Episodes

Send us a text Let's say that we have seen God move in our lives so much this year. Join us as we share our experiences with God based on the chapter entitled "Seven Realities of Experiencing God" in the book Experiencing God by Henry Blackaby and Claude V. King first published back in the 1990s. T…

Send us a text In October of 2025, DJ attended Koloff for Christ Ministries' Man Camp. Join us as we discuss how God used Man Camp to impact DJ as well as the impact on his and Nicole's marriage. Psalm 34:8 ESV Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good! Blessed is the man who takes refuge in him! Web…

Send us a text Proverbs 27:17 ESV " Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another." You read that correctly, Nicole is sending DJ to Man Camp put on by Koloff for Christ Ministries. ( https://mancamp.info/ ) ( https://www.koloff.net/ ) DJ doesn't fully know what to expect, but that's okay. Chris…

Send us a text It has been a while since we did a podcast. For some reason, God is using us to be part of a core team for a church plant. Join us as we step out in faith with a new adventure the Lord has us on. Acts 1:8 ESV "But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you…

Send us a text Psalm 107:2 NIV Let the redeemed of the Lord tell their story— those he redeemed from the hand of the foe, God is still in the redemption and restoration business even in marriages. In this episode, we hear the story of Jamie and Debra and how the Lord led them through the storm of m…

Send us a text We are starting a new feature for the podcast - book reviews. Since we started following God's call into marriage ministry, we have been reading marriage-related books in addition to the Holy Bible. Join us as we review some of the books we have read. We're starting with a popular bo…

Send us a text Answering the call to serve in ministry is not something to take likely. God expects obedience. This is the continuation of Rich and Lisa's story. Rich is answering the call into ministry, but we also see the impact on Lisa and his family. Through it all we see the goodness and faith…

Send us a text Many men who are called to be pastors, didn't necessarily pursue that calling right after high school. Many men receive a call into full-time ministry after they have worked in other career fields and may have started families. In this episode we hear the story of Rich and Lisa and h…

Send us a text Ministry. It's one of those words we toss around in our church vocabulary, but do we really know what it means? How does a married couple do ministry? Simply put, ministry is service. How do we serve as a married couple within a local body of believers? This episode will provide some…

Send us a text Let's face it. Life is not fair. That can get under your skin and make for a bad day, week, month, or year. How do we address those joy-destroying times? What is God trying to teach me, you or us? We all have moments in the valley in life. In this episode, we discuss dealing with tho…

Send us a text In this episode, we talk about how the little things in a marriage matter. Little things matter in our service to the Lord and to each other as husband and wife. Zechariah 4:10 ESV For whoever has despised the day of small things shall rejoice, and shall see the plumb line in the han…

Send us a text Parents have the responsibility to raise their children in the faith. Unfortunately, there are times when we hear of the children dictating the spiritual direction of the family. Today we discuss why parents need to be the spiritual leaders of the household and not let the children l…

Send us a text In this episode, we discuss how God is growing us in marriage ministry. We are teaching a marriage class at our church. It's more than just reading certain passages from the reference materials. Join us as we discuss the ups and downs of teaching a marriage class. James 1:2-4 ESV 2 C…

Send us a text We are excited and humbled to have as our first guests, Steve and Debbie Wilson from Marriage Matters Now. This is part 3 and the conclusion of our conversation with Steve and Debbie. In this episode, Steve and...

Send us a text We are excited and humbled to have as our first guests, Steve and Debbie Wilson from Marriage Matters Now. This is part 2 of 3 of our conversation with Steve and Debbie. In this episode, Steve and Debbie talk a...

Send us a text We are excited and humbled to have as our first guests, Steve and Debbie Wilson from Marriage Matters Now. This is part 1 of 3 of our conversation with Steve and Debbie. We love a good back story and in this episode, we hear how Steve and Debbie met and the early years of their relat…

Send us a text Anything can become an idol including our marriages. When we place anything or anyone above God and Jesus, it becomes an idol. In this episode, we discuss the importance of keeping the Lord first in our marriage so we do not allow our marriage to become a god with a little g. It's a …

Send us a text Thank you to all our listeners! We apologize for the delay in posting episodes, but the last couple of months have been busy with us transitioning back to our home state and celebrating the holidays. This episode is a recap of 2023 and what we are preparing for in 2024. James 4:13-17…

Send us a text This is part 2 from Episode 14 The continued discussion about household roles. How we have performed the duties in the past. And how we see where there could have been improvement since that time. Seeing how God is using lessons today to make our relationship better for the future. 1…

Send us a text A frank discussion about household roles. How we have performed the duties in the past. And how we see where there could have been improvement since that time. Seeing how God is using lessons today to make our relationship better for the future. 1John 3:18 Dear children, Let us not l…

Send us a text Marriage requires maintenance. One of our favorite ways of maintaining our marriage in recent years has been attending marriage conferences. Not that anything was drastically wrong in our marriage, but these events helped us recenter our marriage. Join us as we discuss how marriage c…

Send us a text The only thing constant in life is change. This is a true statement based on our experiences. This includes career changes. Join us as we discuss how God was faithful through our career changes during our marriage. Joseph in the book of Genesis. Moses starting in the book of Exodus. …

Send us a text Finances are often the source of conflict within a marriage. No, we are not debt free nor do we feel qualified to provide financial advice. This is a discussion about what we have learned during our marriage as it pertains to money and finances. Lord willing, we will be out of debt o…

Send us a text In part 1, Nicole presented some "rules of engagement" that she had come across during one of her studies. On this episode, Nicole and DJ will answer 4 questions. Listen to their responses. Then you and your spouse try to answer the same questions. Think of it as an exercise in commu…