Dr. Larry Crabb

The tough seasons of marriage can be windows of opportunity to touch your spouse’s heart. The key is using those times as a chance for growth. John, Erin and Greg give some questions you can ask your spouse to help strengthen your relationship.

When your spouse lets you down, how do you respond? We all make mistakes, and need a healing dose of God’s grace from time to time. John and the Smalleys talk about how to encourage your spouse, even when he or she disappoints you.

When God’s grace penetrates your heart, it’s much easier to show unconditional love to your spouse. John, Greg and Erin talk about how God’s love can motivate a husband to listen to his wife.

Your spouse might be the most wonderful person in the world, but he or she still has shortcomings. How do you respond when your spouse sins? John, Greg and Erin explain how you can show grace to your spouse, even when he or she falls short.

In a discussion based on his book When God’s Ways Make No Sense, psychologist Dr. Larry Crabb explores the topic of suffering in both the Bible and through personal stories, and offers encouragement through the re-assurance that God cares for us and is trustworthy, even when circumstances seem to dictate otherwise. (Part 2 of 2)

In a discussion based on his book When God’s Ways Make No Sense, psychologist Dr. Larry Crabb explores the topic of suffering in both the Bible and through personal stories, and offers encouragement through the re-assurance that God cares for us and is trustworthy, even when circumstances seem to dictate otherwise. (Part 1 of 2)

As a husband, you play a special role in loving your wife. Your marriage can thrive when you choose to love her in a God-honoring way. Greg and John describe how they’ve learned to show love to their wives.

Embracing the unique ways God made you and your spouse can lead to a more fulfilling marriage. Men and women are made to reflect God’s heart in similar yet different ways. John, Erin and Greg discuss why a wife should look to God to find her true beauty.

You and your spouse are so different. It’s part of what attracted you to each other. But those differences can also be irritating. Greg, Erin and John share how they’ve learned to love their spouse, even with their distinctions.

John and Greg talk about how working through conflict can help you better understand your spouse.

John and Greg discuss how to work on your marriage, even when it feels like you have nothing in common.

A healthy marriage is built by two people who are selflessly serving each other. John, Greg and Erin explain how to stop manipulating your spouse, and serve in a God-honoring way.

Dr. Larry Crabb offers insights from his book Fully Alive: A Biblical Vision of Gender That Frees Men and Women to Live Beyond Stereotypes. (Part 2 of 2)

Dr. Larry Crabb offers insights from his book Fully Alive: A Biblical Vision of Gender That Frees Men and Women to Live Beyond Stereotypes. (Part 1 of 2)

Realizing the difference between things you need and things you want in your marriage can make a huge difference. Featuring Dr. Larry Crabb. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY.

Realizing the difference between things you need and things you want in your marriage can make a huge difference. Featuring Dr. Larry Crabb. Find us online at focusonthefamily.com/marriagepodcast or call 1-800-A-FAMILY.

Realizing the difference between things you need and things you want in your marriage can make a huge difference. Featuring Dr. Larry Crabb.

Realizing the difference between things you need and things you want in your marriage can make a huge difference. Featuring Dr. Larry Crabb.

Realizing the difference between things you need and things you want in your marriage can make a huge difference. Featuring Dr. Larry Crabb.

Realizing the difference between things you need and things you want in your marriage can make a huge difference. Featuring Dr. Larry Crabb.

Psychologist Dr. Larry Crabb helps get to the root of disillusionment and disappointment in today’s marriages, and points to God’s heart for a husband and wife to enjoy true oneness. (Part 2 of 2)

Psychologist Dr. Larry Crabb helps get to the root of disillusionment and disappointment in today’s marriages, and points to God’s heart for a husband and wife to enjoy true oneness. (Part 1 of 2)

The more we realize that our performance will never reach God’s level of perfection, the more our excuses shatter. God’s patience makes it possible for us to learn deeper levels of repentance and joy.

Husbands can reveal God’s loving, self-sacrificing movement into people’s hearts by the way they treat their wife. And wives can reveal God’s invitation to be filled with His strengthening presence.