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Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Finding New Ways to Thrive in Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

Focus on the Family with Jim Daly

Focus on the Family

Kids & Family, Relationships, Society & Culture, Parenting

4.84.2K Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2025

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Every marriage can benefit from a review of some relationship basics like accepting each other’s differences, navigating anger well, learning how to apologize, and being willing to serve your spouse. Dr. Gary Chapman shares stories about his own marriage and couples he’s counseled, offering Bible-based advice and encouragement about marriage. (Part 1 of 2)

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0:00.0

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0:24.1

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0:29.5

The following program is sponsored by Focus on the Family and is supported by the prayers and financial gifts of wonderful friends like you.

0:39.3

This is John Fuller, and please remember to let us know how you're listening to these programs on a podcast, app, or website.

0:46.6

If you have feelings over here and ideas over here, far better to share those with each other.

0:52.2

You know, you share your perspective, she shares her perspective.

0:55.0

We're on a team. And it's not that one person always gets to do what they want to do.

1:00.3

We share each other's ideas, try to listen to each other, see their perspective, because sometimes

1:06.1

after we really see their perspective, we can honestly say, well, you know, honey, I think it's best,

1:10.9

I think what you have in mind is the best way to go on that. Well, that's Dr. Gary Chapman,

1:15.7

sharing some simple ways to make your marriage stronger and better. Thanks for joining us today

1:20.7

for Focus on the Family with Jim Daly. I'm John Fuller. You know, John, marriage is such a gift,

1:25.9

and I get to do life with my best friend, Gene.

1:30.2

I mean, sometimes she doesn't feel like a best friend.

1:33.0

Not because of her, it's because of me.

1:35.1

But, you know, we just keep moving forward and build the relationship and try to do it better and better and better.

1:40.1

But I don't think any couple is, you know, secure from some kind of issue that might arise.

1:46.9

And, you know, as you get older, you get more mature, you handle them probably with a little

1:50.9

less intensity and those kinds of things.

1:53.1

And that's a great place to be.

1:54.9

But not everybody is going to get married.

1:57.2

I know that one of the great criticisms is we make marriage and idle focus on the family

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