The Living Marriages Podcast | Effective Communication, Intimacy, Healthy Habits, Christian Counseling, Christian Parenting
The Go-To Podcast for Those Who Want To Rebuild Intimacy and Connection in Their Christ Centered Marriage
Has the excitement of your wedding day now faded into the background?
Are you so exhausted that the last thing you want to think about is your marriage?
Do you and your spouse feel like ships passing in the night?
If you’re craving the intimate, connected marriage God has for you, you’ve come to the right place!
We’re April and Aaron Au, marriage coaches with over a decade of experience, who are on the journey to finding God’s best for our marriage while raising two young boys.
We recently heard this wisdom: “If your marriage isn’t growing, it’s dying.” Yikes! That really got our attention! But if you think about it, it’s true. Marriages need direction, purpose and a common vision to thrive. If they don’t, they will inevitably drift apart. When you add the pressures of raising young children and the grind of daily work to the mix, there are even more forces that threaten to pull our marriages apart.
Thankfully, God has a beautiful vision for our marriages. He wants us to cultivate and enjoy intimacy and connection in our marriage. What’s more, God wants to breathe his Spirit and life into our marriages through beautiful encounters with him in prayer and worship.
In this podcast, we’ll learn about:
- Simple, healthy habits that lead to effective communication and intentional conversations
- The assumptions and expectations that can sabotage our marriages
- How community is essential for a connected marriage
- God’s heart to bring healing and wholeness to us, as individuals and as a family
And of course, we’ll dive into all of the fun topics like sex, money, parenting and why you shouldn’t buy a car without talking to your spouse first.
We’ll also have space to encounter God through prayer, worship and reflection through regular episodes called “Thursday Thoughts.”
So join us on this beautiful journey that we call “Living Marriages.”
Get in touch!
info@livingmarriages.com
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Episodes
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
Tuesday Oct 14, 2025
This episode began as a conversation about seeking our "Why?" from God - my life's purpose, my life's mission and focus. Aaron shared his "Why" (saying "yes" to Jesus and helping others says "yes") but as sometimes happens, the Spirit takes the conversation elsewhere and as a result we ended up talking about how in saying "yes" to Jesus, we need to be continually in touch with him about what we're saying "yes" to! (It's almost as if Jesus were inviting us into relationship with him!) :)
We also touch on the need for unity in marriage as we seek to say yes to God together and discern how that yes might change over seasons. Part of the inspiration for our conversation was Bob and Linda Lotich's journey from SeedTime.com. Their incredible episode on stepping into a new season can be found here.
Next Steps
We'd love to hear from you, whether you'd like to share you story or ask for prayer! Get in touch with us: info@livingmarriages.com
If God is inviting you to join our ministry team by partnering with us financially and in prayer, please visit our website to find out how you can do that! https://livingmarriages.com
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
Thursday Oct 09, 2025
On this Thursday Thought, we reflect on the powerful and challenging conversation we had with Dr. Barry Danyluk from SEE Globally on Episode 69 in which he invited us to recapture God's heart for the church as family.
We'll consider the ways in which God has given us the mandate, whether we are single, single-again or married, to go and make disciples of all nations. We'll take a moment to consider how we're doing at that, whether we are church leaders or parishioners and how God might be inviting us to be more fully the family he has made us to be.
Next Steps
We'd love to hear from you, whether you'd like to share you story or ask for prayer! Get in touch with us: info@livingmarriages.com
If God is inviting you to join our ministry team by partnering with us financially and in prayer, please visit our website to find out how you can do that! https://livingmarriages.com
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
Tuesday Oct 07, 2025
While the Living Marriages Podcast primarily focuses on married couples, we are also blessed to have single and once-again single friends as part of our listening community. How we understand singleness and marriage, especially within the church, can have incredible impact on how we care for one another and our gospel impact in the world.
On today's episode, we are excited to welcome Dr. Barry Danylak of See Globally, a ministry helping churches recognize that every single believer, regardless of marital status, is complete in Christ and empowered for significant Kingdom service.
In our conversation, we talk about:
the significance of the singleness of Christ and what that means for covenant community today
how we can care for each other as the diverse body of Christ
how everybody's story matters in the Kingdom, regardless of marital status
how the New Testament equivalent of "be fruitful and multiply" is "Therefore, go and make disciples..."
God's invitation to the singles who desire marriage and to those who are content being single
Resources
To find out more about Dr. Barry Danylak and SEE Globally please click here.
For more information on the "Church As Family" Workshop at Heartland Alliance Church on Saturday, Nov 29, 2025 featuring Dr. Danylak, please click here.
If you'd like to make a donation to this non-profit ministry, we would welcome your partnership! For more information, please visit our website: https://livingmarriages.com
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Thursday Oct 02, 2025
Just a heads-up: please make sure you have some time and space to sit with us and the Spirit in today's episode. Grab your journal, a pen and your Bible and join us as we confront the lies we believe about ourselves with the truth of how God sees us. We'll do this by reading Scripture together, having time and space for reflection and prayer.
If you haven't yet, please also listen to Ep. 67 to prepare for this time.
This may be hard work but God assures us he is with us, he is for us, his Spirit is empowering us and that this work will be worth it.
If you'd like to receive a copy of the list of lies and the Scripture that confronts it, please let us know! And if you want prayer as you embark on this journey, get in touch. We'd be honoured to talk and pray with you.
info@livingmarriages.com
Praying for you as you take this all important journey of discovering who God has made you to be!
Aaron and April
Next Steps
Want to support this non-profit ministry? We value your prayers and financial contributions. To find out how you can make a charitable donation, please visit our website - https://livingmarriages.com
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
As we journey into the fullness of what God has for us in our lives and marriages, two important questions need to be continunally asked: "What lies do I believe about myself?" and "Who does God say I am?"
Join us as we explore the impact of these two questions and hear the story of how Aaron was sabotaging his marriage early on as a deeply buried lie he believed about himself stopped him from receiving April's love in some areas.
Also, discover God's wisdom for how we can gently yet powerfully draw our spouses out of the lies they believe about themselves into God's redemptive and freeing truth.
Next Steps
How can we be praying for you? Do you need someone to journey with as you discover more about who God is and why that matters in your marriage? If so, drop us a line! We are here for you and want to journey with you: info@livingmarriages.com
Want to support this non-profit ministry? We value your prayers and financial contributions. To find out how you can make a charitable donation, please visit our website - https://livingmarriages.com
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
Thursday Sep 25, 2025
In episode 65, we asked the all-important question, "Who do I believe God is?" followed by an equally important question, "Who does my spouse believe God is?"
On today's Thursday Thought, we reflect further on that, asking God to reveal to us the lies that we believe about him in order that we might discover more fully the truth of who he is and the good that he desires for our lives and marriages!
Luke 11:1-13
Next Steps
How can we be praying for you? Do you need someone to journey with as you discover more about who God is and why that matters in your marriage? If so, drop us a line! We are here for you and want to journey with you: info@livingmarriages.com
Want to support this non-profit ministry? We value your prayers and financial contributions. To find out how you can make a charitable donation, please visit our website - https://livingmarriages.com
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
One of our callings at Living Marriages is to help couples "centre their marriages on God." But have you and your spouse ever taken time to figure out what you believe about God? In what ways are your beliefs the same? In what ways are they different? Are there any false beliefs that could be causing you to drift apart and miss God's best for your marriage?
Join us as we take time to ask some foundational questions about who we believe God to be and why that matters to our marriage.
Resources
“We must come to an awareness in our own minds concerning the nature of God. That is, we must think about God in ways that match what God is like. Without harmony between our ideas about God and his true character, we will never be able to make the kind of contact with God that will give us confidence, grounded in our experience, in the complete sufficiency of God to provide for our needs.”
Dallas Willard from Life Without Lack
Next Steps
How can we be praying for you? Do you need someone to journey with as you discover more about who God is and why that matters in your marriage? If so, drop us a line! We are here for you and want to journey with you: info@livingmarriages.com
Want to support this non-profit ministry? We value your prayers and financial contributions. To find out how you can make a charitable donation, please visit our website - https://livingmarriages.com
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Thursday Sep 18, 2025
Today's Thursday Thought provides space for reflection and prayer while asking some extremely practical questions. (If you haven't already, please listen to Ep. 63)
So grab your Bible and a journal and join us as we reflect on how God wants to pour into our lives, where we might be missing out on that and practical changes we can make to our habits so we're more available to God and one another.
Resources
"Find the room where your family spends the most time and ruthlessly eliminate the things that ask little of you and develop little in you."
Andy Crouch, Tech-Wise Family
Next Steps
We'd love to have the opportunity to hear your story and to pray for you. Drop us a line and let us know what cracked jars God is asking you to give up so you can receive his "more" for your marriage and your life! info@livingmarriages.com
Thank you so much to those of you who have invested in this non-profit ministry! If you feel God inviting you to partner with us through prayer and a charitable donation, please visit our website to find out how you can do this: https://livingmarriages.com
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
When Bob and Linda Lotich from SeedTime introduced us to the concept of Assets Under Management (episode 61), it was in the context of finances. As we began to consider this more, we've realized that this principal applies to all of our lives and marriages, including how we manage the time, energy and attention God has given us.
On this episode, we look at the powerful image of the pouring of oil into jars that God gave April from 2 Kings 4. We consider if we're missing God's miracle for the "more" he desires for our marriage because we're pouring our time, energy and attention into the wrong things, into cracked jars.
Resources
Read the account from 2 Kings 4:1-7 by clicking here.
Next Steps
We'd love to have the opportunity to hear your story and to pray for you. Drop us a line and let us know what cracked jars God is asking you to give up so you can receive his "more" for your marriage and your life! info@livingmarriages.com
Thank you so much to those of you who have invested in this non-profit ministry! If you feel God inviting you to partner with us through prayer and a charitable donation, please visit our website to find out how you can do this: https://livingmarriages.com
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Thursday Sep 11, 2025
Why is it so hard to trust God, especially when it comes to the area of finances in marriage?
In this Thursday Thought, we reflect on our conversation from ep. 61 with Bob and Linda Lotich and God's invitation to shift our mindset from finding our "Net Worth" to stewarding "Assets Under Management." We reflect on the reality of God's goodness and provision AND the challenge it is as humans to continually trust him in that.
We also pray for a breakthrough in your understanding and trust of God for your finances in your marriage. Grab a pen and your journal and join us for this time of reflection and prayer!
About Bob and Linda + Resources
Bob and Linda Lotich have spent the last 15 years helping millions discover true financial freedom with their award-winning blog SeedTime.com and SeedTime Money podcast. Unlike most financial experts, they lead with grace over judgment and focus on creating hope while washing away the shame so many carry with money. In their new book Simple Money, Rich Life, they share practical steps to save and earn more money in order to fund your God-given purpose and dreams.
For your free copy of "Simple Money, Rich Life" click here.
Support Living Marriages
Thank you so much to those of you who have invested in this non-profit ministry! If you feel God inviting you to partner with us through prayer and a charitable donation, please visit our website to find out how you can do this: https://livingmarriages.com