Marriage

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:25 — 55.7MB)

It’s easy for us to pick up the wrong messaging about sex. That’s why we need Scripture to fix our mistaken thinking about sex and wash our defiled views. Building on episode 177, Helen and Mike bring our sexual detox series to a close, tackling commonplace distortions in the culture (“It doesn’t matter who I sleep with”) and in the church (“Sexual sin is the worst; there’s no hope for you if you’ve fallen”). Is sex just a base animal instinct, or is it a sacred mystery about the meaning of the universe? Tune in to find out!

A downloadable summary sheet is available here.

Scriptures Referenced:
Mat 19:1-12; 1Cor 6:9-11; 6:12-20; 7:1-5; Eph 5:22-33; 1Tim 1:15; Psalm 51

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.
Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MandMsPodcast

PP179 Sexual Detox (Part 2) Read More »

Oct 27 2024

Sexual Detox Handout

Marriage, Sex, Uncategorized

Episodes 177 and 179 were a mini-series on Sexual Detox. Here is a helpful downloadable summary sheet to follow along with the teaching on this important subject.

Please use the link below!

241027 sexual detox list Download

Sexual Detox Handout Read More »

Oct 20 2024

PP178 Homosexual Partnerships & Same-Sex Attraction from a Christian Perspective

Marriage, Sex, Uncategorized

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:35 — 123.8MB)

The LGBT2Q+ movement has been successful in convincing a lot of people that God may bless same-sex unions, and that Scripture doesn’t really speak to modern gay and lesbian relationships. Mike and Matthew address this from a Biblical perspective and also provide some helpful guidance on the issue of Christians who experience same-sex attraction.

Scriptures Referenced:
Lev 20:13; Mat 19:12; Rom 1:24-27; 1Cor 6:9-11

CORRECTION: Mike mentioned the name of Richard Bauckham on this episode, when he meant to say Richard Hays.

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.
Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MandMsPodcast

PP178 Homosexual Partnerships & Same-Sex Attraction from a Christian Perspective Read More »

Oct 13 2024

PP177 Sexual Detox (Part 1)

Love, Marriage, Sex

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:41 — 50.7MB)

In this episode, Mike is joined by his wife, Helen, for a conversation on the topic of “sexual detox.” They explore the concept of purging wrong ideas about sex that society, culture, and even the church can instill. The couple emphasizes how distorted views on sex—gathered from media, jokes, music, and even certain religious teachings—need to be realigned with biblical truth. This detox involves a renewed understanding of sex according to Scripture, which is good and pure.

Scriptures Referenced: 1 Thess 4:1-8; Gen 1-2; Prov 5:15-19; Song of Songs 1:2; Mal 2:14-16; Prov 2:16-17

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.
Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MandMsPodcast

PP177 Sexual Detox (Part 1) Read More »

Sep 29 2024

PP175 Feeding the Flame

Love, Marriage, Relationships

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 27:49 — 50.9MB)

To many people, marriage is just a piece of paper. Who needs a license to love? In this follow-up episode to PP173, we discuss why such thinking is wrong. Wedding vows and the marriage covenant are not obstacles to passionate love, but the fertile ground in which it can survive and thrive. And even if we’ve strayed from God’s design for romantic relationship, there’s still hope, because the ultimate source of enduring love is none other than Jesus Christ.

Scriptures Referenced: Song of Songs 8:5-7

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.
Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MandMsPodcast

PP175 Feeding the Flame Read More »

Sep 15 2024

PP173 Finding the Fire

Love, Marriage, Relationships

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 22:29 — 41.2MB)

The Song of Songs depicts love in marriage as an unquenchable fire. But where can we find such love? Today’s relationship advice often leads to short-lived flames. We need an older wisdom to guide us. We need the ancient wisdom of Scripture. Already married and wanting to keep the fire blazing? Unmarried, but hoping to enjoy such lasting love some day? Our Bible passage gives us four surprising directions where to find the fire.

Scriptures Referenced:
Song 8:5-7

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.
Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter at https://twitter.com/MandMsPodcast

PP173 Finding the Fire Read More »

Jan 14 2024

PP145 Whom Should I Marry?

Christian Living, Marriage

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 36:01 — 65.9MB)

In his book on How to Read Proverbs, Tremper Longman III says that one of that book’s themes is Loving the Right Woman. He adds “Proverbs understands that a good wife [or husband!] is one of the most important things in life.” While acknowledging that marriage isn’t for everyone, Matthew & Mike discuss the goodness of marriage and some principles from Scripture for how to identify someone with whom we should be happy to pursue a relationship.

Scriptures Referenced:
Gen 24; Prov 12:4; Prov 18:22; Prov 31:10; Prov 31:30

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes.
Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter and Facebook

PP145 Whom Should I Marry? Read More »

Nov 22 2021

PP042 Better Than the Dollar Store

Anger, Honesty, Marriage, Righteousness, Sex

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 23:30 — 32.3MB)

We can all fall into the bad habit of priding ourselves in not having actually committed an outrageous sin… but the Lord is looking for something deeper. Kingdom righteousness is not only seen in avoiding the big, public, obvious offences, but in pursuing Christ’s standard from our hearts.

Scriptures Referenced: Mat 5:6, 20-37; Php 3:4-9; Jam 1:20; 1Tim 5:2

Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes. Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter here.

PP042 Better Than the Dollar Store Read More »

Jun 27 2021

PP021 The Foundation of a Family, Part 2 of 2

Christian Living, Family, Marriage

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 16:42 — 22.9MB)

In part 2 of David Petterson’s study on marriage as the foundation of family life, we learn more from Genesis 2 about God’s intentions for marriage – and how marriage points to something of even greater signifcance.

Scriptures Referenced: Gen 2:18-25
Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes. Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter here.

PP021 The Foundation of a Family, Part 2 of 2 Read More »

Jun 20 2021

PP020 The Foundation of a Family

Christian Living, Family, Marriage

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 18:17 — 25.1MB)

God is a relational being, and when He first created man, He made him to desire companionship. God provided the man with a woman and designed marriage to be the foundation of family life – and it was very good. But marriage is a relationship that works best in a triangle… with God at the top.

Scriptures Referenced: Gen 2:18-23
Visit PracticologyPodcast.com for more episodes. Follow the Practicology Podcast on Twitter here.

PP020 The Foundation of a Family Read More »