Christian Marriage Podcasts - any you listen to?

[WolfGate]

the marriage course was handled through a local church & the advisors were both couples who have been in ministry to married couples for years
(one for over 10 yrs)

each session started & ended with prayer & we were asked to prayer with & for our spouses

chapters in book had verses from the Bible which related to each chapter topic
however, the Bible does not going into details like the marriage course did so the marriage course was beneficial

the communication method for couples was also useful & not in the Bible anywhere

the chapter on "impact of family" shows how one grew up affects what they bring to marriage
we each grew up differently (yet same on some things) so this also brought insight to us for our marriage

I've started looking through the Alpha website. Lots in there! At first glance it looks like they are not part of a church but a ministry to help churches teach their people. Looking forward to learning more.

Regarding Love Languages, that was something early in our marriage that fostered some good communication in our marriage. I have seen it benefit couples who responded from a spirit of "now I understand how to better communicate love to my spouse". I've seen couples struggle who had the spirit of "now my spouse should know how to communicate love to me". In my experience, the first, correct, spirit normally leads to a positive cycle of both spouses have their needs met more often. The other more often leads to keeping score and generally no if any improvement. I think a good class facilitator can be incredibly valuable in helping people understand that!

 

[Paidiske]

Alpha started from a Church of England parish, but I am not sure whether it still currently operates under that parish's auspices or has become a commercial entity in its own right.

 

[mama2one]

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