Life in Relationship

Question: How do we split up “the chores” of a household?

• For marriage, roommates, families, etc.

Dave & Heidi housekeeping love story

• Gottman research, wives find spouse doing housework erotic

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Question:

How do we come to terms with the closure of a childhood friendship? What are ways to find contentment and peace when that friend no longer reaches out to us?

Submitted by listener, Emily 

The Life in Relationship podcast answers one relationship question in each episode. Our goal is more genuineness and authenticity in each of our relationships each day.

Hear more about the new format…

The epistles are what I like to think of as “big-word books.” They teach us about abstract concepts like propitiation, redemption, atonement, and righteousness. This can be intimidating, but also enl…

Always Growing: The Spiritual Practice of Adventure

Practices for spiritual growth – always focusing on drawing near

Greg Finke = Where are we going today, Jesus?

Joining Jesus on His mission - https…

Episode 16 – Always Growing: Practices for Spiritual Growth

being with God v. producing something for God

We can be doing all kinds of things for God, but very little to draw near to God.

Today and…

Special guest: Rev. Michael Newman

Tell us about yourself and your journey with grief.

What aspects of grief make growth challenging?

“big” and “small” loses

Grief upon grief + grace upon grace

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The research:

2017 – 3 part research project – confirmands, young adults (2000+), focus groups YA

Relationships Count available for free - https://www.cph.org/p-34106-relationships-count-engaging-re…

with guest Heather Ruesch

Focus:

We grow best not in meeting with God occasionally or even regularly, but in God’s presence in our life always.

When was a moment you had the sense of the presence o…

with guest Heather Ruesch

Focus:

We grow not just in knowledge of God, but when we remember who God is and what He’s done for us.

Which are you more comfortable with in your relationship with God:

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Special guest: Darcy Paape, director of the Women’s Leadership Institute at Concordia University Wisconsin and author of Someone to Walk With

What is mentoring?

Intentional

Organic

Being willing to…

What playgrounds do you remember being in your life as a kid?

Purpose of playgrounds

Purpose of Being

Being + doing is the goal, holding both together

God’s relationship to being

Examples in Sc…

Sense of worth = an internal awareness that as created creatures of God we have value

How does God’s delight in us inform our sense of worth?

• Concept of mutual delight, God to us and us to God

St…

Episode 7 – The Truth about Mental Health: Hope

Special guest: Tanner Olson, aka Written to Speak

Get to know Tanner

Why is hope so important for our mental health and for our relationships?

Hope c…

With Special Guest, Sue Steege Director of Christian Education, transformation and discipleship ministry focus

Goal – making it safe and doable for parents to be faith growers

Moving from Wow to Win …

Did you have a stuffed animal or a “lovie” growing up?

What was your relationship to the lovie?

What do stuffed animals do for kids?

What can stuffed animals teach us about Jesus?

Comfort –

a phy…

Marriage as a Process…Not a Product What kinds of things in life do you want instant fruit or instant rewards?

What kinds of things would you like your spouse to just know about you?

Read Ephesians 4…

Special Guest: Matt Schuler, pastor and friend

What is trust?

Heidi’s definitions of trust:

https://heidigoehmann.com/blog/always-growing-what-is-trust

Designed for trust in God

Proverbs 3:5-8

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12 Days of Physical Touch

What are the purposes of physical touch in marriage? What are the benefits of physical touch in marriage?

How do physical touch and sexuality change in different stages o…

Special Guest: Justin Hanneman, PhD, LIMHP, pastor

GracePoint Relational Health

https://www.relationalhealth.org/

What is attachment?

“secret sauce”

Trust, sense of safety, and attachment from infa…