Choosing a Spouse – FamilyLife® – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com Pursue what matters most. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:03:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://www.familylife.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/1001/2025/02/cropped-Favicon-Icon_512x512-1.png?w=32 Choosing a Spouse – FamilyLife® – A Cru Ministry https://www.familylife.com 32 32 236231178 How to Be Engaged – Sean Perron & Spencer Harmon https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-be-engaged-sean-perron-spencer-harmon/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-be-engaged-sean-perron-spencer-harmon/#respond Fri, 30 May 2025 07:36:29 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/how-to-be-engaged-sean-perron-spencer-harmon/ Wondering how to be engaged and do it right? Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon offer biblical, practical wisdom on for a beautiful now and a forever future.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/how-to-be-engaged-sean-perron-spencer-harmon/feed/ 0 315193 Dating or Engaged – Sean Perron & Spencer https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-or-engaged-sean-perron-spencer/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-or-engaged-sean-perron-spencer/#respond Thu, 29 May 2025 07:35:29 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/dating-or-engaged-sean-perron-spencer/ Authors Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon point you in the right direction for dating, engagement, or marriage with purpose and depth.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-or-engaged-sean-perron-spencer/feed/ 0 315180 Dating Done Right – Sean Perron & Spencer Harmon https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-done-right-sean-perron-spencer-harmon-2/ https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-done-right-sean-perron-spencer-harmon-2/#respond Wed, 28 May 2025 07:34:37 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/dating-done-right-sean-perron-spencer-harmon-2/ You’re dating—but man, do things get sticky. Authors Sean Perron and Spencer Harmon help you approach marriage on purpose, and done right.]]> https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-done-right-sean-perron-spencer-harmon-2/feed/ 0 315148 Evaluating Your Spiritual Relationship Before Marriage https://www.familylife.com/articles/topics/marriage/getting-married/choosing-a-spouse/evaluating-your-spiritual-relationship-before-marriage/ Wed, 01 Feb 2023 06:00:00 +0000 https://sites-stage.familylife.com/flministries/?p=7860 More than any other factor—really—your spiritual compatibility will influence your future marriage. ]]> 7860 Before the Ring https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/before-the-ring/ Fri, 09 Jul 2021 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/before-the-ring/ How far is too far? How honest should I be about my past with my future spouse?... Jonathan "JP" Pokluda addresses questions along the path to a promise.]]> 306939 Seeking a Spouse https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/seeking-a-spouse/ Thu, 08 Jul 2021 11:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/seeking-a-spouse/ Who is "the one" for you? Jonathan "JP" Pokluda answers this question and outlines specific things to look for and to avoid when seeking "the one" to marry.]]> 306937 The Gift of Singleness https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-gift-of-singleness/ Fri, 02 Jul 2021 11:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-gift-of-singleness/ Using our God-given gifts is important, and on today's program, JP Pokluda encourages us to not take the gift of singleness and put it on a shelf.]]> 306926 Intentional Dating https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/intentional-dating/ Thu, 01 Jul 2021 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/intentional-dating/ Though dating culture has changed so much in recent years, JP Pokluda offers insight into how to make dating really count.]]> 306924 Transatlantic Love Story https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/transatlantic-love-story/ Fri, 21 May 2021 11:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/transatlantic-love-story/ Alistair Begg, is the Scottish voice of "Truth For Life." Bob Lepine interviews Alistair about how he met his wife and about their love story that spanned an ocean.]]> 306846 Love After Loss https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/love-after-loss/ Thu, 04 Mar 2021 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/love-after-loss/ Vaneetha Risner shares about the devastation she faced in divorce and how God used it to bring about something more wonderful than she could've imagined.]]> 306755 Dating Done Right https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-done-right/ Wed, 24 Feb 2021 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/dating-done-right/ Marshall Segal talks to singles about the purpose of dating. Segal encourages singles to slow down and thoroughly get to know the person they are interested in.]]> 306745 Hopeful or Hopeless? https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/hopeful-or-hopeless/ Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/hopeful-or-hopeless/ Marshall Segal knows that most singles want to get married. Segal encourages young women to wait on the Lord and keep their eyes open for men who love godliness.]]> 306743 Dating With Purpose https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/dating-with-purpose/ Mon, 22 Feb 2021 12:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/dating-with-purpose/ Author Marshall Segal explains what it means to live and date with purpose. Segalreflects on his single years and the lessons he learned while pursuing love and marriage.]]> 306741 Our Dating and Engagement Story https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/our-dating-and-engagement-story/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/our-dating-and-engagement-story/ Dave and Ann Wilson are very transparent about the early challenges in their marriage. Today, they tell the remarkable God-orchestrated story of how they started dating and how they got engaged.]]> 306661 Seeing The Truth in Temptations https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/seeing-the-truth-in-temptations/ Fri, 18 Dec 2020 12:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/seeing-the-truth-in-temptations/ Sexual temptation is everywhere! As believers, what do we do? Dave and Ann Wilson talk with Carolyn Weber, about seeing the battle for purity with new eyes.]]> 306625 Purity Today https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/purity-today/ Thu, 17 Dec 2020 12:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/purity-today/ Everyone has a desire to be fully known. On FamilyLife Today, hosts Dave and Ann Wilson talk with author Carolyn Weber, about how purity relates to that topic in today's world.]]> 306623 Pursuing Love, Faith, and Mount Everest https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/pursuing-love-faith-and-mount-everest/ Mon, 23 Nov 2020 12:00:04 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/pursuing-love-faith-and-mount-everest/ Known for openness about their marriage on social media, Harold and Rachel Earls have co-authored a book, called "A Higher Calling." Hear the unique story of how God brought them together.]]> 306571 The Risk of Rejection https://www.familylife.com/podcast/familylife-today/the-risk-of-rejection/ Tue, 14 Jul 2020 11:00:05 +0000 https://www.familylife.com/podcast/%series%/the-risk-of-rejection/ Shelby Abbott talks about dating and why the important parts should not happen digitallyâ€"especially asking for a date. Shelby encourages parents to teach their daughters how a boy should treat them.]]> 306254