My wife Chelsea joins me to continue our series talking about marriage.What about when you have a conflict with your spouse? Let’s look at five tips to help you end it in a God-honoring way:Resolve: The goal is not to “win” against your spouse (Amo 3:3).Readjust: Try later if conditions don’t allow a level head (Pro 15:23).Respite: Call a brief “time out” to think when angry (Pro 15:28).Reflect: Examine if your motives are self-centered (Pro 12:20; 1Pe 5:5).Request: Pray to God together and bond to ease tensions (Psa 55:14).Other episodes in this series:How God Wrote our Love StoryThinking Biblically About MarriageTips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)What Does “One Flesh”
Conflict Resolution in Marriage (part 1): Four Things You Should Never Do
My wife Chelsea joins me to continue our series talking about marriage.What about when you have a conflict with your spouse? Let’s look at four things you should avoid doing in a conflict:Never cut down (Pro 15:1; 18:21; Col 3:19).Never weaponize weaknesses (Psa 103:12).Never yell or make threats of violence (Pro 12:18,25)Never force ultimatums (Rom 13:8)Other episodes in this series:How God Wrote our Love StoryThinking Biblically About MarriageTips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)What Does “One Flesh” in Marriage Mean?Let’s Talk: How Communication is Key to a Healthy MarriageConflict Resolution in Marriage (part 1): Four Things You Should Never DoConflict Resolution in Marriage (part 2): Five Tips to Resolve a
Let’s Talk: How Communication is Key to a Healthy Marriage
My wife Chelsea joins me to continue our series talking about marriage.What is the primary cause of divorce? Most problems stem from bad communication.We share our experience and advice for a healthy marriage with these four guidelines for communication:Agree to be honest with your words (Jas 5:12).Make time to talk about your day (1Co 1:10).Be careful with tone and body language (Col 4:6; Pro 16:24)Listen attentively (Pro 2:2)Sources Referenced:“Number One Reason for Divorce.” Laws.com. Modified December 22, 2019.Stacey A. Shannon. “8 Ways to improve communication in your marriage,” Families with Grace. August 6, 2020.Further Research:Willard F. Harley, Jr. His Needs, Her Needs: Building a Marriage That Lasts. Ada, MI: Revell, 2020.Emerson Eggerichs, PhD. Cracking the Communication Code: The Secret to
What Does “One Flesh” in Marriage Mean?
My wife Chelsea joins me to continue our series talking about marriage.Genesis 2:24 says God’s design for marriage is that the husband and wife become “one flesh.”We discuss three areas in which husband and wife should be “one flesh”:“One flesh” in intimacy–no cheating (Mat 5:28; Pro 5:15-18; 31:11; Phi 4:8)“One flesh” in goals–no competition (Act 18:26; Eph 5:33; Phi 2:3)“One flesh” in struggles–no cowardice (Jas 1:19; 1Pe 3:7)Other episodes in this series:How God Wrote our Love StoryThinking Biblically About MarriageTips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)What Does “One Flesh” in Marriage Mean?Let’s Talk: How Communication is Key to a Healthy MarriageConflict Resolution in Marriage (part 1): Four Things You Should
Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)
My wife Chelsea joins me to continue our series talking about marriage.Are you single and looking for a life-long companion to call your spouse?We offer some more tips to encourage you to look in a God-honoring way with patience.Ask yourself why you want to be married. (Gen 2:18; Eph 5:25,28; Mat 19:10)Put character above all outward traits. (Pro 31:30-31)Don’t expect marriage to change bad behavior (2Co 6:14; Ecc 3:11)Other episodes in this series:How God Wrote our Love StoryThinking Biblically About MarriageTips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)What Does “One Flesh” in Marriage Mean?Let’s Talk: How Communication is Key to a Healthy MarriageConflict Resolution in Marriage (part 1): Four Things You
Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)
My wife Chelsea joins me to continue our series talking about marriage.Are you single and looking for a life-long companion to call your spouse?We offer some tips to encourage you to look in a God-honoring way with patience.Start with your own relationship with God. (Mat 6:33)Don’t look for “the one.” (Joh 15:13; Eph 5:2)Look only for a permanent relationship. (Pro 31:3; Ecc 9:9)Be a friend before being romantic (Pro 18:24; 17:17)Stay tuned for more tips for singles in the next episode!Other episodes in this series:How God Wrote our Love StoryThinking Biblically About MarriageTips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)What Does “One Flesh” in Marriage Mean?Let’s Talk: How Communication is Key
Thinking Biblically About Marriage
My wife Chelsea joins again to continue our series on marriage.We look at a dictionary definition of marriage according to a current Google search. We compare this with the definition from the 1828 Webster’s dictionary.We observe that the definition has become quite vague recently. It has changed from the specific and Biblical definition to something ambiguous and almost meaningless.Then, we talked about the difference between a covenant and a contract. The Bible presents marriage as a covenant by design with a life-long commitment. The world presents marriage as a contract with the expectation of breaking it.Sources Cited:Google search for “marriage definition.”“Marriage,” Webster’s Dictionary 1828.“Marriage,” Webster’s 1913 Dictionary.“Marriage,” Laird & Lee’s Webster’s New Standard Dictionary of the English Language.“Contracts vs. Covenants
How God Wrote Our Love Story
Better than a Hallmark movie!Well, in our opinion, anyway.Join us for a walk down memory lane as we share our love story.Chuckle together with us through our journey of how we met, became friends, dated, got engaged, and ultimately married.The cuteness factor just may be off the charts!As we celebrate 12 years of marriage, we hope our story will encourage singles to seek God’s will for their future and couples to be dearest friends.This episode will kick start a series of episodes about marriage and family.Scriptures Cited:Proverbs 18:22Other episodes in this series:How God Wrote Our Love StoryThinking Biblically About MarriageTips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 1)Tips for Singles Looking for a Spouse (part 2)What Does “One Flesh” in
COVID Lies: The Rebekah Jones Story
Let’s kick off the next hundred episodes of Truthspresso with a bang!A young woman named Rebekah Jones became a media darling last year. She was fired from the Florida Department of Health in May 2020. She claims that Governor DeSantis pressured staff to fudge the numbers to cover up the real COVID case and death totals. Allegedly conditions are much worse in Florida than the governor wants people to know.Police raided Jones’ house and took her computers. She was later arrested and is currently facing court battles.Is the governor a criminal, or is she the real criminal? Listen to two sides to this story as we solve some mysteries.Sources Consulted:Ava Loomar, “Rebekah Jones And The Consequences Of Whistleblowing,” WUFT News,
Celebrating 100 Episodes!
My wife Chelsea returns to Truthspresso to celebrate 100 episodes of our podcast!We take a walk down memory lane and remember all the episodes we did to get to 100.Lots of topics and plenty of chuckles in this show! We share some behind-the-scenes aura for some episodes. We even talk about how we got to know each other!At the end we listed the three most downloaded episodes of Truthspresso.Join us for this light-hearted gallivant and the longest episode to date.Resources:The Climb MinistriesGuests on Truthspresso:Brennan Falks (Under 1 Love)Tyler Vela (The Freed Thinker Podcast)Dr. Shawn Ritenour (Grove City College faculty)Chelsea Mynyk (Castle Rock Women’s Health)Jamal Bandy (Prescribed Truth)Joe from WalkwithGod (WalkwithGod on YouTube)Daniel was a guest on:The Quest For Truth Podcast