Fika for Life

In the last episode we ended with a cliff-hanger about affection. Today Linh and Ed will reveal the secret about the path of honesty and resisting to play the "game" or to settle.

People are waiting longer and longer to get married which has created a lot of longterm single people who often struggle with trying to find someone to get married to. The problem is they keep repeating the same behaviours that keep them single. Today Ed and Linh adress some of these issues.

If you've listened to our earlier podcast where we've talked about making good decisions and about the fact that it's okay to make mistakes. In today's episode we share some of our embarrassing moments and mistakes in life as a way of encouraging that it's not over just because you've made a mistake.

Recently Linh traveled to Viet Nam to visit her family. She brought back a Bangh gai for Edward to try. While he decribes the taste Linh talks about being a Christian on her visit.

During this time the Corona virus pandemic has resulted in many countries banning gatherings, including church services. It is a time where people everywhere will have to be creative. Ed and Linh will discuss some of the things that individuals and churches might do.

We are always happy to receive listener's questions and comments on our podcast episodes! We received one comment regarding whether something is sinful if it's not mentioned in the Bible. Today Linh and Edward will be exploring this idea and hopefully giving some insight, wisdom and understanding on it.

Linh and Edward really enjoy when listeners interact with, give feedback to or comment the past episodes. Every now and then we'd like to take the time to respond and answer to the many questions and comments that come in. Today we are addressing the first part of a two part comment that a listener made on episode "Making decisions part 1".

What new role does womanhood have in modern days? Tina, Anna Karin and Linh come to the conclusion that adaptability, communication and compromising are the keys to move forward as women in modern days. They also talk about the support of extended family for women in this age and time.

Womanhood as well as manhood has changed a lot the past 100 hundred years. In today's episode, Linh with Tina and Anna Karin discuss about modern womanhood, how the change has affected women today and what can be learned from our parents' and grandparents' generations when it comes to womanhood.

As believers we often want to grow spiritually and be more like Jesus and sometimes we don't know how to get started, not really sure what direction we should be looking towards in order to make it happen. Today, Linh and Edward will be sharing a lot of practical information and reflections upon their own lives when it comes to spiritual growth. Hopefully it will help you!

Edward and Linh weren't really sure what to talk about for the first episode of 2020 but as they look back at 2019 and look forward to 2020 with their usual style of wit, candour and honesty, they hope to share a little insight as they look back and look forward.

Many Christian live with the anxiety of wanting to make decisions that are right, that will honour God and will be blessed by Him. At the same time there is a fear about making the wrong decision and maybe being outside the will of God. Today, Linh and Edward will be delving into this particular aspect of decision making, of seeking godly counsel, of being free and not bound in the decision making...

Today everyone is making decisions all the time and they are having a lot of anxiety about it and you never know if it is the right or wrong decision. You keep asking God but you're not really sure how to hear God's voice in the decision making and after asking God you just feel confused. Linh and Edward, in response to a listener's question, will today dive in and give you some advice and reflect...

Sometimes friends are for life and sometimes they are not. It's hard to know which ones they are. Sometimes in life's journey, you either get moved closer in, or further away. Today, Linh and Edward along with their special guest Ionathan, will explore this topic by referring to their own experiences with having to put people into the periphery or themselves being pushed into the periphery of frie...

As today is Father's day in Sweden, Edward has invited two guests, Gabriel and Ionathan, to share their experiences about being first-time fathers. Among others they will share experiences about when they got to see their kids the first time as well as some practical advice about fathering. Happy Father's day!

Being a parent is sometimes exasperating especially towards the future when you have no idea how your children are going to be. Today, in the very last episode of season 1, Edward and Linh, along with their special guest Ionathan, will be looking at what kind of advice would they give their children in the future, especially in the area of relationships.

Many Christian people have waited for their whole lives to be married to a Christian person only to find out that the other person is not really of same flavour of Christian than they are. They thought that they got a "Chocolate" Christian person and they really got a "Strawberry" Christian person. Today, Linh and Edward, along with their special guest Timmy, are diving into the taboo subject of s...

When people first come to Sweden sometimes it can be quite overwhelming about all the different things you have to acquire and get to know, today Linh, Edward and their special guest Timmy, help you to break through the cloud of confusion, and give you some practical tips if you're on your way to living in Sweden or you just arrived here and you need help navigating in your new country. Their disc...

If you've been a Christian for a while or have been to a church, you notice that a lot of people volunteer their time but some people work in a church. Today Linh and Edward, along with their special guest Vincent, will be sharing in their experiences about the differences between working and serving and hopefully coming up with some interesting insight that might help you to find an area of servi...

Parenting is hard regardless of if you are a believer or non-believer but as a believer there are special challenges in trying to communicate faith, trying to love kids, trying to be there for them as well as overcoming some of the shortcomings of our own primary family. Today Linh and Edward, along with their special guest Vincent, will be exploring some aspects of parenting from a Christian pers...

In this first episode about Christian parenting, Linh, Edward and Jonas, our special guest, talk openly about many challenges to raising children especially in secular societies after the millennium as well as discuss some of the positive aspects to being a parent.

Edward and Jonas talk about what being a father is, what they have experienced and how fatherhood has changed over the years. They also talk about role models and the lack of them for being a father and where they look to get guidance.

Today a lot of people feel very stressed and they feel that their life is out of balance. A lot of people are very busy looking at their telephones or whatever it is that their working through. In this episode, we want to give you some advice about escaping the squirrel wheel and how to live life that is in balance.

So many people today are looking for ways in which they can find the true meaning of life. Sometimes people use powerful or temporary things like drugs, alcohol or sex but we all know that those things will never bring you the meaning of life. Today we'd like to explore the topic of true meaning of life and give a couple of pointers as to how you can get close or discover the meaning of life.

Listen to the second part when Ed, Linh and their guests, Joshua and Mikael, talk about a man's responsibility and the new roll of men in todays society.