The Reluctant Missionary

Authentic stories from the travels of Michael Smalley.

FLQ - hurling mud and other messy stuff friday listener questions marriage Mar 15, 2019

On today’s Friday Listener Questions day we’ve got a spouse constantly hurling mud, one that wants to talk about the terrifying “do I look good in this dress” question and...

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FLQ - Defensiveness, facts and jerks friday listener questions marriage Feb 15, 2019

It’s Friday Listener Questions day! WooHoo! On today’s show, we’ve got defensiveness, staying married to a-holes who will never change, and someone still completely stuck on the...

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FLQ - separate churches and know it all 7yr olds friday listener questions marriage parenting Feb 01, 2019

Could a couple go to separate churches and how do you handle a 7yr old know-it-all boy? All this today on Friday Listener Questions day!

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FLQ - Tracking your spouse friday listener questions marriage Jan 25, 2019

Today I take a voicemail question about whether or not it's ok to track your spouse via their smartphone or is that simply a lack of trust. My answer is going to blow your minds! Or possibly not,...

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FLQ - Abandoned for Europe and a tick story friday listener questions marriage Jan 18, 2019

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

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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...

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FLQ - Dealing with separation and mental disorders friday listener questions marriage Nov 30, 2018

Today we take two of your questions, the first one is a voicemail hotline question from Matt who wants to know how to talk about his current separation and trying to get a plan together with this...

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For wives whose husbands struggle with low sex drive friday listener questions marriage sexual intimacy Nov 23, 2018

It’s Friday, which means we get to handle one of your questions! Today is a rarely talked about issue that researchers say impact an estimated 20% of couples. Esther from California asked us...

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