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Obligations and Expectations

January 25, 2011
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Tim and Joy Downs
Opposites attract, but later they attack. Those are the thoughts of award-winning authors Tim and Joy Downs as they discuss how different obligations and expectations can stir up conflict in marriage.

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Tim and Joy DownsAre you and your spouse as different as night and day? If so, you're not alone. Polar opposites Tim and Joy Downs laugh as they recall their differences and remind couples that God can use those "very different characteristics" in your spouse to mold and shape you in a beautiful way.Download Transcript
January 24, 2011
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Tim MuehlhoffThe climate of a marriage, just like the weather, can change at a moment's notice. Tim Muehlhoff coaches husbands on how to take a temperature reading of their marriage. Tim also explains why "calling a truce" and agreeing not to discuss something until later is sometimes the best choice.Download Transcript
January 21, 2011
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Tim MuehlhoffYou walk in the door and immediately sense something is wrong. You don't have to be a weatherman to read the climate of your home. As author Tim Muehlhoff defines it, commitment is the assumption of a future. Muehlhoff describes how communicating that commitment is the first step to a happy marriage and healthy communication.Download Transcript
January 20, 2011
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Tim MuehlhoffThe dialogue between you and your spouse has just turned chilly. Now what? Tim Muehlhoff, associate professor of Communication at Biola, explains four important elements of communication that, if applied, will enhance a couple's ability to connect.Download Transcript
January 19, 2011
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Tim MuehlhoffHow is your communication climate these days? Are you and your spouse enjoying sunny skies or would “partly cloudy” better describe your conversations? Communication expert Tim Muehlhoff talks about the conditions that are conducive to great marital communication.Download Transcript
January 18, 2011
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What happens when a believer marries an unbeliever? Dennis Rainey talks with various guests about the reality of being unequally yoked.Download Transcript
January 17, 2011
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Dennis Rainey, Bob LepineIt’s coming! Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine talk about the exciting debut of the Art of Marriage, a new video-based marriage event. Find out how you can put the heart back into marriages by hosting or attending an Art of Marriage premiere event the weekend of February 11, 2011.Download Transcript
January 14, 2011
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Paul TrippWould you be more careful about what you said if you knew one day you would have to account for each one? Listen as Dr. Paul David Tripp, Director of "Changing Lives Ministries," tells Dennis Rainey why our idle talk hurts our relationship with God and others.Download Transcript
January 13, 2011
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Paul TrippWords can bless or they can injure. On today’s broadcast, Christian counselor Dr. Paul David Tripp explains why our words matter to God.Download Transcript
January 12, 2011
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When you love and fear God it shows in your actions. In this special message given at a Promise Keepers rally, Dennis Rainey explains two more marks of a covenant keeper: loving like the Savior loves and leading like a servant.Download Transcript
January 11, 2011
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FamilyLife Today® is a weekday podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most.

About Dave and Ann Wilson

Dave and Ann Wilson are co-hosts of FamilyLife Today©, FamilyLife’s nationally-syndicated radio program.

Dave and Ann have been married for more than 40 years and have spent the last 35 teaching and mentoring couples and parents across the country. They have been featured speakers at FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember® since 1993, and have also hosted their own marriage conferences across the country.

Dave and Ann helped plant Kensington Community Church in Detroit, Michigan where they served together in ministry for more than three decades, wrapping up their time at Kensington in 2020.

The Wilsons are the creative force behind DVD teaching series Rock Your Marriage and The Survival Guide To Parenting, as well as authors of the recently released books Vertical Marriage (Zondervan, 2019) and No Perfect Parents (Zondervan, 2021).

Dave is a graduate of the International School of Theology, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. A Ball State University Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dave served the Detroit Lions as Chaplain for thirty-three years. Ann attended the University of Kentucky. She has been active with Dave in ministry as a speaker, writer, small group leader, and mentor to countless women.

The Wilsons live in the Detroit area. They have three grown sons, CJ, Austin, and Cody, three daughters-in-law, and a growing number of grandchildren.

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