The Real Marriage Podcast

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a Valentine's Day-themed session on marriage and sex based on biblical teachings from the Song of Songs, including practical advice and a book called 'Real Romance'.

This episode discusses the Marriage Health in America report from Focus on the Family, revealing that 21% of marriages are in crisis with divorce considerations and exploring why Christian marriages struggle or flourish.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses biblical perspectives on whether cutting off family is a sin, focusing on Genesis 2:24's 'leave and cleave' principle for marriage.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses practical tips for maintaining a healthy marriage during the summer season, drawing from personal experiences and biblical principles.

This episode discusses a Focus on the Family study on marriage health in America, analyzing statistics on marriages in crisis and providing insights on divorce prevention and solutions.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses a new study identifying nine global stressors that threaten marriages, blending research with biblical perspectives.

This episode discusses new German research on the science of falling out of love and identifies a predictable point of no return in dying relationships, challenging conventional wisdom about sudden marital collapse.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses five sexual sections in the Song of Songs, emphasizing its frank portrayal of marital sex and critiquing allegorical interpretations.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces his ministry and fundraising appeal for spreading Bible teaching, with the episode title suggesting a discussion on family boundaries before holidays.

Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace introduce a series on the latest Focus on the Family research about marriage health in America, particularly Christian marriages, highlighting practical insights for flourishing and struggling relationships.

Pastor Mark and Grace Driscoll discuss how to affair-proof a marriage by using God's grace not just for forgiveness but to resist sin and temptation.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a sermon series on Elijah, focusing on the Jezebel Spirit, and encourages donations to spread Bible teaching.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses the differences between casual and intentional dating, engagement, and relational progression from a Christian perspective.

Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace answer a listener's question about how often married couples should have sex, referencing biblical principles from 1 Corinthians 7.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses a listener's question about male leadership in families, critiquing harmful interpretations of biblical teachings on marriage.

Pastor Mark Driscoll addresses a women's group, prefacing a Q&A session by acknowledging nervousness, directing heaven-related questions to external resources, and setting a tone of spiritual guidance without offense.

This episode discusses the emerging trend of married couples living separately, inspired by social media and celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow, exploring its implications for modern relationships.

This episode teaches Christians how to revitalize their marriage with the same spouse by adopting new healthy habits based on biblical principles from Song of Songs.

Pastor Mark Driscoll continues a sermon series on the Song of Songs, focusing on overcoming intimacy obstacles in marriage through biblical teaching.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses how couples can navigate major disagreements in marriage, focusing on decision-making strategies for significant family choices.

This episode discusses the concept of deferring to one's spouse in marriage decisions, emphasizing biblical principles of oneness and shared wisdom rather than independent or personality-driven choices.

This episode discusses the biblical principle of leaving parents to cleave to a spouse, addressing questions about its relevance in modern family dynamics.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a four-episode series on how phone usage can harm marriages, beginning with an honest discussion about recent quarreling between him and his wife.

Mark and Grace Driscoll discuss a common marital issue where a wife feels her husband is too focused on work at the expense of their marriage and family.

Mark and Grace Driscoll discuss what to pay attention to on a first date, sharing personal anecdotes from their own first date in 1988.

Pastor Mark Driscoll hosts a live Q&A session addressing tough marriage questions while directing some inquiries about heaven to external resources.

This episode discusses Steph and Aisha Curry's Christian marriage and how they prioritize their family with four children, sparked by a recent interview in People Magazine.

Pastor Mark and Grace Driscoll discuss how bitterness can lead to adultery in Christian marriages, offering biblical warnings and advice to affair-proof relationships.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses how bitterness and unforgiveness lead to adultery of the heart, using the biblical story of Naomi to illustrate the destructive impact on marriages.

This episode of The Real Marriage Podcast discusses how cell phones can become a dangerous portal of temptation in marriages, particularly from male and female perspectives.

Pastor Mark and Grace Driscoll introduce a candid discussion on how to affair-proof marriages, framed within their Christian faith and personal experiences.

Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife discuss their grief and reflections on the martyrdom of Charlie Kirk, focusing on the impact on his family and the challenges of understanding such loss through faith.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a biblical teaching session focused on identifying characteristics of a 'Jezebel' in marriage, part of a series on Elijah's life.

This episode discusses how to forgive a cheating spouse, focusing on emotional affairs as precursors to physical infidelity based on research from the Institute for Family Studies.

Pastor Mark Driscoll offers biblical advice on improving family communication to encourage adult children to visit for the holidays.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a Bible teaching session focused on the Elijah, Jezebel, and Ahab spirits, emphasizing building men up through prayer and scriptural learning.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a podcast series on infidelity in marriage, discussing biblical perspectives and research from the Institute for Family Studies.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses finding peace through forgiveness in a sermon series on Hebrews chapter 12.

Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace discuss how to set boundaries with difficult in-laws during the holidays, based on their own challenging early marriage experiences.

Pastor Mark Driscoll and his wife Grace discuss how to decide which school to send your children to, drawing from their experience raising five kids through various educational stages.

Pastor Mark Driscoll discusses how to make decisions with your spouse during financial difficulties, offering biblical guidance for navigating major life choices in marriage.

This episode provides practical Christian advice for grandparents on how to build healthy relationships with their married adult children by respecting boundaries and honoring parental authority.

Pastor Mark Driscoll introduces a four-part series on how couples can make decisions together, emphasizing biblical principles of unity and oneness from Genesis and Matthew.

This episode discusses how to establish healthy boundaries and manage relationships with in-laws to strengthen marriages, based on listener questions and biblical principles.

Pastor Mark Driscoll shares his personal story of meeting his wife Grace as a non-Christian teenager and how her influence led him to faith and Bible study.

This episode explores the secrets of long-lasting, happy marriages based on a study of couples married an average of 44 years, focusing on psychoneuroendocrinology and shared traits.

Pastor Mark Driscoll addresses common questions about dealing with toxic in-laws and establishing healthy family boundaries in marriage, drawing from biblical principles and personal experience.

Mark Driscoll discusses his new book on biblical principles in government, critiquing mainstream news and emphasizing Christian citizenship.

Mark Driscoll discusses his new book on biblical principles for voting, emphasizing God's word over political divides and warning about demonic influences in government.

Pastor Mark Driscoll and Grace Driscoll address how couples can handle overbearing family members, discussing concepts like leave and cleave, enmeshment, cutoff, and differentiation.

Mark and Grace, married for 32 years with five children and grandchildren, answer a question from exhausted new parents about feeling disconnected after a baby arrives.

Pastor Mark and his wife say that skipping a voluntary Sabbath leads to an involuntary one, which Mark says meant twice blown adrenal glands and intestinal ulcers.

The Real Marriage Podcast asks whether couples should divide chores 50/50, drawing on Mark and Grace's experience raising five children.

The Real Marriage Podcast episode "Why \"Spirituality\" is Demonic" contrasts Jesus-centered Christianity with astrology, witchcraft, divination, and syncretism.

Mark, teaching at Real Men in Scottsdale, presents prayer as a father-son conversation rather than a formal religious performance.