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December 2, 2025
Title: OPPOSITE SEX FRIENDSHIPS WHEN YOUR MARRIED: A GOOD OR A BAD IDEA?
Topic: Relationship Advice
Discussed by Dr. Greg Smalley
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
In 2017, Former Vice President Mike Pence was castigated for saying he never spends time alone with a woman who’s not his wife. Was he being a prude or was he being prudent?
Today, Dr. Greg Smalley offers some great insight, sharing a story from his own marriage that illustrates the importance of this topic. Dr. Smalley is the Vice President of Marriage at
Focus on the Family.
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
Can men and women can be friends, especially when one or both parties are married?
Greg shares his story.
Are there some Scriptures to consider for guidance in how to handle opposite-sex friendships?
What boundaries should couples consider establishing? Greg has excellent advice for married couples based on his own experience.
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January 22, 2024
Title: Can We Agree to Disagree Pleasantly?
Topic: Relationship Advice
Discussed by Geremy Keeton
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Part 1 of 2
Geremy Keeton is the Senior Director of Counseling Services?at
Focus on the Family. Geremy Keeton leads the Focus on the Family’s team of mental health clinicians and pastoral specialists as they serve as safe and trusted guides on a wide range of family-related issues.
Today, Geremy helps us navigate arguments and disagreements, especially with those we love. One thing he likes to say is: “No one can drive you crazy unless you give them the keys.”
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
How do we remain calm, friendly, and connected when we disagree?
Why is “walking away” helpful during a heated argument/disagreement?
How can we remain friendly when we are upset?
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Title: Part 2 of 2 - Can We Agree to Disagree Pleasantly?
Topic: Relationship Advice
Discussed by Geremy Keeton
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Questions/Issues Discussed:
What are some techniques to stay better connected to those we love?
How can we live in peace with family, friends, and co-workers despite our
agitated and polarized culture?
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February 25, 2022
Title: Relearning the Art of Face-to-Face Relationships
Topic: Relationship Advice
Discussed by Geremy Keeton
with Focus on the Family www.Family.org
Recently, a California man made
headlines for a creative attempt at making friends: He cooked up a bunch of pancakes and
served them to his neighbors. It worked.
Geremy Keeton is the Sr. Director of Counseling Services at Focus on the Family.
Today he discusses the human need for face-to-face relationships and how we can
honor God through those relationships.
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Questions/Issues Discussed:
Who is the “Pancake Man”? Should we all be a “Pancake Man” (or woman or kid or
teenager)?
Have we lost the art of face-to-face relationships? Geremy says: “We are
generally people of habit… but relationships take intentionality and planning.”
He also reminds that we were made in God’s image and He designed us to be in
community.
How can we teach the younger generations to put down the electronics and
cultivate face-to-face relationships? Geremy offers some great suggestions…
What does a God-honoring friendship look like?
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March 13, 2013
Title: How To Find True Love
Topic: Relationship Advice
Discussed by Dr. Gregory Popcack
with Exceptional Marriages
What is “true love”? After the passion wears off, what’s next?”
Dr. Gregory Popcak discusses, “Now that Valentine’s Day has come and gone, what now?” We are reminded to court our love. Do you remember what you did for your spouse before you were married?
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