GR8 Relationships

GR8 Relationships


Latest Episodes

Four Promises from Great Leaders
October 07, 2025

Leadership may not be that interesting to you right now, but remember, everyone leads in some area of their life. Since that is true, consider how to apply these promises to those leadership situations.

Great Leaders Use Both Results and Relating
September 30, 2025

There is a POWERFUL (Separate) element, but the power is not from us, it is from God. He is the authority and He uses leaders as a channel of His authority. Just like God's power, leaders are to use power to free others, not control them.

Leadership Encourages Freedom Not Control
September 23, 2025

Leadership is not what you might think it is. Most people have the stereo-type of leaders needing to be "large and in charge". While some good leaders are that way, that is not what makes them good or even great (GR8!).

How to Improve Your Listening
September 16, 2025

Yep, that's what I said. Your mind is geared for pictures more than words and, if you want to understand someone, really listen to them - turn their words into pictures. Yes, I understand that you still need to hear them,

Most Underrated Relationship Skill
September 09, 2025

Think about it, humility is the most underrated attribute, so it makes sense that humility would be tied to the most underrated skill. The formula for listening starts with a simple question, "Will I make this about them, and not about me?"

Who Does God Resist?
September 02, 2025

Good definitions make a big difference. When you read the definition of humility in a dictionary, it may help, but most likely not. So, let's use this simple 3 word definition - strength under control. That's often used to define "meek" and it's approp...

Who or What Is Your Authority?
August 26, 2025

God allows us to participate in His divine nature (2 Peter 1:3) and He is not only good, He is PERFECT! Everything that He does has no spot or blemish - even those times where we are struggling with pain and wondering how this can be best for us.

If You Don’t Love Yourself, Then…
August 19, 2025

I remember back in the 1960's and '70's how a number of Christian writers and thinkers were pushing Jesus' command of "love your neighbor as yourself". You might be thinking, "That's great", but actually it wasn't.

Are Marriages Getting Better or Worse?
August 12, 2025

Ever wondered what marriage was like when Paul wrote the classic letter to the Ephesian believers? How did "wives, submit to your own husband" and "husbands, love your wives, just as Christ also loved the church" sound to the women and men in Ephesus?

Life Is Black and White
August 05, 2025

You might say, God does not provide details on every thought or action of my life in His Word, so how can I know if a thought or action is self-absorbed or not?