Episodes
Episodes



Friday Dec 30, 2022
Ep 41: Confusing Hope and Expectations --
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Friday Dec 30, 2022
Dale and Jonalyn wrestle out how hope, expectations, and wishful thinking are different. Using a real life conversation from their lives, they explain how hope can be a virtue and not just a wishful fantasy. Favorite line: “Hope cannot be marching orders for God.”
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family at dalefincher.com.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincher
Dale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.com
Dale’s website: dalefincher.com.
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Ep 40: How Should We Give? --
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
Saturday Dec 24, 2022
As we approach Christmas and the end of the year, talk of giving and generosity fills the air. In this episode, Dale and Jonalyn talk finances and offer 20 years of experience from running a non-profit to sitting on a board of a multi-million dollar philanthropic foundation. You’ll hear some of the pitfalls of generosity, all the creative ways to be generous, and advice to give more strategically as a family.
Favorite line: “Those who walk in the kingdom of God always walk in abundance. And I’m not just talking about money.”
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family at dalefincher.com.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincher
Dale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.com
Dale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Friday Dec 16, 2022
Ep: 39 -- Tips for Reading the Bible Accurately --
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Friday Dec 16, 2022
Dale and Jonalyn look at Matthew 5 (Sermon on the Mount) and share a live experience of good ways to read the Bible in context. You’ll find yourself again confident that you can do this without someone mediating the meaning. If you've listened to Episode 38 on "perfectionism," you'll love exploring more deeply why Jesus says "Be perfect!"
Favorite line: “Read for pleasure!"
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family at dalefincher.com.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincher
Dale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.com
Dale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Ep: 38 -- Does God Want You to be Perfect? --
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Saturday Nov 26, 2022
Does God want you to be perfect? Well, does he? Taking a question from their audience, the Finchers tease apart perfect and perfectionism and why God’s laws are never too heavy for us. Doubt this already? Listen to "Fire Those Gods" after this one.
Favorite line: “Most Christians think Jesus asks us to do something we can never do.”
Book mentioned: Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art by Madeleine L'Engle.
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family at dalefincher.com.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincher
Dale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.com
Dale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Friday Nov 11, 2022
Ep: 37 -- Fire Those Gods --
Friday Nov 11, 2022
Friday Nov 11, 2022
The Finchers talk about fundamentalism on the Right and Left, how to see it and how to fire the false gods that fuel it. Favorite line: “You want to defend the false god so your kids stay in the fundy cult.”
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family at dalefincher.com.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincher
Dale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.com
Dale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Friday Nov 04, 2022
Ep: 36 -- The Fear of the Lord --
Friday Nov 04, 2022
Friday Nov 04, 2022
This dynamic duo get very honest about their own fears as they unpack what the fear of the Lord means. Some Narnia in this one and Annie Dillard. Favorite line: "Faithfulness is about the direction you’re headed."
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family at dalefincher.com.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincherDale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.comDale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Friday Oct 28, 2022
Ep: 35 -- Bad Pictures of Heaven --
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Dale and Jonalyn share some ugly pictures of heaven that they’ve heard over the years and explain why they miss the mark. You’ll want to hear about the "codependent paradise." Favorite line: “My favorite way to talk about is a place that magnifies scarcity.”
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Get your Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family.
If you have a topic of question for us or interest in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincherDale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.comDale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon: Living with Questions, Ruby Slippers, Coffee Shop Conversations.
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise



Friday Oct 21, 2022
Ep: 34 -- Living with Questions --
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Dale gives his new definition of apologetics and explains what it means for a whole family to live with questions together. Favorite line: “Different questions haunt different people.”
If you have a topic of question for us or interesting in Dale speaking at your event, email hello@dalefincher.com.
Find Dale and Jonalyn online:
Audio Stories: Stories of Jesus for the Modern Family
Jonalyn on Instagram: @jonalyn_fincher
Dale on Instagram: @voiceofthe2nd
Jonalyn’s original paintings and blog: jonalynfincher.com
Dale’s website: dalefincher.com
Find our books on Amazon:
Living with Questions Ruby Slippers Coffee Shop Conversations
Subscribe to Back Porch with Dale and Jonalyn on Soundwise
