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We’ve all been there – that person in the hall asks, “How are you doing?” and for a split second, we are tempted to really tell them - but we quickly gain our composure and give an acceptable, rehearsed answer like “Hey, fantastic!” or “Better than I deserve …” or some other BS answer to make them go away.

Welcome to the Together For Good Podcast! Your hosts, Dan and Melodie Griffin, embrace vulnerability and transparency as they share their stories, experience, and wisdom gained over 30 years of marriage and ministry. Their mix of grace and truth is designed to encourage and inspire you to stop settling for a life of clichés and run toward the large, expansive story available to you through a radical embrace of the gospel as taught us by Jesus and his friends.

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EPISODE 04 | Fighting Fair – Part 2

All "Fair Fights" need clear ground rules so we can achieve the desired resolution. In this episode of the Together For Good podcast, Dan and Melodie share their ground rules that help keep their conflict on track toward healthy resolution. Bonus: Don't miss the on-air debut of Calvin the Cat!!!

EPISODE 03 | Fighting Fair – Part 1

Join Dan and Melodie as they tackle the topic of conflict in our relationships. In Part 1, they pull back the curtain on many of unhealthy approaches we tend to take and a straight-forward framework that leads to a fair (and productive) fight!

EPISODE 002 | Camp Griffin House Rules

Join Dan and Melodie as they discuss the house rules that form the support beams for Camp Griffin.

EPISODE 001 | 30 Years in the Making!

In today's pilot episode, Dan and Melodie celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary by launching the Together for Good podcast.

EPISODE 14 | Attract or Attack – Navigating Personalities in Marriage – Thinker

So admit it - we are all different. After all, haven't you heard it said that "Opposites attract"? Well, that may be true, but after they attraction, many find themselves attacking the very thing to which they were attracted. What are we to do? In this episode of the "Attract or Attack" series, Dan and Melodie give insight to the Thinker and how Thinkers can better connect with the personalities. This guidance can help Thinkers better live out God's directive of "submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ." (Ephesians 5:21)

EPISODE 13 | SORRY FOR THE SERIES INTERRUPTION, BUT… Prepare for the Unexpected

So how do you respond when the unexpected happens? Not necessarily anything dramatic or "life-altering" - just ..... inconvenient. You may be considering thoughts like, "I just plow ahead!" or "I usually get really frustrated ..." or maybe, "I FREAK OUT!" In this episode of the Together for Good podcast, Dan and Melodie share their experience from the weekend on how the preparing for the unexpected has made all the difference transforming life's "inconveniences" into opportunities to live the adventures into which God is inviting us.

EPISODE 12 | Attract or Attack – Navigating Personalities in Marriage – Relater

So admit it - we are all different. After all, haven't you heard it said that "Opposites attract"? Well, that may be true, but after they attraction, many find themselves attacking the very thing to which they were attracted. What are we to do? In this episode of the "Attract or Attack" series, Dan and Melodie give insight to the Relaters and how Relaters can better connect with the personalities. This guidance can help Relaters better live out God's directive of "submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ." (Ephesians 5:21)

EPISODE 11 | Attract or Attack – Navigating Personalities in Marriage – Director

So admit it - we are all different. After all, haven't you heard it said that "Opposites attract"? Well, that may be true, but after they attraction, many find themselves attacking the very thing to which they were attracted. What are we to do? In this episode of the "Attract or Attack" series, Dan and Melodie give insight to the Director and how Directors can better connect with the personalities. This guidance can help Directors better live out God's directive of "submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ." (Ephesians 5:21)

EPISODE 10 | Attract or Attack – Navigating Personalities in Marriage – Socializer

November 11, 2019 So admit it - we are all different. After all, haven't you heard it said that "Opposites attract"? Well, that may be true, but after they attraction, many find themselves attacking the very thing to which they were attracted. What are we to do? In this episode of the "Attract or Attack" series, Dan and Melodie give insight to the Socializer and how Socializers can better connect with the personalities. This guidance can help Socializers better live out God's directive of "submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ." (Ephesians 5:21)

EPISODE 09 | Attract or Attack: Navigating the Personalities in Marriage

So admit it - we are all different. After all, haven't you heard it said that "Opposites attract"? Well, that may be true, but after they attraction, many find themselves attacking the very thing to which they were attracted. What are we to do? Join Dan and Melodie as they lead us to a new look at the different personalities we all possess and help us navigate a better understanding that allows us "submitting to one another out of reverence for Christ." (Ephesians 5:21)

EPISODE 08 | The Intentionals: Creating an On-Purpose Marriage by Investing Annually

"We hope to ...." is not a great way to approach making your marriage a success. The only way to get the marriage relationship you desire is by committing to certain on-purpose practices to experience specific results. In Part 4 of their new podcast series, "The Intentionals: Creating an On-Purpose Marriage", Dan and Melodie share why Investing Annually in your marriage is so very important.

EPISODE 07 | The Intentionals: Creating an On-Purpose Marriage by Retreating Monthly

"We hope to ...." is not a great way to approach making your marriage a success. The only way to get the marriage relationship you desire is by committing to certain on-purpose practices to experience specific results. In Part 3 of their new podcast series, "The Intentionals: Creating an On-Purpose Marriage", Dan and Melodie explain why retreating monthly to create space for the larger conversations to dream and reconnect is so very important!

EPISODE 06 | The Intentionals: Creating an On-Purpose Marriage by Dating Weekly

"We hope to ...." is not a great way to approach making your marriage a success. The only way to get the marriage relationship you desire is by committing to certain on-purpose practices to experience specific results. In Part 2 of their new podcast series, "The Intentionals", Dan and Melodie talk some INTENTIONAL ways you can date your spouse weekly.

EPISODE 05 | The Intentionals: Creating an On-Purpose Marriage by Connecting Daily

"We hope to ...." is not a great way to approach making your marriage a success. The only way to get the marriage relationship you desire is by committing to certain on-purpose practices to experience specific results. In Part 1 of their new podcast series, "The Intentionals", Dan and Melodie look at the importance of connecting daily with your spouse in some INTENTIONAL ways.

EPISODE 04 | Out of the Cage: The Journey to Forgiveness FAQs (Part 2)

In this episode, Dan and Melodie continue leaning into the questions they have been asked through the years around the topic of forgiveness. Today, the Griffins tackle these difficult forgiveness questions: "How do I forgive myself?"; and "What are the lines between forgiveness and enabling?"

EPISODE 03 | Out of the Cage: The Journey to Forgiveness FAQs (Part 1)

In Part 1 of the common questions we are asked about forgiveness, we tackle a couple of difficult challenges on the forgiveness journey: "How do I know I've forgiven someone who has offended me?"; and "How long does it take to forgive?"

EPISODE 02 | Out of the Cage: The Journey to Forgiveness (Part 2)

“When Jesus extended forgiveness on the cross, not one person had asked for it.” In this episode, Dan and Melodie discuss what forgiveness is NOT (check out our previous episode as we discussed what forgiveness IS!).

EPISODE 01 | Out of the Cage: The Journey to Forgiveness (Part 1)

"Unforgiveness is the poison I swallow hoping to kill the person that has offended me." Are you stuck in the cage of unforgiveness? Maybe everyone knows it - except you. Maybe you know you are in the cage, but feel stuck with no way out. Join Dan and Melodie as they share the reality of the cage and how you can get out of it!

EPISODE 3 | We’ve overdrawn the checking account … again …..WHAT NOW?

With a new format and new voices, Dan and Melodie Griffin bring real life perspectives into real life questions when life happens like a gut punch - our knees get weak, our heads start spinning, and we don't know which way is up. Sometimes the best question to answer is WHAT NOW? In Season 2, Dan and Melodie have invited their friends around the Together For Good table (and that includes you!) to consider how we can take "WHAT NOW" steps when life is hard. Episode 3 dives deep into the challenge when you have more month than you have money and you get that dreaded email/text that your account has reached $0.00. The Together For Good Table takes time to talk about all the impacts of financial stress in a healthy way that allows us to begin the conversation of marriage and money. You will love the candor and laughter as friends share their journey through this "WHAT NOW" moment.

EPISODE 2 | My kids have taken over my marriage ….. WHAT NOW?

With a new format and new voices, Dan and Melodie Griffin bring real life perspectives into real life questions when life happens like a gut punch - our knees get weak, our heads start spinning, and we don't know which way is up. Sometimes the best question to answer is WHAT NOW? In Season 2, Dan and Melodie have invited their friends around the Together For Good table (and that includes you!) to consider how we can take "WHAT NOW" steps when life is hard. Episode 2 brings us to the moment you realize your kids are running your marriage and you and your spouse seem to be drifting apart. The Together For Good Table takes time to talk about all the impacts of raising our kids in a healthy way that allows both our children and marriages to thrive. You will love the candor and laughter as friends share their journey through this "WHAT NOW" moment.

EPISODE 1 | I lost my job ….. WHAT NOW?

With a new format and new voices, Dan and Melodie Griffin bring real life perspectives into real life questions when life happens like a gut punch - our knees get weak, our heads start spinning, and we don't know which way is up. Sometimes the best question to answer is WHAT NOW? In Season 2, Dan and Melodie have invited their friends around the Together For Good table (and that includes you!) to consider how we can take "WHAT NOW" steps when life is hard. Episode 1 brings us to the loss of a job. The Together For Good Table takes time to talk about all the impacts of job loss: emotional, spiritual, relational, and physical. You will love the candor and laughter as friends share their journey through this "WHAT NOW" moment.

EPISODE 05 | My marriage is facing its first pandemic ….. WHAT NOW?

Special Edition of Together For Good! Dan and Melodie jumped on Facebook Live to talk about how the events surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic have affect them personally and in their marriage.

EPISODE 04 | I’m Not Happy in my Marriage ….. WHAT NOW?

With a new format and new voices, Dan and Melodie Griffin bring real life perspectives into real life questions when life happens like a gut punch - our knees get weak, our heads start spinning, and we don't know which way is up. Sometimes the best question to answer is WHAT NOW? In Season 2, Dan and Melodie have invited their friends around the Together For Good table (and that includes you!) to consider how we can take "WHAT NOW" steps when life is hard. Episode 4 asks the difficult question -"I'm not happy in my marriage .... WHAT NOW?" Sometimes marriage is hard enough when we are happy in our relationship, but what are we suppose to do when we feel like this "season" is more permanent than temporary? The Together For Good Table takes a full-scope approach in a great discussion of what we need to do when we find ourselves in such a spot (and we have all found ourselves there at one time or another, haven't we?).