Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn
Welcome to our Back Porch. We are authors and artists happily married for over 20 years, parenting two boys, and sharing glimpses of our lives with you. Lean in and listen to our unedited conversations as we share on art, parenting, politics, culture and how our Christian faith colors it all.
Episodes
In this episode, we cover a comment from a follower. The word "fellowship" is passed around church circles so much it has become a dead word or simply a synonym for small talk.
For those of you who have been following us through the years, "fellowship" could be listed as yet another of those "lost words."
But what does it mean? We unpack the meaning of fellowship and how many expect (and are disappointed) when it doesn't deliver!
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How do we empower without enabling? In this episode we discuss budgets, allowance, crypto, investment strategy, and more!
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To dive more into our work as artists, visit Jonalyn's Studio (jonalynfincher.com) and Dale's Living Room Bible (livingroombible.com).
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Music credit: https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-places. License code: J4YSC25BAPNBURAX
In this episode, we recap Jonalyn’s recent speaking event. The conversation unfolds into how vision transforms into legacy, childless marriage, and a fantastically clear definition of masculinity/femininity.
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To dive more into our work as artists, visit Jonalyn's Studio (jonalynfincher.com) and Dale's Living Room Bible (livingroombible.com).
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Music credit: https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-places. License code: J4YSC25BA...
Did you know about the different types of hypocrisy?
We talk of several in this episode: our own fakeness, how others set standards for us to follow or we get called "hypocrites," and the way we manipulate virtues to make our vices appear virtuous.
You'll walk away with nuggets to use for years, not only in your own growth, but also in understanding other people.
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To dive more into our work as artists, visit Jonalyn's Studio (...
We have learned that struggling and wrestling with issues and ideas IN FRONT OF OUR KIDS is key to good parenting. But both parents must do it! In this episode, we share some tips and stories of what that looks like.
Show notes:
S3E2: Why We Home Educate
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To dive more into our work as artists, visit Jonalyn's Studio (jonalynfincher.com) and Dale's Living Room Bible (livingroombible.com).
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Music credit: https://uppbeat.io/t/si...
In this episode, we discuss the codependent addiction and how it masquerades as compassion in culture, politics, churches and families.
We define it, give dozens of examples and stories, and share some tools and tips on how to recover from it. This is an episode that can begin to heal the world, if we allow it.
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To dive more into our work as artists, visit Jonalyn's Studio (jonalynfincher.com) and Dale's Living Room Bible (livi...
Learn how both of us, Jonalyn and Dale, have conversations differently. We have then in different places, in different ways, about different issues and topics. But we are still having them, following some rules we lay out in this episode.
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To dive more into our work as artists, visit Jonalyn's Studio (jonalynfincher.com) and Dale's Living Room Bible (livingroombible.com).
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Music credit: https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy...
After our last two episodes on Charlie Kirk and the politics of Jesus, we received questions about "Christian Nationalism." Here we explain what Christian Nationalism has come to mean, some basic issues with it, the difference between a Christian culture and Christian law, and why the US Constitution is still sufficient for Christians to have freedom and justice to pursue what is good as a nation.
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Two weeks after the assignation of Charlie Kirk, many Christians are still wondering what to think about the line between religion and politics.
There is a reason Christians are politically so afraid.
In this episode, we explain the "huddle mentality" and why it’s a secular and godless curse on us. We also explain how Jesus was political and how to make a difference in small but effective ways.
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We pause to reflect on the bright light of Charlie Kirk, how it affected us, how martyrs in the Bible were also political, and why it’s important to expose the lies in the world in our own ways. Do we have fire in our belly?
At the 54:00 minute mark, don't miss Jonalyn read her recent newsletter on Charlie on why she paints evil.
In this episode, we tell our own story of why we pulled our son from the public school system. And we dish about the benefits and downsides of home education. Why do so few people feel capable of home educating their kids? We talk about it. Why do we not push for college, even though we both have graduate degrees? We talk about that to!
Show notes:
HSLDA: Advocates for Homeschooling
Living Room Bible - Dale teaching the story of t...
Season 3 begins!!
Let's talk about how boat life changed us as move back to the familiar things of land. We've moved into an 150+ year old house that requires a lot of work! We also share how our nomadic life has been going on for 5 years, not merely the one year at sea, and why our best boat friends were French.
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Make sure to check out Jonalyn's studio!
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Want to understand the Bible for yourself? You'll w...
In this final episode of the Lady Grey Podcast (new name for this podcast coming soon!), we talk about what it's like returning to the USA after being gone a year. (Culture shock? Gratitude? Abhorance?) And we explain our perspectives on why we are selling Lady Grey and returning to life on the land.
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk Ruby Slippers...Join us (Dale & Jonalyn) during an afternoon sailing the Caribbean and all the thoughts and interruptions that make Lady Grey life so challenging. We share our highlights visiting San Juan and our (recently discovered) family’s cruising style.
If you have a topic or question for us, email hello@dalefincher.com or hello@jonalynfincher.com.
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making t...Let's unpack what Vice President JD Vance said and this hot topic about Christians and who they are supposed to love. In this passionate episode, the Finchers show how Bible verses can be twisted away from their original meaning. Listen to them set the state fora more whole picture of Jesus' parable.
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk Ruby Slippers: ...What is the Christian Underground and why so few people find it?
In this heartfelt, deeply personal episode, we share why we follow Jesus differently and how to identify other members of the underground.
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk Ruby Slippers: How the Soul of a Woman Brings Her Home Living with Questions (for students) Opening the Sta...It all worked out....
We re-live a day on the island of Fernando de Noronha packed with mishaps and adventures, from buggy breakdowns to grocery store hunting to police and pizza! Come along to hear what our life on the water aboard Lady Grey is like.
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk Ruby Slippers: How the Soul of a Woman Brings Her Hom...Hello, Dale and Jonalyn here with the dramatic conclusion to our first passage on Lady Grey. We talk of the vulnerability of our first crossing and what we learned.
Free online event! Jonalyn is throwing a Zoom party on her South African observations and paintings: 11/3 at 3pm Eastern. Listen to the first few minutes of this episode for details! You can also RSVP for this event at hello@jonalynfincher.com
We share our excitement and anxiety as we are about to head out into our first Indian Ocean passage on Lady Grey.
Follow our daily adventures on Instagram: @SailingLadyGrey
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk Ruby Slippers: How the Soul of a Woman Brings Her Home Living with Questions (for students) Opening the Stable Door (Christmas Reader) Long Live...We walk through The Waltons episode, “The Sinner,” and share how and why we watch movies together. Hear the art of thinking through bad scripts and why most Christians only get to play judgmental hypocrites in Hollywood. All on board Lady Grey.
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CLASSES eCourses on Thinkific. BOOKS Coffee Shop Conversations: Making the Most of Spiritual Small Talk Ruby Slippers: How the Soul of a Woman Brings Her Home Living with Ques...Popular Podcasts
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