No Regretz Marriage

Welcome to part two of the marriage check-up. We go to the doctor for check-ups. We take our car in for a check-up. Why not do a marriage check-up. We are in the midst of a series called marriage Check-up. This week we look at friendship in marriage. Is your spouse your best friend? They should be. Maybe you're not there yet, but you can sure work at getting there. Join us on this week's podcast a...

We are starting a new podcast series based on an annual marriage check-up we use with couples. We will explore ten aspects of your relationship that can impact the health of your marriage. This week we ask the question: How is your relationship with God? The most important relationship you have is with God. The health of that relationship will impact the rest of your marriage. How are you doing?

People often claim that their pornography use is not hurting anyone. While this is untrue on many levels, one of the biggest areas of impact is on the porn user's spouse. On today's podcast, we will discuss the issues of spousal trauma when pornography is part of the marriage.

This is the last podcast that goes along with our devotional book, "From You & Me to We". We have followed along with book, chapter by chapter, for the whole year. In this final episode of season 3 of the No Regretz Marriage podcast, Carla and I each share our top 5 tips for you to keep the fire burning in your marriage.

What might be keeping you from enjoying the sexual intimacy that God designed to be experienced in marriage? Join us for the second podcast as we look at some of the barriers to sexual intimacy and how you can overcome them.

God created sex to be pleasurable for both men & women. He designed it to connect us to another person spiritually, emotionally, experientially, and physically in the bonds of marriage. Many couples don't experience sexual intimacy in all those ways. In a series of two podcasts, we will discuss some of the barriers couples may face in the area of sexual intimacy. Part two will drop on Thursday...

Porn is a problem in marriages and our culture today. Porn is a problem in our churches. According to research by the Barna Research, 75% of Christian men and 40% of Christian women view pornography at least occasionally. In this first of a series of podcasts talking about this subject, my son Kemper and I talk about some of the issues on this topic.

In 1Corinthians 10:31, Paul encourages us to do everything for God's honor and glory. You may never have thought about it, but that includes sex to the glory of God. When we are experiencing sexual intimacy within the confines of marriage, giving ourselves to our spouse with the goal of mutual pleasure and satisfaction, sex becomes an act of worship. Does your sex life rise to worship? Are you see...

There are two things married couples often have a hard time talking about - sex and money. We want to help you and your spouse start talking more about both, but today and for the next few weeks, it will be about sex. Why do couples struggle when it comes to talking about sex? It's uncomfortable, we just never have, or maybe you just don't know where to start. Over the next several podcasts we hop...

Is your marriage a priority or does it take its place among a number of things going on in your life? If you are a Christian, your first priority is your relationship with God. If you are married, your marriage should be your next highest priority. If it's not, your marriage may begin to decline.

In John 5 we find the story of the man who had been an invalid for 38 years. One day Jesus came to him and asked him, "Do you want to be healed?" The man answered with excuses. We often have excuses as to why our marriages can't be healthy. The question is "Do I want my marriage to be healed?" God can heal our marriage if we trust him. Join us as we discuss letting God heal your marriage.

If you want to have a great marriage, you better learn to forgive. If you are a Christian, the Bible tells us that forgiveness is an act of obedience. It's not optional. Bruce Heber in Forgiving Forward said it this way, "Every wound you have received or ever will receive has been covered by the blood of Christ." Join us on this week's podcast as we talk about the power of forgiveness in marriage.

The first miracle Jesus performed was at a wedding where the hosts ran out of wine. Mary, the mother of Jesus, asked for his help. When he ultimately agreed to help, Mary told the servants, "Do what he tells you to do." There are times that we seem to run out of "wine" in our marriage. The romance and passion are gone; you struggle to give anything to your spouse. Your love tank is empty, and you...

One of the catch phrases from the series "Game of Thrones" was "winter is coming." Well, winter comes for all of us. We know this life is going to end. Scripture and science both tell us there is an end to this physical life we are now experiencing. As a married couple, we both know there is an end. We vowed to be with each other "as long as we both shall live." How will you spend those last years...

The marriage season of Fall is sometimes called The Golden Years. It is the time of empty nesters. The children have gone, and the husband and wife are alone with each other again. This can be a challenging time as you leave the time of daily parenting. Who will you be as a couple. If you haven't focused on your marriage during the Summer season, you may feel you are living with a stranger. There...

For most couples, summer is the longest season of marriage. From the birth of their firstborn to the baby leaving the nest might be 25-30 years. The key to a great Fall season of marriage is keeping your marriage the priority during the years of raising your family. How do you navigate this busy season and still keep the marriage the priority? We will talk about the summer and give you tips to kee...

Welcome to the Spring of marriage. These first years of your marriage journey are crucial to the long-term health of your marriage. Start healthy habits now to lay a strong foundation for the rest of your marriage. Start now because Summer will be here before you know it.

Which season is your marriage in the midst of? Are you in those early years when it is just the two of you? Maybe you are in the fullness of summer, a home full of children and you feel you can scarcely breath sometimes. Are you in the season of fall, the nest is empty, and you are trying to figure out who you are now with no children in the house? Or maybe you are in the winter, and you see the f...

There are times in your marriage that you could use a good marriage coach. Your marriage has gone stale; you might be starting to drift. You need help getting your marriage back on track. These are great situations to get some marriage coaching. But sometimes you need marriage counseling. When there has been deep pain or a loss, when there has been infidelity, maybe a situation of addiction, these...

Have you ever been with your spouse, one of you says or does something that is seemingly benign, and the other one has an explosive emotional reaction. You may have just stepped on an emotional landmine. There are often these emotional landmines, hidden under the surface that can do damage when you set them off. On today's No Regretz Marriage podcast, we will take a look at how to handle these une...

Differing opinions about children can be a source of conflict. Check out our podcast if this is a problem in your marriage.

While conflict can help you build a stronger marriage, what if you could stop it before it starts? This week on No Regretz Marriage, we give you tips and tools on how to reduce conflict in your marriage.

Money - it's one of the areas that married couples experience the most conflict. Why so much conflict over mon ey and finances? It may be fear, poor communication, or maybe a power play. Whatever the cause, you need to learn how tyo talk about money build a plan you can both live with.

All of us experience anger at some point in relationships. How you deal with that anger can enhance or damage your relationship. In last weeks podcast we talked about two different types of anger - justified anger and distorted anger. Once you have determined the type of anger being felt, what should you do? Listen and find out.

The Bible tells us to "be angry, but don't sin." How do we do that. If you are married, I am sure you have been angry with your spouse at some point. If you have children, at some point you probably have been angy with them. Is it ok to be angry with them? How do we deal with that anger? In today's podcast, we talk about two types of anger - Justified Anger and Distorted Anger. What's the differen...