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I didn’t see this coming, but episode 121 that aired five weeks ago, “The Relational Energy of Fall,” had the most listener response of any podcast episode this year, and I think for any of the past …

A podcast listener recently contacted me for some relationship advice. She asked, “Our son, who just started his freshman year of college, is coming home for the weekend, and I wonder if you have any…

Hello everyone! I’m so glad you’ve joined us today for episode 124, “Resting In Our Identity Frees Us to Love Well”

Last week’s episode, no. 123, was all about asking tw…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 123, “Ask Thoughtful Questions and See What Happens”

In last week’s episode, no. 122, “The Questions We Ask … and Fail to Ask,” I suggested that to deepen our re…

Hello everyone! I’m so glad you’ve joined us today for episode 122, “The Questions We Ask …. and Fail to Ask.”

We’ve talked about asking questions before in this podcast and the role they play in dee…

Hello everyone. I’m so glad you’ve joined us today for the start of Season Six. We begin with Episode no. 121, “Experience the Relational Energy of Fall.” I don’t know about you, but I find renewed m…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 120, “The Best Relationship Advice From This Summer.”

Did summer go by too quickly for you? It did for me. “Summer deserves a speeding ticket,” as someone once s…

An important quality to look for in a friend is reflective thoughtfulness. It will help us become more reflective and thoughtful ourselves. It's the topic for today's episode, “An Important Quality t…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 118, Relationship Lessons from 3 Unlikely Places.

If we pay attention, it’s interesting how we can pick up little nuggets of relationship lessons from unusual pl…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 117, What to Do When People Criticize Us.

Unless you’ve been raised by wolves and live in a remote forest out in the wild, it’s impossible to go through life wit…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 116, “Finding Joy from a Thank You note.”

Most days of the week I take a 30-minute walk early in the morning around our neighborhood. On one recent morning, I wa…

One way we can foster deep and fulfilling relationships is by becoming more self-aware. It helps keep our relationships from slowly drifting to the shallow end of the pool, where they’re just not as …

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 114, “Learn how to Age Well in 2021.”

Several weeks ago a family friend stopped over to our house, and on her way out the door, she said, “…

Our choices define us, not our personality. We are what we choose to make happen, and how we choose to respond to whatever may happen to us.

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 113. If you’ve liste…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 112, Three Ways to Listen Well in 2021.

When I give workshops on how to listen well I like to give examples of both good and bad listening. I usually use samples…

Often when we’re tired and burdened, Jesus shows up in unusual ways, inviting us to find rest in him in the midst of difficult circumstances. Keep reading to learn How to Find Rest in Difficult Circu…

Relationships we pursue, that we choose, can be fulfilling because they meet a need we have. We have a measure of control in these relationships. They are the low-hanging fruit of the relational worl…

Hello everyone and welcome to episode 109, Rekindle Relationships by Remembering.

Because of the global pandemic, it had been about 15 months since my wife Janet and I last saw our friend in person. …

The most rewarding relationships are often found within our own families. But they can also be the most challenging, as well.

Fortunately, people of faith can draw comfort from Jesus knowing that he …

“Seeing is believing” isn’t always true. We believe what we want to believe, even when what we see and experience contradicts our beliefs. Learn how to get past this in today's episode, number. 107

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