The Living Marriages Podcast | Effective Communication, Intimacy, Healthy Habits, Christian Counseling, Christian Parenting

Sex and finances are the two topics that we seem to find ourselves coming back to often because they are two of the largest stress points in any marriage.  On this episode, we talk about: Our journey with money and learning what "mammon" is Exploring Jesus' puzzling parable on money from Luke 16 Learning to see money as a tool for the kingdom that is to be leveraged Learning to trust God as our Go...

Research has shown that it can take couples between 2 and 6 years to finally reach out for help from the time they realize they're having trouble in their marriage. We've got one question: why wait so long? On today's episode we discuss: the benefits of marriage mentoring and why getting ahead of the problem is healthy the shame and pressure couples feel when they are having issues that may preven...

We're so excited to be joined by a new friend, author and marriage coach Dana Che. In this wide-ranging conversation we talk about: her story of how God raised her up as a marriage coach after infidelity in her marriage what a "biblical marriage" is and is not the new book that God laid on her heart and how it's been helping couples encounter him and one another what hope there is for couples goin...

Trigger warning: In this episode we share about the loss of a parent. With increased life expectancy and older first-time parents, the so-called "Sandwich Generation" - people having to care for both young children and aging or ill parents - is growing. Being a part of this generation of care-givers, we have experienced the tremendous pressure and complexity this creates. On today's episode we sha...

I confess! I (Aaron) love big, radical things! I'm always looking for the "next big idea" that will change our lives and our marriages, the "silver bullet" or "magic formula" that will bring dramatic transformation. However, while we should not discount the big things, I've been learning the ways in which God is inviting us to discover and invest in the small things. When these are done often, wit...

Difference and Drift. These 2 things can be subtle but deadly for our marriages. Have you discovered some differences with your spouse that have left you discouraged? Do you find yourself drifting further and further apart from your partner? We're so excited to share our conversation with Braden and Kristin Hafner of Family Life Canada about God's hope for our marriages! On this episode you'll hea...

When we use the word "intimacy," our culture (and even our churches) have conditioned us to think of what happens in the bedroom, of sexual intimacy. While sexual intimacy is an integral part of marriage, it is not the full picture of what God has created us for and invited us into. There is so much more to intimacy and today's episode is meant to get the conversation going on what intimacy in mar...

This is a first for the Living Marriages Podcast - a rebroadcast of one of our and your favourite episodes! Be encouraged as we re-visit this conversation with our good friend and mentor, Katie Skurja. ------ "Shame is the most powerful force on the planet, apart from grace." Katie Skurja, founder of Imago Dei Ministries, is an internationally recognized inner healing practitioner, spiritual direc...

Greetings friends! When we began the Living Marriages podcast over a year ago, we could never have imagined what a wonderful ride God was inviting us to - one filled with inspiring interviews, challenging conversations and the incredible opportunity to get to know some of you, our listeners. We felt called from the beginning to offer 2 episodes a week (outside of once-a-week summer episodes) and w...

Are you feeling hurried, busy beyond what you thought was possible, stripped of joy? Our culture has a solution for you - buy this bathrobe or three of these candles or this SUV to take you to the mountains so you can find the rest you so desperately want and need.  They have one thing right - we need this rest! But here's what they have wrong - you don't need to buy it. God offers it to you. It's...

On this Thursday Thought, we provide some time for reflection as God invites us to consider: Are there areas of our marriage or our lives where we don't feel contented or satisfied? If so, why might that be? In what ways is God calling us to a fast in those areas, whether that be from food or spending? Where do you have a sense that God is inviting you to fast in order to prepare you for his feast...

Dopamine is profitable. We live in an age where everything is designed to give us quick dopamine hits, from our devices to our online shopping carts, because retailers and marketers know that dopamine drives sales. But is this what God designed us for? As individuals and in our marriages? On this episode, we share about our experience of doing a "No Spend Week". We talk about: The difficulties the...

In our last episode , we discussed the dangers and harm that can come to our relationships from unhealthy relationships with our devices.  Today, we're providing space for us to reflect with God and one another. How have I given in to my phone and social media's design to give me quick dopamine hits? How has this replaced the slower work of intimacy and conversation in my marriage and family? How...

We recently heard a very convicting conversation between Joey Odom of ReclaimWell and the great folks over at the Intentional Parenthood Podcast. In that conversation , Joey warns of how the phone can really kill intimacy between spouses and harm relationships between parents and children. On this episode, we review some of the harmful habits and attitudes we've formed around our devices and seek...

On this Thursday Thought, we re-visit our powerful conversation with Dr. John Littlejohn. (Listen to that on Apple Podcasts , Spotify or wherever you're listening to us from!) We reflect on the ways we intentionally or unintentionally fall into idolatry, how to seek God first, especially in the mundane and unpack the difference between an inward-focused grumbling that negatively affects our life a...

For our 101st episode, we're thrilled to welcome back our great friend and a favourite podcast guest, Dr. John Littlejohn! We hear God's heart and word for his people in 2026, including: What it means for our lives and marriages to put God first What that means for us in the mundane details of life and marriage God's invitation to discover the plank in our eye before trying to take the speck out o...

100 episodes ago, we asked a single question: Is your marriage healthy, or is it just dry bones? Today, we are celebrating 100 moments of God’s faithfulness, 100 conversations about intimacy, and the incredible goodness of a God who breathes life into the hardest places of our relationships. In this milestone episode of The Living Marriages Podcast, we are going back to where it all began. We re-v...

If you've ever felt like a failure because you've had a hard time getting a family devotional started, this episode is for you. We’re sharing the one habit we’ve attached to our morning breakfast routine that's been working so far —and why God's grace is more important than perfection, especially when Kim Chi ruins breakfast! Resources A free online family devotional that uses the practice of lect...

In Episode 97, we interviewed renowned author Sheila Wray Gregoire about God's beautiful vision for sex and intimacy and how, sadly, there has been much harmful teaching and messaging that has made sex feel like anything other than a good gift from a good God. On this Thursday Thought, join us as we provide space and reflection to examine the messages we have learned about sex, how that has shaped...

Author Sheila Wray Gregoire has been writing Christian marriage and sex-advice since 2003. But in 2019, she made a shocking discovery about much of the advice that is out there for Christian couples. In our wide-ranging conversation with Sheila you'll hear: How Sheila discovered the harm that some best-selling Christian marriage books were causing readers and what she's doing about it How the beau...

In episode 95, we shared God's invitation to us and you to start taking our marriages more seriously. We asked what neglect looks like in our marriage and how God might be inviting us to turn that around, what new habits or mindsets he might be asking us to commit to. On this Thursday Thought, we take time to reflect on where some of the chaos and fires might be in our marriage and how those might...

It's always a good time to check in with God and one another on the state of your marriage and family. We happened to do our check-in at the end of 2025 and God had a pretty serious invitation for us: start taking yourselves and your marriage more seriously. It's an invitation we're passing on to you! On this episode you'll hear: What it looks like when you're not taking your marriage seriously an...

Happy New Year! As we step into 2026, we wanted to pray God's blessing and provision for your marriage this year. That prayer involves bringing our "not enough", our "loaves and fish" to Jesus and to see what he will do with them. It means not limiting God in how and where he wants to provide for us.  Join us for this time of prayer and blessing as we step into a New Year together! Next Steps Get...

If you're listening in real-time with us, this episode is being released at the end of 2025. As you look back on the year that was and look ahead to the year to come, how has God been enough for you? In your life and your marriage? Are there areas you've struggled seeing him as enough? Are there areas where you can celebrate his abundance? In this episode we share: The question that really got us...

If you're listening in real-time with us at the Living Marriages podcast, Merry Christmas! We've got a short Christmas Day greeting for you complete with an amazing rendition of a winter poem read by our incredible boys, Ethan and Elijah. Praying the love, joy, peace and hope of the Christmas season for you! Love, Aaron, April, Ethan and Elijah