Brad Bigney opens God’s Word to show why love is never careless with tone or timing. Along with personal stories from his marriage, you’ll see how rudeness creeps in unnoticed and slowly drains joy. This message points toward simple changes that can bring true closeness and warmth.

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If your marriage keeps hitting the same walls, Brad and Vicki Bigney explain why the issue might be deeper than circumstances. Through honest stories and Scripture, they show how humility and daily repentance open the door to real change. This conversation invites you to replace tension with tenderness and pride with grace.

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Brad and Vicki Bigney open up about the critical shift that helped revive their marriage: embracing correction instead of avoiding it. They explain why pride resists feedback and how humility creates space for healing, encouragement, and love. This message is for anyone tired of relational tension and ready to grow.

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Has a joke ever gone too far? What seems like harmless sarcasm may do more than you think. Join Brad and Vicki Bigney as they discuss the toxic effect that hurtful jokes can have in a marriage.

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Pastor Brad Bigney and his wife Vicki share how hidden pride — especially the kind disguised as “strength” or “discipline” — can slowly choke the life out of your marriage. Using biblical wisdom from 1 Corinthians 13, they explore how control, stubbornness, and inflexibility are often symptoms of a deeper heart issue. This episode will challenge you to rethink what real love looks like in marriage.

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Pastor Brad Bigney and his wife Vicki uncover how pride often shows up in relationships through unsolicited opinions and “helpful” meddling. They share how learning to pause, listen, and pray first can completely reshape your marriage and parenting. Discover what it means to truly walk in humility, even in everyday conversations.

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Join Brad and Vicki Bigney as they examine yet another form that pride can take within our marriages. This week’s focus is perfectionism: making sure everything is done just as you see fit. If this is a struggle for you, tune in and see a better way forward.

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If you’ve ever said “I’m just not compassionate,” Pastor Brad Bigney shows you how that mindset might be rooted in pride. Through personal stories and biblical truth, Brad and wife Vicki explain how to “put on” compassion and love. Discover the power of noticing others and living out gospel change.

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Pastor Brad Bigney and his wife Vicki open up about how pride—especially being overly sensitive to criticism—can quietly choke the life out of your marriage. They share honest stories, biblical truth, and practical ways to grow in humility. Learn how receiving correction with grace can transform your relationship.

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Thrive would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

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Pastor Brad Bigney and Vicki open up about how pride disguises itself in marriages—as anger, silence, entitlement, and superiority. With biblical insight and personal stories, they unpack how God’s truth can transform toxic patterns. You’ll walk away with clarity and hope for real change in your own home.

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Thanks for listening!

Thrive would not be possible without the financial support of our Gospel Partners.

If you would like to support Thrive we would be extremely grateful. VISIT https://fortisinstitute.org/donate/

If you are already a Gospel Partner we couldn’t be more thankful for you if we tried!