Marriage After God

30 Marriage Devotional: How to Have a Marriage After God
About This Episode
What does it actually mean to have a marriage after God? In our final episode of this podcast series, we share a pivotal moment that transformed our marriage and discuss what it actually means to have a Marriage After God.
In This Episode
Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane: what Aaron heard God ask him through Matthew 26, and how it broke him
Why Christ's "not my will, but yours" is the template for every marriage
How Unveiled Wife and Husband Revolution were born out of sharing the journey, not having it figured out
Why confession and transparency in community dissolves the power that darkness has over a marriage
The difference between pretending to have a perfect marriage and proclaiming the actual message of the gospel
What a marriage after God looks like — not perfection, but perseverance, reconciliation, and hopefulness
Why sanctification is not a one-time transformation but a lifelong pursuit
This Week's Call to Action
Write a love letter to your spouse. Not a quick note — a real one. Name what you've endured together. Name what you see in them. Share where you believe God is taking your marriage. If you're not sure where to start, ask the Holy Spirit to show you what your spouse needs to hear from you.
Resources from This Episode
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Forty-eight years to the same woman — in Hollywood? Dan and Peggy Rupple have been married 48 years while working inside one of the most corrosive industries on the planet. In today's episode, Aaron sits down with them to talk about God's move in Hollywood, navigating media with your kids, and the non-negotiables that held their marriage together through it all.
About Dan & Peggy Rupple
Dan and Peggy Rupple are the founders of Master Media International, a ministry serving as a Christian presence inside the mainstream entertainment industry. Dan spent over 50 years in Hollywood — from nearly being cast in SNL's original lineup, to The Price Is Right, to Late Show with David Letterman. Peggy has walked alongside him through every chapter. Dan's new book, Glimpses: Viewing the Media Through the Lens of Faith, is available now at mastermedia.com.
In This Episode
How Dan and Peggy met — and why they were married within a year
Nearly landing Saturday Night Live before Dan came to Christ
Why Dan is more excited about God's move in Hollywood than ever before
Why Hollywood is in crisis — and what's filling the gap
What the top 25 box office films of all time have in common
Be a Daniel: excellence and integrity as a Christian in the industry
The non-negotiables that protected their marriage
How to navigate movies and media with your kids
AI and the danger of losing imagination
And more
Resources
Book: Glimpses: Viewing the Media Through the Lens of Faith — mastermedia.com
Master Media International — mastermedia.com
WindRider Film Forum — windrider.org
Act One Masters Class in screenwriting and producing — mastermedia.com
Plugged In (movie reviews for parents) — pluggedin.com

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Could you let your own child tell you that you failed them — and not get defensive?
In today’s episode, Aaron sits down with Isaac and Angie Tolpin — good friends, parents of nine, grandparents of nearly six — on the launch day of their new book, Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times. They get into what the word "Christian" actually means anymore, why so many kids are walking away from the church by 18, raising children in an AI world, and why your child's faith might be purer and further along than your own.
About Isaac & Angie Tolpin
Isaac and Angie Tolpin are the hosts of the Courageous Parenting Podcast and the founders of Be Courageous Ministry, a discipleship-focused ministry built around equipping Christian parents to raise kids rooted in the Word of God. Parents of nine children and grandparents of six (and counting), they recently planted a church in Horseshoe Bend, Idaho and have just released their newest book, Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times.
Website: becourageousministry.org
Book on Amazon: Courageous Parenting 
Podcast: Courageous Parenting Podcast (available wherever you listen)
In This Episode
What "Christian" actually means today — Angie shares why the label has lost much of its weight, and why fruit — not title — is the real indicator of someone following Christ
The authentic community crisis — Why so many believers can't verbalize what's missing, and how the Tolpins' church model is answering a hunger people didn't know they had
Keeping families together in worship — The fruit that comes when children are present for sermons, communion, and real church life rather than separated into programs
Why kids are leaving the church — The connection between low expectations, age-segregated environments, and the statistic that two-thirds of kids walk away from faith by 18
Your child might be ahead of you spiritually — Jesus said to have faith like theirs; what it looks like to actually believe that and parent from it
Humility as a parenting strategy — Why apologizing to your children isn't weakness, and how Angie's own discipline from God before a conference became the most powerful message she gave
Raising kids in the age of AI — The double-edged sword of AI, why homeschooling parents can't afford to ignore it, and how to use it to accelerate creativity rather than kill it
Building creative confidence before the screen — Why it matters that kids know their own gifts before they ever delegate to AI
The one thing that actually prepares your kids — Grounding encouragement for overwhelmed parents who feel behind
Resources from This Episode
Book: Courageous Parenting: Biblical Parenting in Unprecedented Times by Isaac & Angie Tolpin — available on Amazon (update with direct link)
Ministry & Podcast: becourageousministry.org
Podcast recommendation: The AI Daily Brief (Aaron's recommendation for parents wanting to get up to speed on AI)
Previous book: Redeeming Childbirth by Angie Tolpin (2012)

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What if you could completely transform your marriage — even if your spouse never participates? Belah Rose, founder of Delight Your Marriage, has coached over 500 couples and has seen it happen hundreds of times. This week on the Marriage After God podcast, we sat down with Belah to talk about the real root of marital breakdown, what it actually looks like for a husband or wife to take the lead in healing, and the apology framework that gets the rot out of the foundation. Belah also shares her own story — a failed first marriage, walking away from God, and how the Lord used a second chance to reshape everything she now teaches.
Belah Rose is the founder of Delight Your Marriage, a faith-centered coaching organization that has served over 500 couples. She started with a book in 2014, launched the Delight Your Marriage podcast in 2015, and has since built out full coaching programs for men and women — including Masculinity Reclaimed for husbands and a graduate community for ongoing growth. Belah coaches men and women separately, and the results her clients experience often surprise the unparticipating spouse most.
In This Episode
Belah's testimony — A first marriage that ended in divorce, anger at God, and the journey back to faith through a husband who showed her what it meant to feel truly known and safe
Why one spouse doing the work is enough — How Belah's own story convinced her that even a single willing partner can redirect a marriage toward healing
The Delight Your Marriage framework — Men need to feel respected, admired, and wholeheartedly intimate; wives need to feel safe, known, and wholeheartedly cherished — and the failure to understand this difference is where most couples quietly destroy each other
The 1–10 marriage health scale — Why the advice that works at a 9 can backfire at a 2, and how to match your level of emotional openness to where your marriage actually is
Pride as the chief enemy — Why self-righteousness is the log we carry into every conflict, and why repentance — not persuasion — is the first move
The SHORE apology framework — Specific, Humble, Own, Repair, Exonerate: a step-by-step framework for apologies that actually shore up the foundation instead of papering over it
Resources from This Episode
Delight Your Marriage — Belah's coaching programs, podcast, and free clarity call (mention Marriage After God for a listener discount)
DYMarriage.com — Shorter URL for the same site
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What does it actually mean to be unveiled — fully known, fully seen, and no longer hiding — before God and before your spouse? In week 29 of their 30-week Marriage After God series, Aaron and Jennifer Smith dig into the victory believers have in Christ and what it looks like to walk in that freedom inside a marriage. Drawing from Ephesians 2, Romans 8, and the moment the temple veil was torn in two, they unpack how the cross removes the dividing wall between us and God — and how that same freedom can transform the way spouses show up for each other.
In This Episode
— The victory believers have in Christ, and why it can be hard to actually feel like a "conqueror"
— Ephesians 2:14–18 — how Christ breaks down the dividing wall and brings peace
— Romans 8:1–4 — no condemnation, and what it means that Christ fulfilled the law in us
— The torn veil in Matthew 27:50–51 and what it reveals about access to God
— A personal story about a bride's veil, and what it pictures about intimacy and unveiling
— How sanctification plays out day to day — including the "washing of feet" picture from the Last Supper
— Galatians 5:16–17 and what it practically looks like to walk in the Spirit versus the flesh
— 1 Corinthians 10:13 and the "way of escape" from temptation
— Real-life pictures of walking in victory within marriage — parenting moments, disrespect, hurtful words, and forgiveness
— Proverbs 24:16 and Peter walking on the water as pictures of falling and getting back up
— Discussion questions: what keeps you from being unveiled, and one step you can take to be unveiled with God and your spouse
— This week's call to action: memorizing 2 Corinthians 3:16–18 and Romans 6:6
Bible Verses Mentioned:
Ephesians 2:14–18
Romans 8:1–4
Matthew 27:50–51
Galatians 5:16–17
1 Corinthians 10:13
Proverbs 24:16
Romans 6:6
2 Corinthians 3:16–18

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