Edward and Linh tackle a real-life problem from some of our listeners who have talked about them not finding their place in the family that they married into. This is in fact a very common problem but one which people shy away from. Linh and Edward share insights and their unique brand of witty truth to help you navigate this tricky situation.…

As many of our long-term listeners know, Linh has moved from Sweden to Germany. Along with Edward's teaching schedule and the grind of life, it has not been possible to keep up with the planned recording schedule until after the New Year. In this very open conversation the dynamic duo of wisdom and comedy want to catch you up with what has been goi…

Linh has rehomed in Germany and in this episode Ed and Linh try out the new equipment for their continued work with the podcast as well as updating on Linh's new life in Germany.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Well friends, for over 100 episodes Fika for Life has been recorded in Uppsala, Sweden which is where Linh and Edward serve in their local congregation. Now that Linh has been in Germany for a while what do friends talk about? They talk about how different life in the new place is as compared to the old one. As always Edward and Linh speak from the…

One of the Ten Commandments is to honor your father and mother. This commandment entails more than treating them with respect. It also means taking care of them and providing for them if needed. Linh and Edward speak very openly about the upcoming move.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

In today's episode Linh and Edward discuss our church's sermon series in Exodus about the journey to the promised land and all of the complaining. As usual, they cover several other small topics with their normal sense of humor and openness, as they are topics that lie close to their hearts. Let us know if you would like to be a part of our recordi…

The gift of testosterone affects more than the size of a man's muscles. This insightful conversation about how difficult men have it, will give you a PhD in manology. As usual, Edward and Linh share their wisdom and deep knowledge of the world of men with a serious humor and irony that has catapulted them into fame with such areas as burning hair, …

There are hardly any Sundays Ed and Linh are not at their home church Cross Culture. In this episode they are counting down all the excuses people bring up why they cannot come to church. As Christians we are called to live in fellowship and worship continuously together so what can there be that would make people not come to church?…

How much does the past influence you in the now? Can you escape your past? Listen in to Ed and Linh's conversation about a new friend's situation and what you could do to reflect at your past.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

In Christianity and church culture finding a partner can feel like the most important thing in the world. It is hard to see everyone else getting married and having kids while maybe you yourself are the only single one left. The temptation to look beyond the church and within the faith can be big and maybe you have found somebody who ticks all the …

Sweden's National day is a rather recent occurrence and Swedes haven't gotten the hang of how to celebrate their own country. Listen in to Ed and Linh's experience around National day and what they think how you should celebrate it!By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Does the show Greenleaf have anything to do with a real Black church in the states or is it all fabricated. Tune in to Ed and Linh's dialogue on white and black churches and what the Greenleaf's have to do with reality. Spoilers guaranteed!By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

The question on discipleship is a long standing one since Jesus went back to heaven. Is it like mentoring someone or does it go beyond? To find out, listen in to Ed's vast experience both mentoring and disciplining people.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Every April 30th is the Swedish Valborgsmässafton which originally came from Germany. With their usual mix of fact and comedy Edward and Linh will let you know about Valborg in Sweden and the unique relationship this festival has with the city of Uppsala. You don't want to miss this!By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Commitment is one of the cornerstones of all cooperation. Usually in churches the majority of people are not employed or payed for helping out. How does today's decline in commitment affect today's society and churches?By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Maybe you have heard about ChatGPT or other AI apps. Ed and Linh discuss the hype and advantages of using AI and the potential downsides in using AI for life.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

It all started with a silly discussion about micro-penises and if that is something one should disclose before getting married. Ed and Linh together with their special guests Hamida and Timmy develop a more serious discussion on things one should disclose before getting married and what risk and consequences that might bring.…

Today's youth is considered spoiled, undisciplined and disrespectful but every youth in any generation has been considered that. Ed and Linh share their experiences with todays youth as a parent and a teacher and their thoughts on how and why these problems have arisen. They also have their good friend Timmy with them to share into the conversation…

When talking about sexuality one might forget to mention STDs. Tune in to Linh and Ed's conversation on their sexual education and discussion on STDs and their implication on life.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Linh talks with Ed about her loss of a close friend. She tells about her last visit in the hospital and the following funeral in Germany. Ed shares his experience on loosing a close friend and how griefing affected him and others.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Linh and Ed discuss about leadership especially in a church setting and how they identify leadership potential. Listen in to Ed and Linh exploring their own leadership and how to develop and nurture your leadership skills. This episode was requested by the audience.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Judging people is always wrong, right? Listen in to Linh and Ed talk about judging people and if there are occasions where you should pass judgment. They share their own experience on being judged and laugh and joke about judgment as a social phenomenon.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

When one of our listeners asked if we could talk about managing our relationships, Linh and Edward approached this subject with care and comedic wisdom. Answering such a broad question leaves a lot of room for our hosts to meander through various phases of relationship management. Keep the questions coming!…

Ed and Linh talk about what they are grateful for in 2022 and what they look forward to in 2023. They also reveal a challenge they will endure for the first part of 2023. Happy new year 2023!By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Listen in to Ed and Linh's discussion about Christmas trends people follow. They also share about what traditions they grew up with that are more or less related to Christmas. Merry Christmas from the whole Fika for life production team!By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

In this time and age porn has never been more accessible than ever before. Listen in to Ed and Linh talking about the dangers and pitfalls of porn and the struggle to overcome porn addiction. Ed also shares about his counselling and the question on masturbation.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Today many people choose to do prenatal genetic testing and anticipate a hopeful result but what if those numbers are not good? Listen to Ed's experience of becoming a father to a child with Down syndrome at a young age and his and his son's journey with this handicap.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

After a very insistent request from our greatest fan to review the Netflix show: Sex, Love and Goop, Ed and Linh watched some parts of Gwyneth Paltrow's show about sexual therapy. Listen in to the conversation and the take aways Linh and Ed took from watching this juicy show.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Racism is thought to be "given" by the majority but in this case another fellow immigrant seems to have confused Linh with someone else. With Linh's fiery temperament and no-nonsense attitude she tells someone off and gets an unexpected racist comment from another immigrant. Listen to Ed's comment about the situation and what he would have done.…

Are you considering to give your child a theological or spiritual name? Listen in to Linh and Ed's thoughts on names such as Trinity, Divine or Testimony and why that might be ok or not.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Have you ever wondered how Linh and Ed come up with all the content and program they do for each episode? Listen in when Ed and Linh explain the things that happen before recording, during recording and after recording. Their unique dynamics make a great foundation to whatever topic they are discussing and their humor leads them easily astray. Keep…

As the Swedish national election is just around the corner Edward and Linh start talking about the various parties and about voting. If you don't know anything about Swedish politics then let the the dynamic duo of comedic wisdom educate you. If you do know anything about Swedish politics then our disclaimer is that we are not politicians :) enjoy!…

Linh tells the story about a friend and her work situation with a colleague whose behavior might be harmful to children. Risking her place of employment but doing the right thing makes a good discussion topic. Listen in to Ed and Linh's view on this situation and rocking the boat in general.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Neighbors can be both a blessing and a curse. Listen in to Linh's story about a conflict with a neighbor and make your own opinion on this situation. How would you have reacted and resolved the situation. Special treat: Linh exploding verbally.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

100 times Linh and Edward have sat down and talked about life and all aspects of it over a Swedish Fika. Listen in when they discuss one of their favorite topics: birth. The third time Linh gave birth and how everything went down.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

For many people oversharing is an obstacle that they might not be aware of. Telling people things that might be too much information in this context or level of relationship is something that Ed and Linh have plenty of experience in. Listen in when Ed and Linh tell about what makes them uncomfortable when people share and what they usually overshar…

Naked attraction is a dating show that recently has emerged in Sweden after being imported from other countries. The shows provoking concept has drawn many viewers and even Ed and Linh have not been spared. Listen in when Ed tells us about his insights after watching the show and how nudity and being naked are dealt with in the show and on a person…

Since Ed and Linh work at different workplaces they wanted to share their impact on work and their colleagues. Listen in to their feedback from work and colleagues and what obstacles they faced. As Christians it is especially important to be good representatives of Jesus Christ in our surroundings.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Having children is an adventure and both rewarding and challenging. Tune in as Ed and Linh talk about her third pregnancy and how it differs from the previous two. Listen in and find out if Ed finally gets to join Linh in the delivery room as he has been asking for every birth she had.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

Dave Bryant is a basketball trainer and retired postman from the United States who came to see the ministry that we are doing in Sweden. During his 10 days here he stayed with Linh and Jonas and so Edward and Linh thought it would be nice to invite Dave to our podcast. As usual our dynamic duo of comedic wisdom were in high form with this conversat…

While enjoying their Swedish fika Edward and Linh started a very open and raw conversation about being stuck in a really bad marriage. Sometimes you might wonder why people don't realize that they are in a bad marriage when it is so evident. This is a good episode for those who are considering to get married despite the signs as well as an eye-open…

Edward and Linh turn on the microphones as they enjoy their Swedish fika and talk about premarital counselling and being prepared for marriage. Linh and Edward believe that couples considering marriage could benefit from premarital counselling. In this episode, the dynamic duo of relational wisdom talk about the kinds of things that are talked abou…

One day at their Swedish fika Linh and Edward shared about how much their children's behavior seemed to be copies of them. This led to a discussion about if one is destined be like their parents and if there is anything one can do about it. Who knows how far the apple falls from the proverbial tree. This is a good episode to share with your sibling…

While enjoying a wonderful fika Edward and Linh started discussing a topic that turned into today's episode. They were talking about an observation of the increase in people who are waiting until their mid or late 30's to have babies with the same expectation that people in their 20's have. As the conversation deepened they decided to do an episode…

If you have been part of our podcasts for a while you occasionally hear Linh and Edward talk about their marriages and spouses. In today's episode they fill the missing details as they share cheesecake, fruit salad and talk about their weddings and engagements all to the amazement of Linh.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

One of the hot topics for 2022 is friend hoarding. If you haven't heard about it yet then Linh and Edward will catch you up to speed as they bring this subject to light. Today's episode is sure to make you think and hopefully help you to know if you are a friend hoarder.By Linh Nguyen & Edward Thomas

The Disney film Soul uses animation to talk about being ready to live life to the fullest. This film inspired Edward and Linh to choose today's topic concerning passion and purpose in an person's life. The duo of witty wisdom tread where few dare, in the hopes of deepening understanding about the connection between these to topics. Feel free to com…

Happy New Year listeners! And as usual Linh and Edward start off the New Year with the annual episode about the year to come. Topics ranging from Edward's upcoming 60th birthday celebration, baptizing Linh's children and the upcoming birth of Linh's and Jonas' third child. This humorous conversation will start your New Year with buckets of laughter…

Unlike last year's Christmas episode, nr 58, this year's episode has a much lighter note of humor and reflection about this year's Christmas celebration. Edward and Linh want to also share a special Christmas gift with our listeners. Make some popcorn and invite some friends to get a good dose of Christmas joy. Before listening to the episode see i…

Linh and Edward explore the topic of being a supportive friend to someone who is whining over and over about dating. This new episode in our being a supportive friend series hopes to add a bit of humor and and nuggets of truth about what can be a difficult situation to manage. For our new listeners we advice you to check out our the earlier episode…