Posts tagged the marriage project
Tuvya Zaretsky from Jewish-Gentiles Couples on Spiritual Harmony in Cross-Cultural Relationships

Tuvya and his wife Ellen have been married for 41 years. Both are from traditional Jewish backgrounds but identify as Messianic Jews for Jesus (Jews who believe in Jesus). They have 3 adult children, two daughters and a son, and one daughter who is intermarried.

Tuvya holds a Doctorate in Intercultural Studies from Western Seminary in Portland, Oregon. He is the founder of JewishGentileCouples.com, a free counseling service for intercultural couples. JGC ministry helps people who are in Jewish-Gentile relationships (dating, engaged, married, together with or without children) create greater cross-cultural understanding.

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Rashawn and Denisse Copeland on Marriage and Spreading Hope in Jesus’ Name

Rashawn and Denisse Copeland are on the podcast today! We’ll hear a part of their testimonies, about their ministries, their marriage, and the books they’ve written. You might even recognize Rashawn’s voice from viral reels and TikToks where he shares how he encourages others for Christ…one example being pulling up alongside someone, car window rolled down, and asking, “Jesus is King, yes or no?” They are an inspiration in how to engage others for Jesus on the regular, in the everyday.

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Dav and Bethany Beal from Girl Defined Ministries Talk Marriage, Spiritual Pride and Teen Hot Topics

Bethany Beal is head-over-heels in love with her best friend and husband, David, and is the super proud momma of Davey Jr. She is the co-founder of Girl Defined Ministries, author of several books, including Shine Bright: 60 Days to Becoming a Girl Defined by God, and is passionate about spreading the truth of biblical womanhood. To her family and close friends, she is simply a tall blonde Texan who is obsessed with iced lattes and can’t get enough of her sweet little family. Dav and Bethany have been married for 3 years and they share with us their testimonies, how they met, and more about Girl Defined Ministries.

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Axel and Carly Van Cleve on Marriage Abroad, Uganda and Mental Health

Live from UGANDA — Axel and Carly have only been married one year (just celebrated one year in June!) but have already navigated a cvd 19 era wedding, moved across the country after being married for one month to train for their internship at the same Christian NGO, started new jobs, dealt with some tougher moments as Carly’s mental health showed its darker side, moved back to California for a few weeks then packed up to move to Uganda to start new jobs in a new country.

They share how they’ve shown up and found each other through it all, relied daily on Christ, what it means to sacrifice, love better and grieve the things they miss deeply while being away from home.

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Seth and Danielle McAnally on Living for Christ as a Dual Military Family

Seth and Danielle McAnally are celebrating two years of marriage this August yet have only been physically together for a total of one year as Seth is a Second Battalion 7th Marines Infantry Officer and has been deployed on and off throughout their marriage. Danielle is also a Marine and serves as a Supply Officer aka procuring items or equipment for the unit. They describe what life is like as a dual military couple and living for Christ in a very secular industry.

They are also expecting their first child - listen in as they discuss the trials and challenges of being a dual military couple.

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Aaron and Amanda Florczykowski on Parenting Fiercely and Advocacy Against Child Sex Trafficking

Author of the book, Unraveled: Mothering Fiercely in a World Full of Fears, Amanda Florczykowski and her husband Aaron share with us how the Lord called their family into the fight against child sex trafficking.

Their family has faced some incredibly hard and very traumatic trials in their 16 years of marriage. The book and this episode focus on the day when Amanda and Aaron’s toddler was taken from Amanda’s arms in a thwarted sex trafficking abduction, beginning them on an unexpected journey.

They share the behind-the-scenes details of this incredible story, and the basic facts you must know to outsmart a trafficker, and the specific biblical truths that prevail when injustice, trauma, or fear leave you undone. Having fought fear and won, this couple is uniquely qualified to give unwavering advice and personal examples that will help you parent fiercely, equip you with resources to become more aware of this epidemic that’s plaguing not only our world but our nation and even small-town communities.

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