Anything Goes with the Bonis

We talk about female empowerment: why it's important, what it really looks like, and how men can help. This episode is in partnership with an important campaign with World Vision called #GirlsCan.

We continue the talk about gaslighting. What does it look like? And most importantly, how do we respond in a healthy and biblical way? Be sure to stay tuned to the lengthy Q&A at the end.

We’ve been hearing this word around so decided to do a deep dive. We talk about what gaslighting is and isn’t, why people do it, how to respond to it, and how the Bible helps us understand and overcome it.

Joe and Carla take the time to do a deep dive on a post that spread through their Facebook. We agree with the points we find true and consistent, and explain which parts we disagree with and why. We also rave about our new favorite tv series and book. What We're Into: Iron Chef and Tribes by Seth Godin (00:49) Topic of the Day: Responding to the Post Traumatic Church Abuse Post (18:31)

We take the time to rave about this amazing movie from a production, literary, and even Christian perspective. Joe also tries to educate Carla on the NBA Finals while she describes her event planning philosophy.   What We're Into: The NBA Finals and Home Parties (01:28) Topic of the Day: Everything Everywhere All at Once (14:16) Question and Answer: How do you give yourself a little grace? (01:08:...

We continue our conversation on thoughts about the elections including how people our moving forward and where it intersects with our faith. We also share What We're Into and one of us is really happy that a celebrity trial is over.   What We're Into: The Nerdwriter and Jhonny Depp and Amber Heard's Trial Being Over  (01:04) Topic of the Day: Processing The National Elections (15:01) Digital Cocai...

Carla and Joe discuss their thoughts about the recent elections, their plans moving forward, and their prayers for our new government leaders.   What We're Into: The Child's Story Bible by Catherine F. Vos and Philippine Literature (04:22) Topic of the Day: Processing the National Elections (24:23) Question and Answer: What did your counselor mean when he said "Fathers are supposed to call their i...

We're back after a two month hiatus. We went on plenty of trips and got to see some beautiful places in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Here are some bright spots to celebrate about our nation!   What We're Into: Jacob's Well Masala Chai Concentrate and Better Call Saul Series (01:37) Topic of the Day: The Philippines and Our Different Travels (15:20) Question and Answer: Thoughts on Christians call...

Carla, a complete non-fan of comics and superheroes, reflects on timeless threads in the newest Spider-Man movie. And Joe connects Spider-Man’s origin to Christian conversion.   What We're Into: Beginning Well: Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation by Gordon T. Smith and Negros Island (02:34) Topic of the Day: Spider-Man: No Way Home (23:19) What did You Like About the Movie? (42:36)

We each recount ten books that had lasting effects on our lives. We talk about how those books came during key seasons of our life to produce significant impact. What are your top 10 life-changing books?   What We're Into: Superhero Movies and Steak to One (0:43) Topic of the Day: Books that Have Changed Our Life (04:49) Question and Answer: How Do You Achieve Consistency in Everything You Do? (01...

For the first time, Carla and Joe are into the same thing and they get really carried away. Then they take a few minutes to answer questions about calling, purpose, and career.   What We're Into: Toyo Eatery (00:54) Topic of the Day: Career Questions (38:50)

Carla and Joe take the time to answer 22 questions people asked including about vaccines, toxic positivity, and difficult relationships at work, among friends, and among family.   What We're Into: When Narcissism Come to Church and Aligners (03:23) Topic of the Day: Questions Under the General Category (10:35)

The Bonis discuss their thoughts on Encanto. The conversation goes everywhere with Rica dropping thoughts on hegemon and zeitgeist, and Joe making puns. Jump in, we’d love to hear from you too!   Puritan's Pride Shopee Link   What We're Into (03:34) Topic of the Day (11:57)

We took the time to talk about the fun experience of moving to another house during the holidays. And also helpful perspectives for facing 2022.   What We're Into 08:40Topic of the Day 20:43Question and Answer 53:59

This is the year we discovered how health really is wealth. And what a rich thing to give yourself and your loved ones not only for Christmas but for a long, long, long time! In this podcast we share the book that changed our lives. It helped us see healthy living as something doable and not unattainable! Very very practical episode right in there, guys! Lots of tips and lots stories of us sleepin...

We took the time to remember some of the most memorable weddings we’ve been to. We talk about what made them special. And we also talked about our wedding and how things have changed since then. If you are looking to get married soon, we also share a few things we learned through the wedding process that has a lot to do with fear, foolishness, faith and Great Big Father God.   What We're Into: Tay...

We took the time to ask each other questions we haven’t asked each other before. Here’s the link to the questions we asked: https://www.indwellweddings.com/resources/2019/2/4/50-questions-to-ask-your-partner-during-date-night   What We're Into: Oven Kick Bakery & The Bible Project Podcast (2:08) Topic of the Day: How people change  (9:25) In what ways are we the same? And it what ways are we diffe...

What We're Into: Divinity 2: Original Sin & The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk (00:54) Topic of the Day: Mental Health Part 2 - How God intervened and the road to healing (07:49) Question & Answer: If your boyfriend searches girls in social media, is it considered cheating? (52:14)

What We're Into: Balara Studio and Content House & Flacbox Topic of the Day: Carla's mental health Question & Answer: Do you have a 5-year or 10-year plan for your family?

What We're Into: Melatonin & Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House audiobook (00:36) Topic of the Day: The Power of the Tongue (19:21) Question & Answer: How do we take notes: notebooks or tablets? (59:55)

What We're Into: Apple Watch & The Tudors Audiobook (07:20) Topic of the Day: When is it wrong to be bold as Christians? (14:02) How to know the right church for you? (19:37) Church trauma and authoritarian Christians (27:26)  Cheating in a relationship (40:32) Being equally yoked (48:46) How to deal with a husband who accuses you of liking someone else (57:53)

What We're Into: Chicken Binakol & Rope Flow (05:40) Topic of the Day: Strong Women (10:31) Question & Answer: How to overcome a heartbreak? (53:37)

We continued the discussion on church trauma. Hopefully this helps model for others how to process the situation. What We’re Into: Orgain Protein Powder & Life of Fred (02:15) Topic of the Day: Church Trauma (14:44) Question & Answer: How to say no to relatives who ask for money without them thinking you're selfish? (01:29:12)

We take the time to respond to a widely circulating post about What Church Trauma looks like. We talk from personal experience, stories we've heard, and, most importantly, what the Bible says. Some of these we've experienced, some of it we're guilty of and have repented from, some of it we still may still even stand by. We barely got through all the points so we'll continue it in the next episode....

What We're Into (2:58) Topic of the Day (13:08) Question and Answer (1:15:06)