The Reluctant Missionary

Authentic stories from the travels of Michael Smalley.

FLQ - Bad Christians and hopeful husbands friday listener questions marriage Dec 21, 2018

It’s Friday Listener Questions day! On today’s show we help answer stuff about bad Christians, a couple struggling and a husband wanting the impossible.

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You don't have to marriage parenting personal growth Dec 20, 2018

“I think I am fine and dealing and then my mother calls out of the blue. She acts as though we spoke to each other last week when it’s been four years. She sounds friendly but it doesn’t take long f...

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Stress is good conflict management personal growth Dec 19, 2018

Teaser for Show:

You will want to punch me straight in the neck today because on the show we are going to talk about why stress is actually a good thing! And, I might possibly have one of the great...

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Defining success for real personal growth Dec 18, 2018

Twitter is flooded from a now famous tweet by JK Rowling on what successful people do. Her response got us thinking, what do successful people do? And what we found on the internet did not make us h...

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Improve your communication right now conflict management marriage Dec 18, 2018

On today’s show we are giving you 3 things you need to stop immediately in order to improve the communication at home. Well almost three things, because one of them I totally disagree with and will ...

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FLQ - Breaking the teenager friday listener questions marriage parenting Dec 14, 2018

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Transform Your Marriage in 31 Days for only $31 dollars! We took the guesswork out of "what can help" and created for you an experience whe...

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The deception connection - Intimacy Intelligence intimacy intelligence marriage Dec 13, 2018

Today's show gets right to the point! One of our Facebook friends made a brilliant comment about the grey area of private thoughts verses secret thoughts.  She helped us clarify something important ...

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The affection connection - Intimacy Intelligence 2 intimacy intelligence marriage Dec 11, 2018

Today we are talking about the sound of intimacy and what you can do to make intimacy sound beautiful! And it’s not dirty.

The Distraction of the Day:

So now that I know how much cockroaches freak...

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Should you lie - Intimacy Intelligence intimacy intelligence marriage sexual intimacy Dec 10, 2018

It’s going to be a week for intimacy! Four shows all under the heading of, Intimacy Intelligence. On today’s show, do you really have to be totally honest with your spouse?

Distraction of the Day:

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FLQ - Answers to questions you don't want to miss conflict management friday listener questions marriage personal growth Dec 08, 2018

Today we answer your questions, and they are incredible questions! But perhaps the thing you need to know most, is that I messed with Amy in the craziest way today...and she loved it! You might want...

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Serenity from solitude personal growth Dec 06, 2018

“A life without a lonely place, that is, a life without a quiet center, easily becomes destructive. When we cling to the results of our actions as our only way of self-identification, then we become...

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The art of freedom from hurt conflict management marriage Dec 04, 2018

Have you ever gotten your feelings hurt by someone’s words or actions? Of course you have! Which is why today is so important for you. Whenever you experience things like Character assassinations, T...

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