Having a sense of humor can help your marriage, even if you're facing a difficult season. John speaks with Greg and Erin about keeping laughter alive in your marriage during hard moments. Plus, Jim Daly talked to Jeff and Sarah Walton who have learned to keep humor in their relationship amidst some serious health challenges.




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If you’re married — or soon to be — you’ve got questions. What makes this relationship work? How do I fix it when it breaks? Where do I go when I need help? Host John Fuller and marriage experts Dr. Greg and Erin Smalley help answer those questions with practical, down-to-earth insights based on God’s design for marriage. Find answers and inspiration in every short episode of this Christian marriage podcast.

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Don't Play with Temptation

How Do I Flee?

If You're Feeling Tempted

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When you set a boundary, it can lead to deeper intimacy with your spouse. John and Erin will encourage you to be intentional about setting boundaries in your marriage. Then, Jim Daly and Jerry Jenkins discuss ways you can practically eliminate some types of sexual temptation.

 

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When you set a boundary, it can lead to deeper intimacy with your spouse. John and Erin will encourage you to be intentional about setting boundaries in your marriage. Then, Jim Daly and Jerry Jenkins discuss ways you can practically eliminate some types of sexual temptation.
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Safe Boundaries, Strong Love

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Guard Yourself

Create a Safe Marriage

It's important to recognize where you're tempted so you can guard your marriage. Jim Daly and Jerry Jenkins address how sex, money and pride are the top areas where most people battle temptation. Then, Erin Smalley encourages married couples to create a safe place for you and your spouse to talk about where you feel tempted.

 

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It's important to recognize where you're tempted so you can guard your marriage. Jim Daly and Jerry Jenkins address how sex, money and pride are the top areas where most people battle temptation. Then, Erin Smalley encourages married couples to create a safe place for you and your spouse to talk about where you feel tempted.
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Protecting What Matters Most

Celebrate Your Differences

If Things Aren't Going Well

If You're Stuck

Resources to Bless You

How do you embrace the ways you and your spouse are so different? Greg Smalley gives a helpful perspective for appreciating your mate's uniqueness. Also, Jim Daly talks to Tara Lalonde and Dr. Bob Paul on how to love your spouse for who they are, not who you wish they'd be.

 

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Empowered to Love: Discovering Your God-Given Power to Create a Marriage You Both Love  

 

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How do you embrace the ways you and your spouse are so different? Greg Smalley gives a helpful perspective for appreciating your mate's uniqueness. Also, Jim Daly talks to Tara Lalonde and Dr. Bob Paul on how to love your spouse for who they are, not who you wish they'd be.
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