The Marriage By Design Podcast is a video podcast dedicated to digging into God’s design for marriage and family - as well as talking about practically how we live that out in our own 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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ICYMI - A Practical Guide To Getting To Deeper Levels Of Conversation
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NEW MARRIAGE MONDAY on the Marriage By Design Podcast this week! Nathan and Andrea get practical about getting to deeper levels of communication. Let's get into that! Click the video link to access BOTH video-on-demand and audio-only! Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talking…
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A Practical Guide To Getting To Deeper Levels Of Conversation
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We have spoken to SO MANY couples that really struggle with overcoming "surface level" communication and getting to talking about the deeper things of themselves and their relationship. Today we talk practically about the things that we have found lead to deeper levels of communication. Let's get into that! Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - "Emotions - Why They Attempt To Control Us And How We Can Take Back Control"
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"I have a lot of debt. Should I tell my fiancé about it before the wedding?" - 90 Second Q&A
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ICYMI - Emotions - Why They Attempt To Control Us And How We Can Take Back Control
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NEW MARRIAGE MONDAY on the Marriage By Design Podcast this week! Nathan and Andrea consider the role of emotions in our lives and our relationships. Let's get into that! Click the video link to access BOTH video-on-demand and audio-only! Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family - as well as talk…
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Emotions - Why They Attempt To Control Us And How We Can Take Back Control
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We all have emotions. God has put those emotions into our psyche and they can be helpful. But o often we allow them to get the better of us and our emotions wreck havoc on our relationships. Why? What does it look like to take back control? Let's get into that! Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and …
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ICYMI - Top 5 Things We Have Learned In 40 Years Of Life
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NEW MARRIAGE MONDAY on the Marriage By Design Podcast this week! In honor of both Nathan and Andrea turning 40 this year, they take a look at their top 5 things that they have learned during their first 40 years. Hopefully you are able to take what they have learned and build on that in your life! Let's get into that! Click the video link to access…
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Top 5 Things We Have Learned In 40 Years Of Life
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In honor of both Nathan and Andrea turning 40 this year, they take a look at their top 5 things that they have learned during their first 40 years. Hopefully you are able to take what they have learned and build on that in your life! Let's get into that! Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated to digging into God's design for marriage and family …
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - Top 5 Things We Have Learned In Our First 40 Years
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"I want another child but my husband does not. Should I divorce him?" - 90 Second Q&A
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ICYMI - Enemies Of The State Of Marriage, Part 5 - ME!
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NEW MARRIAGE MONDAY on the Marriage By Design Podcast this week! Nathan and Andrea continue their series taking a look at some of the influences around us that can be the most destructive forces on our marriages. This week they take a look at the biggest danger in our marriages -ME. Let's get into that! Click the video link to access BOTH video-on-…
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Enemies of the State of Marriage, Part 5 - ME!
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea finish their series by digging into the biggest enemy of marriage - our own selfish desires! 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 le…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - Enemies of the State of Marriage, Part 5 - ME!
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - "As a pregnant woman, how do I make my pregnancy more enjoyable?"
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ICYMI - Enemies Of The State Of Marriage, Part 4 - Social Media
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NEW MARRIAGE MONDAY on the Marriage By Design Podcast this week! Nathan and Andrea continue their series taking a look at some of the influences around us that can be the most destructive forces on our marriages. This week they take a look at social media - a sneaky tool the devil uses kill, steal, and destroy marriages. Let's get into that! Click …
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Enemies of the State of Marriage, Part 4 - Social Media
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea continue their series taking a look at some of the influences around us that can be the most destructive forces on our marriages. This week they take a look at social media - a sneaky tool the devil uses kill, steal, and destroy marriages. Let's get into that! Marriage By Design is a channel dedicated t…
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Enemies of the State of Marriage, Part 3 - Reality T.V.
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea continue their series taking a look at some of the influences around us that can be the most destructive forces on our marriages. This week we take a look at non-fictional media - so called "Reality T.V." Is it real? Obviously not. Is it really wrecking marriages? Absolutely. Let's get into that! Marria…
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Enemies of the State of Marriage, Part 2 - The Church & Christian Organizations
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea continue their series taking a look at some of the influences around us that can be the most destructive forces on our marriages. The second one in this series is a troubling one. Can Christian organizations - and even the Church itself be destructive for marriages? Let's get into that! Marriage By Desi…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - Enemies of the State of Marriage - Churches & Christian Organizations
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - "What is the mission of Marriage By Design?"
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Enemies of the State of Marriage, Part 1 - Hollywood
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea begin on series taking a look at some of the influences around us that can be the most destructive forces on our marriages. The first one did not take long to decide on - Hollywood. What is the problem with the movies, television shows, and music that get pumped out day in and day out? Let's get into th…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - How Your Church (And Other "Christian" Organizations) Might Be Destroying Your Marriage!
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - "What do you guys think about Valentine's Day?"
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The Importance Of The Wife's Submission Role In Marriage
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea consider the role of submission that the Lord has gifted to wives - and how critical that role is in keeping your husbands following after the Lord. So much is made of "submission" but it is such a privilege to live this out practically in marriage. Andrea and Nathan lay out 4 specific points that highl…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - The Effect That A Wife Who Embraces Godly Submission Within Marriage Has On Her Husband And Family Is PROFOUND
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - "Do you guys do New Year's Resolutions and what do you think about New Year's Resolutions in general?"
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The Husband's Leadership Role In Marriage
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea consider the leadership role of the husband in marriage. God has specifically given this role to the husband, but what does it actually look like to lead well in marriage. Nathan and Andrea lay out 6 specific things that Godly men do to lead in their marriages and families. Let's get into that! Marriage…
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This ONE Thing Will Destroy Your Marriage (And The Book Of Esther Illustrates It Perfectly!)
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On today's Marriage Monday, Nathan and Andrea dive into the book of Esther in the Bible. Did you know that this is one of only two books of the Bible (along with Song of Songs) that do not mention God at all? And it is a historical book - not even directly about marriage! What can we possibly learn from that? A LOT! One of the characters in the sto…
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What Role Should Our Family Play In Our Marriage?
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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?…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - What Role Should Family Play In Our Marriages? What If Our Family Isn’t Close? What If They Are TOO Close?
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”As a single parent I have recently started dating - how should I think about my responsibility to my children in the context of dating?”
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Let’s Talk About The Christian Response To Christmas
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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 chann…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - Talking All About Christmas! How Should The Modern Christian Couple Think About Christmas? What About Santa And Presents And The Commercialization Of The Holiday?
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”As Christians parents at Christmas time, should we be buying our children Christmas presents and pushing all of the commercialization of the holiday?”
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Should Raising Children Be A.......Hobby? What Is Our Purpose As Parents?
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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? …
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - When Does Our Responsibility To Raise Our Children Become A Hobby? Should It Be A Hobby? Does It Matter?
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”Why Do You Homeschool Your Children?”
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I Am Married. Is It Okay To Have Hobbies, Interests, & Friends That Exclude My Spouse?
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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 e…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - What happens to my individualism when I get married? Is it wrong to have separate hobbies/friends? Should I have a say over my spouse’s hobbies and friends?
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”The holidays get really stressful trying to get the family around to all of the family events. How do we try to manage expectations without overcommitting?”
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The Walking Dead Marriage: What To Do When You Are Ready To Give Up On Your Marriage
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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 L…
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”My spouse and I are looking for a church as a couple. What should we be looking for in a church?”
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Top 5 Things To Deserve About Your Boyfriend/Girlfriend Before Deciding On Marriage
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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 observin…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - TOP 5 ”Things That A Dating Couple Should Be Observing About Each Other Before Deciding To Get Married”
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”As a husband, how do I make my wife submit to my authority?”
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Diving Deeper Into Growing In Sexual Intimacy In Marriage - What It Means to Become One
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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 C…
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Upcoming Marriage Monday - Revisiting 1 Corinthians 7:4 - What Does It Mean To Have Authority Over Your Spouse’s Body?
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”What do we tell our kids when they ask us if we will ever get divorced?”
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The Intimacy Table - Why Having Sex Is NOT The Same As Sexual Intimacy
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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 cou…
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Wednesday’s 90 Second Q&A - ”What are a couple of things that we do to prioritize marriage while we are in the middle of raising kids?”
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