Communication – FamilyLife – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Fri, 15 Nov 2024 09:02:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2024/07/Favicon-Icon_32x32.png?w=32 Communication – FamilyLife – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 Marriage & The Meaning of Encouragement: Dane Ortlund https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/marriage-the-meaning-of-encouragement-dane-ortlund/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/marriage-the-meaning-of-encouragement-dane-ortlund/#respond Tue, 24 Sep 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/marriage-the-meaning-of-encouragement-dane-ortlund/ Your spouse needs your encouragement. Worried about empty words or awkwardness? Listen as Dane Ortlund explores the meaning of encouragement in marriage.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/marriage-the-meaning-of-encouragement-dane-ortlund/feed/ 0 298267 4 Ways To Improve Marriage Communication https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/4-ways-to-improve-marriage-communication/ Wed, 17 May 2023 14:41:19 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=150436 Soon after the wedding, we learn marriage communication is less about how much we talk and more about what we talk about.]]> 150436 Marital Conflict: What’s Underneath Yours: Bob Lepine https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/marital-conflict-whats-underneath-yours-bob-lepine-2/ Fri, 28 Apr 2023 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/marital-conflict-whats-underneath-yours-bob-lepine-2/ If you avoid what's beneath your marital conflict…it'll probably keep happening. Former FamilyLife Today cohost Bob Lepine helps you get to what gets you.]]> 307730 When Conversation Gets Stuck: 25 Questions To Ask Your Spouse https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/when-conversation-gets-stuck-25-questions-to-ask-your-spouse/ Thu, 17 Nov 2022 17:05:28 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=139495 If you're looking to take your next date-night convo to the next level, try out these 25 questions to ask your spouse. ]]> 139495 Resolving Conflict in Relationships https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-this-week/resolving-conflict-in-relationships-2/ Sat, 09 Jul 2022 12:02:08 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/resolving-conflict-in-relationships-2/ 307521 Emotional Intimacy: Grasping the Full Spectrum of Feeling https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/emotional-intimacy-grasping-the-full-spectrum-of-feeling/ Wed, 11 May 2022 15:00:24 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=128430 Most of us dream of deeper emotional intimacy with our spouse but have no idea how to achieve it. Instead, we tend numb or fix what we feel.]]> 128430 We Need to Talk: Tips for External Processors https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/we-need-to-talk-tips-for-external-processors/ Tue, 08 Feb 2022 14:49:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=124493 Conversations with external processors can feel like a firehose to the face. A few tips on how to converse well. ]]> 124493 Intentionally Listening https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/intentionally-listening/ Tue, 11 Jan 2022 13:03:09 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/intentionally-listening/ Would your spouse say they feel "heard"? Authors Kevin & Marcia Myers help unearth a new level of intimacy through the power of intentionally listening.]]> 307366 Shout or Shut Down: Emotional Flooding in Relationship Conflict https://www.familylife.com/uncategorized/shout-or-shut-down-emotional-flooding-in-relationship-conflict/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 22:15:30 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/?p=123069 Emotional flooding makes every marital conflict feel like an emergency. How do you slow down so every argument doesn’t lead to devastation? ]]> 123069 Growing Apart: Fighting the Marital Drift https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/growing-apart-fighting-the-marital-drift/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 13:02:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/growing-apart-fighting-the-marital-drift/ Growing apart in your marriage can feel alienating, frightening. FamilyLife President David Robbins & his wife Meg offer proactive ideas to stay close.]]> 307361 The Meaning of Happy https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-this-week/the-meaning-of-happy-2/ Sat, 04 Dec 2021 13:02:43 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-meaning-of-happy-2/ 307315 Happily Ever After: Debunking the Myths https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-this-week/happily-ever-after-debunking-the-myths/ Sat, 06 Nov 2021 23:26:25 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/happily-ever-after-debunking-the-myths/ 307289 Messy Money https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-this-week/messy-money-2/ Sat, 30 Oct 2021 14:03:49 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/messy-money-2/ 307279 Seeing My Husband As My Hero https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/seeing-my-husband-as-my-hero/ Tue, 28 Sep 2021 11:00:21 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/seeing-my-husband-as-my-hero/ Women want to see their husbands as their heroes, and men want their wives to see them that way, too. So why is it so hard? Juli Slattery helps couples understand the balance between seeing flaws and speaking life.]]> 307242 My Husband’s Holy Spirit https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/my-husbands-holy-spirit/ Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:00:07 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/my-husbands-holy-spirit/ Wives, do your "helpful" suggestions sometimes come across as criticism to your husband? Psychologist and author, Juli Slattery, shares what a helper looks like in light of who God is.]]> 307241 Being a Man in Your Marriage https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/being-a-man-in-your-marriage/ Fri, 06 Aug 2021 11:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/being-a-man-in-your-marriage/ What does it mean to be a man in your marriage? Dave Wilson shares not only what it means to be a godly husband, but also what wives need in a husband.]]> 307191 The Difference Between Boys and Men https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-difference-between-boys-and-men/ Thu, 05 Aug 2021 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-difference-between-boys-and-men/ How do you define manhood? What source do you use? Dave Wilson clearly defines the difference between a boy and a man and why that distinction is important.]]> 307188 Speaking Life to Our Spouses https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/speaking-life-to-our-spouses/ Thu, 03 Jun 2021 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/speaking-life-to-our-spouses/ Our tongues have so much power to build up or tear down. Dave and Ann Wilson remind us that one of the most important things in a marriage is choosing to speak life to our spouses.]]> 306867