‘Outdo one another in showing honor.’ - Romans 12:10 

This isn’t a marriage verse - is it? When we are looking for opportunities to “outdo” one another in honor, love, and kindness, the relationship can’t help but flourish. And if we try to “outlove” our spouse daily (not out of unhealthy competition or pride) but out of genuine desire to serve and support each other, pretty amazing things begin to happen - in AND out of the bedroom. Today, Jim shares practical and biblical wisdom on keeping your marriage burning, and he even ventures into Song of Solomon, so get ready for a little spice! Every marriage deserves to have passionate intimacy because God created it and it is GOOD - so pop in those headphones and listen up! There’s more goodness waiting for your marriage. 

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Books:

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

Closer by Jim & Cathy Burns

The Five Sex Needs of Men & Women by Dr. Gary and Barbara Rosberg

The Rosbergs: Your Marriage Coaches Podcast

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It’s no secret that parenting looks different now than it did when our parents and grandparents were having kids. This may even be a point of tension in how you parent now! But what are some of the golden parenting nuggets from generations gone by that may be of use today?

Today, Jim welcomes friend Rick Bundschuh: a veteran surfer, Youth Pastor, Bible Teacher, writer, cartoonist, humorist, and one of the founding Pastors who launched both Kauai Christian Fellowship and the Anchor House, to talk about his book Immensely Useful and Sure-Fire Parenting Tips. With wit, humor, and some straight-shootin’, Rick and Jim discuss what our grandparents got right when parenting, and how we can instill some of their methods today. 

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Connect with Rick Bundschuh

The Anchor House: https://anchorhousekauai.com/

Rick Bundschuh Books

Rick and Dain’s Immensely Useful and Sure-Fire Parenting Tips

Books:

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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Moms, have you wanted to pass on your life experiences and instill faith in your daughter, but you’re maybe feeling unqualified and unsure where to start? This episode is for you! Today, Jim welcomes mother-daughter duo, Sandra Stanley and Allie Stanley Cooney to talk about their new book, Meet Me in The Middle, which is all about navigating conversations around life, faith, identity, relationships and more. Far more than just discussion starters, their book goes deep in understanding how our identity in Christ informs virtually every decision we make, our worldview, and how we interact and treat others. Moms of daughters, be sure to save this episode and share with your other mom friends - raising godly women of integrity is a joy and privilege, and easier to do when we are in community!

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Connect with Sandra Stanley

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sandrawstanley

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sandra.w.stanley/

X: https://twitter.com/sandrawstanley

Website: https://www.sandrastanley.com/

Connect with Allie Stanley Cooney

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alliekaycooney

X: https://twitter.com/alliekaystanley

Books:

Meet Me in the Middle: https://a.co/d/9RGDTxI

Parenting: Getting it Right: https://a.co/d/f2OSvLL

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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“Being a dad is the only thing a man does in his life without a specific plan.” - Jeff Hamilton

Cheat codes for parenting don’t exist but today’s episode with Dad Academy founder Jeff Hamilton is the next best thing. If you’re a dad and you’re desperate to do this parenting thing well and you’re not entirely sure how to do it, this one’s for you! Join Jim and Jeff as they unpack 4 key principles to father with purpose and build a lasting legacy. Dads, you’re far more important than you realize - and by the end of this episode, we hope you believe it. 

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

Promise Keepers Website: https://promisekeepers.org/

Connect with Jeff Hamilton and Dad Academy:

Dad Academy Website: https://www.dadacademy.info/

IG: @dad.academy 

TikTok: @dadacademy

Twitter/X: @dadacademy

Facebook: @dadacademy

Books:

Dad Academy: Helping Fathers To Parent with Purpose Workbook: https://a.co/d/80ajWBB

Pass It On: https://a.co/d/7nUlIaj

Raising Spiritual Champions: https://a.co/d/iwLjFME

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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In today’s episode, Jim welcomes his friend Dr. Aaron Santmyire. Aaron is a husband, father, nurse practitioner, author, and host of The Clarity Podcast. Aaron has spent the last 20 years of his life serving in Africa, specifically Burkina Faso, Madagascar, and Kenya, and recently released a book called A Caring Family: Seven Virtues that Help Your Family Care Better and Love Longer. Together, Jim and Aaron dive into the value of teaching virtues at home such as loyalty, emotional honesty, patience, and spiritual focus - and how each virtue helps us, and our kids, become more like Christ. 

Jim’s Takeaways: The 4 Phases of Ease

 Helping your children move from dependence on you towards independence:

1. I do it and you watch
2. I do it, you do it
3. You do it, I assist
4. You do it

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

Dr. Aaron Santmyire:

Dr. Aaron Santmyire Website: https://aaronsantmyire.com/

The Clarity Podcast: https://aaronsantmyire.com/podcast/

Books:

A Caring Family: Seven Virtues that Help Your Family Care Better and Love Longer

A Caring Life: How Each of Us Can Change The Trajectory of an Uncaring World

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

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When someone we love is suffering, we can feel utterly helpless. We long to trust God, but frustration creeps in when healing doesn’t come, and exhaustion from caregiving on an empty tank weighs us down. Where can we find the hope and peace God promises in His Word?

Today, Jim welcomes author, entrepreneur, and career coach Camille Block to discuss her new book, Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools for the Heart When You Can’t Fix Your Loved One’s Pain. As the medical conservator, advocate, and voice for her brother Kevin - who lives with severe cerebral palsy quadriplegia - Camille has spent over 50 years caring for him. With heartfelt honesty, Camille shares the many ups and downs of her life’s journey alongside her brother, and how, thanks be to God, she’s found hope in the suffering. 

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

Camille Block:

Camille’s Website: https://www.camilleblock.cc/

Camille’s Instagram: @camilleblock.author

Camille’s Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camilleblock.author/

Books:

Hope for Secondhand Suffering: Tools For The Heart When You Can’t Fix Your Loved One’s Pain: https://a.co/d/iDtys5q

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

Practical points for the caregiver (taken from Hope for Secondhand Suffering):

• Get enough sleep
• Have boundaries and keep your priorities
• Get and receive help from other people
• Stay healthy physically
• Pray/meditate
• Have time alone

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Those of us who have been married for more than a few years understand that while marriage is wonderful it can also be frustrating, lonely, and, at times, HARD - but it doesn’t have to be hard all the time! Today, Jim welcomes back author and speaker Arlene Pellicane to discuss her brand new book, Making Marriage Easier. Jim and Arlene unpack the 4 key decisions you can make within your marriage to clarify your values and create a clear path forward - helping you and your spouse remember that you can love AND like one another - after all, that’s how this all started, right? Get back to the beautiful basics of marriage and rediscover the serious fun you can have on this journey. 

HomeWord:

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord+ Online Courses: https://homeword.com/homeword-plus/

Leave a Message for HomeWord: 949-485-3905

Have a question you want Jim to answer? Email us! [email protected]

Refresh Your Marriage Conference, March 14, 2025: https://my.thecrossing.com/registration?registrationinstanceid=213

Arlene Pellicane:

Arlene’s Website: https://arlenepellicane.com/

Parents Rising Conference, Sept 6, 2025: https://www.happyhomeuniversity.com/conference

Making Marriage Easier Website: https://www.happyhomeuniversity.com/makingmarriageeasier

The Happy Home Podcast: https://shorturl.at/ESpPG

Contact Arlene: [email protected]

Books:

Making Marriage Easier: https://a.co/d/i6XWVBB

Parents Rising: https://a.co/d/ilCwXHm

31 Days to a Happy Husband: https://a.co/d/bgfxgvy

All Books by Arlene Pellicane: https://shorturl.at/Af2p5

Order Jim’s New Book:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity:  https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

Jim's Takeaways

These 4 “decisions” are taken from Arlene’s new book, Making Marriage Easier:

1. Play by the Rules
2. Give Thanks Every Day
3. Serve Your Spouse
4. Take Fun Seriously

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Husbands, are you aware that your wife has unique sexual needs? Wives, do you recognize that your husband does too? And married couples—are you even talking about it? According to today’s guests, Dr. Gary and Barbie Rosberg, many couples don’t. But open communication and understanding each other’s needs are essential for a satisfying sex life and a thriving marriage. Join Jim as he explores the distinct sexual needs of men and women, drawn from the Rosbergs’ book, The Five Sex Needs of Men and Women. This candid and insightful discussion goes beyond the bedroom, addressing the everyday connections that build up to the intimate act God designed for marriage.

The Rosbergs are executive life and marriage coaches, award-winning authors, and beloved international marriage conference speakers. Make sure to subscribe to their brand new podcast The Rosbergs: Your Marriage Coaches, where Dr. Gary and Barbie equip and encourage listeners that the “more” they’re longing for in their marriage isn’t out of reach. 

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord Voice Line: 949-485-3905

Send HomeWord a question: [email protected]

The Rosbergs Website: https://www.americasfamilycoaches.com/

The Rosberg Group: https://www.rosberggroup.com/

The Rosbergs Resources: https://gary-rosberg-kqts.squarespace.com/store

The Rosbergs: Your Marriage Coaches Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-rosbergs-your-marriage-coaches/id1775332105

Books:

The Five Sex Needs of Men and Women: https://a.co/d/d4GLd28

The Five Love Needs of Men and Women: https://a.co/d/3JaSy08

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

For Women Only: What You Need to Know About the Inner Lives of Men: https://a.co/d/gcx9DbT

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Jim Burns founded HomeWord in 1985, and we are constantly amazed at what God has done since then! As each new generation begins their parenting journey, we strive to meet their needs - and boy, some of their needs are very different from when we began 40 years ago. With the rise of technology, questions around gender ideology, and the decline of faith-focused homes, how are we adapting? Today, Jim welcomes Marcus Preciado, the new president of HomeWord, to discuss where he believes God is leading the ministry. With sincerity, enthusiasm, and hope, Marcus and Jim share fresh initiatives being implemented at HomeWord and express their joyful anticipation for the future. 

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord Voice Line: 949-485-3905

Send HomeWord a question: [email protected]

Meet Marcus Preciado, New President of HomeWord: https://homeword.com/about/marcus-preciado/

Books:

A Student’s Guide to Sexual Integrity: https://homeword.com/product/students-guide-to-sexual-integrity-gods-plan-for-sex-and-your-body/

Doing Life With Your Adult Children: https://homeword.com/product/dlwac-book/

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“We become our habits, and our kids become us. This is why habits of the household are the most spiritually formative thing parents do.”

Today, Jim welcomes writer, speaker, and lawyer Justin Whitmel Earley to speak about, what Jim has called, one of the best parenting books he has ever read: Habits of The Household. Throughout this revelatory conversation, Jim and Justin discuss the beauty of daily rhythms and how each choice helps shape our children’s understanding of discipleship to Jesus. With grace and practical encouragement, Justin urges us to be active in forming our habits rather than letting the chaos of everyday life form them for us. This is a profound and deeply encouraging discussion we’ll be returning to again and again. 

HomeWord Website: https://homeword.com/

HomeWord Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@homeword

Jim Burns Blog: https://homeword.com/jims-blog/

HomeWord Voice Line: 949-485-3905

Send HomeWord a question: [email protected]

Connect with Justin Whitmel Earley

JustinWhitmelEarley.com

Instagram: @justinwhitmelearley

HangTenMovement.com

Books:

Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms

The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction

Made For People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship

Finding God At Home by Ernest Boyer Jr.

The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence

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