One Degree Marriage: a Christian Marriage Podcast
By Nathaniel & Xan Sibley
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A Christian marriage podcast for couples who want to grow. Hosted by Nathaniel and Xan Sibley. A thriving marriage doesn't happen by accident... it's built one intentional choice at a time.
How do we stay connected when life feels busy and disconnected? What rhythms help us handle conflict with grace instead of frustration? How do we grow spiritually together? What does it look like to bring fun, intimacy, and purpose back into our marriage?
On the One Degree Marriage Podcast, Nathaniel and Xan get real about the everyday struggles and joys of marriage. With biblical wisdom and practical tools, we'll help you take small, one-degree shifts that lead to lasting transformation in your relationship.
Grab a seat on our cozy virtual couch and join the conversation. Then take one step today toward the Christ-centered, flourishing marriage you've been longing for.
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The Hidden Cost of Comparing Your Marriage to Others
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Jun 22, 2026 |
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The One Conversation Your Marriage Is Missing
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Jun 08, 2026 |
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The Billy Graham Rule: Should Your Marriage Follow It?
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Jun 01, 2026 |
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How to Protect Your Marriage in the Season of Young Kids
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May 25, 2026 |
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158: Unequally Yoked: 6 Shifts When Your Spouse Doesn't Believe
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May 18, 2026 |
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157: 6 Things We Wish We Knew About Sex Before Marriage
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May 11, 2026 |
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156: How to Communicate About Schedules in Marriage (Without Fighting)
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May 04, 2026 |
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155: 5 Ways to Get Out of a Marriage Rut
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Apr 27, 2026 |
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154: Hospitality with a Less-than-Ideal House
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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153: Why Gratitude Is the Secret to a Happier Marriage (And How to Actually Practice It)
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Apr 13, 2026 |
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152: How to Out-Serve Your Spouse (And Why Most Marriages Never Get There)
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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151: 6 Ways Marriage Changes You
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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150: Must-Listen Episodes for Your Spring Break Roadtrip
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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150: 7 Habits of Deeply Connected Couples (That Anyone Can Start This Week)
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Mar 16, 2026 |
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149: Feeling Disconnected? Why We Do a Yearly Marriage Retreat (And How You Can Too)
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Mar 08, 2026 |
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148: How to Be a Godly Wife: What does Ephesians 5 Say to Wives?
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Mar 02, 2026 |
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147: How to Be a Godly Husband: What Does Ephesians 5 Say to Husbands?
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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146: Strengthening Intimacy in Marriage When You Feel Disconnected
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Feb 16, 2026 |
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145: How to Love Your Spouse the Way They Actually Feel Loved
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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144: 5 Rules for Healthy Conflict in Marriage (Without Damaging Trust or Connection)
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Feb 02, 2026 |
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143: How to Bring Up Hard Conversations Without Starting a Fight
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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142: What's the Purpose of Marriage? How to Not Waste Your Marriage.
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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141: What to Do When Your Spouse Won't Change
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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140: Why You Should Have a Weekly Marriage Meeting
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Jan 05, 2026 |
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139: How to Go Deeper in Faith in Marriage (Practical Habits That Actually Stick)
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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138: How to Stop Feeling Like Roommates and Reconnect in Marriage
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Dec 22, 2025 |
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137: Kids Discipleship Tools, Home Workouts, and Habits That Stick (What We’re Loving Lately)
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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136: 4 Ways We're Building a Healthier, Christ-Centered Marriage
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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135: 5 Keys to Christlike Conflict in Marriage
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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134: When Sex is Difficult in Marriage: What to Do & Our Honest Story
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Nov 10, 2025 |
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133: My Husband Isn't Leading and Is Far From God
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Oct 27, 2025 |
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132: Feel Like the Only One Trying in Your Marriage?
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Oct 21, 2025 |
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131: How to Grow in Faith Together in Marriage
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Oct 14, 2025 |
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130: 5 Biblical Truths That Will Transform Marriage
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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129: How to Make Your Marriage Fun
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Sep 29, 2025 |
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128: 3 Things Engaged Couples Should Do Before Getting Married
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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No. 127: How to Live With Mission in Your Marriage
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Sep 15, 2025 |
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No. 126: 5 Simple Ways to Invest in Your Marriage this Week
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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No. 125: Stop Taking Your Spouse for Granted: Cultivating Gratitude in Marriage
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Sep 01, 2025 |
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No. 124: How to Make Friends as a Married Couple: 3 Keys to Building Lasting Community
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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No. 123: Marriage and Money: Budgeting, Stewardship, and Building Trust
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Aug 18, 2025 |
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No. 122: Debunking the 5 Worst Marriage Clichés
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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No 121: Coldplay Kiss Cam Fiasco, How Christians Should Respond
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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No. 120: How to Define (and Actually Live Out) Your Family Values
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Jul 17, 2025 |
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No. 119: Our Favorite Way to Fight (Yes, Really)
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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No. 118: This One Thing Made the Biggest Difference in Our Marriage
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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No. 117: Y'all Gave Marriage Advice. We Responded.
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May 12, 2025 |
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No. 116: Rethinking the Date Night Rhetoric
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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No. 115: 4 Things to Start Doing in Your Marriage This Week
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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No. 114: From Roommates to Teammates in Marriage
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Mar 25, 2025 |
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No. 113: Sharing Your Faith Authentically (Pt. 2)
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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No. 112: Where to Start with Sharing Your Faith (Pt. 1)
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Feb 26, 2025 |
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No. 111: Is Your Phone Empowering You or Enslaving You? (ft. Adam Magnuson)
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Ep. 110: Why We Homeschool; a Q&A with Nathaniel & Xan
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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No. 109: New Year's Resolutions are Still Cool
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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No. 108: Is it Sinful Not to Sabbath?
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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No. 107: OMG...GD...What's the big deal?
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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No. 106: What Idols Have You Made for Yourself?
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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No. 105: What Does "God First" Look Like in Everyday Life?
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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No. 104: The Ten Commandments: Laws to Live By
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Oct 03, 2024 |
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No. 103: Living Life Backwards (In Light of The Fact You Will Die One Day)
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Sep 19, 2024 |
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No. 102: Are You *Really* Content?
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Sep 06, 2024 |
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No. 101: One Degree Shifts Change Your Life
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Aug 20, 2024 |
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No. 100: The Past, Present, and Future of One Degree Co.
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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No. 99: How to Get Out of a Spiritual Rut
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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No. 98: Choosing a Bible Translation
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May 28, 2024 |
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No. 97: Our Summer Bucket List
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May 06, 2024 |
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No. 96: Fostering an Eternal Mindset in the Mundane Tasks of Life
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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No. 95: Preparing for Marriage in Dating
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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No. 94: Rebuilding Trust in Marriage
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Apr 02, 2024 |
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No. 93: How to Read More Books
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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No. 92: Marriage in the Newborn Season
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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No. 91: Purgatory: Views on Hell Series
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Mar 13, 2024 |
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No. 90: Ultimate Reconciliation: Views on Hell Series
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Mar 05, 2024 |
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No. 89: Annihilationism/Terminal Punishment: Views on Hell Series
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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No. 88: Eternal Conscious Torment: Views on Hell Series
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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No. 87: What is Sanctification?
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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No. 86: Handling Conflict in Marriage
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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No. 85: Calvinism vs. Arminianism
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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No. 84: Love Your Spouse Based on Their Love Language
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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No. 83: Our Top 5 Reads from 2023
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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No. 82: Reading Your Bible Consistently in the New Year
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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No. 81: Christmas Q&A: Family Traditions, Our Gifts Philosophy, and More (Pt. 2)
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Dec 18, 2023 |
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No. 80: Advent & Christmas Q&A (Pt. 1)
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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No. 79: To Santa or Not to Santa
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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No. 78: The Call of Foster Care for Christians
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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No. 77: Why we Became Foster Parents
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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No. 76: 5 Tips for New Moms with Xan
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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No. 75: 5 Tips for New Dads from Nathaniel
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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No. 74: Is Not Spanking "Withholding the Rod?"
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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No. 73: Faith Plus Works?
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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No. 72: Rapid Fire Interview with Xan & Nathaniel
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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No. 71: Bible Study Tips for Beginners
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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No. 70: From the Vault: Establishing Healthy Rhythms for Couples + Families
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Sep 24, 2023 |
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No. 69: Christians Judging Christians
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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No. 68: Thriving Communication in Marriage
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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No. 67: Approaching the Topic of Transgenderism as Christians
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Sep 04, 2023 |
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No. 66: Approaching the topic of Homosexuality as Christians
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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No. 65: Our Top 5 Fav Bluey Episodes and Why
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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No. 64: Should Women be Pastors?
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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No. 63: Our Testimonies
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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No. 62: 7 Ways to be Intentional in Parenting Littles
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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No. 61: 7 Ways to be Intentional in Your Marriage
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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No. 60: 7 Ways to be Intentional as a Single Adult
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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No. 59: 7 Ways to Be Intentional as a College Student
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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No. 58: Why and How to Fast
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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No. 57: Is the Devil Out to Get You?
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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No. 56: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Pt. 2
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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No. 55: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Pt. 1
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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No. 54: A Peek Behind Our Business Curtain, and other Q&As
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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No. 53: Social Media Discernment for Believers
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May 29, 2023 |
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No. 52: Is Tithing Required for Christians?
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May 22, 2023 |
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No. 51: Why You Should Study Theology as an Everyday Christian
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May 15, 2023 |
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No. 50: How to Lead a Small Group
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May 09, 2023 |
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No. 49: Ten Things We've Been Loving
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May 01, 2023 |
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No. 48: 8 Biblical Principles for Christians and Politics
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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No. 47: Theologically Sound Worship & more ft. Brogan Gaskill
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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No. 46: How to be Humble ft. Jake Hatfield
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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No. 45: What Should Discipleship Look Like? (Part 2)
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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No. 44: How We've Gotten Discipleship Wrong (Part 1)
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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No. 43: Should You Give Money to Strangers on the Street?
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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No. 42: Speaking in Tongues: What Does the Bible Say?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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No. 41: "God is Not a God of Confusion": What Does This Really Mean?
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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No. 40: Be Careful Who Your Role Models Are
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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No. 39: Love Your Neighbor: a Conversation about Genuine Hospitality with Sean and Adrienne Robinson
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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No. 38: Why You Shouldn't Go to Church
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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No. 37: Is Masturbation a Sin?
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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No. 36: Books We Read in January
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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No. 35: What (Actually) Is Love?
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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No. 34: What in the Actual Context?
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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BONUS: Answering Your Questions about Marriage Level Up
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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No. 33: The Worst Marriage Advice
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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No. 32: How and Why to Plan a Yearly Marriage Retreat
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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No. 31: Highs, Lows, and Buffalos of Our Marriage
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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No. 30: Christmas with Kids: Santa, Gifts, and other traditions
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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No. 29: Social Justice Through a Biblical Lens with Missie Branch
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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No. 28: What You Read, Watch, and Listen to Matters
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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No. 27: Deconstructing Deconstruction
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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No. 26: Online Church: Does it Count?
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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No. 25: Gender Roles in Marriage Pt. 2: Husbands
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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No. 24: Gender Roles in Marriage Pt. 1: Wives
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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No. 23: Why We Don't Want to Raise Good Kids
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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No. 22: Do You Know What You Believe?
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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No. 21: How to Date Your Spouse
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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No. 20: Should I Have Sex with My Spouse Even When I Don't Want To? and Responses to Other Listener Qs
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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No. 19: What's the Difference Between Rest and Leisure?
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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No. 18: Are You and Your Spouse on The Same Page?
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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No. 17: How to Prioritize Reading Your Bible While Parenting Littles
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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No. 16: What to Look For in a Future Spouse
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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No. 15: Singleness Isn't Second-Tier
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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No. 14: Who's Holding You Accountable?
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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No. 13: Approaching Health, Wellness, & Natural Living as a Believer
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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No. 12: What Does it Mean for Husbands to be Spiritual Leaders in Their Homes?
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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No. 11: Listener Q&A: Marriage, Family, Advice, Our Daily Life, & Lots of In-Betweens
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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No. 10: Let's Talk About Sex, Baby – Conversations Christians Tend to Shy From
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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No. 09: How Do I Find Community and Godly People to Speak Into My Life?
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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No. 08: Money Talks – Stewarding Wealth, Debt, Retirement, and More
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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No. 07: How To Read Your Bible: Getting Started or Going Deeper
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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No. 06: Fighting Well and Resolving Conflict in Marriage
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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No. 05: 5 Ways to Slow Down Your Life
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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No. 04: How Do I Know Where God is Calling Me?
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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No. 03: Ungratefulness Breeds Discontentment
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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No. 02: Establishing Healthy Rhythms for Couples + Families
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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No. 01: In a Culture of Quick Fixes, Play the Long Game
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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No. 00: Behind the Name "One Degree"
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May 27, 2022 |