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Christianity · Ryan and Selena Frederick

Fierce Marriage

by Ryan and Selena Frederick

Hosts Ryan and Selena Frederick discuss modern marriage issues with transparency, humor, and gospel-centeredness. Join in for honest conversations, light-hearted hilarity, and more than enough grace to go around.

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Warm Regard: How Tiny Reactions Make a Huge Impact (Staying Close in the Chaos, 2/5)

Marriages don't only fall apart from big blowups — they can also crumble from a hundred small moments nobody ever addresses. Today we unpack one habit we call "keeping sh

Sep 17
25 min

"Coffee Time": The Habit that Changes Everything (Staying Close in the Chaos, 1/5)

How can you protect your connection with your spouse despite being busy? Today, Ryan and Selena Frederick share the one practical daily habit they believe has the highest

Sep 9
45 min

Emotionalism: The Invisible Toddler Harming Many Marriages

Today we unpack the difference between healthy emotions and something far more dangerous: emotionalism. From the silent treatment to storming off to feeling "unloved" eve

Sep 2
47 min

Making the Most of Your Wedding and Honeymoon (Nearly-weds and Newlyweds, 3 of 3)

Today we wrap up our three-part series for nearly and newlywed couples. We talk about things we wish someone had told us before our wedding, our honeymoon, and the moment

Aug 25
38 min

Stewarding Your Engagement for the Glory of God (Nearly-weds and Newlyweds, 2 of 3)

It's wedding season! How can a couple who is headed into marriage best position themselves for success? Last week, today, and next week, we'll talk about exactly that! •

Aug 18
38 min

For Those Anticipating Marriage (Nearly-weds and Newlyweds, 1 of 3)

It's wedding season! How can a couple who is headed into marriage best position themselves for success? Today, and in the following two weeks, we'll talk about exactly th

Aug 11
40 min

Women's Romance Novels? Countless Wives Commit This Sin and It’s JUST as Bad as P*rn

Today, Ryan and Selena talk about a habit many Christian wives have but rarely question. They go through what the Bible says about it and show why it's just as bad as men

Aug 4
45 min

Walking Out of Marital Plagues (Conclusion to the 10 Plagues Series)

Over the past ten weeks, we've walked through the plagues that hit marriages the hardest. This final episode is about what comes after them: the blood, the deliverance, a

Jul 28
31 min

The Plague of Disordered Roles (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 10/10)

What can a wife do if she is forced to take the responsibilities of the head of the household? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.co

Jul 21
33 min

The Plague of a Cruel Husband or Wife (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 9/10)

How can a wife or husband respond when their spouse treats them with cruelty? RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Da

Jul 14
43 min

The Plague of Financial Hardship (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 8/10)

Financial hardship wreaks havoc on marriages. How can we approach seasons of under-earning without losing the health of marriage in the process? RESOURCES: Master mar

Jul 7
42 min

The Plague of Mettlesome In-Laws (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 7/10)

Does honoring your parents mean staying quiet when in-laws cross the line? Today, we break down why that's a dangerous misunderstanding, using a real listener's story abo

Jun 30
35 min

The Plague of a Passive Husband (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 6/10)

Today, we tackle one of the most common and quietly devastating marriage struggles: the passive husband. We unpack why so many men confuse peacekeeping with peacemaking a

Jun 23
38 min

Unequally Yoked Marriage (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 5/10)

RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intenti

Jun 16
33 min

When a Husband Doesn’t Lead Spiritually (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 4/10)

RESOURCES: Master marital communication: https://speak.fiercemarriage.com Take the 31-Day Pursuit Challenge: https://31daypursuit.com Pray for your spouse with intenti

Jun 9
38 min

The Plague of a Sexless Marriage (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 3/10)

Today we respond to a letter from a man named Dave who has been rejected by his wife for nearly a decade. If you or someone you know is quietly suffering through a marria

Jun 2
38 min

The Biblical Framework That Fixes Communication QUICK

What if the biggest problem in your marriage isn't your conflict — it's how you're speaking into it? Today we dive into a concept that may reframe the way you think about

May 26
38 min

The Wholehearted YES! How Wives Can Joyfully Submit to Their Husbands

Today we unpack the idea of the "wholehearted yes": what Scripture says about a wife's God-designed posture of responding and receiving, why wives are always communicatin

May 19
55 min

Adultery, Betrayal, and S*xual Sin (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 2/10)

Infidelity is the one of the most common plagues destroying Christian marriages today, and many people never see it coming. Today we unpack how to protect your marriage f

May 12
33 min

An Honest Look at Ongoing P*rn Use (The 10 Marriage Plagues, 1/10)

Pornography is the number one plague silently destroying Christian marriages today — and most wives never see it coming. Today we tackle the most asked-about topic from o

May 5
42 min

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What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Selena and Ryan, I found you on YouTube under your video “Dealing with Shame and Regret After an Affair” you being led by the lord with the right words have helped me in ways I will be eternally grateful. I know our God is forgiving but just could not forgive myself. But I have now. I had to come subscribe and can’t wait to hear more. I made a very bad choice that never in my life I thought I could do, but I lost God during that time in my life. I will never let him go again because he stayed by my side the entire time. Our God loves us even when we are not perfect and do wrong. Thank you for the blessing I received and whenever I am down I will go to him for comfort, not drown in my shame 🤎

Marebelle87 · Jan 2025

Selena and Ryan, I am grateful for your ministry! As a wife homemaking with 6 kiddos, I need a source that’s on demand to go to! Your podcasts are applicable immediately! I can truely say they are of the Lords practical ways as I have been able to apply many teachings and they’ve transformed our home and mainly my own heart! Blessings to you all!

HeatherHowes · Jan 2025

Ryan and Selena feels like our married besties! We have gleaned and learned so much from their wisdom, and value how everything always points back to the goodness, intimacy and love of the Father. Their practical wisdom and gift for breaking complex situations / conversations down has been a true gift! It’s been a gift each week to apply their wisdom and thoughts to our marriage and seeing the fruits of it.

hedzie · Aug 2024

This has been a joy to listen to for the sake of our marriage. These two are an example and a blessing. Grace is imperative to embrace but also to extend frequently to your spouse. Thank you for always tying it back to the gospel in all the issues.

GFox337 · May 2024

Initially I liked how both spouses participated about equally in the podcast. However, after a few episodes, I was shocked to hear Selena bash feminists. I wondered how a woman can possibly be anti-feminist! But I can’t blame her. Selena’s view is unfortunately a perpetuation of the long-held, long-preached MANmade “Christian” ideas that women are inferior. These ideas are so strong in our culture that even women may believe them! The book “The Making of Biblical Womanhood” by Beth Allison Barr explains in much more depth. I feel bad for only giving 2 stars, because I did actually like a lot of the initial content I heard, but I couldn’t get Selena’s comment out of my head and eventually could no longer bring myself to listen, particularly when I saw that an episode topic was about a husband getting jealous when his wife wore yoga pants to the gym. The mere possibility that the husband’s view might be validated and the wife’s might even be vilified was too big a turnoff. Maybe they ended up saying the husband was in the wrong—I hope that’s the case! But as I said, I couldn’t bring myself to listen, already hearing plenty of anti-feminist (i.e. anti female) content in my daily life as a woman.

GinaR86 · Apr 2024

There’s nothing wrong with being a Christian couple and not wanting children. Children ARE a precious gift but that doesn’t mean every couple is meant and required to have them? And if you don’t have them you are some how disobedient? If you are a believer and you are in tune with God and filled with His Spirit then God will place that desire on your heart. I know many couples both in and out of ministry who do not have that desire right now. It’s not selfish it’s just not what they’ve been called to do. It’s okay to take “be fruitful and multiple” to the 10th degree for your own life but to standardize YOUR interpretation of the Word and make these blanket statements is a bit irresponsible. I can imagine this episode was especially hard for couples who can’t conceive. I love my child and we do want more so it’s not even that this even applied to me. Just please do a better job of differentiating between your personal interpretations and the text. As soon as they started citing articles as additional authority to beef up the argument that’s when I stopped tuning in. Go into this podcast knowing the Word for yourself so you can discern personal opinion from Biblical authority.

A Spoon full of Sarah · Apr 2024

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