The Romantic Recession: Marriage, Manhood & What's Really Killing Love

The Romantic Recession: Marriage, Manhood & What's Really Killing Love

Marriage rates in America have hit historic lows, dating apps have never been bigger, and screens are quietly replacing real human connection. On this episode of The UPside, Conversations that Light UP the World, host Marion MacKenzie sits down with bestselling author, speaker, and media leader Ryan Dobson — son of Dr. James Dobson — for an honest, funny, and deeply moving conversation about what he calls the "romantic recession."Ryan pulls no punches on toxic feminism myths, the digital habits and content quietly isolating men and women from each other, and why he believes real masculinity still has a place in a healthy marriage. The conversation turns deeply personal as Ryan opens up about walking his wife, Laura, through a cancer diagnosis — and what that fight taught him about commitment, faith, and what it really means to go the distance with someone.Whether you're married, dating, or just trying to make sense of relationships today, this conversation will make you laugh, make you think, and leave you with real hope for what's possible with God at the center.🎧 More from Ryan Dobson: Catch his REBEL Parenting Podcast, co-hosted with his wife Laura, for more on marriage, family, and raising kids with purpose.📚 Ryan's books: Ryan is the bestselling author of six books, including Be Intolerant and Wanting to Believe. Find his full library on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ryan-Dobson/e/... [https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUFFLUhqa2tuSGtxN2FPYkpqMl9Bd2M2dHo0ZGoxMnFqZ3xBQ3Jtc0trOF9GdHBpQVE1M29ZcHAzZ29ueXgyY0JObkNNTmFZT2daTHBKTGxYREFHR2JKUTVzWjhLbExyY2pHRm0xZTR3TG1XZFd2VGxFWWczQ3VNRU5qd0JLRlVIYklrLVpqNTdXd2piQUMtRHlrZUNPRlZ0NA&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FRyan-Dobson%2Fe%2FB001JS3298&v=LFKxTvrIngI]👉 SUBSCRIBE to The UPside Conversations with Marion MacKenzie for inspiring conversations featuring filmmakers, authors, musicians, ministry leaders, health experts, entrepreneurs, and culture influencers who are making a positive difference in our world.👉 Please LIKE • COMMENT • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE👉 SUPPORT OUR SHOW: Go to: TheUpside.tv ✨ With God, there is always an UPside. Keywords:Ryan Dobson, Christian marriage, romantic recession, marriage in America, toxicmasculinity, dating apps, Christian relationships, faith and family, JamesDobson, marriage advice, biblical marriage, The UPside Conversations, MarionMacKenzie Hashtags:#TheUPsideConversations #RyanDobson #ChristianMarriage #MarriageMatters#FaithAndFamily #RomanticRecession #ChristianPodcast #MarriageUnderAttack#BiblicalMarriage #FaithConversations

WHO WILL SHAPE THE NEXT GENERATION? Helping Little Hearts Find Big Faith

Can you build a child's faith before they can even read? Research shows that 85% of people who followChrist make that decision by age eight—making the early years one of the most important opportunities for spiritual formation. In this joyful and practical conversation, Marion MacKenzie sits down with author, speaker, worship leader, and beloved children's entertainer Jean Thomason, knownaround the world as Miss PattyCake®. Together they explore how parents, grandparents, teachers, and caregivers can intentionally plant seeds of biblical truth that grow into a lifelong "sticky faith." Jean shares her remarkable journey from classically trained singer and worship leader to becoming Miss PattyCake—aministry that has reached hundreds of thousands of children through music, movement, stories, and biblical teaching. She explains why spiritual formation begins much earlier than many parents realize and offers practical ways to make faith a natural part of everyday family life. In this episode you'll discover: • Why spiritual formation should begin in infancy • How to create "sticky faith" that lasts a lifetime • The powerful connection between music, memory, and biblical truth • Why parents are a child's most influential spiritual leaders • Practical ways to disciple children at home • How praise becomes a pathway into God's presence • Biblical encouragement for raising the next generation with confidence One statement from this conversation will stay with you: "Whoever wants the next generation the most will get them." Whether you're raising children, serving in children's ministry, teaching, or simply investing in the next generation, this episode will inspire and equip you to share God's BIGlove with little hearts. 📖 Jean Thomason's Book Sharing God's Big Love with Little Liveshttps://www.jeanthomason.com/sharing-gods-big-love [https://www.jeanthomason.com/sharing-gods-big-love] 🌐 Jean Thomason Websitehttps://www.jeanthomason.com [https://www.jeanthomason.com/] 🎈 Miss PattyCake Websitehttps://www.misspattycake.com [https://www.misspattycake.com/] 🎵 Miss PattyCake MusicAvailable on Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora and wherever you stream music.  👉 SUBSCRIBE to The UPside Conversations for inspiring interviews featuring filmmakers, authors, musicians, ministry leaders, health experts, entrepreneurs, and culture influencers who are making a positive difference inour world. 👉 Please LIKE • COMMENT • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE 👉 SUPPORT OUR SHOW: Go to: TheUpside.tv ✨ With God, there is always an UPside. ________Christian parenting, Christian parents,spiritual formation, sticky faith, children's ministry, preschool ministry,toddler Bible lessons, biblical parenting, faith at home, family discipleship, Jean Thomason, Miss PattyCake, Marion MacKenzie, The UPside Conversations, Christian podcast, Christian talk show, raising godly children, Christianfamily, worship for children, praise and worship, early childhood development #TheUPside #MarionMacKenzie #JeanThomason #MissPattyCake #ChristianParenting #StickyFaith #SpiritualFormation #FaithAtHome #FamilyDiscipleship #ChildrensMinistry #RaiseGodlyKids #ChristianFamilies #BibleTeaching #ChristianPodcast #FaithAndFamily #Worship #KingdomKids #Parenting  👉 SUBSCRIBE to The UPside with Marion MacKenzie for inspiring conversations featuringfilmmakers, authors, musicians, ministry leaders, health experts,entrepreneurs, and culture influencers who are making a positive difference inour world. 👉 Please LIKE • COMMENT • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE 👉 SUPPORT OUR SHOW: Go to: TheUpside.tv ✨ With God, there is always an UPside.  👉 SUBSCRIBE to The UPside with Marion MacKenzie for inspiring conversations featuringfilmmakers, authors, musicians, ministry leaders, health experts,entrepreneurs, and culture influencers who are making a positive difference inour world. 👉 Please LIKE • COMMENT • SHARE • SUBSCRIBE 👉 SUPPORT OUR SHOW: Go to: TheUpside.tv ✨ With God, there is always an UPside.

SHE WOKE UP DEAF- IT SAVED HER LIFE. A Heroic Story of Faith and Survival

Angel Faulk came to The UPside Conversations with a story that is part medical miracle, part spiritual journey, and part testament to what God can do when a woman refuses to stoppraising — even when everything around her is falling apart. The physical trial she faced- a giant brain tumor called meningioma- was extraordinary. What followed was a physical battle — one that would test her body, her family, her faith, and ultimately her willingness to praise a God she could not always see working. And what God did in response will leave you speechless.   In this conversation, Angel shares: •    What she discovered when a routine symptom became a life-threatening diagnosis •    How she defied the healing timeline her doctors gave her — and what made the difference •    The prayer watch that may have done what medicine could not •    Her 22-year fight for justice and the God who saw it through •    Why praise is not a feeling but a weapon •    Her top nutrition and fitness principles for fighting disease and staying strong •    Her book: Praise Through the Pain: Diagnosis to Destiny TAGS: faith, healing, brain tumor, meningioma, praise, prayer, cancer healing, health and healing, fitness, faith and healing, forgiveness, justice, Christian testimony, survivor, Angel Faulk, Praise Through the Pain, The UPside Conversations, Marion MacKenzie, Highlander Studios, women of faith, health and wellness, Christian fitness, CTN, Nashville #AngelFaulk #PraiseThroughThePain #ChristianTestimony #FaithAndHealing #TheUPsideConversations #MarionMacKenzie #HighlanderStudios #WomenOfFaith#ChristianPodcast #GodHeals #ChristianFitness #FaithOverFear #SurvivorStory #PrayerWorks #ChristianTalkShow #Nashville #BrainHealth #Meningioma #CourageAndFaith #CancerHealing

X-RAY OF FAITH IN AMERICA- CRISIS OR REAWAKENING with Troy Miller

Millions of Americans say they believe in God and even affirm the core doctrines of the Christian faith: The virgin birth, Christ's sinless life, His atoning death on the cross, His resurrection. But, recent research revealed that only 13% say those beliefs genuinely shape the way they live their daily lives. In this episode of The UPside Conversations Marion MacKenzie sits down with Troy Miller, President and CEO of The National Religious Broadcasters to explore this "faith gap," the encouraging signs of spiritual renewal among the youth, the rise in hunger for Bible engagement, and why Christian voices have never been more important in the public square. This UPside Conversation informs, challenges and inspires all at once.CATEGORY: Faith & Culture, Christian Media, Christian Communicators, Christian Worldview, Revival and Discipleship, Faith in America SEO: Christian worldview, Christian Communicators, NRB, Troy Miller, National Religious Broadcasters, revival in America, faith in the public square, faith and culture, Christian leadership, public faith, spiritual awakening.#TroyMiller #NRB #ChristianMedia #BiblicalWorldview #christianliving #Revival #christianleadership #MarionMacKenzie #UPsideConversations #HighlanderStudios #faithinamerica #BibleLiteracy #kingdominfluencer LINK: nrb.org (National Religious Broadcasters)DONATE: https://ACTintl.givingfuel.com/the-upside-conversations

WHAT'S REALLY OUT THERE? Real Truth About UFOs with Dr. Hugh Ross

What do the newly declassified government UFO files really mean — and what does the Bible say about it? In this eye-opening episode of The UPside Conversations, host Marion MacKenzie sits down with world-renowned astrophysicist and Christian apologist Dr. Hugh Ross, who has spent 60 years researching the UFO and UAP phenomenon. Dr. Ross unpacks the science and Scripture behind these mysterious encounters — from the four dimensions we live in to the eleven dimensions of string theory, from interdimensional beings to the occult connections found in decades of UFO research. You will never look at this topic the same way again. In this episode:• Why leading UFO researchers now believe these beings are interdimensional — not extraterrestrial• The shocking physical evidence that proves these craft violate the laws of physics• The undeniable connection between UFO encounters and occult involvement• Why Dr. Ross is 100% confident the declassified files will NOT prove physical aliens• What the Bible has always said about beings beyond our dimension• How Christians should respond to the rising fear and confusion #UFOs #DrHughRoss #ChristianPodcast #UAP #Angels #FaithAndScience #ReasonstoBelieve #TheUpsideConversations #HighlanderStudios #MarionMacKenzie 📖 Dr. Ross's book: Lights in the Sky and Little Green Men — [https://www.amazon.com/Lights-Sky-Lit...] 🌐 Reasons to Believe: reasonstobelieve.org 🔔 Subscribe to The UPside Conversations so you never miss an episode that lights up the world. ✨ 🎧 Listen on Spotify & Apple Podcasts