Hot Topics: What We Don’t Talk About in Church

by | Nov 3, 2022 | Abortion, Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Death, Divorce, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, History, Insecurities, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Reading, Strengthening Relationships, Teenagers

When we started Fireside Talk Radio, almost immediately we knew we wanted to talk about the stuff nobody talks about in church. Really Hot Topics. Too hot to touch.  Or maybe we talk about the counterculture stuff. The kind of stuff we say about entrepreneurship...

Family & Culture: Changing our Culture One Conversation at a Time!

by | Oct 20, 2022 | Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Marriage, Parenting, Sandwich Generation

Would I have enough blogs to prove we’re serious about changing the culture one conversation, one family, at a time? You bet! Culture & Family are regular themes on Fireside Talk Radio, as it turns out. Phew! Family & Culture Family and culture are closely...

Rebellious Teenagers: Soothing the Hearts of Teens

by | Oct 13, 2022 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships, Teenagers

So, this is what happens when you let your co-host read the intro. She changes the title of the episode! And here I thought we were talking about rebellious teenagers! Silly me! My mom and I with Anna and her new baby girl. Mom did not deserve a rebellious teenager....

Better Definitions: Change the Culture One Word at a Time!

by | Oct 6, 2022 | Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Education, Family, Fireside Talk Radio, Group Dynamics, History, Parenting, Prayer, Reading

Anna and I love reclaiming words that get abused in our culture. Take for instance, conservative, moderate, liberal. Gradually, better definitions developed into an obsession with us. Read a few in our Better Definitions Dictionary and you’ll instantly see why....

Mental Health: Our Top Ten Blogs and Much More

by | Sep 22, 2022 | Abortion, Care Giving, Communication, Community, Companionship, Conversation, Culture, Divorce, Education, Family, Fear, Fellowship, Fireside Talk Radio, Marriage, Marriage Problems, Parenting, Prayer, Strengthening Relationships

It all started 5 years ago with an invitation to talk about anxiety at a meeting. Phew, I’m not the only one! Little did I know mental health would become one of my go-to topics.  Sure, ladies talked about anxiety and depression together over lunch with close...