The Reluctant Missionary

Authentic stories from the travels of Michael Smalley.

Your Dream Implementation - Married on Purpose marriage married on purpose smalley marriage radio Aug 28, 2018

  1. What is your dream statement
    1. To honor God and others by relentlessly pursuing authentic relationships, valuing hospitality, self-awareness, diversity, adventure, joy and freedom in Christ.
  2. V...
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Married on Purpose - The Game Plan marriage married on purpose smalley marriage radio Aug 21, 2018

  1. Without a clear and defined purpose (which we will from now on refer to as your DREAM) how can you expect your marriage to be all it can be? If you do not know where you are headed together as a c...
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Bright Tomorrows - a story about mental illness and two psychotic breaks interview marriage smalley marriage radio Aug 14, 2018

Tim and Nancy's story should inspire anyone about what it takes to stay committed to each other through "sickness and in health"!

Tim wrote:

Since 1979 I have lived with the consequences of a br

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Relentless Community - a special sermon from South Africa personal growth sermon smalley marriage radio Aug 07, 2018

  • Hebrews 10:23-25 ā€œ23 Let us hold tightly without wavering to the hope we affirm, for God can be trusted to keep his promise. 24 Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and goo
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Relentless Grace - a special sermon from South Africa addiction personal growth sermon smalley marriage radio Jul 31, 2018

    1. Relentless Grace
      1. No matter how far you run away or how disobedient you are, God still loves you and bathes you with His unending grace
      2. Phillip Holmes wrote, ā€œHe’s not ignorant of all the way...
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[re-air] Four things every couple needs to know about sex marriage sexual intimacy Jul 24, 2018

Today we are talking about sex, possibly one of the greatest gifts outside of eternal life God ever gave humankind! To help us with this conversation, Dave Willis of strongermarriages.com, is going ...

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The biggest killers to sexual intimacy and how to eliminate them sexual intimacy tonight Jul 10, 2018

  1. The health of your emotional relationship

    1. If you don’t feel loved, you don’t want to show love

  2. The specific things you are doing to kill your sexual intimacy

    1. Invalidation

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Tonight: Top 10 ways to hack your husband's sex drive marriage sexual intimacy tonight Jul 02, 2018

  1. Initiate don’t hesitate… ā€œSo slide over here; And give me a moment; Your moves are so raw; I've got to let you know; I've got to let you know; You're one of my kindā€¦ā€

  2. ā€œHonestly, do you real

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How to survive the drive conflict resolution marriage Jun 25, 2018

How to survive the drive!

  1. Keep it positive
    1. Give each other the benefit of the doubt
    2. Are you really supposed to blow everything off?
      1. No, you can’t really, but before you say anything
        1. Ask...
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Tonight - Top 10 ways guaranteed to turn your wife on marriage sexual intimacy tonight May 29, 2018

  • This is actually not that difficult! It begins and ends with placing high value and honoring your wife. Ā Make her #1 and sex is an outpouring of how much she feels loved!
  • Be a great dad! Sounds s...
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Tonight: oral sex, toys and so much more marriage sexual intimacy tonight May 21, 2018

  1. What kind of boundaries does the bible give around sex and marriage?
    1. Be honoring, kind, serving, patient….loving!
    2. That’s it!
    3. Leviticus 18:6-23
      1. 6 ā€œā€˜No one is to approach any close relative...
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New series Tonight: Why married sex is the best sex marriage sexual intimacy tonight May 08, 2018

Married sex is the best sex

  1. Why do a series of shows on sex? Married sex is the best sex!
    1. Because it seems as though this is the topic of conversation you, the listener is most interested in.
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