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Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage, Part 1

On today’s edition of Family Talk, Dr. James Dobson sits down with best-selling author Lee Strobel and his wife, Leslie, to share their honest story of marriage tested by faith. When Leslie became a Christian and Lee remained a hardened skeptic, conflict threatened everything they had built. Discover how grace, patience, and unwavering love can transform even the most unequally yoked home.

About Our Guest(s)

Lee Strobel is a New York Times best-selling author of more than forty books and curricula that have sold fourteen million copies in total. He was a journalist for fourteen years at The Chicago Tribune and other newspapers, winning Illinois’ highest honors for both investigative reporting and public service journalism from United Press International. After probing the evidence for Jesus for nearly two years, Lee became a Christian in 1981. He went on to subsequently become a teaching pastor at three of America’s largest churches, and hosted the national network TV program, Faith Under Fire. In addition, he taught First Amendment law at Roosevelt University and was a professor of Christian thought at Houston Baptist University. Lee currently serves as founding director of the Lee Strobel Center for Evangelism and Applied Apologetics at Colorado Christian University. He is married to Leslie, and they have two grown children and several grandchildren.

Leslie Strobel is co-author of the book Surviving a Spiritual Mismatch in Marriage: Hope for Christians Married to Someone Who Doesn’t Know God. She is known for her work alongside her husband, Lee Strobel, on discussions about marriage and faith.