MarriageToday Audio Podcast

Special guests Steven Curtis and Mary Beth Chapman, Tim and Sherice Brown along with Sean and Catherine Lowe join Jimmy and Karen to discuss the challenges of marriage and how they've learned to overcome.

For many couples, they fall in love and are optimistic about their future. After years of marriage, they take each other for granted. This doesn’t have to happen to you. You can fly high in marriage.

After several years of marriage, most couples put their relationship on autopilot. The reality is, marriage only works when we are highly focused on our spouse and fulfill our role in the relationship.

The actions you take on a daily basis will predict your future success. Jimmy and Karen Evans discuss four key habits of successfully married couples. Positive habits create trust, build intimacy and meet needs.

The Power of a Praying Couple

Most people begin marriage with baggage from family and other relationships. What we learn from our parents shapes our entire life. Jimmy Evans will help you overcome the key issues in your past so you can have a successful future.

Men and women have a natural tendency to control and dominate one another in marriage. Jimmy and Karen discuss how couples can overcome the fight for control and become equal partners in their relationship.

Our thinking directly influences how we relate to everyone in our lives. We naturally resist the wisdom of scripture especially when it comes to relationships. Jimmy Evans discusses three critical reasons why we resist change and how to overcome.

When dating, people usually choose their opposite. For many couples, their differences can become a source of frustration and conflict. When you learn that your differences actually supply what you're lacking, marriage becomes a healing journey.

There are several important ways we are influenced when making decisions. Having the right response is critical. Jimmy Evans shares how to be a positive gatekeeper for you and your family.

The words that keep families close, safe and functional are words of honesty and respect. Your family will only succeed to the extent that you and your spouse have open and honest communication.

One of the most basic desires in life is to have a loving family. However, in every family, there will be hurt feelings and conflict. How you respond is critical to building a loving family.

Even if you came from a dysfunctional family, you can build a stable family for generations. Jimmy Evans discusses the key principles of how you can build a family that lasts.

Jimmy and Karen Evans discuss the important needs of every woman. Most importantly, women need security and love. Women feel most secure when they are married to a sacrificial, caring man.

Jimmy Evans discusses the important needs of every man. More than anything men need honor and respect. Men want to spend their time wherever they receive the most honor whether it's at home or work.