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Intimate Covenant Podcast — 184 episodes

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1

Song Of Songs (part 1) -- the Bible's semi-erotic playlist [183]

2

What Science Reveals About Lifelong Intimacy [182]

3

The Conflicts of Pursuit, Response & Rejection [181]

4

Marriage Retreat Live Q&A - keeping secrets; defining virginity; aging; and more... [180]

5

Q&A - creating a community for porn recovery; unity despite differing passions; and more...[179]

6

Darwin, Freud, & Holy Sex -- Unmasking the Roots of Sexual Taboo in Christianity, part 3 [178]

7

Medieval Sex -- Unmasking the Roots of Sexual Taboo in Christianity, part 2 [177]

8

It's Greek to Me! -- Unmasking the Roots of Sexual Taboo in Christianity, part 1 [176]

9

Spicing Up Your Sex Life [175]

10

Difficult Conversations [174]

11

Organic Sex [173]

12

Encore: What Do I Want From My Marriage? [172]

13

“Should I sacrifice my desire for sex?” ...and other live Q&A (171)

14

Your Questions, Our Answers (talking about sex, prioritizing beauty, sleeping naked, asking for touch) [170]

15

More PDA? -- Retreat Q&A pt 2 [169]

16

How does sex glorify God? Retreat Q&A [168]

17

Who Initiates? [167]

18

Have a Category-5 Sex Life: lessons from a hurricane [166]

19

When a Pursuer Stops Pursuing [165]

20

7 Shocking Results From Viral Relationship Tests [164]

21

Separate Bedrooms & Separate Bedtimes [163]

22

Lessons from China [162]

23

Q&A (low sexual desire; body shame; reluctant spouse…) [161]

24

Laughter & Tears [160]

25

Q&A Tampa -- Sex During Conflict [159]

26

Keeping Secrets from a Spouse [158]

27

Pursuer-Responder Shifting Roles [157]

28

Recovering from a Sexless Marriage [156]

29

New Year's Resolutions [155]

30

Daily Check-In [154]

31

Reigniting Passionless Sex [153]

32

Coping with Rejection [152]

33

Thanksgiving Q&A Leftovers (sex when upset, infertility, filming ourselves, and more...) [151]

34

Questions About Female Orgasm [150]

35

The Hymen & Other Misconceptions About Virginity [148]

36

Retreat Q&A (sexual frequency, embarrassed to try new things, and dealing with a distracted spouse) [148]

37

The Hard Work of Great Sex [147]

38

St. Louis Q&A: kingdom purpose; healing from betrayal; resetting your relationship [146]

39

Will It Fit? - concerns about sexual pain, especially with first-time intercourse

40

Q&A Seattle: spontaneous sex, increasing daily romance, afterglow, and more... [144]

41

Premarital Pornography Use [143]

42

Grieving Together [142]

43

Better Pursuit & Initiation [141]

44

My Wife Has No Sex Drive [140]

45

Leftovers [139]

46

How Does Sexual Shame Impact My Relationship? [138]

47

Asking for Orgasm [137]

48

Sex Toys - Do they belong in the marriage bed? [136]

49

Q&A Nashville - How to continue pursuing when I'm constantly rejected [135]

50

Interview with Justin Gerhardt [134]

51

Q&A Tampa: What if I married the wrong person? [133]

52

Am I taking too long to orgasm? Why does my husband need me to orgasm? [132]

53

Big Announcements & Listener Feedback [131]

54

Q&A: ideal sexual frequency, kids, rejection and pouting, wives' insecurities... [130]

55

Higher Drive Wives with guest, J. Parker [129]

56

Birth Control - specific methods [128]

57

Birth Control - What Does The Bible Say? [127]

58

State of the Covenant [126] -- encore

59

What Do I Want For My Marriage? [125] -- encore

60

Great Wedding Gifts [124]

61

Tips for a Great Honeymoon [123]

62

Premarital Advice

63

Sexy Gifts [121] -- encore

64

Keep Scrooge Out of Your Bedroom [120] -- encore

65

Better Sex Despite Conflicts [119]

66

Sexual Warning Signs [118]

67

The Fallacy of Foreplay [117]

68

Oral Sex, part 2 -- tips and techniques [116]

69

Oral Sex [115]

70

How do I get my spouse to ...? [114]

71

Live Q&A with J. Parker, part 2 (overcoming trauma, porn and sex toys) [113]

72

Q&A from the 2022 Annual Retreat [112]

73

Spontaneous vs. Responsive Sexual Desire -- ENCORE [111]

74

Accentuate the Five Senses [110]

75

What We Learned From Christian Singles [109]

76

Live Q&A (#trashnight; aging & hormones; afterglow; lost attraction; and more) [108]

77

Back to School Special - Growth vs. Fixed Mindset [107]

78

Essentials for a Great Quickie [106]

79

Say What You Mean [105]

80

Dressing Provocatively [104]

81

Reflections on our 25th Wedding Anniversary [103]

82

Teaching our Girls About "Modesty" [102]

83

Bounce Your Eyes - teaching men about dealing with lust [101]

84

Aging & Sex [100]

85

Praying During Sex [99]

86

Genital Hygiene & Grooming [98]

87

When Your Spouse Is OK With Settling [97]

88

Responders Learning To Initiate [96]

89

Talking to kids about masturbation [95]

90

Performance Anxiety [94]

91

Non-Sexual Touch [93]

92

Live Q&A: Dealing with mental distraction during sex... and much more [92]

93

Q&A - Sex and Spirituality [91]

94

Questions about the Sexual Pursuer/Responder dynamic [90]

95

Harnessing Fantasy [89]

96

Helping Her Orgasm [88]

97

All About Orgasm [87]

98

The Orgasm Gap [86]

99

Live Q&A (fantasy, talking to kids, love languages, wife's body insecurity...) [85]

100

Anal Sex [84]

101

More Purity Myths [83]

102

Sexual Purity Myths [82]

103

Another Mailbag Episode (handling rejection, finding a therapist, bible study, sensitive topics) [81]

104

Mailbag Q&A (scheduling sex, special needs child, church resistance, get-aways) [80]

105

Postpartum Sex & Intimacy [79]

106

Challenges of Sex During Pregnancy [78]

107

Is It OK To Have Sex During Her Period? [77]

108

Does My Spouse Owe Me Sex? (1 Corinthians 7:1-5) [76]

109

Choreplay [75]

110

State of the Covenant [74]

111

73: Live Q&A -- including overcoming physical limitations, lack of attraction, and strong opinions...

112

72: Live Q&A, part 1 -- including birth control, feeling undesired, and more...

113

71: Fighting Fair

114

70: Sexy Gift Giving

115

69: Sex Positions

116

68: Keep Scrooge Out of the Bedroom

117

67: New Moves

118

66: Encouraging Spiritual Leadership

119

65: How Do I Encourage My Husband To Be A Leader?

120

64: Eye Contact

121

63: Retreat Q&A, part 2 (hygiene, sex aversion, sexual trauma, striving w/o pressuring)

122

62: Retreat Q&A, part 1 (sex toys, Skype sex, pornography)

123

61: Common Barriers To Sex, part 3 (work, travel, separate bedtimes)

124

60: Common Barriers To Sex, part 2 (health, screens, humor)

125

59: Common Barriers To Sex, part 1 (kids)

126

58: Marriage Bed Mind-Reading

127

57: Flirting With Your Spouse

128

56: Your Bedroom Is Your Sex Room

129

55: Am I A Biblically Submissive Wife?

130

54: Am I The Head Of My Marriage?

131

53: Finding "Lover Girl"

132

52: Bring Your Whole Self To The Marriage Bed

133

51: A Betrayer's Role in Healing

134

50: Are We Normal?

135

49: Betrayal & Forgiveness

136

48: Great Sex Is Not Easy

137

47: Talking To Your Friends About Sex

138

46: Resource Recommendations

139

45: Using Masturbation To Deal With Sexual Desire Differences

140

44: Talking to Your Kids About Your Sexual Past

141

43: Our Story

142

42: Rewrite Your Sexual Script

143

41: Date Night: transitioning to the bedroom

144

40: Date Night: promoting conversation and connection

145

39: Date Night!

146

38: Why Am I Saying No? (shame, insecurity)

147

37: Why Am I Saying No? (disconnection, manipulation)

148

36: Why Doesn't My Wife Want To Have Sex With Me?

149

35: Sexual Desire Differences -- spontaneous vs. responsive desire

150

34: Discussing Your Sexual History With Your Spouse

151

33: Am I Being Punished For Having Premarital Sex?

152

32: That's Just Gross!

153

31: When Sex is Painful

154

30: Male Sexual Dysfunction

155

29: Mercy Sex vs. The Quickie

156

28: Exploring Fantasy, Arousal, Sex Furniture, and More!

157

27: What is the Intimate Covenant Annual Retreat?

158

26: Am I Expecting Too Little For My Marriage?

159

25: Am I Expecting Too Much For My Marriage?

160

24: What do I want from my marriage?

161

23: When your child gets married...

162

22: Self-criticism, a common barrier to sexual desire and pleasure

163

21: Honoring the Romance of Redemption

164

20: Merry Sexy Christmas

165

19: Got Lube?!?

166

18: Making Babies

167

17: Initiating Sex -- Who goes first?

168

16: Keep Scrooge Out of the Bedroom!

169

15: Develop Your Language of Lovemaking

170

14: When the Wife Has Higher Sexual Desire

171

13: Female Sexual Desire & Arousal

172

12: Why do I want sex? or not?

173

11: Dealing With Pornography in Your Marriage

174

10: What is Intimacy?

175

9: Question & Answer - excerpt from 2020 Marriage Retreat

176

8: How to talk about sex with your spouse.

177

7: What Does God Allow In the Bedroom?

178

6: Sexual Pursuers & Responders, part 2

179

5: Sexual Pursuers & Responders

180

4: Talking To Your Kids About Sex, part 2

181

3: Talking To Your Kids About Sex

182

2: Sexual Anatomy

183

1: What is Sex?

184

Episode 1a: Our Story