The Redeemed Marriage Podcast

Who knew that we could learn some valuable marriage lessons from Kevin McCallister in "Home Alone"? In this final episode of 2021, Rusty and Heather wrap up their special December theme of learning about marriage from their favorite Christmas movies. Find out how "Home Alone" can inspire you to fight for your marriage when the enemy attacks, and how you can prepare your marriage to be one step ahe...

Does your marriage seem hopeless? Have you ever considered giving up on your spouse? In the Christmas movie classic, "It's A Wonderful Life," George Bailey is ready to end it all: his job, his marriage, his life. With the help of his guardian angel, he gets a glimpse of everything he would be throwing away. Rusty and Heather faced a point in their marriage where they had to decide whether to give...

Throughout December, Rusty and Heather are discussing marriage lessons that can be learned from their favorite Christmas movies. In this episode, see what marriage advice they found in "Jingle All the Way." Walk away with practical advice on how you can grow your marriage this holiday season with the gift of being present...and a reminder to stay away from "Ted's"!

Rusty and Heather turn to one of their favorite Christmas movies, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation, for a crucial marriage lesson. The Griswold's, the famous Christmas family from Hollywood, know a thing or two about unmet expectations. Rusty and Heather discuss how almost every conflict, argument, and tension in marriage can be traced back to unmet expectations.

In this week's episode, Rusty and Heather visit with Heather's mentor, Pennye Dees. Heather and Pennye connected out of desperation in 2011, but their relationship is now a powerful picture of mentoring. Hear how God orchestrated their initial phone call, as well as Pennye's unique perspective of Heather's life-changing moment that ultimately saved her marriage.

In Season 2 Episode 7, Rusty and Heather continue unpacking details of their marriage crisis from 2011. Some pieces of the story will never be forgotten. In this episode, Rusty and Heather pull back the curtains a little further as they shed light on some hard, painful, and life changing moments that started them down a path toward a redeemed marriage.

Forgiveness is a complex subject, but there is also a dynamic of simplicity in forgiveness. After walking through infidelity, Rusty and Heather learned that forgiveness is both a decision and a process. In this week's episode, listen in on the discussion of several myths surrounding forgiveness and also learn the Path to Forgiveness.

Every marriage faces conflict and tension. Marriages often need reconciliation. In this episode, Rusty and Heather discuss their personal Road to Reconciliation after infidelity nearly ended their marriage. Discover practical steps and advice to getting your marriage on the Road to Reconciliation.

Honesty is crucial to the health of all marriages. In Episode 4 of Season 2, Rusty and Heather discuss their belief that "You CAN Handle the Truth." This episode shares practical advice that will help every marriage establish an openness between spouses.

God is a healer. God healed Rusty and Heather's marriage 10 years ago, and God physically healed Heather 5 years ago. On the 5 year anniversary of Heather's breast cancer diagnosis, Rusty and Heather celebrate their journey together through the most difficult seasons of life.

Rusty and Heather's story of redemption really began with a confession. Their marriage changed forever on August 23, 2011, but the confession opened the door for God to intervene and begin a miraculous healing. 

The Enemy is the master deceiver, and nobody knows that better than Rusty and Heather. In Part 2 of Believing the Lies of the Enemy, Heather explores several of the lies that she was believing as she began making choices that nearly destroyed their marriage in 2011.

In Season 2 of The Redeemed Marriage podcast, Rusty and Heather begin to unpack the story of their marriage crisis from 10 years ago. In this opening episode of Season 2, Heather shares some lies from the Enemy that she believed for many years leading up to her destructive choices in 2011.

Rusty and Heather Bryant are back with Season 2 of The Redeemed Marriage podcast. At the 10 year mark of their marriage crisis, Rusty and Heather will journey through their story and offer insight on warning signs, boundaries, forgiveness, honesty, steps to restoration, resources, and so much more. Follow their journey up close and personal through Season 2 of their podcast.

Last week Rusty and Heather discussed "The Husband Who Leads Well." This week, they look at the wife and her role in supporting her husband as he leads the family. Don't miss these practical examples of how a wife can help her husband lead well.

The husband is called to be the leader of the family, but what exactly does that mean? In this week's episode of The Redeemed Marriage podcast, Rusty and Heather discuss the role of the husband and how he can lead his family well. The simple and practical steps discussed on this episode will begin preparing every husband to step up as the leader of the home.

Everyone loves a good comeback story. Rusty and Heather's marriage story can certainly be described as a comeback. Unfortunately, some marriages end without a comeback story. On this episode of The Redeemed Marriage podcast, Rusty and Heather discuss how every circumstance can still be redeemed by God.

Everybody changes over time...and that means our marriages change! How can we embrace the changes in our marriage and use them to strengthen our journey together? Rusty and Heather discuss this topic of change on the latest episode of The Redeemed Marriage podcast. 

The old song says "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" and it seems to be something that all marriages face at some point along the journey. In this episode, Rusty and Heather discuss some practical ways that married couples can rekindle those old flames that seem to have died out along the way.

Everyone has wounds from the past. Occasionally these wounds are opened up by "triggers." In this episode, Rusty and Heather discuss "triggers" and how to deal with them in marriage.

Everyone enters marriage with a family history. In this episode, Rusty and Heather discuss how family history can cause tension and how you can deal with conflicts such as Fights, Finances, and Feelings.

Have you ever had problems with communication in your marriage? That's a crazy question! Everyone experiences communication difficulties. In this episode of The Redeemed Marriage podcast Rusty and Heather share a practical tool to help married couples with communication.

Do you want a list of things that husbands and wives cannot do in marriage? Rusty and Heather dig up a couple of blog posts that were instrumental in the healing of their marriage.

On this Valentine's Day episode, Rusty and Heather discuss how Redbirds can be an example to your marriage.

Heather flips the script from last week and surprises Rusty with this week's topic. See what The Redeemed Marriage podcast has to say about forgiveness in marriage.