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Finding your true identity in Christ sometimes means laying down what you built. Aaron interviews Curt Storring, a relatively new believer who came out of New Age divine masculine self-help and meditation and found Christ through Instagram. Curt built a successful coaching business called Dad Work, then heard God tell him to stop because his identity had become tied to being the forward-facing influencer rather than simply God's son. He explains why self-help without Christ is really self-worship, how worldly wisdom imitates the real thing like vegan cheese, and why obedience and repentance, not results, define success. Curt now runs...

Freedom from addiction and hidden sin is possible through Christ. Aaron interviews Mason and Courtney Skaggs of Sovereign Fire Studios, who share a raw testimony of redemption. Mason describes opioid and meth addiction, dealing drugs, and theistic Satan worship before a dramatic conversion while crying at his desk. Courtney shares her battles with depression and substance abuse, her gradual journey to faith, and the betrayal trauma she experienced from Mason's hidden pornography and lust early in their marriage. They discuss a pastor who shamed rather than helped, why aggressive community and daily confession matter (Mason called a friend every day...

Reigniting intimacy in Christian marriage starts with honest communication. Aaron interviews Alex and Kadi Dutton, founders of Everylove (Every Love Intimates), a Christian-focused intimacy subscription box. The Duttons share how their business grew out of Alex's discomfort buying lingerie on explicit websites and their own early struggles with mismatched expectations, painful first intimacy, and a lack of sex education. They recommend monthly check-ins, an attraction conversation worksheet, asking what your spouse needs before trying to fix things, and saturating intimacy issues in prayer. Together with Aaron, they encourage Christians to redeem the conversation about sex with trusted believers, remembering that...

Maintaining intimacy during pregnancy takes intention, communication, and grace. Pre-recorded the week before their c-section and in the middle of a wildfire evacuation, Aaron and Jennifer Smith share three areas of intimacy to protect during pregnancy or any season when physical intimacy is disrupted. Physical intimacy can look like holding hands, massages, and staying close even when intercourse isn't possible. Mental and emotional intimacy grows through intentional bedtime conversations, checking in, and making each other laugh. Spiritual intimacy deepens as you pray together, share Scripture, and read the Word. Having walked through pregnancy six times, they share candidly about pelvic...

Trusting God during a wildfire evacuation stopped being theoretical for Aaron and Jennifer Smith. In this real-time episode of the Marriage After God podcast, recorded while their Central Oregon neighborhood sat under a level-two evacuation notice and just days before Jennifer's scheduled c-section, they share how they are preparing, praying, and processing. They talk about packing documents, the kids' backpacks, and the cat, wrestling with how tightly they had held their newly built home, and teaching their children to trust God whether or not the house burns. You'll also hear practical emergency preparedness tips for Christian families: know your insurance...

Communication in Christian marriage tends to break down in predictable ways. In this episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron and Jennifer Smith walk through five common communication mistakes couples make and how to fix them: failing to listen, speaking harshly or interrupting, avoiding difficult conversations, assuming instead of asking, and letting anger take control. They share practical tools like active listening, repeating back what you heard and asking clarifying questions, giving a soft answer as Proverbs 15:1 teaches, going directly to your spouse with a confession or an offense as in Matthew 18:15, and not letting the sun...

Conflict in marriage is inevitable, but how you resolve it can draw you closer to each other and to God. In this episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron and Jennifer Smith return from a summer break, with a baby on the way, to share 10 biblical ways to resolve conflict in marriage: remember you are already one team, forgive and communicate it, preach the gospel to yourself, be slow to anger and quick to listen, truly repent instead of bargaining with God, aim for reconciliation, don't expect your spouse to read your mind, don't let the sun go...

Christian marriage was designed to point beyond itself. In this final episode of their Jesus series, Aaron and Jennifer Smith explore the eternal marriage of Christ and His bride, the church, and why it gives every earthly marriage its meaning. Starting with Ephesians 5:22-33, where Paul calls marriage a profound mystery that refers to Christ and the church, they answer whether we will be married in heaven from Matthew 22, look ahead to the marriage supper of the Lamb in Revelation 19, and show how Paul used marriage in Romans 7 to free Jewish believers who feared they were being...

The biblical feasts of Leviticus 23 are more than Jewish traditions; they are prophetic shadows that point to Jesus. In this episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron and Jennifer Smith start with Matthew 5:17-18, where Jesus says He came to fulfill the Law, and walk through all seven feasts. Passover reveals Christ as the Passover Lamb, Unleavened Bread His sinless body broken for us, First Fruits His resurrection, and Pentecost the Holy Spirit poured out as 3,000 were saved, mirroring the 3,000 who died when the Law was given. They explain how the four spring feasts were fulfilled...

Are we living in the end times? In this episode of the Marriage After God podcast, Aaron and Jennifer Smith look at the birth pains Jesus described in Matthew 24 and ask whether we are witnessing biblical prophecies unfold. Aaron walks through the research behind each sign: more than 32 documented false messiahs, including Jim Jones and Charles Manson, a sharp rise in recorded wars and 6.0+ earthquakes in recent decades, growing Christian persecution, increasing lawlessness, and the gospel now translated for 97% of the world. They explore the rebirth of Israel in 1948 and the fig tree prophecy, plus...