Operation: Thriving Marriage

Ep 17: Mature Sex

At a recent Operation: Thriving Marriage Experience, we were asked what are some marks or waypoints of a mature or maturing sex life. We are inundated with unrealistic skewed expectations about sex. It is important for us to know and talk about healthy sex rather than chase the ideas and attitudes in the media.

The most important thing is for couples to love each other, listen to each other, and express your love to each other physically. Never compare your sex life to others. Your sex life is yours and no one else’s.

Ep 16: Little Problems Become Big Problems; You Need To Work on Your Marriage Early

There has been a trend of spouses coming to us after they receive divorce papers. It is much harder to fix a marriage when one person in the couple is ready to end it. Marriage, however, works when you work it. In this episode, Bryon and Jen talk about the importance of addressing problems early so they don’t become become big problems.

Ep 15 Managing In-Law Expectations

In this episode, Bryon and Jen talk about managing in-law expectations. All in-laws have expectations on their loved ones’ marriages. This is normal. It can be tricky, though. When not handled correctly, these expectations can have a negative effect on your marriage. If handled well, however, it is possible to have both a thriving marriage and a thriving relationship with your in-laws. There are a few keys that will help build that kind of marriage:

• Prioritize your marriage
• Communicate clearly
• Set appropriate boundaries
• Protect your boundaries

Ep 14 Speak in a Way Your Spouse Wants to Listen

In the last podcast, we talked about listening better. In this one we talk about how we can speak in a way to improve communication in our marriages. It is important to learn skills that will help us communicate well with our spouses.

Ep 13 Message Sent, Message Not Received (Improving Your Listening Skills)

This is the first of a two part series on communication. In this episode, Bryon and Jen talk about how you can practically improve your listening skills to strengthen your marriage.

Ep 12 - Money Can’t Buy Love, or a Thriving Marriage

Money is regularly cited as the number one reason for divorce. It is also one of the things Jesus talked about the most. Why is money so dangerous? Why is it so important? In this episode, Bryon and Jen discuss the place money has in marriage and how we can ensure that it helps us build thriving marriages and doesn't rip our relationships apart.

Ep 11 - Team Marriage

Have you seen marriages that just seem to go from one fight to another? Clearly those marriages are not thriving. Marriage is not designed to be a conflict. Marriage functions best when as a couple you work as a team. There are essential elements to building a good team. In this podcast we will talk about those essentials to building your thriving marriage.

Ep 10 - Why Am I Married?

Why are you married? Why did you get married? What is marriage for? In this episode Bryon and Jen talk about the purpose of marriage from a biblical and theological perspective. They explain that marriage is about holiness and godliness, and becoming the people that God created us to be.

Ep 09 - Love is What You Do

Love is often confusing and misunderstood. Yet, love is key to a thriving marriage. In this episode Bryon and Jen talk about the biblical definition of love and how to strengthen love in your marriage.

Ep 08 - Thriving Sex Life

Sex is an uncommon topic to discuss in a church setting. But sex is an important topic to discuss in the church because it's an important part of marriage. God created sex to help couples grow closer together. When we don't talk about sex in the church then we learn about sex from places that do not understand God's plan and purpose for it. We hope this podcast helps you to discuss sex in your marriage and build a thriving sex life in your marriage.