The Art of Relationships Podcast
Is it hard to maintain your relationships with everything else you have going on in your life? Chris Grace, Ph.D., and his wife, Alisa Grace, discuss how to build healthy relationships and marriages in The Art of Relationships Podcast. Listen to get practical insights on how to deal with everyday relationship issues, whether it's your roommate, your parents, a friend, or a significant other. The Biola University Center for Marriage and Relationships exists to build and sustain healthy relationships and marriages in the church and broader culture by combining the timeless, cross-cultural wisdom of Scripture with scholarly research, insights and tools. Learn more at cmr.biola.edu.
- Update frequency
- every 15 days
- Average duration
- 32 minutes
- Episodes
- 207
- Years Active
- 2016 - 2025
Why Traditions Matter: A CMR Staff Roundtable
In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace explore the importance of family traditions, especially during the holiday season. They discuss how traditions create bonding, foster a sense of belonging, and …
Stalemates, Compassion, and Truth with Guests Sean McDowell & Tim Muehlhoff — pt. 2
In this episode, Chris Grace sits down with special guests Sean McDowell and Tim Muehlhoff, co-authors of End the Stalemate, to tackle the challenge of navigating difficult conversations in a polariz…
End the Stalemate with Guests Sean McDowell & Tim Muehlhoff — pt. 1
In this episode, Chris Grace sits down with special guests Sean McDowell and Tim Muehlhoff, co-authors of End the Stalemate, to explore the art of having difficult conversations in today's polarized …
Top 6 Relationship Killers with Guest Willa Williams
In this episode, Alisa Grace and special guest Willa Williams, a licensed marriage and family therapist, discuss the “Top 6 Relationship Killers” that often hinder our closest connections. They explo…
Rituals That Matter: How Small Actions Foster Big Relationship Wins
In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace explore rituals for connection—consistent, intentional actions that can help strengthen relationships over time. They discuss how recognizing and responding to …
Small Moments, Big Impact: How to Keep Your Relationship Thriving
In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace explore bids for attention—small interactions that can significantly impact the strength of a relationship. They discuss how recognizing and responding to these…
First Fruits and Fumes
In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace discuss how couples often run on fumes due to the demands of parenting, work, and life. They explore practical ways to prioritize marriage when time and energy …
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: What To Do With Personality Tools
In this week's episode, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss how personality impacts our relationships, and offer practical ways we can use personality tools to better understand oursel…
Does Intent Matter?
In this week's episode CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss the role of intent in communication and offer practical ways to assess and adapt not only what we say but why we say it and t…
Red Hot Monogamy: Making Your Marriage Sizzle with Bill and Pam Farrel
In today's Valentine's special, Chris and Alisa Grace are joined by ministry leaders and best-selling authors Bill and Pam Farrel to discuss their book, Red Hot Monogamy: Making Your Marriage Sizzle,…
Do You Have What It Takes To Make A Difference?
The answer may surprise you!
In this week's episode, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace are joined by marriage ministry leaders and best-selling authors Bill and Pam Farrel to discuss the importance of mentor…
What's a Bid for Connection and Why You Need to Know
In this week's podcast, CMR Co-Directors Chris and Alisa Grace teach listeners how to recognize and respond to others’ bids for connection and the relational damage it causes when we ignore them.
Not So Merry Christmas? Try This!
In this week's podcast, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace address the not-so-glamorous realities that can come with the holiday season and offer practical tips for how to center your family …
Living The Dream: When Hospitality Becomes Real with Ken and Trudi Berding
In this week's episode Chris and Alisa Grace are joined by Biola colleagues and long-time friends Ken and Trudi Berding as they share their journey from being missionaries in the Middle East to housi…
What If I AM the Elephant in the Room? Living Boldly with Visible Scars, with Anna Sinclair
Let's Talk About Sex: How Culture and Scripture Differ Part II, with Dr. Jon Lunde
In part two of this two-part series, New Testament expert Dr. Jon Lunde joins Chris and Alisa Grace as they discuss why culture has drifted away from Scriptural values, and offer a Biblical alternati…
Let's Talk About Sex: How Culture and Scripture Differ Part I, with Dr. Jon Lunde
In part one of this week's two-part podcast, New Testament expert Dr. Jon Lunde joins Chris and Alisa Grace as they discuss why culture has drifted away from Scriptural values, and the three most com…
Healing Conversations on Race, Part II (with Veola Vazquez)
In part two of this two-part series, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace sit down with Dr. Veola Vazquez to talk about her new book, Healing Conversations on Race: Four Key Practices from Scripture and Psych…
Healing Conversations on Race, Part I (with Veola Vazquez)
In part one of a two-part series, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace sit down with Dr. Veola Vazquez to talk about her new book, Healing Conversations on Race: Four Key Practices from Scripture and Psycholo…
Can Common Courtesy Really Improve Your Relationship?
Can small, every day courtesies
really
make a difference in a relationship? In today's podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace share how simple acts of kindness can bring results you might not be expectin…