Real People Real Talk

What if your marriage could not only survive but truly thrive? On this transformative episode of Real People, Real Talk, we uncover the "10 Commandments for a Happy and Healthy Marriage," rooted in timeless biblical wisdom. You'll learn how to put God at the center of your relationship, maintain fidelity, and navigate the sometimes stormy seas of marital life with love, patience, and mutual respect. We'll provide actionable advice on making your spouse a priority, engaging in meaningful activities like Bible studies together, and avoiding the pitfalls that can damage trust and self-esteem. Discover the profound impact of kindness, compassion, and forgiveness on your marriage, inspired by Ephesians 4:32. We'll share practical tips on keeping the spark alive through regular date nights and how to manage finances as a team, setting both short-term and long-term goals. You'll also learn how to out-love each other daily using the five love languages—words of affirmation, physical touch, giving gifts, quality time, and acts of service. Concluding with a heartfelt prayer, we seek God's blessings for all marriages, aspiring for each one to be a beacon of divine love and commitment. Tune in for insights that could turn your marriage from merely surviving to genuinely thriving. Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/10084133https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/9158101https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/14524723This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

This episode takes a deeper look at Self-care. Beyond the bubble baths, beyond the shopping sprees, but delving into topics such as setting boundaries, learning to say no, positive self talk, and more! You will also learn ways to practice Physical Self-care, Spiritual Self-care, and Mental\Emotional Self-care. Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/15010972https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/8547311https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/4205807Scripture Mentioned Matthew 22:37-3938 39 Psalms 127:2 3 John 1:2This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

May is Mental Health Awareness Month so this episode is all about Thriving in your Mental Health. Topics discussed: Self-Care, Stress Management, Setting Boundaries, Therapy, and more. Today's Guest: Elsa Marie is mental health coach and pastoral counselor who’s on a mission to help people to discover their purpose, restore their identity, and heal from past pain. Elsa is also the Founder of the Repurpose Foundation, an organization that sets out to provide mental health solutions for survivors of abuse in the 10/40 window https://www.elsachristie.com/ Scripture from today's episode Romans 8:28Psalms 127:2Related Episodes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/13931652https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/13799401https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12799411This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

An episode about Health and Fitness. God has given us one body, so we must steward it well. 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 “19 Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God? You are not your own, 20 for you were bought with a price. So glorify God in your body.” Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/13772383https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12043263This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

A Sermon about The Great Commission and all things Discipleship. Matthew 28:18-20 "Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age.” This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

God doesn't call the qualified, but He qualifies the called! Through the lives of Jacob from the Old Testament and Peter from the New Testament you will see that God is so good, so merciful, so gracious, that He uses flawed people and everyone is welcome in the family of God. So please don't allow a dark past to overshadow a bright future. Romans 8:28 “And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.” This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today is an encouraging message for the Singles! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 7:6-9 "Now as a concession, not a command, I say this.7 I wish that all were as I myself am. But each has his own gift from God, bone of one kind and one of another. 8 To the unmarried and the widows I say that it is good for them to remain single, as I am. 9 But if they cannot exercise self-control, they should marry. For it is better to marry than to burn with passion." This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today's topic: How to succeed in the area of money in your relationships? The Guests: Oscar and Suni Combs, both entrepreneurs that have been married for 24 years with 4 kids. Their family's motto is "To represent God, Family and their Culture well, in that order." Scripture from Today's Episode Genesis 2:24Proverbs 27:23 This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Happy Valentine's Day! What is True Love? Tune is as we answer this question as well as give you 3 Foundational Keys to a Happy and Healthy Marriage. Scripture from today's episode: 1 Corinthians 13:4-85 6 7 8 Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12491335https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12405128This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today's episode is all about walking in purpose. Tune in as our guest shares her story about Pain & Purpose. Guest: Joy Osahon - Strategy Coach, Speaker, Faith Blogger. https://www.speakwithjoy.net/ This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today's episode is all about answering God's call on your life, growing in your relationship with Him, and the role that the Church plays in your life. Guest: Pastor Shedrick Heard. Connect with the guest: https://www.instagram.com/shedrickheard/ Related Episode: "Does Going to Church Really Matter?" https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/10344659 This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today episode is all about thriving in Spiritual warfare. Your host Paul will discusses the participants of Spiritual Warfare as well as how to prepare for and win in this Battle. Key Scripture: Ephesians 6:10-12 "10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might. 11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.” This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

A Christmas Sermon Galatians 4:4-5 "4 But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, made of a woman, made under the law, 5 To redeem them that were under the law, that we might receive the adoption of sons." This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

A Conversation about Navigating the Holiday Season as a Couple. Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12256608https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12491335This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

A Thanksgiving Sermon Psalms 150:6 "Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord" This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Giving you tips and wisdom on how to prioritize your mental health, thrive emotionally, and survive the holiday blues. Today's Guest: Annielle Timmons, a Mental Health Expert, motivational speaker, and therapist whose life purpose is to help others overcome seasons of adversities, grow through what they go through, and be the best versions of themselves https://www.annielletimmons.com/ Scripture from today's episode: 2 Corinthians 1: 3-4 “Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God.” Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/13931652https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/13799401https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12799411This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

A Conversation about Mental Health and Faith. Our guest today: Fatima Banister is a therapist and coach that’s all about mental health, faith, and purpose. She is the founder of Sis Health Yourself a sisterhood that helps women to improve their self worth by increasing trust in themselves and trust in God. https://www.sishealyourself.com/ Guiding Scripture: 3 John 1:2 “Dear friend, I pray that you may enjoy good health and that all may go well with you, even as your soul is getting along well.” Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/10595582https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/13799401https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/11150929This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today's episode is more of a pep talk. Providing practical tips toward taking control of your life and becoming the best version of yourself as you answer God's call on your life. It's time to progress Spiritually, Relationally, Financially, Physically, and more...NO EXCUSES! Scripture: 1 Corinthians 15:57 “But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12077130https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12043263https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/9481727https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/8200192https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/11946001This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

Today's episode is all about thriving in the area of physical health and fitness. We discuss fitness tips, combining faith and fitness, as well as barriers to a healthier life and ways to overcome. Our guest today, Wendie Pett, has been motivating people to make fitness and good nutrition apart of their daily routine. She teaches the balance of mind, body and spirit through her Visibly Fit™ wellness program. Wendie is an author, speaker, naturopathic doctor & international TV host of her own show reaching 75 million households. https://www.wendiepett.com/ Scripture from today's episode 3 John 1:2This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.

10 Ways to Beat the Monday Blues Scriptures from today's episode Psalms 42:11 John 10:10John 14:27 “Related Episodes https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/12077130https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/11483044https://www.buzzsprout.com/1113380/11150929 This month we are doing our annual fundraiser for our podcast ministry to go towards our podcast expenses. If you have found value in the content, then we invite you to support. 2 options https://www.patreon.com/paulcalcote?fan_landing=trueAny amount is appreciated. Support the Show.