Live it Out! with Maxine Marsolini

Maxine admitedly is a cookbook collector. Today she talks with Lydia E. Harris about her new, and soon to be released, cookbook:In The Kitchen With Grandma. Lydia loves to develop and test recipes with her grandchildren. Her recipes have appeared in two children’s cookbooks and several magazines, including Pockets and Focus on the Family’s Clubhouse and Brio. Many of the recipes are gluten free or offer gluten-free options. All are taste tested.

Can science help us define abstract concepts like faith, sin, and grace? Let's find out as Maxine talks with molecular microbiology and immunology expert Andy Walsh today. His new book, Faith Across the Multiverse: Paerables from Modern Science, was written to specifically answer that question.

Is it possible to satisfy a longing for physical pleasure and achieve spiritual well-being? Are these compatible goals or polar opposites? Today, Maxine dives into life's most intriguing quest as she talks with Richard Simmons III.  His book, The Reason for Life, puts us in touch with why God put us on earth in the first place.

If you are a fan of Dino, as I am, you will LOVE this show. Grammy Award winner and eight-time Dove Award winner, Dino Kartsonakis and his lovely vocalist wife Cheryl are my guests today. Their book, Hymn Restoration: 101 Treasured Hymns with Devotions, is truly a treasure not to be missed. They believe, "Music should lead us to a fuller understanding of God." We'll explore why these songs and their lyrics still matter today.

Maxine's guest today is the amazing Nina Roesner. She's authored The Respect Dare and With All Due Respect and has more than 30 years experience teaching communication and relationship skills. Her newest book, 12 Truths To Change Your Marriage: A Respect Dare journey for wives, will bring lots of happily-ever-after ideas to our listening ears.

Is the battle of the sexes getting out of control? Today Maxine talks with Dr. Joe Malone, a specialist in human performance and relational wellness. Insights from Dr. Malone and his book, Battles of the Sexes, co-authored with Sarah Achelpohl Harris, MS, RDN, is an amazing powerhouse of information addressing the challenges of lasting love.

Have you considered adopting a child? Maxine's guest today is Jeffrey Moore. In January 2017, his family made a decision that changed their lives forever. Jeffrey's book, We Believed is about their ten-year journey and how it led to adopting four children. You won't want to miss this show.

Maxine talks with certified eating disorder specialist, certified chemical dependency counselor, Dr. Gregg Jantz today. Addictions need not win. A healthy future depends on reclaiming your life. Repetitive patterns of behavior can be overcome. Please join us for this timely show. www.drgregoryjantz.com

Communications expert, Nina Roesner, is Maxine's guest today. She says, "Loving your wife well is not about changing her, but rather becoming more loving as a man and dad." Will you join me as we learn together what makes a woman feel best? Roesner is the author of 365 Ways To Love Your Wife: A Respect Dare Resource. www.GreaterImpact.org This show is going to bless both men and women; and ultimately family life.

Emotional challenges touch all of us. Maxine's guest today is Dr. Edward Moody, Jr., author of First Aid for Emotional Hurts. Dr. Moody is well respected in behavioral health counseling and crisis intervention an has captured essential life-saving information for emotional hurts. www.FirstAidforEmotionalHurts.com

There's a question many grapple with today, but young adults are struggling to make sense of today. Who am I? Maxine's guest is Len Woods, who has been a youth pastor and co-written books with leaders like Max Luado and Steve Arterburn. Len is prepared to share practical resources with us today that can help us help the young adults come to grips with a search for self. His book, Who I Am in Christ , brings us to confront truth versus lie.   http://www.thewoodswords.com

Yes, I was able to reschedule this amazing interview. Today Maxine talks with Gene Edwards, a man considered to be the Paul Harvey of the Christian writers. He is one of America's most beloved authors and a master storyteller. What a great combination awaits your listening ears. Gene will share stories that will surprise you and fill in the rest of the story about some famous people you are sure to relate to.

Today Maxine talks with Chuck Crismier, President of Save America Ministries, about the importance of fathers. Dads are indispensable to the lives of their children. Study after study have proven that fathers play a critical role toward reducing school dropout rates, substance abuse, suicide, precocious sexual activity, domestic violence, incarceration, and later divorce. In his new book Hearts of the Fathers: Leaving a Legacy that Lasts (WND Publishing), Crismier,calls fathers to step up. www.saveus.org

Today Maxine talks with Cari Gintz, author of Jericho Unmasked: An Entrapped Lesbian's Journey to Freedom. Cari had so much emotional trauma in need of healing. She recounts her pain-filled journey of looking for love and how her dreams ended in a tailspin of emotions. This is a story of the redeeming power of grace and what it takes to transform lives. Cari's story is powerful and will bring words of hope.

Maxine's guest today is the popular Carolanne Miljavac, who has over 100 million video views and nearly half a million social media followers! People like what she has to share. Miljavac holds nothing back in Odd(ly) Enough, telling stories from her life—and not just the pretty parts. Recognizing those difficult times have led her to where God wants her, she points the way for others with her now hallmark humor and faith. Readers from a wide swathe of life will see themselves in chapters like “Who Do You Think You Are?”, “Control Freak”, and “Embrace Mistakes”, all written in Miljavec’s warm Southern style. From the first page of Odd(ly) Enough, she talks about a journey that includes her difficult upbringing and mistakes she made along the way to the family and the life that she now enjoys. Carolanne Miljavac shows readers what an overcomer looks like!

Maxine Marsolini talks with kindergarten teacher Shontell Brewer today. This busy lady is a wife, mother, teacher, and associate pastor with Foursquare International in Reno, Nevada.  shontellbrewer.com Brewer tackles common challenges from mommy-guilt to the temptation to be a martyr to those days when it feels like only a box of cookies and a Netflix binge can restore a sense of peace. Raising young children is exhausting and rewarding. , this show is for you. Invite your friends to listen in, too.

Parenting teenagers is not getting easier. Maxine's guest today is Angela Haynes and she's ready to help parents dig into the real-life difficulties of loving their teens in a world full of choices and cultural confusion. Brian and Angela Haynes are the authors of Relentless Parenting: The Crucial Pursuit of Your Teen's Heart. brianhaynes.org, legacymilestones.com

Wendy Pope is a speaker with Proverbs 31 Ministries.  Pope, the author of Yes, No, & Maybe, reveals three words we all use. She is ready to help us to know how to trust, recognize revelation, and maybe discover freedom. Please join Maxine Marsolini as we learn how to live our best life ever. wendypope.org

Author Jeff Barker tells the story of  Arlene Schuitman who gave up a comfortable life as a school teacher in rural Iowa in order to face dangers as a missionary nurse in south Sudan during independance. Barker tells of struggles with logistics, health, supplies, personnel, loneliness, depression, threats and the daily challenges of life far from the comforts of home. More than an interesting story, today's show will inspire as it reminds us that sharing the Gospel has always been a charastic (distinguishing trait) of Christian faith and sacrifice. Because of Schuitman's faith and modern medicine, her clinic became known as a place o magic.

What do Abraham, Moses, or other Biblical folks have to do with us today? Let's find out as Maxine interviews Michael Grady. With over 30 years of Bible teaching under his belt, he's ready to share why it's important for parents to purposefully discuss those Biblical stories with their children. What practical lessons might we find? Making God Part of Your Family (Grady's book). www.michaelgrady.org