Fierce Marriage

How can you protect your connection with your spouse despite being busy? Today, Ryan and Selena Frederick share the one practical daily habit they believe has the highest return on investment for staying connected as a couple. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Today we unpack the difference between healthy emotions and something far more dangerous: emotionalism. From the silent treatment to storming off to feeling "unloved" even when your spouse is trying, we break down where feelings cross the line from real to ruling, and what Scripture says about putting them back in their place. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Today we wrap up our three-part series for nearly and newlywed couples. We talk about things we wish someone had told us before our wedding, our honeymoon, and the moment we came back home to real life. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

It's wedding season! How can a couple who is headed into marriage best position themselves for success? Last week, today, and next week, we'll talk about exactly that! • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

It's wedding season! How can a couple who is headed into marriage best position themselves for success? Today, and in the following two weeks, we'll talk about exactly that! • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Today, Ryan and Selena talk about a habit many Christian wives have but rarely question. They go through what the Bible says about it and show why it's just as bad as men watching p*rn. • Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com • Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com • Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian: https://thenewsisgood.com If this content helps you, please consider subscribing. New marriage and parenting videos weekly. Support: https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Subscribe to audio: https://fiercemarriage.com/podcast Socials: https://instagram.com/fiercemarriage, https://facebook.com/fiercemarriage More marriage content: https://fiercemarriage.com Our books and devotionals: https://shop.fiercemarriage.com Take online marriage courses: https://gospelcenteredmarriage.com For parenting resources and content, visit https://FierceParenting.com Let’s be friends! Find Ryan and Selena on their personal socials. Ryan: https://instagram.com/ryan_fred https://twitter.com/ryanfred https://facebook.com/ryanfred Selena: https://instagram.com/selenafred https://facebook.com/selena.frederick

Over the past ten weeks, we've walked through the plagues that hit marriages the hardest. This final episode is about what comes after them: the blood, the deliverance, and the long walk that follows. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

What can a wife do if she is forced to take the responsibilities of the head of the household? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

How can a wife or husband respond when their spouse treats them with cruelty? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Financial hardship wreaks havoc on marriages. How can we approach seasons of under-earning without losing the health of marriage in the process? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Does honoring your parents mean staying quiet when in-laws cross the line? Today, we break down why that's a dangerous misunderstanding, using a real listener's story about a mother-in-law who won't stop attacking her daughter-in-law behind closed doors. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Today, we tackle one of the most common and quietly devastating marriage struggles: the passive husband. We unpack why so many men confuse peacekeeping with peacemaking and the practical habits that can pull a marriage back from the edge before it's too late. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Today we respond to a letter from a man named Dave who has been rejected by his wife for nearly a decade. If you or someone you know is quietly suffering through a marriage that's struggling in this way, this episode will give you the biblical clarity and direction you've been looking for. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

What if the biggest problem in your marriage isn't your conflict — it's how you're speaking into it? Today we dive into a concept that may reframe the way you think about communication: your words are covenantal envoys, carrying cargo between two souls trying to share the same reality. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Today we unpack the idea of the "wholehearted yes": what Scripture says about a wife's God-designed posture of responding and receiving, why wives are always communicating something whether they use words or not, and how the gutsy, faith-fueled story of Abigail — a woman who stopped a bloodbath without losing her composure — gives us one of the most powerful pictures of godly restraint in all of Scripture. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Infidelity is the one of the most common plagues destroying Christian marriages today, and many people never see it coming. Today we unpack how to protect your marriage from it (or heal from it) according to the Bible. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Pornography is the number one plague silently destroying Christian marriages today — and most wives never see it coming. Today we tackle the most asked-about topic from over 1,300 listener submissions: what do you do when your husband's secret is finally exposed? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!

Many Christians try to fix their marriage by "working harder" on their behavior, but as we discuss in this episode, that’s like stapling fruit to a dead tree. If you find yourself lacking patience, kindness, or self-control, the problem isn't your effort—it’s your root. We dive deep into the Greek definitions of the Fruit of the Spirit, the "tailpipe" diagnostic for your home, and the reality of what it means to truly be a regenerate believer. This breakdown offers the biblical roadmap to moving from fleshly "rotten fruit" to a life truly indwelled by the Spirit. RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intention: https://40prayers.com To learn more about becoming a Christian, visit: https://thenewsisgood.com This ministry is entirely listener-supported. To partner with us, visit https://fiercemarriage.com/partner Good news! You can now find FULL video episodes on our YouTube channel, The Fierce Family. Visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkyO4yVeRdODrpsyXLhEr7w to subscribe and watch. We hope to see you there!