In this episode, I am asking you two fundamental questions: Who do you love? And what do you love? Believe it or not, there is a lot more there than meets the eye. I invite you to sit down and actually make a list. Whether it is your spouse, your friends, your "fur baby" like my dog Dixie, playing a guitar, or even just a solid nap, identifying these loves establishes your priorities. I explore the principle that love will find a way to return to you because what you plant, you will reap. Karma can be your best pal if you plant love, so you must ensure you are giving at the level you hope to receive.

I also challenge you to normalize the power of saying "I love you" with full intention and attention. It is easy to get into the habit of just rapid-firing it out, but I am asking you to go deeper. Love is the food we are emotionally starved for, and saying it authentically breaks us free from the prisons of fear. Even if it feels awkward, let your presence light new light in the hearts of others. We don't change the world by standing on a big stage; we change the world simply by changing the moment we are in. Ugly is getting done to death, and it is time for the people of love to do something beautiful. Rise and shine with me—love more, love now.

I'm here to tell you, love is a far more sustaining human practice when it's taken into a practical work of our life. It's the heavy lifting of life the mountain climb, the marathon, because if we don't succeed at the project of love, far too many other things just don't matter.

Listen in as I give you these 10 practical practices, including: Being a hospitable person, welcoming to all; Listening beyond the ordinary; Creating an advice-free zone; Making room for an unpopular response, because labeling is lazy; Listening with silence; Knowing how to suspend judgment; Learning to turn to wonder when stuff gets tight; and Recognizing that all voices have value.

Join me in this great adventure. Let's go out there and do something beautiful every day, every blessed day, because ugly is getting done to death. It's time for the people of beauty and love to insert that beauty and love into every moment of every day.

I believe a hard truth: We, folks of faith, are not here to defend the institutions of Christianity, nor are we here to defend the institutionalized leaders who demand unquestioning allegiance.

Institutional Christianity has its own "spiritual asbestos" that needs to be removed. All the passion we spend defending the institution should be redirected only to love God, to love our neighbors, and to love our enemies.

Unquestioning followership has led to crisis and a loss of credibility. The credibility of Christianity is in love, not in our organizational charts. We must be brave enough to look at the painful truth and live our lives for love alone.

The biggest mistake we are making is we continue to think we've got time. Be present. Be kind. Love, more love. Now.