Today with Carmen LaBerge: Find the guests she talked to and links to topics mentioned. The links below are not endorsed by or reflect the views of the Faith Radio Network.
Carmen’s Topics Throughout
- The US’s Most Sinful Cities
- India’s Population to Surpass China’s in 2023
- India’s Trash Problem
- Retired Navy Seal Who Transitioned Now Detransitioning
- Senator Bill Cassidy Breaks Down When Talking about Mental Health Issues
Michael Johnson – President, Slavic Gospel Association
Bill Ronzheimer – Author, Help, My Wife is a Survivor of Sexual Abuse
Today’s Breakpoint with John Stonestreet
Amy Hannon – Author, Gather and Give
- “Gather and Give: Sharing God’s Heart Through Everyday Hospitality“
- Amy also Shares Hospitality Tips for Everyday and the Holidays:-Keep pretty, seasonal paper napkins to put with plain dinner plates or disposable plates.-Forgo large formal centerpieces and arrange grocery store flowers in a variety of little repurposed containers and bottles. Add in a few little flickering votives for a simple, lovely table!
-When hosting friends or family for dinner, serve what you know! Make and serve something you feel confident in. If you’re a spaghetti person, then make spaghetti. If you’re unsure of your cooking skills, then get takeout or grocery-store-prepared foods.
-Learn to ask good questions. This is where loving people really manifests itself. Listen well, ask follow-up questions, then lean in with encouragement or gracious wisdom the Lord has shown you. Be sure the conversation is more about them than you.
-When guests leave, make notes in your phone contact about what you learned about them: the names of their children, a reminder that they just lost a parent, if they like Broadway or a particular kind of music, or if they prefer chocolate desserts to fruit desserts!
-Learn to laugh about things. If something goes wrong when you host – and it almost always will! – it’s not the end of the world. Laugh about it! Your humanity is appealing; it makes them like you and creates common ground. Everyone has burned the bread!
-Keep plastic deli-style containers on hand for packing up leftovers! Your gathering leftovers are perfect for giving to a widow, a young mom, a co-worker and anyone else who needs to be cared for! People who are cooked for feel cared for!