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Some ideas are unpopular for a reason—and others are unpopular because they ask us to slow down and think.UNPOPULAR is a space for thoughtful, faith-rooted conversation with Tim and Bella, engaging difficult questions about life, relationships, virtue, and what it means to…
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Crash Course to a Great Sex Life: Preparing for your Wedding Night and Marriage (opens the original)
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Christians are often taught a lot about how not to have sex before marriage, but not nearly as much about how to actually build a healthy sex life once they're married. So in this episode, we're talking about the practical side of sex in Christian marriage: how to approach your wedding night without putting too much pressure on it, why good sex is more about selflessness than performance, how to figure out what you actually like and communicate that to your spouse, and what engaged couples shoul
What Is Your Marriage For? Building a Marriage With Kingdom Purpose (opens the original)
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Christian marriage isn't just about building a happy life together, it's a partnership with a purpose. In this episode, Tim and Bella talk about how to build a marriage intentionally around serving God, exploring topics such as developing a shared mission, vision and values, creating habits that support what matters most, and asking how your home, money, careers, gifts and time can be used for God's Kingdom. Marriage shouldn't only make life better for the two people in it. A strong Christian ma
Secrets Don't Keep: What You Need to Disclose Before Marriage (opens the original)
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What does your fiancé actually have a right to know before they marry you? Past sin. Present struggles. Criminal history. Addiction. Sexual history. Things you've hidden. Things you've healed from. Things you desperately hoped never come up. In this episode, we're talking about how to handle the hard disclosures before marriage, and how to do it with honesty, wisdom, and courage. We unpack the difference between privacy and secrecy, past sin and present sin, and healthy disclosure and unnecessar
Conflict Without Casualties: How to Have Healthier Conflict in Marriage (opens the original)
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Conflict in marriage is inevitable, but destructive conflict doesn't have to be. In this episode, Tim and Bella unpack what healthy conflict in marriage actually looks like: how to establish rules for better arguments, stop small disagreements from turning into conflict snowballs, navigate taboo or difficult topics, and communicate well when emotions are high. Whether you're engaged, newly married, or years into marriage, this conversation offers practical tools for resolving conflict, improving
Are These Normal Problems or Relationship Red Flags? (opens the original)
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Invitations have gone out, deposits are paid, and families are excited, but are you? Engagement is not just a countdown to a wedding; it is a final season of discernment for a marriage. And it's not the time to explain away serious relationship problems solely because calling off a wedding is inconvenient. Join Tim and Bella as they ask the sometimes unpopular question, "Is this relationship healthy enough to build a marriage on?"
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