Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast

Simple, Battle-Tested Marriage Habits that will Transform Your Relationship w/ Chris Herb EP 943

Dec 12, 2025

Join Chris Herb, a 27-year Young Life veteran and Couples Marriage Ministry founder, as he shares transformative insights into marriage health. He reveals how husbands can reignite their relationships by initiating prayer and dates. Chris stresses the importance of honest male accountability and the power of couple-to-couple mentoring. Discover how a simple weekly marriage journal can enhance connection and accountability, and learn why slow, intentional growth is the key to thriving marriages.

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INSIGHT

Spiritual Foundation Fuels Marriage Health

High marital satisfaction flows from a strong, growing relationship with Jesus combined with regular rhythms between spouses.
Connecting to Jesus first enables spouses to love each other from overflow rather than demand.

INSIGHT

Praying Together Strongly Correlates With Stability

Couples who pray aloud together have dramatically lower divorce rates in studies.
Spiritual practices together create protective, shared rhythms that sustain marriages.

ADVICE

Initiate Regular Pursuit

Initiate regular spiritual and relational acts like praying together and scheduling date nights without waiting to be asked.
Take the lead in simple gestures to show value and pursuit, which wives repeatedly say they crave.

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Are you tired of feeling like your marriage is stuck in neutral? Do you ever wonder why some couples thrive while others just survive?

In this Expert Interview, Jim Ramos sits down with Chris Herb to talk about what actually makes marriages succeed. Chris breaks down the simple, intentional habits that move a marriage from survival mode to steady and connected.

You'll learn how and why your wife is craving your leadership—and what initiating actually looks like. As well as the biggest mistakes men make in marriage and how to fix them fast.

Check out Chris's ministry at couplesmarriageministry.org

Jim's newest book, Guardrails: Ten Boundaries for an Unbreakable Marriage will be releasing in April 2026. Sign up to be notified when it's available at https://meninthearena.org/guardrails.

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