The Art of Relationships Podcast
Religion & Spirituality Podcas
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.
Location:
United States
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Website:
https://cmr.biola.edu/podcast/
Episodes
First Fruits and Fumes
3/5/2024
Duration:00:29:56
The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly: What To Do With Personality Tools
3/4/2024
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 ourselves and others.
Duration:00:31:44
Does Intent Matter?
2/27/2024
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 the impact it has on our relationships.
Duration:00:23:13
Red Hot Monogamy: Making Your Marriage Sizzle with Bill and Pam Farrel
2/13/2024
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, and uncover the T.I.M.E. needed to invest in marital intimacy. Listen along to hear what long-lasting intimacy looks like and how their acronym can best help you cultivate red hot monogamy.
Duration:00:40:06
Do You Have What It Takes To Make A Difference?
1/31/2024
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 mentorship and the practical ways everyone can make a difference.
Resources from this week's podcast:
CMR ResourcesMore from Bill and Pam
Duration:00:32:54
What's a Bid for Connection and Why You Need to Know
1/10/2024
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.
Duration:00:41:03
Not So Merry Christmas? Try This!
12/19/2023
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 on each other and Christ this Christmas.
Duration:00:20:00
Living The Dream: When Hospitality Becomes Real with Ken and Trudi Berding
11/29/2023
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 housing and discipling multiple college students each year.
Duration:00:51:13
Let's Talk About Sex: How Culture and Scripture Differ Part II, with Dr. Jon Lunde
10/18/2023
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 alternative to the three most common (but not the best) options for sex in relationships today.
Duration:00:57:07
Let's Talk About Sex: How Culture and Scripture Differ Part I, with Dr. Jon Lunde
9/25/2023
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 common (but not the best) options for sex in relationships today.
Duration:01:03:00
Healing Conversations on Race, Part II (with Veola Vazquez)
9/6/2023
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 Psychology. Listen as they discuss what it looks like to navigate race relations as a believer.
Duration:00:31:20
Healing Conversations on Race, Part I (with Veola Vazquez)
8/8/2023
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 Psychology. Listen as they discuss what it looks like to navigate race relations as a believer.
Duration:00:45:03
Can Common Courtesy Really Improve Your Relationship?
7/26/2023
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 expecting.
Duration:00:33:30
What Our Listeners Are Asking
6/29/2023
In today's podcast, CMR Co-Directors Chris and Alisa Grace sit down and go through questions our listeners send in. From date nights and red flags, to establishing trust, this episode is packed with practical advice!
Duration:00:30:50
5 Signs of a Rock Solid Friendship, Part II
6/8/2023
In part two of a two part podcast series, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss the key role intimacy plays in friendship and offer the remaining signs to look for to grow your friendships into rock solid relationships
Duration:00:34:48
5 Signs of A Rock Solid Friendship, Part I
5/31/2023
In part one of a two part podcast series, CMR Co-Directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss the key role intimacy plays in friendship and offer five signs to look for to grow your friendships into rock solid relationships.
Duration:00:41:40
Are Your Emotions Controlling You?
5/17/2023
Do you feel like your emotions control you or do you control your emotions? Emotions are complex and sometimes difficult to identify. But your emotions are important to building any intimate and healthy relationship. In today's episode, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace talk through the need for identifying, labeling and understanding your emotions.
Duration:00:40:24
Behind The Scenes: A Mini Episode
4/12/2023
In today's podcast, co-directors Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace sit down with Ashlee Kyser, the newest member of the CMR team, to discuss what it is like transitioning from a student to staff at Biola, and share resources available for students and new graduates.
Duration:00:10:34
Not If, But When: Navigating Grief with Gary Thomas
3/15/2023
In today's podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace sit down with award winning author and speaker, Gary Thomas, to answer your questions on the role of grief in relationships.
Duration:00:42:25