'I Fiercely Love My Wife': For King & Country's Luke Smallbone Opens Up About Marriage

Luke Smallbone, one half of the Grammy-winning Christian duo For King & Country, is no stranger to struggle. The difficulties he and his wife have endured have proven to be blessings in their lives.
"I fiercely love my wife," Smallbone told CBN News. "And a lot of that has to do with the fact that we've actually been through some things. We actually lived out or vows in our 20s. Not many people are saying, 'Hey, I've lived out my vows in my 20s.' They usually think that's gonna take place in their 60s and 80s."
"But for us," he continued, "living out those things has given our relationship the ability to look back and say, 'Hey, if we went through this, why can't we go through that?' And I think that's been nothing but a good thing for us."
The story of the Smallbones journey from Australia to the U.S. is at the center of the upcoming movie, "Unsung Hero," from Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company, the same studio behind films like "American Underdog," "I Still Believe," and "Jesus Revolution."
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[@suelarson8707]

“If you really want to change the world, go home and love your family!” This statement is so very true! ❤

[@j.brindley1457]

Luke is such a wise, Godly man.

[@jacqjacq5920]

Luke's wife is fierce... I just love her spirit ❤❤❤

[@maggiehessel8076]

Luke is my favorite - what a class act. He's genuinely raw, loves Jesus and smart enough to use his talents as a platform to "shepherd" stories of hardship, faith, love and being seen.

[@CBNnewsonline]

We appreciate you for sharing your thoughts with us. Blessings to you! }

[@KatieSantillanes]

This movie really opens your eyes to the importance of family, which is hard to find anymore we have so much sadness and pain in our world today. So grateful for a movie so raw and powerful to remind us to love those closest to us!

[@jennyc5100]

I always deeply appreciate Luke’s stories and his wisdom. Thank you for a job well done, interviewing him in a tight time window.

[@markadams8942]

Unsung Hero … a “must see” movie.

[@cuea96]

I love Luke and Joel. They were nice enough to meet up with my son 10 years ago when my son was having issues with bullying at school. My son was not feeling good about himself having bad thoughts. They were in Houston and perfect timing and met with my son gave him tickets for the concert . They spoke with him and my son totally changed. The Lord helped my son by bringing them to speak to him and I am so grateful for that. 🫶🏻🙏

[@MusicGirl712]

Such kind people! That’s what I love about them beyond the music.

[@dmt0430]

Godly humble man. Thank you God for this family.

[@Painting1959]

You’re such a good example for others to live their lives.I loved the movie. I cried it was so touching. Thank you.

[@loveablelorrie]

i love how wise luke is, yes joel is the talker of the duo but luke always has good things to say. loved the story he told at christmas concert about his moms friend, it was a heartfelt story.

[@jinnybiliter6292]

Thank you for being "real" Luke! ❤🙏

[@situzen185]

Thank you, gentlemen, for that interesting discussion. We look forward to seeing the movie!!

[@sabreabowman5361]

Amazing story

[@mellesiabennett1428]

I LOVE THE SMALLBONE FAMILY STORY!!!💯💯💯👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾 LOVED THIS INTERVIEW. LUKE ADDRESSED SOME SERIOUS ISSUE IN MARRIAGE AND FAMILY. REFRESHINGLY HONEST. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 MAY GOD CONTINUE TO USE YOUR STORY FOR YOUR GOOD AND HIS GLORY. BLESSINGS

[@vickycash1643]

Please take caution of presenting homeschooling as an inferior education. Your self spoken lack of reading and writing skills due to being homeschooled is an exception, not the rule for being homeschooled. Our two adult homeschooled daughters are one, a PhD Chemist, and two, a gifted school teacher. We need to take care of contributing to any assumptions that a homeschooled education is an inferrer education.

[@elizabethsoenen7393]

Due to or do to?

[@b.a.h.3772]

Inferior, or inferrer?

[@vickycash1643]

I live with many chronic illnesses. Yesterday when I wrote this I was barely making it through the day. Therefore, I was not able to edit my post.

[@stever2726]

​@@vickycash1643Don't take their nit picking to heart. I'm a homeschooling parent too (having also been a long time public school educator). My kids are getting a far more robust education at home than they would otherwise, and I appreciated the heart and intent of your comment.

[@vickycash1643]

@@stever2726 Thank you for your kindness. I once would have doubted myself by others pointing out my errors, but I now live by the mantra that others don’t get to define who I am. It is only Christ who gets that place! Growing 66 years old has its advantages! Ha-ha. To me, their need to point out my mistakes says more about their character than mine. Again, thanks for the positive words of affirmation.

[@darlene9348]

Absolutely LOVE ❤❤❤LUKE and this is so true and amazing. Love Luke and Courtney

[@priscillacoopermusic5896]

❤️🙏🏻❤️🙏🏻❤️ Incredible interview! God has given me original songs from my valley seasons to help others, as well. Wouldn't trade any of it. All glory to God! Just saw the movie yesterday. Blessed my socks off!

[@capmap620]

I love this…So inspiring, thank you!

[@aliciaeasterwood]

I can't wait to see the movie!

[@mynameonly8991]

Love the love in this video. ❤😊

[@donnahellman3985]

So well spoken, Luke. And, beautiful questions by CBN. Thank you both!

[@RepentTimeIsAtHand]

Thank you Abba! Loved the movie! God is so, so, so good! Thank you Luke🕊🩸✝️🤍🪽🪔🕯

[@SpinDrift55]

Fantastic movie “Unsung Hero”! 👏👏👏👏👏❤️❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@CMoe-zd3rv]

Romans 5:1-5 God's endurance, strength, redemption and love in us through His Holy Spirit. Thank you for the reminder of the importance of conflict resolution.

[@Kellie_Joy.]

How beautiful ❤❤😊

[@missyklimasewiski282]

Love Luke and Courtney.

[@lillianmcgrew217]

I am looking forward to seeing this flim❤

[@renaehaines7999]

I Love LUKE Smalbone ❤️🙏

[@karensorenson3615]

Love the whole family!!!

[@erint2115]

Great interview...getting to hear Luke.

[@lynnfrost-moon7661]

I look forward to seeing this movie and enjoy the singing of Rebecca St. James. I take exception to his comments about homeschooling. Homeschoolers consistently score 15% to 25% higher on standardized testing. I doubt his parents didn't do a good job teaching their kids to read or write.

[@Msleah8784]

Well said

[@CamilleAlbritton-bf9lu]

Gday Luke Smallbone You And Your Brother Joel Is Because Of You Guys Are My So Special And Also You Guys Are My Unsung Heroes To Me I Always Love You And I Always Missing You Guys So Much Lots Of Love From Your 2nd Fan Favorite Princess Ms. Camille Joyce Albritton

[@janetsharp8716]

Only 8 min long, listen when/if you can? You’ll like it.

[@nancymerchant7444]

It was an incredible movie its the first movie in 3 years I wanted to see. Incredible story of how God shows up.❤

[@susanschweitzer1090]

I love for. King at country 👏👏👏

[@tammeyaa]

❤

[@MrLoobu]

It really depends on what exactly is said and done. One will not make anyone, nor the bonds between them, stronger with lies.

[@heatherbowman9450]

969 likes!💙💛❤

[@Solidrock-jq6rp]

I know he’s kidding but he shouldn’t tease about homeschooling & not reading or writing well. Homeschoolers are well ahead of the average public school child. Plus they get the benefit of family over peers which is very important. We are in the mess today partly because of children listening to their peers over adults. And if the family are Christian & read the Bible you get the best benefit.

[@stevenhochheimer7283]

Everybody's got a story ,WE DONT NEED TO BE FAMOUS ,

[@missymouse5724]

Ouch! I have great respect for him, but his negative remark toward homeschooling, that he doesn’t read or write well because he was homeschooled, was gravely in error and not appropriate. If in fact he has difficulty with reading and writing, it would be solely due to his home education and/or an issue with him personally. But, to blame it on being homeschooled is not at all representative of the norm. And, if he was attempting to make a joke, it was not funny. In actuality, home educated children outperform public educated children. I was a public school teacher and then a home educator. I graduated my children from home education. From being involved in homeschooling personally and through being a homeschool evaluator for numerous years, I can assure you those who are/were homeschooled have excellent academic skills as well as far better communication skills among other qualities such as great character as well. I hope he rethinks his comment in this interview and adjusts it in the future to shed a positive light on homeschooling vs leaving a negative connotation in making a statement that simply is untrue. There will always be exceptions no matter what mode of education is chosen, but a blanket statement such as this one does not appropriately represent homeschooling at all.

[@jenniferlura3328]

It’s his post not yours.

[@futon2345]

Smallbone 😂 🦴

[@kosiekoos9408]

When Adam worships Eve paradise is lost

[@moveonmydear-gi7bt]

So true!!! And it definitely goes both ways...when Eve worships Adam paradise is also lost. It's kind of obvious to anyone who is biblically literate: We are only supposed to worship God.