Valentine’s Day often carries more pressure than we realize—pressure to feel loved, seen, and celebrated. When expectations go unmet, it can leave us discouraged or disconnected. This reflection invites you to consider a steadier, deeper love—one that remains wide, long, high, and deep no matter your relationship status.

What if a healthier marriage is built not on big breakthroughs, but on small, faithful habits? In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace talk with Casey and Meygan Caston of Marriage 365 about how simple, intentional practices—like weekly check-ins, scheduling sex, and small acts of humility and gratitude—can reduce conflict, deepen intimacy, and resist relational drift, offering practical, hope-filled tools you can start using right away.

Are your marriage struggles simply normal conflict—or could something deeper be at work? Dr. Chris Grace explores the subtle ways spiritual opposition can influence couples and how to stay grounded in truth, unity, and biblical wisdom.

What if marriage didn’t have to feel so hard? In this episode, author and speaker Arlene Pellicane joins Alisa to share four simple habits that can transform your relationship—helping you not just love your spouse, but genuinely like them again. From gratitude and playfulness to navigating grief and technology, this conversation offers hope for every season of marriage.

This Halloween, discover the real monsters haunting your marriage — unspoken expectations, avoidance, contempt, and emotional distance — and how to fight back with truth, humility, and grace.

What happens when your marriage faces the unthinkable? In this reflection, Chris shares how cancer changed everything—and the three practices that prepared his marriage to withstand life’s hardest storms.

What’s the difference between two Christians being married and having a truly Christ-centered marriage? In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace share biblical wisdom and practical tools for building a relationship where Jesus is at the center. From communication and conflict to prayer, gratitude, and servant leadership, discover how your marriage can grow stronger—and point others to Christ.

Many parents find that after having children, their marriage slowly takes a backseat. The once-strong connection between husband and wife is replaced by endless to-do lists, school activities, and bedtime routines. Before they know it, their relationship feels more like a business partnership than a loving marriage.

Our families shape so much of who we are—our values, beliefs, and even the way we expect relationships to function. But when we get married, those ingrained expectations don’t always align with our spouse’s background. So, what does leaving and cleaving really mean in this context?

In this episode, Chris and Alisa Grace explore the complex and often misunderstood topic of expectations in marital intimacy. They welcome special guests Shaunti Feldhahn, an award-winning author and social researcher, and Brian Goins, Senior Director of Strategic Projects at FamilyLife. Together, they delve into the dynamics of initiating and receptive desire, the impact of communication, and practical ways couples can foster understanding and intimacy.