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(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen on the site.) Based on some classes they recently taught for a marriage seminar, Adam and Leah share some tips for helping spouses love God. If you would like to see the video format of this program, click here. The post Episode 168: Helping Your Spouse Love God [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen on the site.) Wait…is “A Legacy of Faith: The Podcast” back? Well, in a way. On this very brief “news” episode, Adam lets you know the plans for the podcast and how you can get what we will share on here and even more over on our family’s YouTube channel. The post Episode 167: The Podcast is Back…Sort Of first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Adam and Leah share a struggle they had not long ago, when they realized that their family of four was too often separated all around the house. They talk about why it is important to make time to spend together at home, and some reminders of how this does not have to be anything complex. We hope this encourages your family to spend those precious times together! Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 166: Spending More Time Together at Home [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) It’s time for our annual family list, where each of the four of us share some things we are thankful for from the past year. We hope this encourages your family to think about your lists, as well! Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 165: Our 2022 Thankful List [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here.) Trusting your husband is something that wives know they should do, but it is not always easy. This week on the podcast, Adam and Leah use an article (linked below) to tackle those times when it is not easy to trust. Link “Husbands and How to Understand Them” [Like Mother, Like Daughter] NOTE: As we say in the podcast, there are some portions of this article that we strongly disagree with, but the overall message is one that is much needed. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 164: Tough Talk about Trusting Your Husband [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) After not being able to have Polishing the Pulpit in 2020 or 2021, this wonderful event is back, and it starts next week. So, to celebrate, Adam and Leah are joined by their children, Mary Carol and Turner, to talk about why each of them is excited about the return of PTP. For more information and to view the full schedule–because it’s not too late to register–visit the PTP website here. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 163: Why We’re Excited About PTP [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) In our last episode, dealing with family devotionals with teens in the house, we talked about focusing on certain things you want your children to know before they leave the house. This week, we share some of those things–nowhere near all of them–that we would like to focus on in our house. With just 2-3 years before our children are through with high school, what types of things would we most want them to know? Maybe by building this list, you will be encouraged to build your own list and focus on certain things in the short time you have with your children. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 162: Before Our Kids Leave… [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) There are piles of materials available to help families have devotionals when their children are small. As those kids get older, though, it can be easy to run out of ideas. Today, Adam and Leah simply share some things they have tried as parents of teens, and also why it is so important to keep devotionals going, even during these busy years. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 161: Family Devotional Ideas for Parents with Teens [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Vacation Bible School is in the books at Central. Adam and Leah take this week’s episode to share some tips for coordinating a VBS. Even if your congregation is already done with VBS this year, these are tips you will want to file away for future years. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 160: Lessons Learned from Coordinating VBS [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Marriages need all the help they can get. In this episode, Adam and Leah share some resources–but “non-book” resources–that can be a great help to any marriage. The list, with some links, is below. The Resources Financial Peace University (or another Christian-based financial course or counselor) Great Smoky Mountain Marriage Retreat Stronger Marriage workshop His Shoes, Her Shoes seminars ReConnect (retreat for preachers and wives) Polishing the Pulpit PTP365 Stronger Marriage podcast ALSO…go on a regular date!!! Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 159: Non-Book Resources to Enrich Your Marriage [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Adam and Leah introduce you to the plans for ReConnect 2022–the retreat for preachers and wives. Then they take a look at how, too often, a spouse who has cheated blames his/her spouse, but how we each need to quit blaming our spouse and take personal responsibility for our choices. Resource Brad Harrub’s Facebook post Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 158: Announcing ReConnect 2022 and Quit Blaming Your Spouse first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Lots of people make resolutions for fitness or work or finances. But Adam and Leah want to give you five areas of your marriage where you may want to consider making resolutions also. Those areas are: Date nights Investing in your marriage Planning “big” outings Doing things without the kids Understanding each other’s goals and priorities. For each area, Adam and Leah also share how to write these as true goals, and not just aspirations. Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 157: 5 New Year’s Resolutions for Your Marriage [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not showing or working? Click here to listen.) An annual tradition on the podcast, we take an episode to name some things we are thankful for this year. Turner, Mary Carol, Leah, and Adam all chime in with five things each. Enjoy! Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 156: Our 2021 Thankful List [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) For the past few episodes, Adam and Leah have been doing lists of 5. On this episode, they tackle a very sensitive but important topic, sharing 5 things couples need to keep in mind as it pertains to having a healthy and God-honoring life of intimacy. The 5 Things It’s Not Always a “10.”Medical and hormonal issues can greatly affect intimacy.Typically, one spouse needs to destress to have sex and one needs sex to destress.It can be...

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) Far too many married couples wonder why they feel more like roommates or business partners than spouses. On this week’s podcast, Adam and Leah talk about some things spouses must do intentionally if they are going to avoid living separate lives and, instead, live as a unit. The Five Things Don’t be with “the boys” or “the girls” more than you are with your spouse.Don’t let your careers define you.Combine your finances.Find common...

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) With their second list of 5, Adam and Leah talk about how it can be easy to think you’ll stay connected in a marriage, but how it must be intentional. (If you missed the first episode in this series, which dealt with finances, here’s the link.) The Five Things Continue to Make Dating a PriorityUse Technology to Your Advantage (you should stay connected with your spouse more than anyone else…and you can even flirt!)Share a Common...

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) After a summer break, the podcast is back! This week, Adam and Leah start a short series of programs about things they wish they had known earlier in their marriage. In this program, they talk about finances. The Five Things Ask for Tax Help!Practice Living on One IncomeBe Patient, Not ExtravagantKnow Your LimitsIf You Put Giving in Your Budget First, You’ll Give More Than You Thought You Could Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts...

(Player Not Displaying or Working? Click Here to Listen.) The summer of 2020 was pretty much a wash for traditional summer activities for families. This week, Adam and Leah share four things that every family should strive to do–in some form or fashion–in the summer of 2021 so that another summer isn’t taken from our kids. The four things: Start (or Restart) Family DevotionalsTake some sort of trip (even if it’s just one day)Plan a way to serve your congregationAttend a Vacation Bible School...

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) So many good things happen when families sit down around their own table and enjoy a meal together. On this week’s podcast, Adam and Leah discuss some of those blessings and encourage you to try eating together at your table this week! Find our podcast on… Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Spotify Stitcher TuneIn Radio RSS The post Episode 150: Blessings of the Family Table [Podcast] first appeared on .

(Player not displaying or working? Click here to listen.) For many couples–especially Christian couples–admitting the need for help is a cause for shame. In this week’s podcast, Adam and Leah share why a couple should be willing to admit the need for help, whether that help is formal or informal, and some tips for getting the help they need. Resources ReConnect (information and registration page) ReConnect (article about this event for preachers and their wives) Find our podcast on… Apple...