The Reluctant Missionary

Authentic stories from the travels of Michael Smalley.

Mindset: the ultimate upper body workout for love gyrbis marriage personal growth Jan 15, 2019

Mahatma Gandhi once said, “I will not let anyone walk through my mind with their dirty feet.”  Your mindset needs a workout big time. Because you allow a lot of “dirty...

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Exercise #1: Strengthen Your Core for Conversations conflict management gyrbis marriage Jan 14, 2019

It’s all about your form is the title for the first show in our “Get Your Relationship Back in Shape” series to kick off 2019. This special New Year’s program will go four...

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FLQ - Failed nudity and trust friday listener questions marriage Jan 11, 2019

It’s Friday Listener Question day! On today’s show Amy and I get confronted through the voicemail hotline about our views of nudity then Kirsten left a message on wanting to help a...

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If every couple could have a marriage like Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos conflict management marriage Jan 10, 2019

Jeff and MacKenzie Bezos shared on Twitter today that they are ending their 25 yr marriage. But they sound so happy! What in the world is going on? We investigated it for you and have some...

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God, Football and brain dead marriage personal growth Jan 09, 2019

“It’s not my life, it’s not the biggest thing in my life. My faith is.” On today’s show we will uncover the truth of who made that quote and why it matters to you at...

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How Nick Saban's loss helped my relationship marriage personal growth Jan 08, 2019

The biggest college football game of the year was last night and Nick Saban's unbeatable Alabama football team got crushed. I was thrilled! But then I watched the post-game press conference and...

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Write a letter change your life marriage personal growth Jan 07, 2019

Author Melody Beattie wrote, “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It...

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Overcoming the impossible friday listener questions marriage sexual intimacy Jan 04, 2019

It’s Friday Listener Questions day! Today I get to brag about my athletic prowess (sort of), help Matt deal with a wife who kicked him out wanting him to get his life right with Jesus,...

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Baby has bounce back marriage personal growth Jan 03, 2019

How Resilience Can Help You Find Satisfaction

Disappointment, failure, defeat, and heartbreak happen.  So what the heck do people have who consistently get back up again and find new ways to...

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The nightmare of labelling marriage parenting personal growth Jan 02, 2019

On today’s show, “The road to hell is paved with overly simplistic labels.” Wrote author Grant Hilary Brenner. There are three different labels we either stick on ourselves or...

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Christmas Eve alone - a story happy holiday families marriage parenting personal growth Dec 25, 2018

You can change someone's life in the easiest and most fun ways you could imagine.  The question today is if you are willing to do it.  

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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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