The Simple Mission Podcast

With this last tip on having a thriving marriage, we believe this may be one of the most important! The reason why is this goes hand-in-hand with your spiritual relationship with God. When you are married, you are entering into a covenant with a person you vowed to be with for life UNDER God. So, we answer this question: how do you maintain that spiritual bond with God and your spouse? By cultivat...

Yes we said it- Your spouse is NOT God. If you set expectations on your spouse that you expect from God, then you will get disappointed. In reality, you might actually be placing your spouse above God, as an idol, a god. Honestly we all have experienced this in some sort of way in our marriages. But, we need to get our priorities straight with God in order to have a thriving marriage. There is a g...

This is a really crucial episode in order to have a thriving marriage. We feel like this is a silent struggle for many married couples, comparing your spouse to others. We would take it even further and say this is more prevalent in women due of social media but also for men as well. The thing is we cannot put the blame on other people for making us feel resentful or bitter - it is not up to them...

You are not at the end of your relationship journey once you're married. For your love and marriage to keep growing and thriving, you have to realize that the pursuit of your spouse never stops. Think about when you first started dating your now-spouse: you pursued them, called them, texted them, stayed in constant communication,  went on dates weekly or even more, told them you loved them all the...

This is episode #4 of our thriving marriage series - halfway there! This will be a tougher episode to digest. We all have said or yelled things to our spouse that we regret or wish we can take back. This is an area that only God can help you in. Only He can give you a softened heart and reveal to you on why you say harsh words or yell. It’s what is from the heart, so that is why we need to check o...

Investing in your marriage is the #3 episode of our thriving marriage series and this is a SUPER important one! How do you truly have a thriving marriage? Let's look at marriage like a garden. You have to work and grow it, tend to it, water it, give it sun and shade, and prune the plants. Your marriage can be like a thriving beautiful garden OR it will be full of weeds, decay, and overgrowth due t...

This is episode #2 of how to have a thriving marriage series - let's get right to it! But, first, let's start out with a question...What foundation is your marriage founded on? Is it God, the world & the culture, or selfishness…truly think on this. If it is not founded on God, then anything that we say or do to “improve” our marriage will not work because it is based on selfishness or following yo...

If you are married, we should be enjoying our spouse to the fullest! But, we know that marriages are not perfect, but if both you and your spouse have dedicated your marriage to God and have set Him as your foundation over your lives, then there’s nothing that He cannot do for you, especially within your marriage. Let's go over what God says on how to have a thriving marriage, not just a surviving...

We are so excited for this episode! This is not just a topic we are passionate about but living the lifestyle of Jesus is something we strive to do daily. Even though we aren't perfect, we share what we've learned on how to live like Jesus and the 3 ways to approach this is just a starting place. If Jesus was with us right now, how would he live in today's current day and age? More often than not,...

We are back after a 9-month hiatus! We have good reason though...we found out we are pregnant and life has changed so much since then. We share updates on our pregnancy so far, when baby is due, our 3-year journey of getting pregnant, & our thoughts on becoming parents. Also, since it is July, it's about the mid-point of the year so let's check in-- how has your 2023 been going so far? We've alrea...

Today is Halloween Day and we are sharing our thoughts on celebrating Halloween as believers. We share on how we grew up with Halloween, the history behind Halloween, and what we do now according to our personal conviction with the Lord. We bring up scary topics like witchcraft, spiritual realm, and our culture's embrace of darkness. We just want you to be aware of who you allow to influence you b...

When you think of real estate investing, do you often think of people like Donald Trump? You might be surprised that ANYONE can start investing in real estate, if they have a plan and have a small amount of savings. This is the episode where we finally share about our investment in real estate even though we are nervous to do so. Going into real estate investing is a lifestyle that one of us wrest...

A very important question to ask: should a church encourage kids to transgenderism? That is actually what is going on in a church in Katy, TX. A recent video from being undercover went viral on Twitter, where Taylor Hansen went into the church, asking questions about the church and about the Transparent Closet that they offered as a service to the community. This was no ordinary closet or just giv...

Yes, we are talking about dating today! We obviously have not been in the dating world in a long time HOWEVER, we have learned so much since our previous dating era, and we will also share an inside look on one of our dating history lol We share our thoughts on dating then and now, how to date while pleasing God, and our stance on talking to multiple people at once. Then, we will discuss our opini...

Sometimes, we can look at people around us and wonder, wow, how come I am not there yet? I feel so behind on what I planned to be at this time: still single when you long to be dating; dating when you long to be married; married but long for kids; in college but long to be done with college and live your life; graduated college but haven’t landed the dream job; have 1 good friend but don't have a...

We are back with a new podcast season! We share some life updates in this episode, including changing how we manage our landscaping business. We also have released a new segment on The Simple Mission called “Reacting to…” and whatever topic we react to in under 1 ½ minutes. We share why we have decided to share our thoughts, opinions, & reactions on politics and culture... FYI: Our podcast episode...

Hi there! We missed being on the podcast just chatting with y'all - we are doing a quick episode on our thoughts we have had this summer over "summertime" and spending time with God... Sometimes, we can be so looking forward to summer, mostly to relax, to go on vacations and trips, and just to have the extra time. But how are we truly using and spending our summer time? What are our true prioritie...

We know that hearing the word “intimacy” may make you scared or want to run away. But what about in marriage?? There are many types of intimacy that we found researching this (12?!) and we think that gets way too complicated and mostly unnecessary to have all of them. We go over 3 major types of intimacy - physical, emotional, & spiritual intimacy. This episode covers all of them in no particular...

WE STARTED OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL! We named it David & Lianna Bond since it's more about our lives but it is still a part of The Simple Mission! Head over to watch our first video & be sure to subscribe to be notified for new updates & videos, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_3yOizu0igwA2rlxYhIZGQ  Now, onto the the rest of the show notes on Spiritual Highs... You know that feeling when you go with...

Why is it important to speak good words? To reveal if you are a true believer of Jesus Christ or do not know God at all. And, to bring life, not death, to believers and non-believers. We continue on in our James 3 Bible Study and in Part 2, we share examples of good words and examples of bad words and you can see where your words are at now.  This is difficult to do to watch our mouths and continu...

Do you all feel like what you say gets you into trouble a lot? Is what you are thinking or commenting online not really the best? We all certainly struggle with our words and the power of our tongue can build up or tear down. Often, our words comes from our thoughts and our thoughts comes from our hearts and where our heart is focused on is where we are drawing from. In this bible study from James...

We have two special guests on the podcast: Pastor Clayton & Abigail Sullivan. They are youth and young adults pastors at Church of Hope in Corpus Christi, Texas. We have great conversations on the recent struggles of the youth and how we can better relate to the youth, their thoughts on church hurt and how to overcome the hurt, along with encouragement, and lessons learned from their first year of...

The difficult truth is that there is no perfect forgiveness. We can listen to this episode and do so much better with it, however we are all human and our first instinct is to get angry and hold grudges. That's the truth.  Practicing forgiveness is extremely valuable in your life. Not only does Jesus talk about it a whole lot in the Bible, it is mentioned in other texts outside of the Bible in man...

We have heard so many stories and experiences regarding church hurt and it really makes us sad because we know what and how the church should be according to God's Word. The church was designed and built for the lost, to have a safe place to be able to share their experiences and receive the love of Christ in return regarding the denomination or characteristic of the church. Church hurt happens wh...

"The ones who succeed are the ones who don't quit." Those are the words from this podcast episode featuring Aaron Gomez, known also as A.G. who is a RIAA PLATINUM PRODUCER, IS ON 2X #1 ALBUMS & IS A TOP 40 BILLBOARD AWARD WINNER. He has produced songs with Kanye West, Travis Scott, Logic, Andy Mineo and more. We talk with A.G. on how he got started making music, how he took each step in chasing hi...