Intimate Covenant Podcast

Song Of Songs (part 3) -- a celebration of covenant sex and romantic passion [185]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode we conclude our Song of Songs series with a break down the biggest interpretive debates around Song of Songs and explain why a purely al

Song Of Songs (part 2) -- the cast: a sexually confident wife and her adoring husband [184]

Send us Fan Mail Warning: We cover necessary and important topics about the marriage relationship and sex. We use frank language without being crude or crass. Our approa

Song Of Songs (part 1) -- the Bible's semi-erotic playlist [183]

Send us Fan Mail Warning: We cover necessary and important topics about the marriage relationship and sex. We use frank language without being crude or crass. Our approa

What Science Reveals About Lifelong Intimacy [182]

Send us Fan Mail We explore  findings from three recent scientific studies that show how flexible expectations, strong relationships, and emotional meaning shape a lifet

The Conflicts of Pursuit, Response & Rejection [181]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we share a few more segments from our live Q&A at the 2025 Annual Retreat; all of these had to do with the pursuer-responder dynamic. S

Marriage Retreat Live Q&A - keeping secrets; defining virginity; aging; and more... [180]

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a room full of couples asks the questions most people are afraid to say out loud? We lean into the hard stuff: purity culture hangover

Q&A - creating a community for porn recovery; unity despite differing passions; and more...[179]

Send us Fan Mail Today we’re sharing some excerpts from our live Q&A session during a recent Marriage Day in Illinois. Listen to our responses to questions about: How t

Darwin, Freud, & Holy Sex -- Unmasking the Roots of Sexual Taboo in Christianity, part 3 [178]

Send us Fan Mail We trace how Darwin and Freud shaped cultural ideas about sex and how these philosophies have infiltrated even modern religion. Darwin and Freud both r

Medieval Sex -- Unmasking the Roots of Sexual Taboo in Christianity, part 2 [177]

Send us Fan Mail Augustine and subsequent Medieval sexual theology have profoundly influenced modern Christian teachings on sexuality, often causing unnecessary shame an

It's Greek to Me! -- Unmasking the Roots of Sexual Taboo in Christianity, part 1 [176]

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Jenn explore how ancient Greek philosophy has shaped modern Christian attitudes toward sexuality, creating an unbiblical culture of shame and s

Spicing Up Your Sex Life [175]

Send us Fan Mail Matt and Jenn use a cooking analogy to explore how great married sex requires more than just "spices" – it needs solid foundational ingredients of spiri

Difficult Conversations [174]

Send us Fan Mail Warning: We cover necessary and important topics about the marriage relationship and sex. We use frank language without being crude or crass. Our approa

Organic Sex [173]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt & Jenn tackle the concept of "organic sex" and whether truly spontaneous intimacy is even possible in a long-term marriage. The my

Encore: What Do I Want From My Marriage? [172]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt & Jenn share an encore episode about reassessing your expectations for your marriage and moving the trajectory of your relationshi

“Should I sacrifice my desire for sex?” ...and other live Q&A (171)

Send us Fan Mail In this "Christmas Q&A Potpourri" episode, Matt & Jenn are sharing segments from previous live Q&A sessions. We're answering the following question

Your Questions, Our Answers (talking about sex, prioritizing beauty, sleeping naked, asking for touch) [170]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt & Jenn answer the following listener questions: What advice do you have for couples that have great sex but struggle talking abou

More PDA? -- Retreat Q&A pt 2 [169]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt & Jenn share another set of clips from the Q&A session at our recent Annual Marriage Retreat. We cover the following questions: W

How does sex glorify God? Retreat Q&A [168]

Send us Fan Mail This episode is an excerpt from the live Q&A session at the 2024 Annual Marriage Retreat. We’re sharing our response to the following question: “Can you

Who Initiates? [167]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt & Jenn discuss the complaint, "My spouse never initiates sex." So, whose job is it, anyway? How can I get my spouse to initiate mo

Have a Category-5 Sex Life: lessons from a hurricane [166]

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Matt & Jenn compare the sexual relationship to a hurricane. Sex, like a hurricane, is a powerful, God-given force. While we can’t direc