The Real Marriage Podcast

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020  When life is normal you don’t really know who the wise, foolish, or evil people are around you but 2020 helped us to see more clearly. Some people made foolish self-destructive decisions or just checked out during the 2020 pandemic. Other people made wise decisions and allowed God to use that opportunity to grow closer to their spouse and serve others. Let’s take the time to look back and find the friends and family we need to move closer to and maybe those we need to set a boundary with. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Faithful Counseling - 10% off your first month Text RealMarriage to 31996 to get 3 free chapters of Pray like Jesus Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020  Some places are starting to get back to "normal". What is normal? Is that really where we as believers want to be? Normal in our world right now isn’t very good and isn’t healthy. Let’s do better than getting back to normal, let’s move forward to healthy. In whatever you’ve been through in 2020 there are significant lessons that God has for you to learn from and not just “return to normal”. Mark & Grace share the lessons they learned from Covid-19 and 2020 and how to move forward to healthy. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Text RealMarriage to 31996 to get 3 free chapters of Pray like Jesus Medi-Share - Health Care Sharing 21 Day Journey - 25% off your first month Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 7: What We Learned from 2020  As the world starts to open up again and life becomes a little more normal we want to start a new series looking back on last year as it was a defining moment in history. If you’re a believer there are always blessings to be found in any season. Looking back on this year, ask your spouse, “Where were the blessings?”. Mark & Grace also talk about what blessings they saw in 2020. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Text RealMarriage to 31996 to get 3 free chapters of Pray like Jesus Medi-Share - Health Care Sharing Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark and Grace bring up their oldest son Zac (21) and his fiancé, Chloe (20), to help them answer a question about being too young to get married. How do you know when to get married? Ultimately the more important question might be, “When is God’s timing?”.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New Medi-Share - Health Care Sharing Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark & Grace answer THE question, “How often should a married couple have sex?” Sex should be a priority in your marriage. If you’re in a healthy marriage you should want to connect regularly. Marriage is two servants in love. The more selfish you are the worse your marriage will be.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  Medi-Share Health Care Sharing Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A lot of what’s talked about in the church around sex is that it is dirty, wrong, and gross, so, save it for the one you love. Mark and Grace talk about how married couples can undo a sense of fear and shame around sex.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Vision Retreat Guidebook - Brand New  21 Day Journey - 25% off your first month Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We’re talking about sex and loving one another physically. Marriage is about serving each other. How do we serve each other outside and inside the bedroom? What is non-sexual touch? What do you do when one person is not “feeling” it? Come laugh with us as we talk openly about sex, live in front of our church family. Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Faithful Counseling - 10% off your first month Naked And Healthy Book Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Real Faith Website XO Podcast Network Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mark & Grace talk about renewing our minds, about brain science, and how you can alter your brain by what you think of sexually. Over time this means more pleasure for you and your spouse! We have to change the way we think about sex by renewing our minds through God’s word. Your marriage has a 100% chance of success if you just do it God’s way. You can find success in His word.  Links/Offers mentioned in this episode: Unbox Love - 10% off your 1st date night XO Now App Real Marriage Book Real Faith Website Real Marriage with Mark & Grace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 6: One Flesh: The 4 Ways Sex Connects Us!   The connection at the level of the soul is deeper than the connection level of the body. We can’t put sex and physical connection first and ignore the spiritual aspect of our relationships. Secular psychology ignores the soul but most healing happens at the level of the soul. We’ve got to let God in, individually and together in our marriages. Naked & Healthy Book - Our good friends Dave & Ashley Willis on the Naked Marriage podcast have just released a new book called Naked & Healthy. In this book, they uncover the lifestyle your mind, body, spirit, and marriage need. They share their own health and marriage battles to reveal why your personal well-being and the health of your marriage are inextricably connected. We love Dave & Ashley and we know this book will help your marriage. nakedandhealthy.com Need personal counseling? Check out our sponsors at Faithful Counseling. Get 10% off your first month as a listener of the Real Marriage podcast. Go to getfaithful.com/realmarriage and join the over 500,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. Find more from Mark and Grace at xomarriage.com/realmarriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Season 6: One Flesh: The 4 Ways Sex Connects Us!  New Series, One Flesh: The 4 Ways Sex Connects Us! In Genesis, God says that he wants married couples to be one flesh: one heart, one soul, one mind, and one body. This first episode is about becoming one heart and loving each other emotionally. A big key for guys, “Ask Questions”. If there’s not emotional safety for women outside of the bedroom there’s not going to be freedom and intimacy inside the bedroom. Date night is important! Unbox Love is here to help make date night easier. As a listener of the Real Marriage podcast Unbox Love is giving you 10% off! Just visit unboxlove.com/real Need personal counseling? Check out our sponsors at Faithful Counseling. Get 10% off your first month as a listener of the Real Marriage podcast. Go to getfaithful.com/realmarriage and join the over 500,000 people taking charge of their mental health with the help of an experienced professional. 21 Day Journey XO Now Courses - What if you could change your life in just 3 weeks? Find healing and freedom in these two courses from Jimmy Evans on XO Now. Get 25% off your first month of XO Now by going to 21dayjourney.com/real Find more from Mark and Grace at xomarriage.com/realmarriage Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices