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Fierce Marriage — 307 episodes

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1

Unequally Yoked Marriage (Plague 5)

2

When a Husband Doesn’t Lead Spiritually (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 4/10)

3

The Plague of a Sexless Marriage (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 3/10)

4

The Biblical Framework That Fixes Communication QUICK

5

The Wholehearted YES! How Wives Can Joyfully Submit to Their Husbands

6

Adultery, Betrayal, and S*xual Sin (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 2/10)

7

An Honest Look at Ongoing P*rn Use (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 1/10)

8

When Working Harder Doesn't Work: Becoming a Truly Fruitful Marriage

9

If Bearing Fruit in Your Marriage Feels Forced, You Need to Hear This

10

More Questions to Diagnose the Spiritual Health of Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

11

10 Questions to Diagnose the Spiritual Health of Your Marriage (Part 1)

12

I Love You But I'm Not IN Love with You...? Understanding Love

13

What to Do When a Husband Won't Lead Spiritually?

14

What if a Wife Struggles to Submit?

15

What if a Husband Is Addicted to WORK?

16

7 Tactics the Devil Uses to DESTROY Your Marriage (Part 2)

17

7 Tactics the Devil Uses to DESTROY Your Marriage (Part 1)

18

The Single Biggest Predictor of Divorce and How to Avoid It in Your Marriage

19

How Modern “Dating” Culture Destroys Christian Marriages

20

9 Ways Husbands Forsake Their Wives

21

When a Wife Struggles to Honor Her Husband

22

10 Horrible Tips for Marital Arguments

23

How to Create a Biblical Vision Statement for Your Family in 2026

24

Struggling With Discontentment in Your Marriage? A Biblical Response

25

How to Have a GOOD Sex Life (According to the Bible)

26

The 3 P's that Will Poison Your Marriage (Revisited)

27

Mocking Wives? When a Wife Struggles to Respect Her Husband: A Biblical Response

28

Are S*x and Intimacy Challenges Helpful? Maybe

29

The 15-Second Kiss Experiment Revisited

30

Covenant Over Comfort: The Cosmic Purpose of Marriage Part 2

31

Covenant Over Comfort: The Cosmic Purpose of Marriage (Part 1)

32

The One Habit That Will Change Your Marriage Quickly and Forever

33

What Women Really Need in Marriage

34

The World Needs Spartan Wives

35

The World Needs Fierce Men

36

How to Thrive in Marriage During Season of Change

37

When is the Right Time to Have Kids or Stop Having Kids?

38

Dealing with Anger and Abuse Biblically in Marriage

39

Awesome Saving Strategies for Future and Fun

40

Common Arguments Couples Have Around Money

41

Should a Wife Expect Her Husband to Do Household Chores?

42

The 'Man Pout' — What Is It, and How to Cure It?

43

The Unstoppable Power of a Grace Filled Marriage

44

Will These "Magic Questions" Help Your Marriage? (Part 2 of 2)

45

Will These "Magic Questions" Help Your Marriage? (Part 1 of 2)

46

3 Sure Signs of a Healthy Couple

47

True Friends will Advocate for Your Marriage and Not Just for You

48

What if My Husband Has a Low Sex Drive?

49

Women, Wives, and Friendship

50

Preparing for Marriage and Not Just the Wedding

51

Seven MYTHS About Marriage You Shouldn't Believe

52

7 Things to Say to Each Other DAILY

53

FACTS vs. FEELINGS in Marital Arguments

54

BOUNDARIES: Dealing with Toxic In-Laws

55

Advice for Improving a Difficult Marriage

56

The Power of an Admiring Wife

57

Responding to the Gottman's 4 Horsemen of the Relationship Apocalypse

58

Fighting Well and Learning Resiliency

59

12 Tactics of the Devil to Destroy Your Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

60

12 Tactics of the Devil to Destroy Your Marriage (Part 1 of 2)

61

3 Ways to Keep a Clean House

62

Are You in a Truly Christian Marriage?

63

How to Pray Together in Marriage (even when it's awkward)

64

Big Announcement!

65

What if I'm in a Sexless Marriage?

66

Why You NEED to Join a Good Church for the Good of Your Marriage

67

GRATITUDE Changes Everything About Marriage

68

Learning to Love IN-LAWS Better

69

5 Lessons Learned to Stop Arguing About MONEY

70

5 Ways to FINALLY Get Unity Around Time and Priorities

71

Lessons Learned about S X in 20ish Years of Marriage

72

7 Ways to Have Better Conflict In Your Marriage

73

4 Massive Lessons Learned on Communication

74

The Greatest Adultery Repellant Known to Man

75

20+ Creative Date Ideas to Stay Connected

76

Why Even Stay Married? What's the Point?

77

Q & A: Rebuilding Trust After It's Been Lost (Trust and Betrayal, 5 of 5)

78

Creating Healthy Boundaries Around Tech in Marriage (Part 2 of 2)

79

Phones, Video Games, Tech, and How They Affect Your Marriage (w/ Guests Nathan and Anna Sutherland, Part 1 of 2)

80

Maintaining Strong Trust in Marriage (Trust and Betrayal 4 of 5)

81

Repairing Trust After It's Broken (Trust and Betrayal 3 of 5)

82

Dealing with Betrayal of Trust (Trust and Betrayal 2 of 5)

83

How They Rebuilt Trust After Betrayal

84

The Foundation of Trust in Marriage (Building and Repairing Trust, 1 of 5)

85

Don't Be Blindsided by Divorce, Do This Marriage Check Up

86

Crushing Comparison (Stop Comparing to Others!)

87

10 (Simple) Ways to De-Escalate Arguments and Fights

88

What if We're Unequally Yoked?

89

What's the Right Age to Get Married? Should I Marry Young?

90

Rule Bender vs Rule Follower?? Honoring Each Others' Differences in Marriage

91

Should Your Spouse Really Be Your Friend?

92

Ways to Warm Up a Cold Marriage

93

What if I want kids but my spouse doesn't?

94

Marriage & Money- Tithing, Joint Accounts, and More

95

The 8 Purposes of Sex

96

Why Check-Ins Matter and How To Do Them Well

97

Help! My Wife Wears Yoga Pants to the Gym and I Hate It

98

Follow-Up: Answering Questions About Husbands Initiating Intimacy

99

Why Husbands Should Be the Primary Initiators of S-- (Part 2)

100

Why Husbands Should Be the Primary Initiators of S-- (Part 1)

101

Learning to Trust Again After Trust Was Lost

102

The Art of Asking Great Questions (and Why it Changes Everything in Marriage)

103

Faithful, Fruitful, and Fierce (Session 1 of the Fierce Families Conference)

104

What if Satan Took Up Marriage Counseling?

105

The Need to Review and Reset for Marital Growth

106

The Manner and Method of Speaking Truth WITH Love

107

What if My Spouse Let's Themself Go? Is it Shallow to Care About How My Spouse Looks?

108

What If I'm No Longer Attracted to My Wife?

109

Help! My Husband Cares More About Guns and Cars than Getting Us a House

110

Infertility, Blended Families, Early Marriage Mistakes - Live Q&A with John & Bekah Lovell

111

Why Marriage is AWESOME and Worth the Fight

112

Q&A: Is Birth Control OK?, S** Addiction, Is a Wife Her Husband's Property? and More...

113

10 Reasons Marriages Struggle and Fail - Part 2

114

10 Reasons Marriages Struggle and Fail - Part 1

115

Busyness, Arguments, and the Language of Gratitude

116

Perseverance, NOT Perfection is the Goal

117

Micro-Decisions that Make a Huge Difference in Marriage

118

Communication Signals vs. Noise In Marriage

119

What if I Got Married Too Young (or I Don't Want to Be Married Anymore?)

120

The Cosmic Cold War on Marriage (and 3 Ways You Can Fight Back)

121

Marriage is NOT Give and Take

122

The Five Facets of a Fierce Man

123

UNITY: Why You Need it and How to Get It

124

Why Speaking Sensually Is GOOD for Your Marriage

125

Thoughts Concerning Men and Marriage

126

Three BIG Lies Men Tell Themselves about S** and P***

127

Finding Marital Unity Around MONEY and GIVING

128

What if We Believe Different Things or We're Unequally Yoked?

129

The 5 Marital Conflict Tactics Explained

130

The Four Communication Styles - Which one are you?

131

Your Marriage Covenant is FAR Stronger than You Think

132

Am I Shallow for Caring about My Spouse's Weight Gain?

133

Should Non-Believers Even Bother with Marriage?

134

Is a Husband's Failure to Provide Grounds for Divorce?

135

The One Marriage Skill to Rule Them All

136

Intimacy without Obligation

137

Should a Working Husband Help at Home?

138

3 Lies that Keep Couples Divided

139

Is the Tradwife Trend Biblical?

140

This ONE Question Can Improve Any Marriage

141

Spicy Hot Takes & Relationship Advice

142

Keep Short Accounts

143

The Thing No One Talks About

144

Living (Well) Beneath Your Financial Means

145

Starting a One Match Fire

146

How To Stay Connected After Having a Baby?

147

Unpopular Opinions About Marriage and Family

148

Fighting S-xual Temptation Like a Man

149

5 Phrases Every Wife Needs to Hear Often

150

5 Surefire Ways to Emasculate Your Husband

151

How to Write a Family Vision Statement

152

Why Your Family NEEDS a Mission

153

Secret Weapon #2: Laughter!

154

Hands Off My Husband!

155

5 Steps to a Better Relationship with Your In-Laws

156

Arguing Over My Husband’s Job?

157

How to Find (and Agree On) a Church

158

Help, I Have a Passive Husband!

159

I Caught My Wife Texting Another Man

160

Are Prenuptial Agreements Biblical?

161

Our Secret Weapon for Communication

162

Do We Need Marriage Mentors?

163

(FIXED) Why Is Marriage Worth Fighting For?

164

Building Biblical Literacy in the Home

165

Prayer's Proper Place in Marriage

166

The Dangers of DMs

167

The Husband Paradox

168

Your Tongue is Fire... Does it Warm or Burn?

169

Should a Husband Expect Sex After a Nice Date?

170

Masculine Modesty

171

Let's Talk About Modesty

172

"My Wife Cheated on Me Before Our Wedding and I Just Found Out... How Can I Move Past It?"

173

Sex Gets Boring... and 4 Other Marriage Myths

174

Are You a Gaslighter?

175

3 REAL Ways to deal with Financial Uncertainty

176

10 Top Manipulation Tactics Couples Use

177

What is a woman... by design??

178

Shame and Regret After an Affair

179

The Anatomy of an Affair

180

The Dangers of Oversharing in Marriage (Yes, it is possible)

181

What if my spouse OVER communicates?

182

How to Love a Passive or Disengaged Spouse?

183

5 Ways to Avoid Miscommunication in Marriage

184

One is a Talker, the Other is Not

185

What if I married an unbeliever?

186

Designing Higher Quality Time

187

The Immeasurable Importance of Friendship and Fun

188

A Few Tools for Transparency

189

Margin for Marriage in the Chaos of Life (Shaun and Abbie Halberstadt)

190

Avoiding Lies and Deception in Marriage

191

These 3 Lies Will Drive You Apart

192

5 Argument De-Escalation Strategies

193

Can we meet you? ...WE CAN!

194

How Do We Handle Anger In Marriage?

195

Your Sin No Longer Defines You

196

4 Steps for a Healthier Sex Life AFTER Having Kids

197

Should We Live Together BEFORE Getting Married?

198

6 Ways to Affair-Proof Your Marriage (Remix)

199

The 3 P's That Can Poison Your Marriage

200

Crafting a Family Vision/Mission (Replay)

201

How to Pray as a Couple (with Less Awkwardness)

202

Quick Announcement

203

The Myth of the Soulmate

204

Burn the Ships! Why Not Having a Plan B is a Necessity in Marriage

205

The Great Marriage Killer

206

God is love...but, love isn't God!

207

Purposeful Sendoffs (The Home, 4 of 4)

208

Bringings Others In (The Home, 3 of 4)

209

What is a "Home"? (The Home, 2 of 4)

210

Seizing Missional Moments (The Home, 1 of 4)

211

Protecting the Purity of Your Sex Life (Sex Talks, 4 of 4)

212

What is "Simmering"? (Sex Talks, 3 of 4)

213

The 5 Modes of Sex (Sex Talks, 2 of 4)

214

"Married Sex" (Gary Thomas and Debra Fileta)

215

The 7 Reasons for Sex (Sex Talks, 1 of 4)

216

Skill #4: Making Sex Better (Back to Basics, 4 of 4)

217

Skill #3: Fighting Well (Back to Basics, 3 of 4)

218

Skill #2: Teamwork (Back to Basics, 2 of 4)

219

Skill #1: Self Control (Back to Basics, 1 of 4)

220

Big Announcement! (Identity, 5 of 5)

221

Heads and Helpers, Part 2 (Identity, 4 of 5)

222

Heads and Helpers, Part 1 (Identity, 3 of 5)

223

Who Are We as "Us"? (Identity, 2 of 5)

224

Marriage Reconstructed (Identity, 1 of 5)

225

5 Habits to Consistently Feel Joy Together (Joy, 4 of 4)

226

Dealing with a Persistent Lack of Joy in Marriage (Joy, 3 of 4)

227

Truly Enjoying Your Spouse (Joy, 2 of 4)

228

The Roots of Marital Joy (Joy, 1 of 4)

229

War Story, Part 2 (Steven and Brooke Elliott)

230

War Story, Part 1 (Steven and Brooke Elliott)

231

Priorities and Unity Q&A

232

Priorities, Practically Speaking (Priorities, 4 of 4)

233

The Freedom in Finding Unity (Priorities, 3 of 4)

234

Last Things (Priorities, 2 of 4)

235

First Things (Priorities, 1 of 4)

236

Trust and Betrayal Q&A

237

Maintaining Trust After Rebuilding It

238

The Path to Rebuilding Broken Trust

239

The Moment Your Trust is Broken

240

Trust, Trustworthiness, and Betrayal

241

Boundaries Q&A

242

Boundaries and In-Laws

243

Boundaries and Sex

244

Boundaries and Your Children

245

All About Boundaries

246

Identifying *and* Explaining How You Actually Feel

247

The Art of Active Listening

248

Dealing with Selective Hearing

249

How to Talk About Sex

250

Talking About Talking

251

Be Romantic or... Repent??

252

Out of the Dust (Chris and Stephanie Teague) (Replay)

253

5 Hurtful Phrases to Delete From Your Marriage Vocabulary

254

The 5 Biggest Obstacles to Transparency During Lockdown

255

All About Attachment Styles

256

What, exactly, is a gospel centered marriage?

257

The Wonder of Contentment

258

Rhythms > Resolutions

259

Coming from a Divorced Home

260

Lead Me (Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real)

261

Are opposite-sex friendships appropriate?

262

5 Resources to Help Your Marriage (and a Frederick Family Update)

263

Sex as a weapon?

264

The Warfare of Prayer

265

5 Things To Say To Your Spouse Daily

266

Striving to Enter Rest

267

Emotional Lust and Escapism

268

The One Habit You Absolutely Need

269

Marriage is Warfare

270

From Breakdown to Breakthrough (Counseling, 4 of 4)

271

Codependency (Counseling, 3 of 4)

272

Addressing Anxiety & Stress (Counseling, 2 of 4)

273

Do all couples need therapy? (Counseling, 1 of 4)

274

How often should we be having sex?

275

When is the right time to have kids?

276

Worldviews and Marital Unity

277

The Secret (and Super Obvious) Ingredient

278

Narcissism and Marriage

279

Infertility and Childlessness (Sheridan Voysey)

280

Decision Drivers in Marriage

281

Serving is Pursuing

282

Surviving Infidelity (Tina Konkin)

283

Rebuilding Trust After a Betrayal

284

Manipulation in Marriage

285

Know Your Soil

286

Sexual Intimacy (Sharon Jaynes)

287

Laugh More!

288

Expectations are Everything

289

A Truer, Better, More Exciting Normal (Matt and Lisa Jacobson)

290

Are Your Hearts Hard or Soft?

291

Having Political Disagreements as a Couple

292

Bringing Husbands Back to Life (Jerrad Lopes of Dad Tired)

293

Take Heart, Hope is Yours

294

How to Change Your Spouse

295

Dealing with Toxic People (Gary Thomas)

296

Discerning the Voices That Speak Into Your Marriage

297

How Do We Begin Walking with God as a Couple?

298

Friends: See-Through Marriage (Part 4/4)

299

Self: See-Through Marriage (Part 3/4)

300

Tough Talks: See-Through Marriage (Part 2/4)

301

Sex: See-Through Marriage (Part 1/4)

302

Signs and Seeds of Contempt

303

Loving Your Spouse with Your Mind

304

10 Ways to De-Escalate BIG Arguments

305

Faith, Fear, and Marriage

306

Embracing New Rhythms and Routines for Life at Home

307

Making BIG Decisions As One