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Fierce Marriage — 318 episodes

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1

Emotionalism: The Invisible Toddler Harming Many Marriages

2

Making the Most of Your Wedding and Honeymoon (Nearly-weds and Newlyweds, 3 of 3)

3

Stewarding Your Engagement for the Glory of God (Nearly-weds and Newlyweds, 2 of 3)

4

For Those Anticipating Marriage (Nearly-weds and Newlyweds, 1 of 3)

5

Women's Romance Novels? Countless Wives Commit This Sin and It’s JUST as Bad as P*rn

6

Walking Out of Marital Plagues (Conclusion to the 10 Plagues Series)

7

The Plague of Disordered Roles (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 10/10)

8

The Plague of a Cruel Husband or Wife (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 9/10)

9

The Plague of Financial Hardship (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 8/10)

10

The Plague of Mettlesome In-Laws (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 7/10)

11

The Plague of a Passive Husband (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 6/10)

12

Unequally Yoked Marriage (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 5/10)

13

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

14

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

15

The Biblical Framework That Fixes Communication QUICK

16

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

17

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

18

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

19

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

20

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

21

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

22

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

23

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

24

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

25

What if a Wife Struggles to Submit?

26

What if a Husband Is Addicted to WORK?

27

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

28

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

29

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

30

How Modern “Dating” Culture Destroys Christian Marriages

31

9 Ways Husbands Forsake Their Wives

32

When a Wife Struggles to Honor Her Husband

33

10 Horrible Tips for Marital Arguments

34

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

35

Struggling With Discontentment in Your Marriage? A Biblical Response

36

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

37

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

38

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

39

Are S*x and Intimacy Challenges Helpful? Maybe

40

The 15-Second Kiss Experiment Revisited

41

Covenant Over Comfort: The Cosmic Purpose of Marriage Part 2

42

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

43

The One Habit That Will Change Your Marriage Quickly and Forever

44

What Women Really Need in Marriage

45

The World Needs Spartan Wives

46

The World Needs Fierce Men

47

How to Thrive in Marriage During Season of Change

48

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

49

Dealing with Anger and Abuse Biblically in Marriage

50

Awesome Saving Strategies for Future and Fun

51

Common Arguments Couples Have Around Money

52

Should a Wife Expect Her Husband to Do Household Chores?

53

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

54

The Unstoppable Power of a Grace Filled Marriage

55

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

56

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

57

3 Sure Signs of a Healthy Couple

58

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

59

What if My Husband Has a Low Sex Drive?

60

Women, Wives, and Friendship

61

Preparing for Marriage and Not Just the Wedding

62

Seven MYTHS About Marriage You Shouldn't Believe

63

7 Things to Say to Each Other DAILY

64

FACTS vs. FEELINGS in Marital Arguments

65

BOUNDARIES: Dealing with Toxic In-Laws

66

Advice for Improving a Difficult Marriage

67

The Power of an Admiring Wife

68

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

69

Fighting Well and Learning Resiliency

70

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

71

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

72

3 Ways to Keep a Clean House

73

Are You in a Truly Christian Marriage?

74

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

75

Big Announcement!

76

What if I'm in a Sexless Marriage?

77

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

78

GRATITUDE Changes Everything About Marriage

79

Learning to Love IN-LAWS Better

80

5 Lessons Learned to Stop Arguing About MONEY

81

5 Ways to FINALLY Get Unity Around Time and Priorities

82

Lessons Learned about S X in 20ish Years of Marriage

83

7 Ways to Have Better Conflict In Your Marriage

84

4 Massive Lessons Learned on Communication

85

The Greatest Adultery Repellant Known to Man

86

20+ Creative Date Ideas to Stay Connected

87

Why Even Stay Married? What's the Point?

88

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

89

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

90

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

91

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

92

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

93

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

94

How They Rebuilt Trust After Betrayal

95

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

96

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

97

Crushing Comparison (Stop Comparing to Others!)

98

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

99

What if We're Unequally Yoked?

100

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

101

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

102

Should Your Spouse Really Be Your Friend?

103

Ways to Warm Up a Cold Marriage

104

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

105

Marriage & Money- Tithing, Joint Accounts, and More

106

The 8 Purposes of Sex

107

Why Check-Ins Matter and How To Do Them Well

108

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

109

Follow-Up: Answering Questions About Husbands Initiating Intimacy

110

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

111

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

112

Learning to Trust Again After Trust Was Lost

113

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

114

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

115

What if Satan Took Up Marriage Counseling?

116

The Need to Review and Reset for Marital Growth

117

The Manner and Method of Speaking Truth WITH Love

118

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

119

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

120

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

121

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

122

Why Marriage is AWESOME and Worth the Fight

123

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

124

10 Reasons Marriages Struggle and Fail - Part 2

125

10 Reasons Marriages Struggle and Fail - Part 1

126

Busyness, Arguments, and the Language of Gratitude

127

Perseverance, NOT Perfection is the Goal

128

Micro-Decisions that Make a Huge Difference in Marriage

129

Communication Signals vs. Noise In Marriage

130

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

131

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

132

Marriage is NOT Give and Take

133

The Five Facets of a Fierce Man

134

UNITY: Why You Need it and How to Get It

135

Why Speaking Sensually Is GOOD for Your Marriage

136

Thoughts Concerning Men and Marriage

137

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

138

Finding Marital Unity Around MONEY and GIVING

139

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

140

The 5 Marital Conflict Tactics Explained

141

The Four Communication Styles - Which one are you?

142

Your Marriage Covenant is FAR Stronger than You Think

143

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

144

Should Non-Believers Even Bother with Marriage?

145

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

146

The One Marriage Skill to Rule Them All

147

Intimacy without Obligation

148

Should a Working Husband Help at Home?

149

3 Lies that Keep Couples Divided

150

Is the Tradwife Trend Biblical?

151

This ONE Question Can Improve Any Marriage

152

Spicy Hot Takes & Relationship Advice

153

Keep Short Accounts

154

The Thing No One Talks About

155

Living (Well) Beneath Your Financial Means

156

Starting a One Match Fire

157

How To Stay Connected After Having a Baby?

158

Unpopular Opinions About Marriage and Family

159

Fighting S-xual Temptation Like a Man

160

5 Phrases Every Wife Needs to Hear Often

161

5 Surefire Ways to Emasculate Your Husband

162

How to Write a Family Vision Statement

163

Why Your Family NEEDS a Mission

164

Secret Weapon #2: Laughter!

165

Hands Off My Husband!

166

5 Steps to a Better Relationship with Your In-Laws

167

Arguing Over My Husband’s Job?

168

How to Find (and Agree On) a Church

169

Help, I Have a Passive Husband!

170

I Caught My Wife Texting Another Man

171

Are Prenuptial Agreements Biblical?

172

Our Secret Weapon for Communication

173

Do We Need Marriage Mentors?

174

(FIXED) Why Is Marriage Worth Fighting For?

175

Building Biblical Literacy in the Home

176

Prayer's Proper Place in Marriage

177

The Dangers of DMs

178

The Husband Paradox

179

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

180

Should a Husband Expect Sex After a Nice Date?

181

Masculine Modesty

182

Let's Talk About Modesty

183

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

184

Sex Gets Boring... and 4 Other Marriage Myths

185

Are You a Gaslighter?

186

3 REAL Ways to deal with Financial Uncertainty

187

10 Top Manipulation Tactics Couples Use

188

What is a woman... by design??

189

Shame and Regret After an Affair

190

The Anatomy of an Affair

191

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

192

What if my spouse OVER communicates?

193

How to Love a Passive or Disengaged Spouse?

194

5 Ways to Avoid Miscommunication in Marriage

195

One is a Talker, the Other is Not

196

What if I married an unbeliever?

197

Designing Higher Quality Time

198

The Immeasurable Importance of Friendship and Fun

199

A Few Tools for Transparency

200

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

201

Avoiding Lies and Deception in Marriage

202

These 3 Lies Will Drive You Apart

203

5 Argument De-Escalation Strategies

204

Can we meet you? ...WE CAN!

205

How Do We Handle Anger In Marriage?

206

Your Sin No Longer Defines You

207

4 Steps for a Healthier Sex Life AFTER Having Kids

208

Should We Live Together BEFORE Getting Married?

209

6 Ways to Affair-Proof Your Marriage (Remix)

210

The 3 P's That Can Poison Your Marriage

211

Crafting a Family Vision/Mission (Replay)

212

How to Pray as a Couple (with Less Awkwardness)

213

Quick Announcement

214

The Myth of the Soulmate

215

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

216

The Great Marriage Killer

217

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

218

Purposeful Sendoffs (The Home, 4 of 4)

219

Bringings Others In (The Home, 3 of 4)

220

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

221

Seizing Missional Moments (The Home, 1 of 4)

222

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

223

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

224

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

225

"Married Sex" (Gary Thomas and Debra Fileta)

226

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

227

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

228

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

229

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

230

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

231

Big Announcement! (Identity, 5 of 5)

232

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

233

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

234

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

235

Marriage Reconstructed (Identity, 1 of 5)

236

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

237

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

238

Truly Enjoying Your Spouse (Joy, 2 of 4)

239

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

240

War Story, Part 2 (Steven and Brooke Elliott)

241

War Story, Part 1 (Steven and Brooke Elliott)

242

Priorities and Unity Q&A

243

Priorities, Practically Speaking (Priorities, 4 of 4)

244

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

245

Last Things (Priorities, 2 of 4)

246

First Things (Priorities, 1 of 4)

247

Trust and Betrayal Q&A

248

Maintaining Trust After Rebuilding It

249

The Path to Rebuilding Broken Trust

250

The Moment Your Trust is Broken

251

Trust, Trustworthiness, and Betrayal

252

Boundaries Q&A

253

Boundaries and In-Laws

254

Boundaries and Sex

255

Boundaries and Your Children

256

All About Boundaries

257

Identifying *and* Explaining How You Actually Feel

258

The Art of Active Listening

259

Dealing with Selective Hearing

260

How to Talk About Sex

261

Talking About Talking

262

Be Romantic or... Repent??

263

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

264

5 Hurtful Phrases to Delete From Your Marriage Vocabulary

265

The 5 Biggest Obstacles to Transparency During Lockdown

266

All About Attachment Styles

267

What, exactly, is a gospel centered marriage?

268

The Wonder of Contentment

269

Rhythms > Resolutions

270

Coming from a Divorced Home

271

Lead Me (Matt Hammitt of Sanctus Real)

272

Are opposite-sex friendships appropriate?

273

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

274

Sex as a weapon?

275

The Warfare of Prayer

276

5 Things To Say To Your Spouse Daily

277

Striving to Enter Rest

278

Emotional Lust and Escapism

279

The One Habit You Absolutely Need

280

Marriage is Warfare

281

From Breakdown to Breakthrough (Counseling, 4 of 4)

282

Codependency (Counseling, 3 of 4)

283

Addressing Anxiety & Stress (Counseling, 2 of 4)

284

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

285

How often should we be having sex?

286

When is the right time to have kids?

287

Worldviews and Marital Unity

288

The Secret (and Super Obvious) Ingredient

289

Narcissism and Marriage

290

Infertility and Childlessness (Sheridan Voysey)

291

Decision Drivers in Marriage

292

Serving is Pursuing

293

Surviving Infidelity (Tina Konkin)

294

Rebuilding Trust After a Betrayal

295

Manipulation in Marriage

296

Know Your Soil

297

Sexual Intimacy (Sharon Jaynes)

298

Laugh More!

299

Expectations are Everything

300

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

301

Are Your Hearts Hard or Soft?

302

Having Political Disagreements as a Couple

303

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

304

Take Heart, Hope is Yours

305

How to Change Your Spouse

306

Dealing with Toxic People (Gary Thomas)

307

Discerning the Voices That Speak Into Your Marriage

308

How Do We Begin Walking with God as a Couple?

309

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

310

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

311

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

312

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

313

Signs and Seeds of Contempt

314

Loving Your Spouse with Your Mind

315

10 Ways to De-Escalate BIG Arguments

316

Faith, Fear, and Marriage

317

Embracing New Rhythms and Routines for Life at Home

318

Making BIG Decisions As One