Articles by “Chris Grace”

Take a look at some startling facts: of all the data transferred across the Internet, 35% is pornographic. Porn sites get more visitors each month than Netflix, Amazon, and Twitter combined.  The porn industry has an annual expected global revenue of over $100 billion. With these statistics, what do we do? What should we be aware of in raising children? In today's podcast, Dr. Chris Grace and Dr. Tim Muehlhoff discuss pornography and it's effect on our culture.

Friends with benefits, living together, cohabitation, and sexual freedom are all part of the culture we live in. As Christians who are called to live differently, what does healthy sexuality look like? In this episode of The Art of Relationships, Dr. Chris Grace and Dr. Tim Muehlhoff discuss the ingredients that make up healthy sexuality. 

Sex is talked about in a lot of different ways in our culture today and Christian culture is no exception. A biblical perspective of sex is unique and does not often get much attention. How should married couples think about sex? What are some of the things to be aware of in sex? In this podcast, Dr. Chris Grace and Dr. Tim Muehlhoff begin to unpack how important it can be to talk about sex in the context of marriage.

Sometimes, the desire to be in a relationship, whether a dating relationship or a marriage relationship, can be overwhelming. What happens when that desire starts to get in the way of other things you want to do?

Dear CMR:

Can you offer any advice to someone who is shy and lonely but who also deals with social anxiety disorder? These are people who would like a close friend or several, but for whom speaking with someone can be intimidating, and for whom social events can be overwhelming or even frightening.

Signed, Close To A Shy Guy

When someone does something that consistently bothers you, can you talk about the issue with them? Does the conversation tend to spiral down into a harsh back-and-forth? In this podcast, psychologist Dr. Chris Grace and communication expert Dr. Tim Muehlhoff talk about key ways you can slow down these tense conversations and communicate how you feel without the conversation disintegrating.

When you enter an argument or a discussion with someone, what is happening as you are trying to convince them of your perspective? When you really do believe that you are right, how do you convince them? Today, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff and Dr. Chris Grace offer answers from psychology and communication theory.

When your dream of playing basketball is lost over a broken knee, where do you find hope? When you experience someone in your life coming down with cancer, what keeps your head up? In this podcast today, Dr. Tim Muehlhoff and Dr. Chris Grace talk about how deeply we can feel disappointment and how we might combat that with gratitude.