Marriage After God

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January 16, 2025 Building an Intentional Family - Interview with Elisha & Katie Voetberg
Treating your family with the intentionality of a business plan, and a vision bigger than one lifetime
About This Episode
What would change if you planned your family life as carefully as a business? Aaron talks with Elisha and Katie Voetberg, who live off-grid in a wall tent in North Idaho with five children and a sixth on the way. They share how their own large families shaped their vision, why God began creation with a family, and what it means to be fruitful and not just multiply. They describe how getting off smartphones, social media, and screens made them more present and patient parents. Their practical encouragement: name the qualities you want true of your home, turn them into goals, model real conflict resolution, and build a vision that reaches past your own lifetime.
About Elisha & Katie Voetberg
Elisha and Katie Voetberg host the Now That We're a Family podcast and run the Voetberg Music Academy. They live off-grid in North Idaho with their growing family and encourage couples to build an intentional, multigenerational family culture.
In This Episode
Large-family roots — how growing up in big families shaped their vision
Fruitful, not just multiplying — why God started creation with a family
Off-grid and screen-free — how leaving smartphones and social media made them more present parents
A family business plan — naming what you want true of your home and setting practical goals
Modeling conflict resolution — letting children see authentic reconciliation
Multigenerational legacy — if your vision is only for your lifetime, it's not big enough
Children are wealth — embracing simplicity, joy, and purpose while raising kids
Scripture Referenced
Genesis 1:28 — be fruitful and multiply
Proverbs 13:22 — leaving an inheritance to your children's children
James 5:16 — confessing our sins to one another
Ephesians 5:26 — washing your wife with the Word
Isaiah 55:11 — God's Word does not return void
Resources from This Episode
Website: nowthatwereafamily.com
Academy: Voetberg Music Academy
Podcast: Now That We're a Family
Elisha's Top Five Tuesday email, Katie's Get It All Done Club, and Elisha's Growth Initiative for men, all at nowthatwereafamily.com
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
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1 hr 3 min
January 09, 2025 Unplanned Pregnancy and Pro-Abundant Life with Roland Warren
Why Care Net's CEO says Christians should be pro-abundant life, and why fathers are the missing piece
About This Episode
Roland Warren's own story began with an unplanned pregnancy while he was a student at Princeton. Today he leads Care Net, one of the largest pregnancy care networks in America, and he has been married to that same woman for 42 years. In this conversation, Roland explains why he believes Christians should be pro-abundant life, drawing on John 10:10, and why fathers play such a crucial role in pregnancy decisions. He walks through how Mary and Joseph model faithfulness in an unplanned pregnancy and calls the church to discipleship, restoration after abortion, and living out the Great Commandment and Great Commission toward the most vulnerable.
About Roland Warren
Roland Warren is the CEO of Care Net, one of the largest pregnancy care networks in America, and author of The Alternative to Abortion: Why We Must Be Pro-Abundant Life. He has been married 42 years.
In This Episode
An unplanned beginning — how Roland's own story shaped his ministry
Pro-abundant life — why the pro-life label falls short of God's complete vision
The role of fathers — why engaging dads is a key missing support
Mary and Joseph — a biblical model for facing an unplanned pregnancy
Restoration after abortion — how the church can offer healing
The church's role — supporting vulnerable families through discipleship
The Great Commandment and Great Commission — loving our nearest neighbor in the womb
Scripture Referenced
John 10:10
James 1:27
Luke 10:27
Matthew 28:19
Resources from This Episode
Care Net: care-net.org
Book: The Alternative to Abortion: Why We Must Be Pro-Abundant Life by Roland Warren
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Marriage After God Shop
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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1 hr 1 min
January 02, 2025 Unmet Expectations and Gratitude in Marriage: Our 2024 Year in Review
A sixth baby, a surprise C-section, unmet expectations, and choosing gratitude to keep our hearts soft
About This Episode
In this reflective episode, Aaron and Jennifer look back on 2024 and all it held. They share about welcoming their sixth child through an unexpected C-section after planning a home birth, navigating postpartum emotions, and finding their capacity stretched. It was a year of unmet expectations, including loss in the family and a house-flip investment that underperformed, and also a year of provision as Samaritan Ministries members helped cover a large hospital bill with handwritten prayer notes. Aaron candidly shares an identity struggle around turning 40, and they talk about supporting each other through transition, asking what you can be grateful for, and keeping your heart soft as you step into a new year.
About Aaron & Jennifer Smith
Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.
In This Episode
Welcoming baby number six — an unexpected C-section and postpartum emotions
When life doesn't match expectations — processing a year of disappointments
Provision through community — how Samaritan Ministries members helped carry a hospital bill
Walking through identity challenges — Aaron's honest struggle at 40
Supporting each other through transition — staying close in a stretched season
Choosing gratitude — asking what you can be grateful for
Keeping hearts soft — resisting a cold heart in a cold world
Church family — building lasting memories and family traditions
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 16:25
Matthew 24:12
Galatians 6:9
Resources from This Episode
Learn more about Samaritan Ministries
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
The Unveiled Wife by Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Marriage After God Shop
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
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57 min
December 19, 2024 Building a Healthy Marriage - Interview with Scott & Kristen Kedersha
Why their unhealthy dating relationship had to end before God could build a marriage that now serves thousands
About This Episode
Scott and Kristen Kedersha did not start with a healthy relationship. They met as student and teacher in physical therapy, and their first season of dating was unhealthy enough that it had to end before God could do something new. In this conversation with Aaron, they share how that ending became the beginning of a Christ-centered marriage that now impacts thousands of couples through their ministry. After 23 years of marriage and raising four boys, they talk honestly about the role of community in helping couples choose wisely, the importance of quick confession and repentance, how to stay authentic while leading others, and why focusing on your kids never has to mean neglecting your marriage. Whether you are dating, newly married, raising children, or approaching an empty nest, their story offers hope.
About Scott & Kristen Kedersha
Scott and Kristen Kedersha lead marriage ministry at Harris Creek Baptist Church. Married for 23 years and parents of four boys, they share their story and wisdom through their podcast, More Than Roommates, and through the books Ready or Knot and the Ready or Knot Prayer Guide, helping couples prepare for and pursue a marriage that honors God.
In This Episode
Student and teacher — How Scott and Kristen's relationship began in a physical therapy setting.
An ending that had to happen — Why their first dating relationship had to end before true transformation could begin.
The power of community — How trusted people help couples make wise relationship choices.
Authentic leadership — Staying honest about your own marriage while leading others in marriage ministry.
Quick confession — Why confession and repentance need to happen fast in marriage.
Kids and marriage — Why focusing on your children doesn't mean neglecting your spouse.
Raising kids who seek counsel — The hope of children who still want your wisdom as they grow.
Christ first — How pursuing Jesus individually leads to a stronger marriage together.
Scripture Referenced
1 Corinthians 11:1
Resources from This Episode
More Than Roommates podcast
Ready or Knot
Ready or Knot Prayer Guide
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
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1 hr
December 12, 2024 From Financial Mess to Miracles - Interview with Bob & Linda Lotich
The separate giving account that made generosity joyful and helped them pay off debt faster
About This Episode
Money can divide a marriage or become a place where a couple learns to trust God together. Bob and Linda Lotich, founders of SeedTime, share how God turned their own financial mess into a ministry that now helps thousands. Bob recounts being laid off in 2008 and sensing God leading him to blog full-time, but only after building a savings buffer and a clear fallback plan. The couple explains why they keep their giving in a separate account, following 1 Corinthians 16:2, and how that one habit made generosity joyful rather than guilt-driven. They talk about paying off debt faster while giving more, why Kingdom economics can look different from math-only advice, how fear and impatience lead to poor choices, and why unity with your spouse matters in every financial decision.
About Bob & Linda Lotich
Bob and Linda Lotich are the founders of SeedTime and the authors of Simple Money Rich Life. Through SeedTime and the SeedTime Money Podcast, they teach biblical finances, joyful generosity, and practical stewardship, helping families let money serve God's purposes rather than rule their lives.
In This Episode
From mess to ministry — How God turned the Lotiches' financial chaos into a ministry that helps thousands.
A calculated step of faith — Bob's 2008 layoff and the savings buffer and fallback plan behind going full-time.
A separate giving account — The 1 Corinthians 16:2 habit that made generosity joyful instead of guilt-driven.
Giving while paying off debt — Why God may challenge you to give even as you get out of debt.
Kingdom economics — How God's economy can look different from math-only financial advice.
Fear and impatience — How both can push couples into poor financial choices.
Know what's in your hand — Tracking spending with tools like Rocket Money and turning time into income.
Unity around money — Why agreeing together on finances strengthens your marriage.
A better servant — Why money makes a better servant than it does a master.
Scripture Referenced
1 Corinthians 16:2
2 Corinthians 9
Malachi 3
Matthew 6:26
Philippians 4:19
Resources from This Episode
SeedTime website
Simple Money Rich Life
Seed Time Money Podcast
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
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1 hr 6 min
December 05, 2024 Fighting Child Sex Trafficking with Scott Stoutenburg of Destiny Rescue
At 56, a landscaper said yes to God and joined the fight to rescue children from sex trafficking
About This Episode
It's never too late to step into a new calling. After 20 years in landscaping, Scott Stoutenburg said yes to God at age 56 and joined Destiny Rescue, an organization that has rescued nearly 18,000 children from sexual exploitation worldwide. In this conversation, Scott gives an inside look at how rescues actually happen, from undercover agents who are often electricians and plumbers to police raids and an OSEC team that uses terrorist-tracking software to build cases for the FBI. He describes the after-care freedom plan that teaches trades and shares the gospel, the vital role of family support in emotionally heavy work, and why Christians must understand the link between pornography and trafficking. His reminder: we've all been rescued to rescue.
About Scott Stoutenburg
Scott Stoutenburg is the Director of Student Engagement at Destiny Rescue, a Christian nonprofit that rescues children from sex trafficking worldwide through undercover agents, raids, and an after-care freedom plan. Before joining Destiny Rescue at 56, he spent 20 years in landscaping. He also champions Rescue Op 120, a student initiative helping young people become agents of change.
In This Episode
A late-life calling — How Scott left a 20-year landscaping career at 56 to help rescue children.
The reality of trafficking — Children as young as 18 months old are being exploited.
Ordinary rescue agents — Why undercover agents include electricians and plumbers, not just Navy SEALs.
Raids and online cases — How police raids and the OSEC team bring exploiters to justice.
The freedom plan — After-care that teaches trades, shares the gospel, and keeps 83% of survivors free after two years.
Rescued to rescue — The day 16 girls in aftercare gave their lives to Christ.
Pornography and trafficking — Why demand fuels exploitation and how accountability software helps.
Students making a difference — How Rescue Op 120 mobilizes young people.
Family support — Carrying emotionally heavy work with the help of those closest to you.
Scripture Referenced
Matthew 18:6
Ephesians 5:3
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Resources from This Episode
Destiny Rescue
Rescue Op 120 student initiative
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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54 min
November 27, 2024 From Divorce Papers to Divine Restoration - Interview with Kevin & Bree Bailey
One week before the divorce was final, a phone call and three words changed everything
About This Episode
Kevin and Bree Bailey were one week away from a finalized divorce. After 12 years of marriage and seven years of counseling, a counselor advised them to separate, Kevin filed and began another relationship, and Bree kept praying, leaning on The Power of a Praying Wife. Then Kevin called and said he was sorry, and Bree answered right away: "I forgive you." Bree had already surrendered her life to Jesus during the separation, and that Sunday Kevin gave his life to Jesus at a church service on the woman at the well. Together they began rebuilding their marriage God's way. In this conversation, they share why forgiveness is supernatural and takes only one person while reconciliation takes two, why Kevin's choice to keep his apartment was a mistake, and how God can make a broken marriage new.
About Kevin & Bree Bailey
Kevin and Bree Bailey are a married couple whose marriage God restored just one week before their divorce was finalized. They now lead Reverence Restored, a ministry and podcast sharing their testimony and offering hope for forgiveness and marriage restoration.
In This Episode
Seven years of counseling — How a counselor's advice to separate led to divorce papers.
A praying wife — Why Bree chose to fight for her marriage through prayer.
The phone call — Kevin's apology one week before the divorce was final, and Bree's immediate forgiveness.
Kevin's surrender — How a message on the woman at the well captured his heart, months after Bree gave her life to Christ.
Forgiveness vs. reconciliation — Forgiveness takes one person; reconciliation takes two.
Burn the ships — Why keeping his apartment was a mistake and why men must cut ties to old lifestyles.
Rebuilding trust — Practical steps toward trust and intimacy after betrayal.
Made new — How God transforms a broken marriage into something new.
Scripture Referenced
John 4 — Jesus and the woman at the well
Romans 5:8
2 Corinthians 2:15-16
Philippians 1:6
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
Resources from This Episode
Reverence Restored
Kevin and Bree's podcast
Kevin and Bree on Instagram
Book: The Power of a Praying Wife
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
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Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
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1 hr 11 min
November 21, 2024 How to Have Supernatural Unity In Your Marriage - Interview with Mark & Christine Jewell
Why merging their finances and businesses became a refiner's fire that made them stronger together
About This Episode
Mark and Christine Jewell each came into their marriage with a successful business and a first marriage they describe as built on sand. They met at a Tony Robbins event, but it was surrender to God that brought real unity. In this conversation, they share how God called them to supernatural unification, fully merging their finances Dave Ramsey style and combining their separate coaching businesses into The Momentum Company. That process surfaced hidden things like a refiner's fire, and it made them more valuable together. They talk about blending families, moving from worldly success to Kingdom purpose, why you must coach the whole person spiritually, and the power of a shared North Star. Christine also offers a prayer for spouses who are tempted to nag rather than pray.
About Mark & Christine Jewell
Mark and Christine Jewell are marriage and business coaches who merged their separate coaching practices into The Momentum Company, where they teach unity and wholeness in marriage, finances, and work. Christine is the author of Drop the Armor, and their podcasts include Breaking Chains and Intentional Agribusiness Leader.
In This Episode
Built on sand — What the Jewells learned from first marriages that lacked a firm foundation.
From Tony Robbins to Jesus — How they met and how God transformed their view of success.
Supernatural unification — Fully merging finances and businesses as an act of surrender.
The refiner's fire — How unifying surfaced hidden things and increased their value together.
Blended families and businesses — Navigating two households and two companies becoming one.
Coaching the whole person — Why mindset and strategy aren't enough without the spiritual.
A shared North Star — The power of a common direction in marriage.
Praying instead of nagging — Christine's prayer: Lord, change my desires and let me see my spouse the way you see him.
Godly examples — Why surrounding yourself with godly couples matters.
Scripture Referenced
Romans 8:28
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
1 Corinthians 7:16
Isaiah 43:19
Joshua 23:10
Psalm 37:4
Resources from This Episode
The Momentum Company
Drop the Armor by Christine Jewell (also on Amazon)
Breaking Chains and Intentional Agribusiness Leader podcasts
Fathered by God by John Eldredge
Wild at Heart by John Eldredge
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
Website: marriageaftergod.com
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1 hr 12 min
November 14, 2024 Finding Joy In Every Season - Interview with Bobbie Cox
Twice widowed and now 69, Bobbie Cox shares the prayer alarms and color-of-the-day habit that keep her joyful
About This Episode
Bobbie Cox has been widowed twice, yet her joy is contagious. At 69, she is the founder of Branch to Hope, a discipleship ministry born from a 1:11 moment during the pandemic that led her to start texting daily Scriptures. That grew into an app with prayer alarms at repeating times like 1:11 and 2:22, and a color of the day system that assigns a color to each of the nine fruits of the Spirit. Bobbie shares stories of a homeschool family and an 80-year-old advisor changed by the color bracelets, how she treats Jesus as her literal companion, even keeping the passenger seat for her Bible, and why forgiving yourself matters. Her encouragement: stop resisting and stay on the Potter's wheel.
About Bobbie Cox
Bobbie Cox is the founder of Branch to Hope, a discipleship ministry and app that helps people build consistent prayer habits and walk in the fruit of the Spirit through prayer alarms and a color of the day system. Twice widowed, she brings a distinctive voice on joy, discipleship, and walking with Jesus through loss.
In This Episode
Joy after loss — How Bobbie keeps her joy after being widowed twice.
A 1:11 moment — The pandemic prompting that led to daily Scripture texts.
Prayer alarms — Using repeating times like 1:11 and 2:22 to build consistent prayer habits.
Color of the day — Assigning a color to each fruit of the Spirit to practice Christ's character.
Teaching kids through colors — How families use the colors to teach children about Jesus.
Jesus as companion — Setting a place at the table and saving the passenger seat for her Bible.
Forgiving yourself — Why refusing to forgive yourself nails Jesus back to the cross.
The Potter's wheel — Choosing to stay willingly in God's hands.
Scripture Referenced
2 Corinthians 1:11
Galatians 5:22-23
Romans 8:1
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
James 4:7
1 Peter 5:7
Resources from This Episode
Branch to Hope website
Branch to Hope on YouTube
Instagram: @branchtohope111
Branch to Hope on Facebook
Branch to Hope on the App Store
Branch to Hope on Google Play
Share the Branch to Hope app
Pause and Pray @ 1:11: New Habits Create Change by Bobbie Cox
Jesus Calling by Sarah Young
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
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1 hr
November 07, 2024 Working With Your Spouse in Business with Troy and Shantel Brooks
A worship weekend exposed where their identity really rested, and working together deepened their oneness
About This Episode
Troy and Shantel Brooks started as childhood friends in Queens and have now been married for 10 years. Together they built a six-figure content-creation business, but a weekend at a worship conference revealed that their identity rested in watches, status, and money rather than in Christ. They share how they moved from a foot-in, foot-out faith to fully surrendering their marriage and business to God. Troy and Shantel explain why working together accelerates marital oneness by stripping away ego and forcing real communication and conflict resolution, and they encourage couples to find a shared project, side business, or serving role at church. Aaron connects their story to saying small daily yeses to God and holding career and finances with open hands.
About Troy & Shantel Brooks
Troy and Shantel Brooks are the founders of Spartners, a ministry that helps spouses work together in faith and business, and the voices behind the Spartners Podcast. They are the authors of Spartners: Discover the Value in Your Spouse as a Business Partner.
In This Episode
Childhood friends to spouses — How Troy and Shantel met in junior high in Queens.
Foot in, foot out — Moving from half-hearted faith to full surrender.
A six-figure business — Building a content-creation company together.
Identity check — The worship-conference weekend that exposed their trust in watches, status, and money.
Oneness through partnership — How working together strips ego and forces communication and conflict resolution.
Start something together — Shared projects, side businesses, or serving at church.
Small daily yeses — Aaron on saying yes to God one step at a time.
Open hands — Stewarding career and finances with a Kingdom perspective.
Scripture Referenced
2 Corinthians 7:10
Matthew 6:33
2 Corinthians 5:7
Hebrews 12:6
Colossians 3:23
Genesis 2:18
Resources from This Episode
troyandshantel.com
Spartners on Instagram
Spartners Podcast
Spartners: Discover the Value in Your Spouse as a Business Partner (also on Amazon)
Marriage After God by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
The Marriage Gift: 365 Prayers for Our Marriage by Aaron & Jennifer Smith (also in our shop)
Shop Marriage After God resources
Full show notes and blog post
Connect with Marriage After God
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Shop books, devotionals, and prayer journals: shop.marriageaftergod.com
Follow Marriage After God: Instagram · Facebook · YouTube · TikTok
Follow Aaron and Jennifer: Husband Revolution · Unveiled Wife
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1 hr