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Making Your List, Checking Your Budget Twice

November 10, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

The most wonderful time of the year is approaching! As the Christmas season arrives, so can stress about budgets and spending. In today's podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace host Biola's senior director of Foundations and Capital Projects, Dr. Rick Bee, to discuss tips for planning and communicating about your Christmas budget. From making sure your spouse is on the same page, to navigating spending as a recent grad, today's podcast offers advice for budgeting in all seasons of life.

A Cry For Help: Our Personal Story, Part II

October 25, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

Is your loved one crying out for help? What signs would you look for? In part two of this two-part series, we (hosts Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace) are joined again by our 19-year-old daughter, Caroline, to share our personal experience as a family navigating Caroline's battle with clinical anxiety. In today's episode, The Grace family offers positive steps for how to support one another and answer the cry for help.

A Cry For Help: Our Personal Story, Part I

October 11, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

Is your loved one crying out for help? What signs would you look for? In part one of this two-part series, we (hosts Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace) are joined by our 19-year-old daughter, Caroline, to share our personal experience as a family navigating Caroline's battle with clinical anxiety.

From Scripture & Science: How to Talk About Mental Health

September 22, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

Mental health has become a growing topic of concern in our culture- but how do we talk about it? Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss signs of mental health and look to both scripture and science for advice on how to talk about it, and what resources are available to those in need.

Remember When?

September 13, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

Remember when you had your first date? Scripture is full of commands to remember, because God knows our hearts and wants to build intimacy with us through remembrance. The same is true of our earthly relationships. Reminiscing Scripture is full of commands to remember because God knows our hearts and wants to build intimacy with us through remembering. The same is true of our earthly relationships. Reminiscing over memories with fondness can actually strengthen our relationships!

Worthy of Respect?

August 30, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

How do we define respect? In today's podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace discuss how scripture and research inform the different ways men and women interpret respect and share tips on how to make your significant other feel loved and respected.

Pornography in a Dating Relationship

August 16, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

How should I respond if I find out my partner is viewing pornography? In today's podcast, Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace share ideas on how to bring up the conversation of porn in a dating relationship and if they struggle, how to move forward with that information in your relationship.

Sensitive Relationship Topics: Jealousy, Engagement, Intimacy

August 2, 2022 — Alisa Grace, Chris Grace

How do you deal with jealousy when your partner has best friends of the opposite sex? How do you know when you’re ready to move from dating to engagement? If you're getting too intimate in your relationship, how do you stop? These questions and more are addressed in today's podcast when Dr. Chris and Alisa Grace dive deep into topics of jealousy and insecurity, maturity for advancing relationships, and crossing boundaries in relationships. Their supportive insight guides couples to push aside their physical intmacy and keep God at the center of their relationship.

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Too Much, Too Soon? Setting Emotional Boundaries in Dating

July 26, 2022 — Alisa Grace

How do you set emotional boundaries in relationships? Read this blog by Alisa Grace for some guidelines to help you set healthy, God-honoring boundaries to improve your romantic relationship.

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Raising Socially Confident Kids

July 12, 2022 — Alisa Grace

Tired of embarrassment when you introduce your kids to adults? Not to worry. In today's video, Alisa Grace offers advice for how to effectively train your children to be socially confident kids so they can one day grow into confident adults.

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