LoveTalk Network

Our Veterans are a National Treasure and it is critical the we all remember their sacrifice and rejoice in their selflessness. Our guest General Robert Dees joins the LoveTalk ladies and give us his unique insights into the issues today's veterans face. We discuss the issues facing veterans, but also leadership and resiliency in our modern culture.

Marlene McMichael welcome returning guest, Emily Calisopa. Emily is Founder and President of SOPA -- Shine On Performing Arts -- in Cedar Park, Texas. The Center provides theater and performing arts classes, camps, and shows for all ages and abilities. Through SOPA, Emily wants to inspire creativity, develop leadership, encourage community through theater arts. Students, ages 3 to 103, are trained...

Across the nation and around the world, Christian voices are rising together to reach out, stand up, and share the truth of the Good News -- the saving freedom, joy, and peace that Jesus brings. Today, LoveTalk Network welcomes special guest Taylor Leys, founder of Jesus On Every Screen, a media agency devoted to amplifying the Gospel message. Together, the co-hosts explore Taylor’s personal faith...

Co-hosts Cathy Endebrock, Kerri Brinkoeter, and Marlene McMichael review programs from the past nine months and reflect upon their messages and impact. The world often tries to convince us that whatever makes us happy is good -- whatever seems good, feels good, starts good, ends good, or sounds good -- but this skewed view. What we truly desire is a life overflowing with God’s "goodness," so that...

The Ladies of LoveTalk Network visit with Bill Abbott, President and CEO of Great American Media—the powerhouse behind family-friendly television which honors Christian faith and Country. Under Bill’s leadership, the network known for its faith-driven rom-coms and heartwarming holiday originals has become the fastest-growing cable channel over the past year, a stunning achievement in today’s compe...

Do you ever wonder if sharing Christian content on social media truly impacts others, or if Christian broadcasts, podcasts, and YouTube channels really make a difference? Join the Ladies of LoveTalk Network as they explore these questions with Troy Miller, CEO and President of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB). In partnership with the Barna Group, NRB recently conducted a landmark study on...

Charlie Kirk's assassination was a devastating event for millions of people. It's also been a flashpoint for young people. Kerri, Cathy and Marlene bring in a special guest to discuss how this has affected their families personally and the impact this has had across the nation and globally.

Co-hosts Kerri Brinkoeter and Marlene McMichael visit with Mel Jones about a very special 10-day prayer event beginning September 22 and running through October 2, 2025, with gatherings planned in all 50 state capitol buildings, including Austin, Texas. This event, part of a global movement that in 2024 saw 500 gatherings across 70 countries, is both national and international in scope. Its purpos...

Co-hosts Cathy Endebrock, Kerri Brinkoeter, and Marlene McMichael host Brad Brandon for today’s program in order to highlight the alarming rise of Christian persecution across the globe. Statistics from Open Doors reveal that 380 million Christians faced high levels of persecution last year, up 15 million from the year before, with church attacks rising 800 percent since 2018. Pastor Brad -- a lon...

Children leaving home can be an emotional roller coaster for moms and dads. Joy and celebration can be mixed with feelings of loss and regret. Navigating this new season well can be challenging. coach Kerri and Cathy share their own experiences and insights into God's Word to help others validate their unique struggle, recognize the new beginning, and rediscover the reconnection that awaits.

Are you burying the Gospel? Join LoveTalk Co-hosts Cathy Endebrock and Coach Kerri Brinkoeter as they walk through the Parable of The Talents and share insights into sharing the Good News God has placed in our hands. Understand what God's Word says about faithful stewards as ambassadors. How are we held accountable by God HImself?

This episode of LoveTalk Network welcomes Alan Graham, founder and CEO of Mobile Loaves & Fishes (MLF), a Christian ministry that has served over 6.8 million meals to Austin’s homeless and pioneered a relationship-based model of outreach. Alan also is the lead visionary behind MLF’s Community First! Village—a 51-acre master planned development in northeast Austin that provides affordable, permanen...

This episode of LoveTalk Network addresses the increasing prevalence of natural disasters in recent years and the Christian churches' role in recovery efforts. Co-hosts Marlene McMichael, Cathy Endebrock, and Kerri Brinkoeter welcome back Jackie English an impactful leader in disaster response ministry in the Highland Lakes region of Central Texas. Jackie English is Chairman of the Board for Unite...

In this episode of LoveTalk Network, Coach Kerri Brinkoeter, alongside co-hosts Cathy Endebrock and Marlene McMichael, welcomes Dr. Susan Michael, USA Director of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ), to share her powerful journey of faith and purpose. Once uninterested in history or languages, Susan experienced a life-changing transformation during a study abroad program in Israel...

Co-hosts Cathy Endebrock and Marlene McMichael visit with Shelby Ebner, a recent college graduate who made it her mission to get alone with God and learn to hear His voice. Following Matthew 6:5-6, Shelby spent much of her free time quietly seeking God. Shelby also made a commitment to do whatever God asked her to do, regardless of how impossible it seemed. The outcome was nothing short of a mirac...

What do we do though if we have a spouse who doesn’t love Jesus? Can we still have a healthy, happy and fulfilled marriage? How do we navigate disagreements and differences when we can’t pray together or have God’s Word to guide and direct us? This episode of LoveTalk Network focuses on the challenge of being married to a spouse who does not share the same faith, raising questions about how to bui...

Join co-hosts Cathy Endebrock, Kerri Brinkoeter, and Marlene McMichael as they reflect upon the tragic loss of life and disastrous floods in Central Texas over the Fourth of July weekend.

In this compelling episode of LOVE TALK, hosts Coach Kerri Brinkoeter and Marlene McMichael welcome Dr. Ingrid Skop, a seasoned OB/GYN and Vice President of Medical Affairs at the Charlotte Lozier Institute, to share her insights as a nationally recognized voice in the pro-life movement. Dr. Skop discusses her decades of medical experience, particularly the dangers of the abortion pill, the misper...

Co-hosts Coach Kerri Brinkoeter and Cathy Endebrock welcome Julia Jefress Sadler to the program and discuss her crazy life as a mom of triplets including her time on reality tv show Rattled, her struggle with multiple miscarriages, and her enduring faith in a Big God Who asks us to Pray Big Things and expect the impossible.

Co-hosts Coach Kerri Brinkoeter and Cathy Endebrock catch up with Dr. Chris Thurman on his newly released book "Marriage Made Simple: Proven Principles For Thriving Together". We dive into the difference between expectations and desires, where feelings come from, and the most destructive lies we carry into marriage.

Co-hosts Kerri Brinkoeter and Marlene McMichael catch up with Jeremy Story, pastor and founder of Every Student Sent -- a national social network platform for college campus ministries. See www.campusrenewal.org and www.everystudentsent.org. On this program, Jeremy updates listeners on his landmark court case against the Round Rock ISD School Board, filed because the Board barred him from addressi...

Co-hosts Kerri Brinkoeter, Cathy Endebrock, and Marlene McMichael review the many times Scripture references the importance and spiritual significance of shared meals. The practice of "breaking of bread together" fosters unity and can be transformative for those around the table. Family sit-down meals (not grab-n-go) are associated with lower rates of depression, anxiety, substance abuse, eating d...

Prayer is perhaps the most important tool available to a Christian, but what is prayer and how do you pray? In Matthew 6:5–15, Jesus outlines effective prayer for us in the Lord's Prayer. He shows us that, through prayer, we are to approach a loving Father eager to meet our needs -- not an angry, fearsome God. Join the Ladies of LoveTalk -- Marlene McMichael, Cathy Endebrock, and Kerri Brinkoeter...

Co-hosts Cathy Endebrock, Kerri Brinkoeter, and Marlene McMichael discuss key points of the message Dr. Robert Jeffress presented at the Governor's Prayer Breakfast at Kalahari Resort in April. Specifically, as Christians, we must have a plan for what Jesus has asked us to do. We have a savings plan for college tuition and/or for retirement in order to have the necessary resources when needed. In...

The Ladies of LoveTalk Network -- Marlene McMichael, Cathy Endebrock, and Kerri Brinkoeter -- explore the transformative power of dance as a medium for worship and discipleship with guest Heather Johnson. Heather, the Founder and Executive Director of Redemptive Dance Ministries (RDM), shares how her Christ-centered organization trains dancers in both technical excellence and biblical leadership,...