Abiding Marriage Podcast

Please listen in today as we share both some really important news for you, the listener, as well as an opportunity for you to help us! So take a few minutes to listen in. And as always, thanks for joining us on this journey of marriage! Feedback/Contact Us:  If you would like to share feedback on our podcast or suggestions for future episodes, please send us an email at  podcast@AbidingMarriage.o...

The New Year is upon us! And as we start the New Year, we want to encourage you to truly make the most important things your priority this year - both individually AND as a couple. What are those most important things? Well, listen in today and you will find out! This is not about New Year's resolutions, but about prioritizing the things that God wants us to prioritize so that we can flourish...

As we close out 2023, we want to take time to share with you something that is CRITICAL - not just for this time of year - but all year long. We also know how BUSY this time of year can be...but please take some time to listen and respond to what you hear on this episode. And as always, thanks for joining us on this journey of marriage! Feedback/Contact Us:  If you would like to share feedback on...

This time of year can be super-stressful for couples! And that stress can lead to conflict as husband and wife. So we want to take some time on this episode to help you and your spouse effectively deal with those stresses, so that this Christmas season can truly be a joyful season for both of you and your family! So take a few minutes to listen in. And as always, thanks for joining us on this jour...

Whether or not you and your spouse are on the same foundation with how you view money and possessions, those two topics are certainly challenging for many couples. And as you probably know, many couples who divorce say that financial struggles were a main reason for the ending of their marriage. So on today's episode, we want to help you and your spouse get on the same biblical foundation for...

Our identity in Christ is something that is critical for each of us to understand and walk out if we are to FLOURISH in our individual lives, as well as in our marriage relationship. Understanding who God says we are, as born-again Christ-followers, is ESSENTIAL if we are going to live as He has designed us! So take a few minutes to listen so you and your spouse can understand and walk out this fo...

Today’s episode is one that EVERY husband and wife can connect with - because we are talking about marital communication. And the truth is that lots of couples STRUGGLE to communicate with one another, even after many years of being married! So today we are going to look at Scripture and see some essentials that can help “unlock” better communication between you and your spouse. And these are thin...

So many couples we talk to are often “stuck” or “crippled” in their marriage relationship because of some things they believe about marriage that are just NOT TRUE. We can hear these lies and start to believe them -- OR sometimes, based on our life experiences, we come to the wrong conclusions about things and move forward believing these lies, without ever thinking they are actually leading you d...

T here’s so many emotions we feel on the day we get married! But as we….and you and your spouse may have experienced, those incredible feelings of being ‘in love’ that you had on your wedding day, don’t usually last year after year. That feeling of ‘being in love’ alone cannot sustain you on your journey of marriage.  There is something beyond a feeling that we must have, if we are going to grow a...

There’s so many emotions we feel on the day we get married! But as we….and you and your spouse may have experienced, those incredible feelings of being ‘in love’ that you had on your wedding day, don’t usually last year after year. That feeling of ‘being in love’ alone cannot sustain you on your journey of marriage.  There is something beyond a feeling that we must have, if we are going to grow an...

As a couple, we wholeheartedly believe that prayer between you and your spouse is VITAL to growing your spiritual connection as a couple. And we want to challenge every husband and wife listening to intentionally work on your consistency in this area.  But we also want to acknowledge, as many of you listening could attest, that praying together as husband and wife is harder to consistently practic...

As much as any of us would hate to admit it, every married couple experiences tough days that sometimes turn into tough seasons. The question is, as Christ-followers, “What Do I Do When Things Get Hard in My Marriage?” And while we cannot answer that question for your specific situation, we want to spend some time on today’s episode in providing help for you and your spouse in this tough season. S...

Back in November of 2022, we celebrated our 30th anniversary! So thankful to God for His sustaining grace for all those years. In celebration of that event, we wrote a blog post reflecting on the lessons learned through those 30 years. On today's episode, we take time to reflect on just a handful of the 30 things we shared, with the idea of going deeper in this podcast episode than we could on the...

Many of us who have been around church or the Christian faith have heard about the need to "love God and love others", based on Jesus' words in Matthew 22. Today we want to talk about what we call “The Overflow Effect", that is related to Jesus' words in Matthew 22. This "Overflow Effect" is VITAL for your marriage. So take a few minutes to listen in. And as always...

Marriage is a place where you and your spouse can experience great joy and fulfillment! But the other side of marriage is the painful truth that we hurt one another, even though we love each other deeply. And because of these hurts, one or both spouses sometimes feel guilt and shame around the ways that they have hurt their spouse. Guilt and shame can hinder a couple’s marriage relationship, if it...

Trust is something that is essential to marriage. Trust is only earned over time, but it can be lost in a moment. Loss of trust often comes from situations like adultery or the use of pornography, but it can also result from other issues where one spouse feels lied to, betrayed, or deceived by the other spouse.  Things like inappropriate conversations with the opposite gender, hiding activities or...

All couples experience conflict - that is the reality of marriage and relationships. So the real question for you is not IF you will have conflict but HOW will you work through those disagreements and conflicts. And that is what we want to talk about on today’s episode - learning to work through those situations in both a God-honoring and spouse-honoring way. This is Part 2 of two podcasts we are...

Episode Description : All couples experience conflict - that is the reality of marriage and relationships. So the real question for you is not IF you will have conflict but HOW will you work through those disagreements and conflicts. And that is what we want to talk about on today’s episode - learning to work through those situations in both a God-honoring and spouse-honoring way. This is Part 1 o...

Episode Description: On today’s episode, we share Godly wisdom on what to do in the event you find out that your spouse is having an adulterous relationship, or you are involved in one yourself. In our years of talking to couples, we have talked to multitudes of couples who have walked this path. Many of them made unwise choices in how they handled this, and we don’t want you or someone you know t...

On today’s episode, we share two questions, drawn straight from two bible passages, that help a husband or wife honestly evaluate the words they are using with their spouse. So be sure to listen in, so you can learn these questions and begin to use them to help grow the communication in your marriage! Feedback/Contact Us: If you would like to share feedback on our podcast or suggestions for future...

Adultery is rampant in our world, and no married couple is immune from the temptation to break their marriage covenant with another person. On today's episode, we are sharing some warning signs that you may be moving in that direction as well as practical things you can do to fight this threat to your marriage. Listen to hear more! Feedback/Contact Us : If you would like to share feedbac...

As Followers of Christ, we believe that the core truth of Easter - what Christ-followers call “The Gospel” - can and should be impacting our marriages every single day. We will talk about why we believe that is essential for your marriage and some practical ways to live it out! Feedback/Contact Us : If you would like to share feedback on our podcast or suggestions for future episodes, please send...

Before God established His “set apart people” in the Old Testament, and before He used Pentecost to birth His church, He created and designed marriage. Marriage was established by God in Genesis Ch 2, the very first book of the Bible. And we are excited to share about God’s divine design for marriage on today’s episode of Abiding Marriage. Feedback/Contact Us : If you would like to share feedback...

Questions Addressed on this Q&A Episode: Q1: What are some spiritual disciplines that you recommend couples do together? Q2: How to fight well and be kind? AND What are some practical ways to show respect to your spouse when “arguing”? Q3: How do you find trusted friends to discuss spousal/marital issues? Q4: As a husband, how can I learn to be more gentle and understanding with my wife when s...

The Number One Killer of Marriages: Episode #13: How does a couple get from pledging their love and commitment to each other to saying “I want a divorce”?  Or How do two people who were so “head over heels” in love...end up living like strangers at the same address? On today’s episode, we want to talk about what we believe is the #1 KILLER of marriage relationships.  And it is something...