The Proper Care of Extroverts: Episode 728
The Boundless Show
Focus on the Family
4.7 • 772 Ratings
🗓️ 13 January 2022
⏱️ 56 minutes
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Summary
How to love your extroverted friends, plus a Q&A with author Gary Thomas, and making room for a romantic interest when you have a full life.
Featured musical artist: Je’kob ( https://www.facebook.com/iamjekob/ )
Roundtable: Understanding Extroverts
How well do you understand your extroverted friends? Do you know what makes them tick? Do you celebrate their strengths? Our panel of extroverts shares some of the dos and don’ts of a successful extrovert relationship, so if you’ve ever wondered how to connect with your people-centric friends, you’ll enjoy this conversation. (Also hear from our introverts if you haven’t already.) (https://www.boundless.org/podcast/the-proper-care-of-introverts-episode-727/)
Culture: Q&A With Gary Thomas
Author and marriage expert Gary Thomas is here to answer a variety of questions sent in by Boundless fans. He’ll address topics like boundaries with toxic people, happiness vs. holiness in marriage, how men can prepare for a great marriage, and what humble leadership looks like. He’ll also share both the biggest disappointment and the biggest joy he’s encountered in marriage.
Inbox: Making Time for Dating
She’s interested in getting to know someone romantically, but her calendar is already full. Amid her busy schedule and full life as a single adult, is making time for a dating relationship even possible? Lisa Anderson weighs in.
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| 0:00.0 | Friends, it is that time of year when people contact you and ask you to bless them as we are in the Christmas season and heading into a new year with a monetary gift. |
| 0:12.2 | And you know what? |
| 0:12.8 | I'm just going to go ahead and do that on behalf of Boundless. |
| 0:15.8 | This is Lisa Anderson, host of The Boundless Show. |
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| 0:50.9 | year here at boundless as we continue to provide great content and conversation |
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| 1:02.0 | Boundless Show. Well, hey, everyone. |
| 1:11.1 | Welcome to this week's episode of The Boundless Show, Lisa Anderson here with you and a little preview of what we have coming up. |
| 1:17.2 | For our inbox, we have a listener who's asking, how do I make room in my schedule for someone I am romantically interested in? |
| 1:24.8 | But you know what? |
| 1:26.1 | I have a busy life already. |
| 1:29.1 | And I don't know if I can fit this person in. |
| 1:33.7 | So we're going to, I'm going to be able to offer some advice on that. And then for our culture segment, |
| 1:41.0 | our friend Gary Thomas is back to answer really a variety of questions. We like to bring him in when he's around and just kind of rapid fire him with a lot of stuff. |
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