The Rugged Marriage

The Rugged Marriage


Latest Episodes

Minisode 10: Five Marriage Books Worth Reading
January 16, 2017

Chris is out sick and Alex wasn’t able to get a guest host in time, so this week is a minisode where Alex talks about five of his favorite marriage books. If you want to put a little money in our pockets when buying any of these books,

Episode 88: 2016 In Review
January 09, 2017

This week we spend our time thinking about on 2016, what went badly, some ways God worked in the good and the bad, and our hopes for 2017. It was a really fun and different episode that we think you’ll enjoy.

Episode 87: Mourn With Those Who Mourn
December 26, 2016

We start with a brief update of our Christmas weeks followed by announcing the winners of our T-Shirt giveaway! Congrats to those who won a shirt and a huge thank you to everyone who rated and reviewed us on iTunes!

Episode 86: The One With A Special Ending
December 19, 2016

Chris is sick (but still around) and so this week we drop it down to one topic: John 13. What a jam-packed piece of God’s word! And there might be something special at the end…. We’re doing our giveaway until December 21st. To enter,

Episode 85: Christmas Sunday // Santa
December 12, 2016

This week we get Christmas-y! Like the best Santa ever, we’re still giving away Rugged Marriage T-shirts. Go rate us in iTunes and then tell us on Facebook (or twitter or email or however you can) your iTunes username and your shirt size and you’ll be ...

Episode 84: Christmas Budgeting // Forgiveness
December 05, 2016

We’re doing a Christmas T-Shirt giveaway! Do you want a Rugged Marriage T-Shirt? Review us on iTunes, then head over to this Facebook Post and comment with your itunes review name and your t-shirt size. We’re drawing 6 winners, one for each size!

Episode 83: Role Playing with Calvinist Batman (voicemails)
November 28, 2016

It’s another round of voicemails! And this time we’re joined by our friend Calvinist Batman to answers your questions, including: What were some helpful discussions you had with your spouse during your engagement?

Episode 82: Malachi 2 // Reconciliation
November 21, 2016

Happy Thanksgiving, Americans! We start off the show with a discussion on Malachi 2:13-16, then we discuss Challies’ article “Have I Sinned Against You?” Recos: Ken Robinson’s Ted Talk (https://www.ted.com/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativit...

Episode 81: Discipline // Failures
November 14, 2016

First we give an update on our fundraiser (THANK YOU!!!!!!!!) Then we discuss the top 5 bad substitutes for obedience. Then Alex discusses his need for repentance. Sponsor: Valley Vintage Shop (http://www.valleyvintageshop.

Episode 80: Reformation History Ignorance (voicemails)
October 31, 2016

Happy Reformations Day! We started with a brief conversation of the Reformation and the Five Solas. Then we listened to a few of your voicemails! Voicemails: How do you talk to a family member who is considering marrying someone with different religiou...