7/5/2022 Coffee Talk Episode 3: Quality Time Tony and Laura dive in to the topic of quality time with kids. The focus of the discussion is how time invested in your kids while younger have benefits to the child-parent relati…
7/12/2022 Tony and Laura discuss the type of language that our kids pick up from school and movies. The focus is on the heart behind what we say, not necessarily the words that are used. Setting a strong foundation about the…
7/19/2022 Tony and Laura discuss the importance of discipline within the home. Many parents simply discipline their kids the way they were disciplined as children regardless of that being good or bad. What does it look like …
7/26/2022 Tony and Laura continue with their Coffee Talk series. This discussion focuses on boundaries that parents need to set and teach their kids regarding physical affection and the spiritual nature of affection from our…
8/2/2022 Tony and Laura discuss the topic of sibling rivalry: the conflict between brothers and sisters. The concern is not so much about competition, but rather comparison. As parents, we need to watch out for the day-to-d…
8/9/2022 Tony and Laura focus this weeks episode on dating. As parents, how involved do we need to be in our teens love life. Do we simply let them make their own choices and mistakes or do we need to know every detail about…
9/27/2022 Welcome to our Fall Series on Absence! Over the course of 9 weeks, Tony will be discussing how to navigate life in the absence of some of the people we value most. Each category will have a 1st and 2nd part, so eac…
10/4/2022 In part 1 of this episode Tony starts the discussion with Proverbs 6:20, in that we should never forsake the teaching of our mom's. However, what happens if we have an abusive, toxic mother and that relationship ha…
10/11/2022 Tony continues the conversation bringing to light the concept of Intergenerational Trauma and how our childhood relationships with parents (specifically with the mother) affect the relationships we have with our o…
10/18/22 The Absence series continues with shifting gears focusing on the father figure of the home. Tony discusses context of Ephesians 6:4 and how there are extremes of father-like parenting; one that resembles the Ancient…
10/25/22 In this episode, Tony continues his discussion about the influence of having an absent father. As adults and parents, many of the things of dads did when we were younger are now portrayed upon our own children. Thro…
11/1/2022 Entering into the discussion on what it means to be forsaken, Tony brings up topics such as abandonment within the home, but also as a issue our nation is going through. This episode jumps into Michigan's upcoming …
11/8/2022 Tony continues the discussion with the absence of family focusing on children in the foster care system, foster families and the process of adoption. 7 Core Issues of Adoption We'd love to hear from you! Send us a …
11/15/2022 Today's episode is all about going through life in the absence of God. Tony focuses this episode on how, as individuals, we have experienced divine distance and how that is reflected in our parenting. But what act…
11/22/2022 Tony concludes this series with discussing Romans 1 and how God's wrath not only affects individual people but also groups as large as nations. We are taking the holiday season to focus on other areas of our minis…
1/24/2023 Tony interviews friend and colleague Desiree Fires about the journey to adopting her daughter Lilly. We'd love to hear from you! Send us a message! Support the show You can connect with Tony and Laura at thewalkpod…
5/2/2023 Tony's adoption Interview with Kent and Marilyn Fannin as they share their journey into adoption and describe the ups and downs by pursuing children with steps of faith from many different backgrounds. We'd love to …
Tony interviews Chris and Randee on their journey through adoption. As they both pursued international adoption, God led them on a path that challenged them that directed their relationship to creating the family they have t…
7/4/2023 Tony introduces a new series titeld "The Parental Proverbs". This series focuses on Proverbs 1-9 and how parents are expected to teach their children the value of wisdom in order to protect them against the temptati…
7/11/2023 Tony begins this series focusing on Proverbs chapter 1 in regard to how attractive sin can be. As there is dialogue between the father and son within this proverb, there is a level of caution given, in that, sin is…
9/19/2023 In this episode, Tony navigates the beginning of Proverbs chapter 2 on how wisdom allows parents to teach, guide and develop godly character in our children. We'd love to hear from you! Send us a message! Support t…
9/26/2023 In this episode, Tony elaborates on the second half of Proverbs chapter 2. The focus is on awareness of the two categories of wickedness in terms of people and understanding their tactics to prevent yourself and yo…
10/3/2023 This weeks episode Tony dives into Proverbs chapter 3 and discusses four points that illustrate what a righteous home looks like and how, as parents, we receive the blessings of God by pursuing Him. This episode of…
10/10/2023 Tony discusses three parental concepts in Proverbs chapter four that discuss family tradition, paths to light and darkness and the anatomy of discipleship. Each of these three topics are interconnected in a multig…