What if the very thing God designed to heal and unite your marriage is the thing most couples avoid talking about?

In this episode of the Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad and Marilyn sit down with Bella from Delight Your Marriage for a raw, hope-filled conversation about intimacy, forgiveness, and the habits that either heal or quietly destroy a marriage. Bella shares her personal journey through marital pain, divorce, and restoration, and how God used that story to shape a ministry helping couples learn how to love each other well.

You’ll hear why intimacy is far more than sex, how unresolved pain blocks connection, and why forgiveness is the first step toward lasting change. This episode is both deeply spiritual and incredibly practical...especially for couples who feel stuck, distant, or unsure how to move forward.

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🔑 KEY IDEAS:
• Why intimacy is essential for emotional and spiritual connection
in marriage
• How unresolved pain and resentment block closeness
• Forgiveness as the starting point for marital healing
• The difference between physical intimacy and wholehearted intimacy
• How men and women experience love and connection differently
• Why marriage habits—not intentions—determine long-term health


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What happens when authenticity replaces performance in your marriage, ministry, or leadership?

In this episode of the Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad sits down with Chuck Allen (lead pastor of Sugar Hill Church) to explore how freedom, authenticity, and grace reshape both marriage and leadership. From navigating insecurity and burnout to learning how to truly value your spouse, this conversation dives into why pretending you “have it all together” eventually leads to collapse, and how radical honesty creates deeper connection.

You’ll hear why prioritizing marriage strengthens leadership, how speaking life builds confidence, and why planning life together weekly can transform both your relationship and your sense of peace. This episode is a powerful reminder that grace-filled marriages don’t happen by accident...they’re built through intentionality, humility, and authentic love.

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🔑 KEY IDEAS:
• Why image management and people-pleasing slowly destroy marriages
• How insecurity drives overwork, burnout, and emotional distance
• The difference between performance-driven marriage and grace-filled marriage
• Why authenticity creates freedom in leadership and relationships
• How valuing your spouse daily makes grace and kindness easier
• Why pastors and leaders must prioritize marriage over ministry
• How speaking life builds confidence and draws spouses closer
• The power of weekly life planning as a couple
• Why encouragement motivates change better than criticism
• How grace turns marriage into a place of safety, joy, and growth

📚 KEY VERSES:
📖 Ecclesiastes 4:9 - Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.
📖 James 1:5 - If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
📖 Proverbs 27:6 - Faithful are the wounds of a friend; profuse are the kisses of an enemy.
📖 Romans 5:8 - But God shows his love for us in that while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.

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What happens when good things (ministry, leadership, work) quietly take priority over your marriage?

In this candid conversation, Brad sits down with Dave and Ann Wilson to unpack how even serving God can unintentionally damage a marriage when priorities drift out of order. They talk honestly about insecurity, performance-driven relationships, emotional isolation in ministry, and why affirmation at home matters more than applause everywhere else.

You’ll hear why pastors and leaders often neglect their marriages, how encouragement can restore connection, and what it really means to build a grace-filled marriage that makes both spouses better.

If you want a marriage that thrives instead of slowly drifting, this episode will challenge and encourage you to rethink what truly comes first.

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🔑 KEY IDEAS:
- Why putting ministry or work ahead of marriage slowly destroys intimacy
- How insecurity and affirmation drive overcommitment outside the home
- The hidden marriage crisis among pastors and church leaders
- Why encouragement motivates change better than criticism
- How speaking life builds confidence, connection, and trust
- Grace marriage vs. performance-driven marriage

📚 KEY VERSES:
📖 Romans 5:8 -- But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
📖 James 1:5 -- If any of you lacks wisdom, you should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to you.
📖 Proverbs 18:21 -- The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
📖 Proverbs 27:6 -- Wounds from a friend can be trusted, but an enemy multiplies kisses.

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