Latest Better marriage Podcast Episodes
Sex Toys - Do they belong in the marriage bed? [136]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - April 17, 2023 05:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSponsored by: Open Door Financial Advisors -- www.opendoorfa.com Where finances meet faith and family. ----------------------------------------------- In this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss the biblical principles that should govern the use of sex toys in the holy marriage bed. The Bible does ...
Nashville Q&A - How to continue pursuing when I'm constantly rejected [135]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - April 03, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSponsored by: Open Door Financial Advisors www.opendoorfa.com In this episode, Matt & Jenn answer questions posed at the 2023 Nashville Marriage Day. We had a lovely time with this group and they asked some great questions, including: Do you have advice on communicating when needs aren't being...
Q&A Nashville - How to continue pursuing when I'm constantly rejected [135]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - April 03, 2023 06:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSponsored by: Open Door Financial Advisors www.opendoorfa.com In this episode, Matt & Jenn answer questions posed at the 2023 Nashville Marriage Day. We had a lovely time with this group and they asked some great questions, including: Do you have advice on communicating when needs aren't being...
Interview with Justin Gerhardt [134]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - March 20, 2023 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsSponsored by: Open Door Financial Advisors www.opendoorfa.com Where finances meet faith and family. ----------------------------------------------- In this episode, Matt & Jenn chat with Justin Gerhardt, creator of the Holy Ghost Stories Podcast AND our special guest performer at the Intimate ...
Q&A Tampa: What if I married the wrong person? [133]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - March 06, 2023 06:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn answer some of the questions from the Tampa Marriage Day 2023. Name the three greatest examples of marriage in the Bible. How to have a conversation with your spouse about something they think is “dirty”? What if I feel that I’ve married the wrong person? What do...
Am I taking too long to orgasm? Why does my husband need me to orgasm? [132]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - February 20, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode Matt and Jenn respond to two listener questions regarding expectations about orgasm: My husband’s efficient/impatient personality prevents me from mentally and physically “getting there” for fear I’m taking too long. How do we strive for better? It feels like my husband only fe...
Big Announcements & Listener Feedback [131]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - February 06, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn reveal the guest performer for the Annual Marriage Retreat in September. Also, we'll share about our personal struggles in balancing this ministry and some restructuring of our vision for Intimate Covenant as we move forward into new opportunities. Look for the next...
Q&A: ideal sexual frequency, kids, rejection and pouting, wives' insecurities... [130]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - January 30, 2023 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn share a recording from the Q&A session at a recent Marriage Day event in Dallas, TX. Some challenging questions that we discussed are: How often should a couple have sex? How can we still have great sex with a house full of kids? What if we are both sexual respon...
Higher Drive Wives with guest, J. Parker [129]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - January 23, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn are joined by Christian sex blogger and author (and friend), J. Parker of Hot, Holy & Humorous, to discuss the non-typical dynamic when the wife is the sexual pursuer. While not the majority, relationships where the wife has the higher sexual desire is certainly mor...
Birth Control - specific methods [128]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - January 16, 2023 06:00 - 56 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn compare all of the different birth control options -- how they work, their advantages and disadvantages. The decision whether to use birth control should be carefully considered after you’ve considered whether your motivations stem from a sense of responsible use o...
Birth Control - What Does The Bible Say? [127]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - January 09, 2023 06:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn encourage couples to make intentional and biblically informed decisions about birth control. The conversation about birth control must start by rejecting society’s notion that children are a negative to my personal life and to society. Rather, we must view children ...
State of the Covenant [126] -- encore
Intimate Covenant Podcast - January 02, 2023 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn share their method of critically assessing the state of their own marital intimacy and some tips on how to have the conversation about setting goals for better connection. For real progress in your marriage, it’s important to critically evaluate the past and to set...
What Do I Want For My Marriage? [125] -- encore
Intimate Covenant Podcast - December 26, 2022 06:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn consider the question, "What do I want from my marriage?" Is there a better question as we consider New Year's resolutions for our marriages? Mature past the selfish motivations of relationship and begin to see the true fulfillment of covenant love built on self-sac...
Great Wedding Gifts [124]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - December 19, 2022 06:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn suggest some meaningful wedding gift ideas that may not be on the engaged couple's registry. Rather than an arbitrary choice from the wedding registry, consider a more thoughtful and relationship-focused wedding gift for the newlyweds in your life. Providing resour...
Tips for a Great Honeymoon [123]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - December 12, 2022 06:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn offer advice and tips for planning a a special and intimate honeymoon experience. We're continuing our series aimed at not-yet-married couples. Share this episode with engaged couples that you know to help them avoid common pitfalls that lead to honeymoon disappointm...
Premarital Advice
Intimate Covenant Podcast - December 05, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn offer advice to couples who are not yet married, and to those of us who should be mentoring these premarital couples. Choosing your spouse is one of the most important and consequential decisions one will make. The way that we are dating will play an important part ...
Sexy Gifts [121] -- encore
Intimate Covenant Podcast - November 28, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn offer advice about giving and receiving sexy gifts. Consider starting a sexy Christmas tradition. This is a great time to gift your sexual relationship by exchanging sexy presents and/or by making time for a Christmas Eve quickie. If you are a sexual pursuer, be s...
Keep Scrooge Out of Your Bedroom [120] -- encore
Intimate Covenant Podcast - November 21, 2022 06:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this encore episode, Matt & Jenn discuss how to keep your relationship and your sex life from freezing over during the busy holiday season. Protect your spouse. Make sure they know that you’ve got their back. Approach your extended families with an “us vs. them” mentality. Prioritize your s...
Better Sex Despite Conflicts [119]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - November 14, 2022 06:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss how the sexual relationship can sometimes be a pathway to help smooth and heal emotional or spiritual conflicts. Rather than seeing your relational conflicts as a barrier to your sex life, consider that investing in your sexual relationship can be an import...
Sexual Warning Signs [118]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - November 07, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss characteristics of your sexual relationship that may be pointing to some deeper and broader issues in your marriage. Your sexual relationship doesn’t happen in a bubble. It is a reflection of the whole of your relationship and is affected by the quality of y...
The Fallacy of Foreplay [117]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - October 31, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn challenge the mind set of "foreplay." Is there a better way to think about the process of building sexual arousal? The concept of “foreplay” may be counterproductive to a godly and healthy view of sexuality since this idea limits a definition of sex to just intercou...
Oral Sex, part 2 -- tips and techniques [116]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - October 24, 2022 05:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn continue the conversation about oral sex -- tips and techniques to help make oral sex more comfortable and pleasurable for the giver and the receiver. There are plenty of ways to help make oral sex more pleasant and more pleasurable, especially for the hesitant spou...
Oral Sex [115]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - October 17, 2022 05:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss moral, emotional and physical aversions to oral sex. How does a hesitant giver or receiver confront your blocks? Oral sex is as biblically acceptable as any other means of sexual intimacy. Whether or not you incorporate oral sex into your marriage bed is ul...
How do I get my spouse to ...? [114]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - October 10, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss the never-ending conflict of “I want one thing, but my spouse wants something entirely different.” How do I convince my spouse to see it my way? We need to stop asking the question, “How do I get my spouse to do …?” Instead, if we want to love like Christ, w...
Live Q&A with J. Parker, part 2 (overcoming trauma, porn and sex toys) [113]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - October 04, 2022 03:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn share the rest of the Q&A session from this year's Retreat, including J. Parker of Hot, Holy & Humorous. We covered questions about: How to be there for a spouse dealing with past trauma, especially when it comes to emotional/conflict conversations. I struggle with...
Q&A from the 2022 Annual Retreat [112]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - September 26, 2022 05:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn answer questions from a live audience at the 2022 Annual Marriage Retreat! We are joined by Julie Parker of Hot, Holy & Humorous and her husband, Jay, for a round table of fun and insightful responses. How do women have multiple orgasms? I have friends that are capa...
Spontaneous vs. Responsive Sexual Desire -- ENCORE [111]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - September 19, 2022 05:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt and Jenn revisit a previous episode about sexual desire differences. In general, a man’s sexual desire is like a microwave (spontaneous) and a woman’s sexual desire is like a crockpot (responsive). Neither is right or wrong and neither is better or worse. Empathize with y...
Accentuate the Five Senses [110]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - September 12, 2022 05:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss the benefits of heightening our five senses to enhance our sexual experience -- including practical tips! We often limit the potential of our sexual experience and pleasure by narrowly focusing our sensations. I can focus my body and mind to be more present...
What We Learned From Christian Singles [109]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - September 05, 2022 15:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn share some eye-opening observations after spending some time with a group of unmarried Christians talking about the the unique challenges that they face in their pursuit of holiness. Here's what we learned from them: Unmarried Christians are vulnerable to struggle...
Live Q&A (#trashnight; aging & hormones; afterglow; lost attraction; and more) [108]
Intimate Covenant Podcast - August 29, 2022 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 30 ratingsIn this episode, Matt & Jenn share a recorded portion from the Q&A session at the Marriage Day in Bowling Green, KY on August 27. We covered topics like: Surviving Kids Scheduling Sex, #trashnight Afterglow Lost attraction Challenges of aging, childbirth, and other hormone changes Inviting...
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