Episodes

Love is Sacrifice

Love is Sacrifice

May 29, 2023

What does it look like to sacrifice in a relationship? In this episode, Greg and Erin talk with Pastor Bob Lepine about why it is important to sacrifice in marriage. You’ll also hear from Bill Arbuckle with a devotion about …

How to Keep Your Marriage Strong (Part 2)

How to Keep Your Marriage Strong (Part 2)

May 22, 2023

What makes a strong marriage? Greg and Erin continue the conversation with Levi and Jenni Lusko about making marriage investments that will prepare you and your spouse for hard seasons. You’ll also get to hear Greg and Erin …

How to Keep Your Marriage Strong (Part 1)

How to Keep Your Marriage Strong (Part 1)

May 15, 2023

How can you invest in your marriage? What does a strong marriage look like? Join Greg and Erin as they talk with Levi and Jenni Lusko about how they built up their marriage. They also share how they kept their marriage stron…

How to Improve Communication in Conflict

How to Improve Communication in Conflict

May 8, 2023

How can we communicate better with our spouse in conflict? In this episode, Greg and Erin talk with Katharine Hill about how conflict can actually strengthen your marriage and help you to communicate better with your spouse!…

Are You in an Abusive Relationship?

Are You in an Abusive Relationship?

May 1, 2023

What does an abusive relationship look like? What are the signs you should be looking for? Join Greg and Erin as they talk with Gary Thomas about what a physically abusive or an emotionally abusive spouse looks like. Plus, w…

Managing Your Triggers in Marriage

Managing Your Triggers in Marriage

April 24, 2023

Everyone says things that they don’t mean in the heat of an argument, but how can we find ways to strengthen our communication with our spouse when we’re triggered? Join Greg and Erin as they discuss how to communicate bette…

Men and Women: Working Through Your Differences

Men and Women: Working Through Your Differences

April 17, 2023

We all know that there are differences between men and women, but how do we use them to strengthen our relationship? Dr. Mike Bechtle joins Greg and Erin to discuss some biological differences between men and women and how h…

Spiritual Warfare in Marriage

Spiritual Warfare in Marriage

April 10, 2023

What do you do when your marriage is under a spiritual attack? In today’s episode, Greg and Erin talk with Jason and Tori Benham about what spiritual warfare in marriage looks like and how to combat it. Plus, you’ll hear a d…

Having Grace When Your Spouse is Struggling

Having Grace When Your Spouse is Struggling

April 3, 2023

Why is it important to have grace in a relationship? In this episode, Mo Isom Aiken talks about how she had to unpack baggage in her marriage and what a grace filled marriage looks like for her. Join Greg and Erin as they ta…

Learning to Dream Together

Learning to Dream Together

March 27, 2023

Do you and your spouse take the time to talk about your dreams for the future? In this first episode of Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage, Greg and Erin discuss the importance of building your dreams together with today’s g…

How to Fight Fair

How to Fight Fair

March 23, 2023

Marriage arguments and fighting with your spouse is a part of life, but there are ways that we can better understand each other when marital conflict arises. Greg and Erin chat with Bob and Jenni Paul about a conflict tool f…

Finding Ways to Stay Connected

Finding Ways to Stay Connected

March 22, 2023

Sometimes it can be hard to feel emotionally connected with your spouse, especially when jobs, kids, and arguments are getting in the way. In this episode, Greg and Erin discuss how spouses can find ways to stay emotionally …

Preview

Preview

March 15, 2023

Welcome to Crazy Little Thing Called Marriage , a brand new podcast from Focus on the Family! Join us every week as Greg and Erin Smalley give you a seat at the table as they dig deep into what a healthy and godly marriage s…