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
Episodes



Friday Nov 28, 2025
E3 S11: Why We Teach Our Kids Finance
Friday Nov 28, 2025
Friday Nov 28, 2025
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



Friday Nov 21, 2025
S3 E10: Why We Find Joy in Who We Are
Friday Nov 21, 2025
Friday Nov 21, 2025
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: J4YSC25BAPNBURAX



Friday Nov 14, 2025
S3 E9: Why We Face Hypocrisy
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
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 (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



Saturday Nov 08, 2025
S3 E8: Why We Struggle in Front of Our Kids
Saturday Nov 08, 2025
Saturday Nov 08, 2025
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/simon-folwar/happy-places. License code: J4YSC25BAPNBURAX



Thursday Oct 30, 2025
S3 E7: Why We Think America is Codependent
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
Thursday Oct 30, 2025
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 (livingroombible.com).
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Music credit: https://uppbeat.io/t/simon-folwar/happy-places. License code: J4YSC25BAPNBURAX



Friday Oct 17, 2025
S3 E6: Why We are Careful About Political Conversations
Friday Oct 17, 2025
Friday Oct 17, 2025
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-places. License code: J4YSC25BAPNBURAX



Monday Oct 06, 2025
S3 E5: Why We Are Not Christian Nationalists
Monday Oct 06, 2025
Monday Oct 06, 2025
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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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



Sunday Sep 28, 2025
S3 E4: Why We Think Jesus was Political
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
Sunday Sep 28, 2025
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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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




