua Z. Miller on a conversation into the ideology and its applications.
This episode is part of our Interview series.
Find out more at https://thinkcritical.pinecast.co
2020-10-3051 min
The Brian Nichols Show125: A Free-Market Approach to Urban Policy -with Scott Beyer
What's the libertarian answer to policy issues that plauge major cities across the nation? Enter "Market Urbanism".
Market Urbanism is the cross between free-market policy and urban issues. The theory calls for private-sector actions that create organic growth and voluntary exchange within cities, rather than ones enforced by government bureaucracy. It is thus a call for city growth and management in the classical liberal tradition.
Market Urbanists believe this model would produce cheaper housing, faster transport, improved public services and better quality of life.
Today I'm joined by Scott Beyer. Scott is an...
2020-07-3132 min
Anarchitectureana030: The ABC's of Market Urbanism | Scott Beyer Interview
"Market Urbanism is the intersection of urban issues and free market philosophy."
We interview Scott Beyer of the Market Urbanism Report to introduce the ideas of Market Urbanism and discuss a broad sweep of issues in housing, transportation, and governance.
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View full show notes at http://anarchitecturepodcast.com/ana030.
Intro
Contrition
Joe's urbanism crash course
Tim met some OG Market Urbanists
Scott Beyer and the Market...
2020-06-2600 min
PlanningXChangePlanningxChange 65 with Scott Beyer of Market UrbanismIn PlanningxChange Episode 65, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell interview Scott Beyer of the Market Urbanism report. This is the first international interview conducted by PlanningxChange!
Scott Beyer is an urban affairs analyst based in New York City. He is founder and owner of Market Urbanism Report, a media organization that promotes free-market urban policy. MUR publishes a weekly article, a monthly podcast, and has active social media accounts with a combined following of over 50,000.
Scott is also a journalist who recently completed a 3-year, 30-city cross-country tour to study urban American issues. He now writes as a regular columnist for F...
2020-06-2353 min
Planning XchangePlanningxChange 65 with Scott Beyer of Market UrbanismIn PlanningxChange Episode 65, Jess Noonan and Peter Jewell interview Scott Beyer of the Market Urbanism report. This is the first international interview conducted by PlanningxChange! Scott Beyer is an urban affairs analyst based in New York City. He is founder and owner of Market Urbanism Report, a media organization that promotes free-market urban policy. MUR publishes a weekly article, a monthly podcast, and has active social media accounts with a combined following of over 50,000. Scott is also a journalist who recently completed a 3-year, 30-city cross-country tour to study urban American issues. He now writes as...
2020-06-2353 min