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Operation: Thriving Marriage — 100 episodes

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Ep 110 – How to Stop Being Defensive in Marriage (Even When You're Right)

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Ep 109 - Who Leads in a Christian Marriage? Biblical Leadership Without Domination

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Ep 108 - Are We Okay? Why Fear of Disconnection Can Hurt a Healthy Marriage

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Ep 107 - How to Repair Your Marriage After an Argument

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Ep 106 - Overcoming Offense in Marriage: How to Break the Cycle of Hurt and Resentment

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Ep 105 - Marriage Was Never About Happiness

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Ep 104 - The Most Overlooked Sexual Skill in Marriage

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Ep 103 - Marriage Conflict Resolution: How to Stop Arguing and Start Connecting

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EP 102 - Calm Down First: The Missing Step in Marriage Communication (Part 2 of 3)

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Ep 101 - Before the Fight: Preparing for Healthy Conflict (Part 1 of 3)

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Ep 100 - A Look Back at 100 Conversations About Marriage

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Ep 99 - Marriage as Public Theology: Why Your Marriage Preaches a Message

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Ep 98 - Most Marriages Don’t Break—They Slowly Drift

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Ep 97 - Is Marriage Bad for Women? What Research and Scripture Really Say

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Ep 96 - Unexpectations: The Hidden Ways Couples Hurt Each Other

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Ep 95 - Supporting a Spouse Who Survived Sexual Trauma: A Christian Guide to Healing Together

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Ep 94 - Faith Differences, Shared Mission: Thriving Across Denominations

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Ep 93 - The Day My Spouse Changed Their Beliefs

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Ep 92 - Loving Jesus… But Losing Each Other: The Hidden Cost of Ministry Burnout

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Ep 91 - From Conflict to Connection: Turning Spousal Feedback Into Growth

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Ep 90 - Is Emotional Distance Killing Your Marriage?

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Ep 89 - Contraception and Christian Marriage

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Ep 88 - Building Emotional Intimacy in Marriage: The Key to a Thriving Relationship

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Ep 87b - Bad Internet Advice Part 2

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Ep - 87a Bad Internet Advice Part 1

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Ep 86 - In-laws: Navigating Boundaries, Expectations, and Blessings

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Ep 85 - Building Emotional Intimacy

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Ep 84 - Main Character Energy

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Ep 83 - No Perfect Marriages

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Ep 82 - How to Sabotage Your Marriage With Money

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Ep 81 - How to Sabotage Communication (Part 2)

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Ep 80 - How to Sabotage Communication

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Ep 79 - What is Love

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Ep 78 - We Marry Our Unfinished Business

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Ep 77 - Commitment: Not Getting Divorced is not Enough

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Ep 76 - Why Men Don’t Feel Safe

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Ep 75 - New Love Languages

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Ep 74 - Combining Accounts; Yes or No?

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Ep 73 - Being Your Spouse’s Peace

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Ep 72 - Can I Still Be Friends With My Ex?

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Ep 71 - What Does the Bible Really Say About Marital Submission

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Ep 70 - Sex After Kids

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Ep 69 - I Feel More Like a Roommate than a Spouse

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Ep 68 - Friends, Finances, and Your Marriage

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Ep 67 - Through the Eyes of a Child

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Ep 66 - Spicing Things Up

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Ep 65 - Flood of Anger

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Ep 64 - Trad Wives

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Ep 63 - Critical Spouses

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Ep 62 - Relationship Jet Lag

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Ep 61 - When Compromise is Not an Option

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Ep 60 - Competing in Marriage

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Ep - 59 Chemistry Isn’t Real

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Ep 58 - Marriage is Fun!

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Ep 57 - When Intimacy Doesn’t Lead to Sex

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Ep 56 - Listening During Tough Conversations

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Ep 55 - Validation Leads to Transformation!

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Ep 54 - Praying as a Couple

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Ep 53 - Anniversary Edition! Questions from Listeners

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Ep 52 - Happy!

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Ep 51 - Thoughts on Prenups

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Ep 50 - Communication Breakdowns

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Ep 49 - A Little Help From Our Friends

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Ep - 48 R-E-S-P-E-C-T

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Ep 47 - Why You Shouldn’t Get Married

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Ep 46 - Anniversary Edition

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Ep 45 - Pornography

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Ep 44 - What Makes a Good Apology?

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Ep 43 - Struggling for Control

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Ep 42 - Let’s Talk About Money

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Ep 41 - Marriage on Mission

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Ep 40 - Does Your Marriage Make You Happy?

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Ep 39 - When Love Languages Collide

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Ep 38 - Be A Man

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Ep 37 - When Sex Becomes Routine

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Ep 36 - Lust!

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Ep 35 - One But Different

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Ep 34 - Divorce is an Option

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Ep 33 - The Signs of a Thriving Marriage

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Ep 32 - Managing Difference in Parenting

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Ep 31 - Who Completes You?

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Ep 30 - Normal Marital Hatred?

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Ep 29 - When Support isn’t Supportive

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Ep 28 - Weathering the Storms

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Ep 27 - Home for the Holidays!?

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Ep 26 - What Does the Bible Say About Gender Roles

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Ep 25 - Love is a Choice

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Ep 24 - Live From New Life Church Pt 6

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Ep 23 - Live from New Life Church pt 5

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Ep 22 -Live from New Life Church pt 4

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Ep 21 - Live from New Life Church #3

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Ep 20: Live from New Life Church part 2

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Ep 19: Live from New Life Church in Ann Arbor

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Ep 18: What if I Didn’t Marry My Soulmate?

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Ep 17: Mature Sex

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Ep 16: Little Problems Become Big Problems; You Need To Work on Your Marriage Early

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Ep 15 Managing In-Law Expectations

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Ep 14 Speak in a Way Your Spouse Wants to Listen

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Ep 13 Message Sent, Message Not Received (Improving Your Listening Skills)

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Ep 12 - Money Can’t Buy Love, or a Thriving Marriage