Category: FAITHFUL LIFE Podcast

How to Triumph Over Fear and Find Peace, Every Time!

Does fear play a big role in your life? Do you ever have anxiety about what you may be facing or what is happening in the world? Does fear ever grip your heart, sending panic through your chest that feels like a shard of glass? There are many things in this life that engender fear.…
Matt & Lisa Answer Listener Questions on Intimacy and 7 Other Marriage Topics

People often write us with questions. This week on the podcast, Lisa and I are answering 8 marriage questions sent in from listeners – they’re listed, below. Do any of these apply to you, your spouse, and your marriage? Questions: What has been your secret to solving arguments in your own marriage? Is there a…
How to Release Your Kids From the Bondage of Feeling Entitled

Entitled – it’s one of the most accurate words to describe the current generation of children right on up to the 30-somethings hanging out in their parent’s basements. Society has worked hard to disseminate the message: You Are Owed. And the kids have learned well! Yet, any time spent with an entitled child that can…
Where Have You Been, Where Are You Today, Is Your Marriage Headed in the Right Direction for 2020?

Where is your marriage headed in 2020? Did you have a great 2019 or did “Life” just happen to you, coming at you with the speed of a fighter jet and the chaos of a riot? And, it’s not just the bad things incrementally derailing our marriage over time. Often it’s all the good things,…
Give Your Marriage a Present!

Thanksgiving, Christmas Time , New Years just around the corner . . it’s the holiday season and I find myself thinking about where we’ve been, where we’re headed, and of the hope we have for the future. Can you relate? As you think about where your marriage is today compared to last year, many of…
Marriage Weekend: Why Smart Husbands Ensure Their Wife Feels Heard and Understood

So, let me guess . . . communication in your marriage is always smooth, easy, tension-free, positive, and usually ends with everyone feeling heard and understood. For some, maybe, but for most . . . not so much! Most husbands and wives have to work hard to communicate clearly and positively. As I look back…
When Your Spouse Doesn’t Want to Have Sex With You . . . What Should You Do?

The great myth of being single and full of sexual passion is that getting married answers all the questions and solves all the problems related to sex. Sexual pressure morning, noon, or night? No problem – just have sex with your spouse! Finally, no more waiting! Except, it’s not that easy, is it? There are…
A Thankful Heart . . . Do You Have One?

When Jonah was told to go to Nineveh, he said, “No Thanks!” and high-tailed it in the opposite direction. When Naaman was told to dip seven times in the dirty Jordan River, he said, “I’ll pass . . . we have clean rivers where I come from.” When God told the disciples in the Garden…
Banish Angry Outbursts from Your Marriage – One of the Wisest Moves You Will Ever Make!

You don’t need to manage your anger . . . not if you’re a Christian. Sounds a bit counterintuitive but where in the Bible are we told to manage our anger? We’re told to be angry but don’t sin. We’re told that we’re fools when we give full vent to our anger. We’re told not…
How to Avoid Selfishness When Serving Those You Love

When we serve, are we serving from a pure heart – with no ulterior motive, no side agenda, no endgame in mind? We often tell ourselves we’re serving, we’re helping, we’re meeting needs but so often, that service is a lot more about what we are and aren’t willing to do rather than sacrificially offering…
Don’t Fight Over it . . . Pray Over It! Are You Missing Out on the Power of Prayer?

My way is right! Not hard to understand . . . it just is! Maybe we never say these words but often in marriage, we don’t have to. It’s the unmistakable message our husband/wife gets after discussing an issue, preference, or a way of doing something. And, how does that make you feel? Helpless? And,…
Josh Harris, John Crist, Kanye West, Francis Chan – In Out, Up or Down – Who Are You Putting Your Faith In?

Kanye West makes a big splash wherever he goes. Now, he’s jumped into the baptismal and the water has hardly had time to settle as he makes the rounds on secular and religious media speaking of his newfound faith. Kanye is a Christian! By all accounts, it sounds authentic. Listen to Kanye for a few…