Most couples think they have a game plan for marriage… until life exposes that they actually don’t. NFL chaplains George & Tondra Gregory join Brad to reveal why doing nothing is still a “game plan” (even though it's a terrible one) and how intentional, Christ-centered strategy can completely transform your relationship.

If your marriage feels “fine but not beautiful,” this conversation gives you the practical steps (and spiritual framework) to change that.

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• Journey for Life – https://journeyforlife.com


🔑 KEY IDEAS:
• Doing nothing is a game plan...just not a winning one.
• Assumptions are one of the biggest threats to unity.
• Professional athletes never settle for average...neither should spouses.
• Your marriage won’t grow by accident. It grows by intentionality.
• Sanctification and marriage health go hand-in-hand.
• You find life by giving your life away (especially in marriage).
• Complacency is the enemy of beauty in marriage.

📚 KEY VERSES:
📖 Ephesians 5:25 - Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.
📖 Matthew 16:25 - For whoever would save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake will find it.
📖 Matthew 7:3–5 - Why do you see the speck that is in your brother’s eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? Or how can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when there is the log in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your brother’s eye.
📖 Matthew 13:22 - As for what was sown among thorns, this is the one who hears the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches choke the word, and it proves unfruitful.

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In this episode, Brad and Kent get brutally honest about a tension every parent wrestles with: How do you balance grace and truth?
Kent shares a powerful framework on why Jesus didn’t stand in the same place with everyone. He stood wherever the person in front of Him needed Him most. And as parents, that’s exactly what we’re called to do.

Brad opens up about his own journey with grace, including how regular confession, forgiveness, and delight radically reshaped his relationship with his daughter.

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• Manhood Journey – https://manhoodjourney.org/


🔑 KEY IDEAS:
• Balancing grace and truth in parenting
• Why kids stop wanting time with their parents
• The danger of a performance-based Christian home
• How delight builds long-term influence
• Marriage conflict and ‘unseen capital
• How grace multiplies when you give it away
• How to discipline without shaming your kids
• Why Jesus didn’t use one-size-fits-all grace


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Blended families often step into marriage thinking the hardest part is behind them...then reality hits. In this powerful conversation, Brad sits down with Ron Deal, one of the leading voices in stepfamily ministry, to unpack why blended family life feels so complex and why those challenges are actually normal.

Ron explains why a blended marriage begins in the middle of a story, not the beginning, and how layers of loss, shifting traditions, co-parenting dynamics, and differing expectations create a level of complexity most couples never see coming. He also shares practical steps couples can take to reduce discouragement, build unity, and approach their home with grace instead of guilt.

Whether you’re part of a blended family, know someone who is, or serve in a church trying to support stepfamilies well, this episode brings clarity, compassion, and actionable hope.

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• Blended & Blessed – https://blendedandblessed.com
• Ron Deal’s Resources – https://rondeal.org
• Grace Marriage – https://gracemarriage.com


🔑 KEY IDEAS:
• Why blended families experience unique stress that feels “unexpected”
• The difference between coupleness and familyness — and why both matter
• How past loss, co-parenting, and household transitions impact stepfamily dynamics
• Why mixed traditions (holidays, rules, routines) cause conflict no one anticipates
• Why flexibility, patience, and learning are essential in stepfamily life
• How churches can better support blended families and why most don’t
• The importance of intentionality and ongoing marriage ministry in every church


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