The Real Marriage Podcast

Dating should be intentional and have a real purpose. One of the biggest mistakes we can make while dating is getting physical too soon. We talk about the biggest mistake we made while dating and how that affected our marriage for years.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: The Right One by Jimmy Evans XO Now App - 25% off your first month Faithful Counseling - 10% off your first month Learn m...

New Series! Just like life, your marriage goes through seasons. From single to empty nest we’re looking at the biggest mistakes we all make in each of these seasons.  In this episode, we’re talking about how to be a healthy single person that’s ready for marriage! As a single person, how do you become the healthiest version of yourself? Or now that you are married are there areas that you never he...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War A fresh batch of new questions! We’re living together but not having sex is that ok? What are some practical tips for me and my spouse to develop a strong devotional and prayer life? Does God forgive me for getting a divorce and will he bless my new marriage? How do we navigate our blended family? Stick around to the end to find out what Mark & Grace’s favorite...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War We’re answering a lot of great questions in this episode. What are steps we can take to set ourselves up well before marriage? How do we move forward after discovering pornography or infidelity in our marriage? What’s a healthy way to bring up issues without attacking your spouse? In the busyness of work and kids, how do you keep a healthy sex life? Is there ever a...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War We’re in the hot seat on this one answering how we specifically resolve fights in our marriage. We share from personal experience about a fight we had the week before. You’re going to love it. We’re also answering a question about how men can be the leaders in their family and another one about integrating God into your relationship as a couple. Links/Offers mention...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War What is a common mistake young married couples make? Should I date someone who isn’t a Christian? What do I do if I’m married to an unbeliever? How to transition from sex is bad to sex is good? What’s the best way to help your wife believe she has been made in the image of God? Mark & Grace answer these five questions on stage in front of a live audience. Links/...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War The best sex is married sex and should be the result of love. It’s the result not the beginning of love. God will use the sex act to bond you physically together as one. So, if it's a journey, how do you get there? Learn more about how to build a pathway in your brain towards your spouse and to physical pleasure.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: New Podcast...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War God created sex. God’s intent for your marriage is that you would become one flesh. Sex is not just loving with the body but loving your spouse with all your heart, soul, mind and strength. Connecting at the heart and soul is deeper than connecting at the body. Jesus said, “Love your neighbor.” So, who’s your neighbor? Martin Luther said, “Your spouse is your neares...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War Jesus brought the culture of Heaven down to us, forgiveness. If you want Heaven in your marriage, start forgiving one another and others. Mark talks about his own battle with unforgiveness in their marriage. When you don’t forgive you put yourself in the place of God. The deeper you forgive the greater the anointing you receive. Links/Offers mentioned in this episod...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War In times of pain, you have the opportunity to pull Hell up through bitterness or invite Heaven down through forgiveness. Bitterness can and will destroy your marriage. If your marriage feels like Hell it could mean you’ve actually pulled Hell up into it. Choose forgiveness and invite a new culture of health for your body and soul into your marriage. Links/Offers men...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War This is part 2 of last week’s episode, Marriage Is A Fight. Last week we learned who our enemy is and today we’re talking about how to defeat him. The key to winning your war in marriage is for men to take responsibility and lead their family in love. Even if it’s not your fault, take responsibility to fight against the enemy of your marriage.  Links/Offers mentione...

Season 8: Win Your Marriage War Marriage is a fight, it’s a war but you may not realize who you’re fighting against. Your marriage has an enemy but that enemy is not your spouse. Discover your marriage’s real but invisible enemy. There’s a lot more going on in this world than we can see.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Faithful Counseling - 10% off your first month XO Now App | Start your...

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020 Where do we go from here? As things start opening up, it can be tempting to jump in and start trying to make up for everything we “missed” in 2020. Planning trips, going out to eat, kid's sports, entertainment, full work schedules, etc. It's easy to get right back to being overloaded, rushing past the good that came from 2020.  Links/Offers mentioned in this epi...

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020  When life is normal you don’t really know who the wise, foolish, or evil people are around you but 2020 helped us to see more clearly. Some people made foolish self-destructive decisions or just checked out during the 2020 pandemic. Other people made wise decisions and allowed God to use that opportunity to grow closer to their spouse and serve others. Let’s ta...

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020  Some places are starting to get back to "normal". What is normal? Is that really where we as believers want to be? Normal in our world right now isn’t very good and isn’t healthy. Let’s do better than getting back to normal, let’s move forward to healthy. In whatever you’ve been through in 2020 there are significant lessons that God has for you to learn from an...

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020  As the world starts to open up again and life becomes a little more normal we want to start a new series looking back on last year as it was a defining moment in history. If you’re a believer there are always blessings to be found in any season. Looking back on this year, ask your spouse, “Where were the blessings?”. Mark & Grace also talk about what blessi...

Mark and Grace bring up their oldest son Zac (21) and his fiancé, Chloe (20), to help them answer a question about being too young to get married. How do you know when to get married? Ultimately the more important question might be, “When is God’s timing?”.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New Medi-Share - Health Care Sharing Real Marriage with Mark & G...

Mark & Grace answer THE question, “How often should a married couple have sex?” Sex should be a priority in your marriage. If you’re in a healthy marriage you should want to connect regularly. Marriage is two servants in love. The more selfish you are the worse your marriage will be.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  Medi-Share Health Care Sharing R...

A lot of what’s talked about in the church around sex is that it is dirty, wrong, and gross, so, save it for the one you love. Mark and Grace talk about how married couples can undo a sense of fear and shame around sex.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  21 Day Journey - 25% off your first month Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Lear...

We’re talking about sex and loving one another physically. Marriage is about serving each other. How do we serve each other outside and inside the bedroom? What is non-sexual touch? What do you do when one person is not “feeling” it? Come laugh with us as we talk openly about sex, live in front of our church family. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Faithful Counseling - 10% off your first m...

Mark & Grace talk about renewing our minds, about brain science, and how you can alter your brain by what you think of sexually. Over time this means more pleasure for you and your spouse! We have to change the way we think about sex by renewing our minds through God’s word. Your marriage has a 100% chance of success if you just do it God’s way. You can find success in His word.  Links/Offers...

Season 6: One Flesh: The 4 Ways Sex Connects Us!   The connection at the level of the soul is deeper than the connection level of the body. We can’t put sex and physical connection first and ignore the spiritual aspect of our relationships. Secular psychology ignores the soul but most healing happens at the level of the soul. We’ve got to let God in, individually and together in our marriages. Nak...

Season 6: One Flesh: The 4 Ways Sex Connects Us!  New Series, One Flesh: The 4 Ways Sex Connects Us! In Genesis, God says that he wants married couples to be one flesh: one heart, one soul, one mind, and one body. This first episode is about becoming one heart and loving each other emotionally. A big key for guys, “Ask Questions”. If there’s not emotional safety for women outside of the bedroom th...

Season 5: A Study of Romans  During 2020, we had more laws and rules than ever before. The more law, the less joy. The more law, the less life. The more law, the less freedom. If that same environment is in your home or marriage you are literally killing each other. Being married to the law is a bad marriage. Being married to grace is a good marriage. Our good friends Dave & Ashley Willis on t...

Season 5: A Study of Romans  Buckle up husbands, this one’s for you! Every single pain, peril, and evil on earth was because one husband was passive, watched evil happen, and didn’t say or do anything to stop it. Men, are you taking responsibility and lovingly leading your family? You have a choice to be like Adam or like Jesus. Satan is coming for your marriage and men, if you don’t fight you’ll...