The last few episodes have focused on building intimacy in your marriage. We talked about how important it was to feel "safe" with your spouse if you are going to build deep intimacy in your marriage. What happens though when the trust neccesary to create a safe space is broken? Whether it is a series of small breaches of trust or, it is a huge betrayal that leads to broken trust, you need to acknowledge the breach and begin the process of healing and reconciliation.

Intimacy is so important in building a strong marriage. It takes in tentionality to build that intimacy. You also need to beware the enemies of building that intimacy. What are those enemies? Fear, Selfishness, Pride, and Busyness can keep you from developing the intimacy needed for strong healthy marriages. Join us in this bonus podcast as we take a quick look at the enemies you might find yourself facing.

Lat week we talked about emotional and experiential intimacy. This week, we talk about two other types of intimacy we want to build in our marriages - spiritual and physical intimacy. Spiritual intimacy is something only Christian couples can experience, but it doesn't just happen because you are a believer. You have to be intentional about bulding it together. Physical intimacy is more than just sex, although that is a big part. How else can you enhance the physical intimacy in your relationships?

After our relationship to God, marriege should be our most intimate relationship. In relationships, there are different types of intimacy, all of them important to the health of your marriage. The first type of intimacy is probably what most people think of - emotional intimacy. Do you feel free to share all your emotions, feelings, dreams, and fears with your spouse? The second type of intimacy, experiential intimacy, can be a powerful part of building a strong, healthy marriage. Join us a swe look at both emotional and experiential intimcy today on the No Regretz Marriage podcast.

God designed marriage to be the most intimate human relationship we will experience. How can we build that intimate marrige? There are no shortcuts! As Dr John Van Epps tells us, it takes Talking, Time, and Togetherness to build intimacy in marriage.

If you are following along with our coup[e's devotional book, "From You & Me to We"", or if you are someone wanting to have a better marriage relationship, where do you start? We hav etalked about what God's plan for marrige is, but how do you start moving to the marriage relationship you want. On today's podcast we will tackle the question and give you some direction on where to go from where you are right now.

What is marriage to be about? Why did God create the relationship of marriage? Is marriage only about meeting our needs for companionship and love or is there a greater purpose for your marriage? Paul tells us about the great mystery of marriage in his letter to the Ephesians. Join us on today's No Regretz marriage podcast as we talk about the mystery and how that should impact our marriages.

One of God's key purposes for marriage is to raise godly generations. Our responsibilty is to model for our children a life that bring honor and glory to God. We need to train them to train up the next generation to do the same. This week's podcast is in meory of Larry Kemper, known as "Big" to his nine grandchildren. Listen as they share hwhat they learned from their parents and grandparents and how they are setting the stage for the next generation.