Marriage Monday Episodes
Marriage Monday Episodes
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
Wednesday Dec 20, 2023
On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea consider what the proper role of parents (and family at large) should be in our marriages. They also consider some of the most persistent family questions that are raised to them by couples - what if my family is a bad influence on our marriage? How do we honor our parents but still maintain boundaries? What if our family will not get out of our business? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Dec 11, 2023
Monday Dec 11, 2023
On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea dig into the timely topic of Christmas. How should the Christian couple be thinking about Christmas? What about the secular parts of Christmas, the commercialization of the season, and what do we do about Santa? It is time for us to have some real talk. Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Dec 04, 2023
Monday Dec 04, 2023
On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea consider the purpose of parenting and effects that parenting decisions have on marriages. There is a clear purpose for parenting in the Bible but there is so much more that we can do with our children! Should we? Should our parenting of our children become a hobby of ours? What difference does it make? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Nov 27, 2023
Monday Nov 27, 2023
On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea unpack an issue that comes up regularly with couples that they mentor. Hobbies. Friends. Interests. Sure, they existed prior to the marriage, but now that we are married and have "become one" shouldn't we ditch those previous hobbies, friends, and interests and just invest in our life together? At the end of the day, it all boils down to balance, counting the cost, and thinking of your spouse first! Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Nov 20, 2023
Monday Nov 20, 2023
There are so many marriage out there - even Christian marriages - where one or other of the spouses is like a zombie in the marriage. They feel hopeless, beatdown, and want to give up but know that "divorce is bad" so they stay physically in marriage but withdraw from the marriage emotionally and intellectually. But is that really honoring to the Lord? What can we do to move from death to life in our marriages? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Nov 06, 2023
Monday Nov 06, 2023
This week Nathan and Andrea take a look at their top 5 things that they recommend someone observe about their boyfriend/girlfriend/significant other before they decide to marry that person. Marriage is designed to be a life-long commitment - no matter what - so it should not be one that is jumped into lightly. So, what should we be closely observing about our significant other? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Oct 30, 2023
Monday Oct 30, 2023
Nathan and Andrea have been taking a look at the "Intimacy Table" over the last several weeks. Of those four areas of intimacy (emotional, non-sexual physical, spiritual, and sexual) the one they get questions about more than any other is sexual intimacy. Today, Nathan and Andrea are going to dive deep into a passage in Paul's first letter to the Corinthians that discusses this topic in detail. But does it actually discuss MORE than just sex? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Sexual intimacy is quite possibly the trickiest of all four legs of the Intimacy Table that is marriage. So many couples think that, because they have sex, they have sexual intimacy - yet so many marriages lack depth and, well, intimacy within their sexual relationships. Today Nathan and Andrea attack that head on and dig into what we can do as couples to continuously deepen the sexual intimacy within our marriages. Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Oct 16, 2023
Monday Oct 16, 2023
Spiritual intimacy can be a really difficult thing to think about within marriage. Often times we are satisfied as couples just to know that we "believe the same general things". But do not be fooled! Spiritual "sameness" is not the same as spiritual intimacy. The former is easy - the latter takes discipline, intentionality, and your own deep devotion to God. But spiritual intimacy is only two steps away in your marriage! Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Oct 09, 2023
Monday Oct 09, 2023
Physical (but NON-sexual) intimacy in marriage can be really challenging thing for a couple to navigate. Lack of physical intimacy can often be a stumbling block for one or the other partner in the marriage and can tempt us into thinking all kinds of horrible things about our spouse. As Peter commands us in 1 Peter 3:7 - we are to live with our spouse "in an understanding way". The area of physical intimacy in marriage gives us ALL sorts of opportunity to live this out practically. Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Oct 02, 2023
Monday Oct 02, 2023
Struggling with emotional intimacy in your relationship? Just want to grow deeper in emotional intimacy? You found the right place! In this episode, Nathan and Andrea give a definition to that amorphous term "emotional intimacy" and talk about the 3 things that you need to grow emotional intimacy in your marriage. Then they end with some practical steps you can take today! Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Sep 25, 2023
Monday Sep 25, 2023
So often Nathan and Andrea have found that couples tend to find a point in their marriage where things are "good" or feel that their marriage has "arrived". In this episode, Nathan and Andrea talk about the calling upon each of us in marriage to reject this idea and work continuously towards deeper levels of intimacy in marriage. Nathan and Andrea develop the analogy of the "Intimacy Table" as a picture for the importance of seeking all four areas of intimacy - emotional, physical, spiritual, and sexual - continuously in our marriages.
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Sep 18, 2023
Monday Sep 18, 2023
Throughout the podcast, Nathan and Andrea have encouraged couples to do everything in their power to maintain purity in their relationship. But, what if that purity has already been breached and trust in the relationship has been broken? Andrea digs into that question and more in this week's episode!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Sep 11, 2023
Monday Sep 11, 2023
In this episode, Nathan and Andrea go back and take a look at what the Bible says about work - because THAT explains why marriage is such hard work......buuuuuuuuuuut, is that hard work a bad thing in God's eyes? Could it be that it is just our broken humanity that has made work into a problem? Let's get into that!
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Monday May 29, 2023
Monday May 29, 2023
In this episode, Nathan and Andrea recount the history of Memorial Day, take a look at what God says in the Bible about creating memorials and remembering, and question whether we do enough within marriage to remember what God has brought us through. Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday May 22, 2023
Monday May 22, 2023
In this episode, Nathan and Andrea take a look at Paul's encouragement to people in Corinth to remain single as Paul was at the time. Interesting that Paul refers to the single life AND the married life BOTH as gifts from God. Why then is it so darn easy to think of them as something less than a gift? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Apr 24, 2023
Monday Apr 24, 2023
In this episode, Nathan and Andrea discuss Paul's words to married couples in 1 Corinthians 7:5. What does it mean to "fast"? How does that apply to sex within marriage? Why does Paul instruct us not to "deprive" our spouses? Is it okay to have a "sexless" marriage? Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
In this episode, Nathan and Andrea consider Paul's writing to us in 1 Corinthians 7:3-4 where Paul talks about our responsibility with regards to our spouse's "conjugal rights" and the authority that we have over our spouse's body. So which takes precedent? Our responsibilities or our rights? How you answer that says everything you need to know about the direction of your marriage. Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Apr 10, 2023
Monday Apr 10, 2023
In this episode, Nathan and Andrea consider Paul's direction to us in 1 Corinthians 7:1-2 discussing a question that was posed to Paul by the church in Corinth. In addition, Paul will begin to expand upon what a God-honoring sexual relationship should look like in marriage. Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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Monday Apr 03, 2023
Monday Apr 03, 2023
Today Nathan and Andrea dig into one of the most insidious killers of marriage and relationship to ever plague mankind - unforgiveness. But today they talk not about an individual's own unforgiveness, but rather the way that unforgiveness can be picked up by those around us and carried for generations - even after the original people have long since forgiven each other! It's Biblical! Let's get into that!
Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking practically live that out in our marriages and families. Our goal is to leave you encouraged that you CAN do marriage and family by God's design and to give you HOPE that God IS FOR YOUR MARRIAGE AND YOUR FAMILY!!!
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