Handling Conflict with Kindness
Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast
Focus on the Family
4.5 • 1.9K Ratings
🗓️ 17 November 2020
⏱️ 14 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
What if I told you that a small act of kindness could diffuse an argument with your spouse? While it's not a guarantee, choosing kindness in the midst of a heated conversation can go a long way for your marriage, John asks the Smalley's about how choosing to be kind has helped their relationship. Featuring Leslie Vernick.
Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY
How to Act Right When Your Spouse Acts Wrong: https://donate.focusonthefamily.com/don-fofm-podcast-2020-11-17?refcd=1016501
Get More Episode Resources: https://focusonthefamily.com/episodes/focus-on-marriage-podcast/handling-conflict-with-kindness/#featured-resource-cta
If you've listened to any of our podcasts, please give us your feedback: focusonthefamily.com/podcastsurvey
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | The Stara's first pregnancy was terminated when she was 15 years old. |
| 0:06.0 | She didn't understand what was happening. |
| 0:08.0 | After three more abortions, she finally learned the truth. |
| 0:12.0 | I heard it from focus on the family and they were talking about pro-life being a baby, a human being in your stomach. |
| 0:21.0 | And I was like, wow, that's pro life. |
| 0:24.7 | Today, Dostara has six children who represent God's love and forgiveness in her life. |
| 0:31.0 | And today, Dostara is a pro-life advocate. |
| 0:34.3 | So it's focus on the family has definitely sharpened me and I'm looking forward to |
| 0:38.8 | continuing to being sharpening. I'm not embarrassed anymore about the choices that I made. I'm wanting to help. |
| 0:47.0 | I'm Jim Daly. Working together we can rescue pre-born babies and their moms giving these families hope. Donate at |
| 0:55.0 | Focus on the Family.com slash gift and your gift will be doubled. |
| 1:00.0 | Thank you for downloading the Focus on the Family Marriage Podcast. You can find more |
| 1:06.3 | relationship insights at focus on the family dot com slash marriage podcast. |
| 1:12.0 | In the Bible in the New Testament, the book of Romans chapter 2 verse 4, were reminded |
| 1:18.0 | that God's kindness leads us to repentance. |
| 1:22.0 | On the same way, being gentle to your spouse |
| 1:24.7 | when he or she is angry can have a lasting impact. |
| 1:28.4 | And I just got to say in our relationship, |
| 1:31.0 | I have been the angry person it seems more over the years and when |
| 1:36.1 | Dina just says what can I do and she says it in a thoughtful kind way it just diffuses that anger it's like well I can't be |
| 1:45.2 | angry at you so I don't know what I'm angry about and I just kind of walk off and try to |
| 1:49.6 | think it through she really does help kind of calm me down with a kind word. I'm John Fuller along with |
... |
Please login to see the full transcript.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Focus on the Family, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Focus on the Family and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2026.