Merry Christmas Everyone. Here's a short Christmas show with the MVPs of the Simply Podcasts. Doug has Cathy and Matt, and Simply staffer Jared join him in wishing you all a Merry Christmas. Hopefully Matt's wife doesn't watch, he spills the beans on what her presents are.

Doug and Cathy Fields abandon their guest hosts from the last show and return with their own take on balancing ministry, marriage, and family. Answering your questions they cover "red hot" marriages, finding time together, controlling your temper when people question your spouse, breast enhancement surgery, students taking an interest in your spouse, and when your spouse feelings like your time at a church is coming to an end.

The Simply Youth Ministry Podcasts collide today. Doug is joined by his wife and partner on our Marriage podcast, as well as Josh and Jana as they all talk through issues related to being in ministry as well as caring for your marriage and family. They talk about dealing with busyness, spouses volunteering in the ministry, how your spouses job impacts your ministry, raising your own kids as PKs, being your kids youth pastor, and keeping family calendars up to date.

Doug and Cathy Fields once again sit down to answer you your questions. They tackle spouses going back to work, vacation, ministry involvement when you have young kids, the expense of having students over to your house, and how to help your wife after a miscarriage.

Once again Doug and Cathy Fields bring you solid advice about marriage, family, and ministry even though Cathy is trying to figure out if she should wear and eye patch. They do manage to cover your emails about bringing kids to conferences, Cathy's veto power over Doug's calendar, doing what the senior pastor asks, new babies, and burning the candle at both ends.

Doug and Cathy Fields return this week to answer your emails and twitters about marriage, family, and ministry. Topics include: idiots in the church, considering your spouse part of the staff, family time, get aways, priorities, and bringing your kids to youth events.

After a summer hiatus, Doug and Cathy Fields sit back down to your emails about marriage, family, and ministry. Topics include: advice for newlyweds in ministry, how to respond when your spouse is being attacked, having each others backs, expectations of how open your house is to students, and date nights.

Doug and Cathy Fields are back to answer more of your questions about the balancing act family, ministry, and marriage.

They are back again, Doug and Cathy Fields discuss more about seasons of ministry.

They are back again, Doug and Cathy Fields answer your questions about seasons for a spouse in youth ministry, conflict, extra expenses to bring a spouse on a trip, modeling marriage for students, and students coming over to your house.