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Silence: The Marriage Killer You Didn't See Coming
You might think the biggest threat to your marriage is a blowout fight — but what if it's the silence that follows? Or the silence that never left?
This week on Bringing Hope Home, Bryce and Colette Schaffer tackle one of the sneakiest and most destructive forces in marriage and family life: silence. Not the comfortable, peaceful quiet of two people who know each other well — but the cold shoulder, the stuffed-down feelings, the topics that have quietly gone off-limits, and the emotional walls that keep spouses from truly knowing each other.
They walk through 5 honest self-evaluation questions to help you identify where silence may be doing damage in your home, and they point back to Scripture — from Adam hiding in the garden in Genesis 3, to Jesus boldly speaking the Word against the enemy in Matthew 4 — to show that God's design has always been for us to speak, not stay silent.
You'll also get 5 practical steps to start breaking the silence in your marriage and family, including how to handle teenagers who give you the classic "fine," why forgiveness and apology need to come fast, and how grace and compassion create the kind of safe space where real communication can finally happen.
If your marriage has felt distant, disconnected, or just... quiet in the wrong way — this episode is for you.
Resources:
Schafferministries.com
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By Schaffer MinistriesYou might think the biggest threat to your marriage is a blowout fight — but what if it's the silence that follows? Or the silence that never left?
This week on Bringing Hope Home, Bryce and Colette Schaffer tackle one of the sneakiest and most destructive forces in marriage and family life: silence. Not the comfortable, peaceful quiet of two people who know each other well — but the cold shoulder, the stuffed-down feelings, the topics that have quietly gone off-limits, and the emotional walls that keep spouses from truly knowing each other.
They walk through 5 honest self-evaluation questions to help you identify where silence may be doing damage in your home, and they point back to Scripture — from Adam hiding in the garden in Genesis 3, to Jesus boldly speaking the Word against the enemy in Matthew 4 — to show that God's design has always been for us to speak, not stay silent.
You'll also get 5 practical steps to start breaking the silence in your marriage and family, including how to handle teenagers who give you the classic "fine," why forgiveness and apology need to come fast, and how grace and compassion create the kind of safe space where real communication can finally happen.
If your marriage has felt distant, disconnected, or just... quiet in the wrong way — this episode is for you.
Resources:
Schafferministries.com
How Healthy Is Your Marriage? Take the Quiz
Follow us on Instagram
Join our monthly newsletter
Check out our books and products