Category: FAITHFUL LIFE Podcast

What Does it Mean to be a Biblical Christian?

Many people think of themselves as biblical Christians. Then they discover what is actually in the Bible – what it teaches on, say, marriage, and other topics – after which they prefer the smorgasbord approach. I think I’ll just take what I want and leave the rest. For the biblical Christian, picking and choosing isn’t an…
How to Keep Anxiety From Eating Away at Your Soul – Faithful Life Podcast

Have you ever struggled with anxiety – those stabbing fears that strike at random, day or night? Man, woman, young, middle-aged, old . . . doesn’t much matter. Anxiety is an equal opportunity attacker, sapping the joy out of life and imprisoning it’s victims in a constant state of fear. How is it that we…
Faithful Life Podcast – Matt and Lisa’s Almost Disastrous 6 Day Love Story

In beginning the Faithful Life Podcast journey (link to first episode, below!) Lisa and I thought it would be fun to share with you how we met (and how Lisa almost wrecked the whole thing! Okay, Lisa says it was my fault 🙂 ) and how you can think you understand the other person but…
The Best Aphrodisiac Every Christian Husband Can Afford

Many men spend years wishing their wives would be more responsive. Why doesn’t she show more interest in, or desire for me in bed? (She has her reasons, guaranteed) but your frustration builds. Not only is a sense of deprivation gnawing away – emotional distance between you grows. And then there’s the anger . .…
The Indispensable Husband . . . and how he defeats the Voices Tearing Down His Wife

Hello. Maybe we’ve never met formally but, you’ve bumped into me a time or two. In fact, you can’t avoid me because I’m everywhere. My name is 21st Century Culture and I’ve got a lot to say to a lot of different people but let me start with what I like to say to wives and…
Why I Continue to Date My Girlfriend, Even Though I’m Married.

We live in a world where clerks in virtually any store upon meeting you for the first time will talk to you like you’ve been close friends for about thirty years. Like the other day at the bank. I don’t normally go to this branch but it was convenient and I needed to do a…
102 Words of Affirmation Every Wife Wants to Hear

A while back I was speaking and asked for a show of hands, “How many of the wives have had too much affirmation over the past month?” Laughter broke out across the room. No, haven’t had too much of that. If Lisa is any indication, women often have the feeling that life is coming at…
101 Words of Affirmation Every Child Wants to Hear

When it comes to parenting, affirmation isn’t the only thing . . . and it isn’t everything, but it is vital to the healthy emotional development of our children. To maintain a spirit of positive affirmation in our home, I have to focus on this need because it doesn’t always come naturally. Do you recognize…