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Listen in as Chris & Cindy tackle why people with good hearts, and even good intentions, still find themselves struggling in their marriage. Could it be your marriage is not actually bad, but rather neither of you are equipped properly. Let us help reframe your marriage from what you thought is was supposed to be to what God designed it to be!

We continue to push a covenant filled marriage but tackling those difficult topics, and conversations! Today it is that "I feel crazy" feeling, but it is more than likely a feeling of being disconnected. So your marriage is not crazy; you are not crazy for that matter, it is a disconnect. Tune in and listen as Chris & Cindy use their experience and faith to avoid being disconnected!!

We are back at it w/ fresh content on marriage coming straight to you! We are jumping into the 20 Silent Killers of marriage! Every marriage needs to stretch out a diagnosis before trying treatment! Can you relate.. We will ask questions in this opening episode, "Why is your marriage feeling hard", or "Why advice culture is a failing principle in our society". Being aware is no...

We are back in the Fruit of the Spirit... and the fruit in this episode is 'Joy'. So stop thinking you are just happy ,and discover how to purse 'Joy' ;;; regardless of your circumstances... especially in your marriage. Does your joy come from your spouse... listen in!

Chris & Cindy are back in a brand new series titled "If you are not living it, stop claiming it"! Lets dive into the Fruits of the Spirit with #1 being Love. Do you think Love is soft and how do you love in your marriage. Dust off your bible, we are in Galatians chp 5.

We are back and diving head first into scripture and the controversy around what that looks like in your relationship. Listen in as Chris & Cindy provide their take on love and hate.

Listen in as Chris and Cindy are back in the Love Languages approaching the end, in your relationship do you feel that Love is truly enough? Can Love conquer all...

Each Love Language has been covered, now what is yours.. and will your spouse agree? Listen in as Chris and Cindy offer insight on how to discover your primary Love Language. It may even be different than what you originally thought...

In the Final Love Language Chris & Cindy dive into Physical touch! To feel secure in your relationship, your marriage, can rest on those intimate, physical encounters... but what happens when insecurity has risen up..? Listen in and GET PHYSICAL

Here we are on Love Language #4, Acts of Service. How do you serve your spouse, and indeed this can be hard especially when things are not so great. Do you think that actually cutting the grass or cleaning the house would fall into 'Acts of Service' ... great question? Listen in as Chris and Cindy roll out their perspectives and see if in your relationship this matches!

The universal concept of gift giving. Thinking of your partner and simply getting them something to show this... is this hard for you to do, or think of, or does this come easy? There is also the gift of self.. interesting? Subscribe and listen in as Chris & Cindy tackle her Love Language.

Love Language number 2 is flowing from words of affirmation into some Quality time. What does Quality Time actual mean, you would be surprised to learn that Quality Conversation is nestled into this Love Language. Listen in and discover for yourself, and your partner, if this Love Language fits you. Subscribe and listen in...

Love Language #1 = Words of Affirmation. So ask yourself, "Do i speak affirmations over my marriage, my partner, our life together"? Interesting question for all couples as in a covenant relationship we are too purposefully build our partner up. How words can tear us down.. There is a way to express hurt, pain, and even anger in a KIND way. Listen in and subscribe.

Welcome to a brand new series based on Gary Chapmans book titled, The 5 Love Languages... lets dive into this reading and literally layout this book based on our thoughts with regards to our marriage and if/how this book can be applied. "I got 5 on it" fits perfectly into the theme of this book. So listen in, grab the book, and lets see where your marriage falls.

Here we go, Chris & Cindy back on the sex and security and this time where are the kids... how difficult is it to have children and still find time to enjoy one another? Men, it is the pursuit, and for my ladies it is the mindset... agree??? Subscribe and listen in...

ED is this hidden epidemic that most men find almost impossible to disclose, outside some sort of treatment provided by a mens clinic. The worldwide prevalence of erectile dysfunction is expected to increase to 322 million men by 2025. (International Journal of Impotence Research, 2000). ED affects about 30 million men in the United States. (Current Opinion in Nephrology and Hypertension, 2012). T...

Listen in as Chris & Cindy come at this topic from opposite directions. In your marriage what does intimacy look like... is the end goal of intimacy to basically get the clothes off each other, or is there more. Intimacy can come in many forms so what does it mean in your marriage? #BeBetteratMarriage #FaithFirst

Here we go with those unrealistic sexual expectations from within your marriage, not necessarily the worldly expectations that started this sex series but the expectations you get from your spouse. Listen in as Chris and Cindy come at this ideal of what is expected sexually inside the confines of your home per say... the vulnerability to admit what you like sexually and even what you do not like!...

How difficult, or awkward, even in your marriage to tell your partner what you like and do not like when it comes to sex? Communication that is not self seeking, but uplifting and open will lead to you both being vulnerable, which in turn will lead to a better, healthier sex life. Be Better at Marriage from a faith first mindset. Check out the sex question date idea Chris and Cindy talk about... g...

It can be reasoned with every couple that the earliest influences on our sexuality are the household and societal sexual norms that we grow up with. This is unfortunate but the truth. If you were raised in a place where those around you, for religious or cultural reasons, feel that sex is bad or even dirty, you might suppress your own sexual exploration within your relationship. Sex is good and to...

It is a common theme in a relationship to date each other, but is it common in a marriage? We all hear this "do not stop dating each other" but what does this actually mean coming from a woman's viewpoint, and then throw the mans viewpoint on top of that. What do get? You get an FtupLife Podcast that jumps right into this topic. Listen in and grow your marriage, let Chris & Cindy...

Here we go into the world of what each other likes to do, how we like to spend our time outside the relationship even? This would be called hobbies... or a lifestyle in that it is something each of you enjoy. The key is that hopefully these hobbies can overlap at times and be enjoyed together! Listen in and Chris and Cindy discuss their hobbies and how separated time on a consistent basis can lead...

Here we go into the world of friendships, from couples to that person you have been friends with since middle school. There can be tension in your relationship when at times attempting to choose who to spend time with comes into play, is a an entire girls weekend necessary and for the woman is this something that is anticipated and looked forward to vs the man who looks forward to the golf week wi...

Living through your children is a popular analogy and has been thrown around for years. Why does it seem no one sees this in the relationship, hence the RUT that starts to form.... and make no mistake the longer the RUT holds onto your relationship the deeper it can be to climb out. Listen in and Chris & Cindy take this discussion into what some would consider offensive territory. As a man sho...

The RUT, that point which can come and go it seems at various times in your relationship to where there is just a DULL. Tell the truth and be honest here, has at any point in your marriage, in your relationship, that you have felt like you are just high fiving your partner on the way out the door. This happens to all couples as we are all busy. Busy with work perhaps, pursing your career coupled w...