Your Best Marriage Starts Now! w/ Jim and Shanna Ramos and Dr's Paul and Virginia Friesen's EP 421
Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast
Release Date: 02/26/2021
Men in the Arena - Christian Men's Podcast
In today's interview clip, Jim Ramos talks to Ted Shimer, Founder of The Freedom Fight (thefreedomfight.org), an online porn addiction recovery program, and the author of the book, The Freedom Fight: The New Drug and the Truths that Set Us Free. Shimer teaches you the 6 scientific roots of your porn use and gives you practical steps for eradicating them from your life for good. Listen to the full episode Check out his book here! ( Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: 7 Guardrails to Protect Your Marriage Before It's Too Late. Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change...
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It’s (RE)quipping Wednesday! This is a reboot of a past Equipping Men in Ten episode, EP #632 Single guys, how do you know the woman you’re with is THE ONE? In this week's 10-minute (RE)quipping episode, Jim Ramos gives you 4 questions you should ask yourself before you choose to marry the girl you are dating. Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can start a ministry to father the fatherless in your church! Learn how with our sponsor, Kids Outdoor Zone at .
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What "weeds" do you find yourself continuously battling in your life? In this week’s rebooted message, Pastor Jim Ramos dives into the critical steps of identifying and removing the “weeds” that stop us from living a life full of purpose and growth. Using wisdom from Galatians 5 and the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13, he discusses how to aggressively root out sin and intentionally plant seeds that lead to a fruitful, God-honoring life. This is a reboot of a message from The MAG, The McMinnville Area Gathering for men in McMinnville, Oregon. Want to protect your marriage? Get...
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Divorcing Christian? Chances are you—or someone you’re close to—has dealt with the pain of divorce. In today’s interview clip, Jim Ramos is joined by Dale Brown to walk you through 4 critical steps for healing from divorce. Here’s the link to Dale Brown’s book, ‘Daily Survival Guide for Divorced Men: Surviving & Thriving Beyond Your Divorce Days 1-91’ (https://tinyurl.com/divorce115) If you want the full interview, you can listen to it Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large?...
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It’s (RE)quipping Wednesday! This is a reboot of a past Equipping Men in Ten episode, EP #591 Christian man, are you TIRED? Are you stressed? We don't call that 20-year period where you're raising your family The Stress Bubble for nothing. In this week's 10-minute (RE)quipping episode, Jim Ramos walks you through a time when Jesus was tired and what He did. He outlines three ways that you can show up like Jesus. Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can start a...
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In this 30-min message, Jim Ramos teaches you what "No Pain, No Gain" means for the Christian man. This is a reboot of a message from The MAG, The McMinnville Area Gathering for men in McMinnville, Oregon. Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can start a ministry to father the fatherless in your church! Learn how with our sponsor, Kids Outdoor Zone at .
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Need a quick, boots-on-the-ground revamp of your marriage? In today's interview clip, Jim Ramos talks to Drs. Paul and Virginia Friesen. They give 3 practical tips to make sure you come out victorious in your marriage. Check out Paul and Virginia’s book, The Marriage App: Unlocking the Irony of Intimacy If you want the full interview, you can listen to it Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can start a ministry to father the fatherless in your...
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It’s (RE)quipping Wednesday! This is a reboot of a past Equipping Men in Ten episode, EP #656 Is your young adult child rebelling, or threatening to leave the faith altogether? Even kids raised in a solid Christian homes can end up doing stupid stuff that doesn't match Christian values. In this week's 10-minute (RE)quipping episode, Jim Ramos gives you 7 steps you can take to love your child back into a relationship with God. Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can...
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Do you struggle to say YES to the things God places on your heart? It’s a struggle for many of us, including Jonah in the Bible. In this rebooted message, Pastor Jim Ramos teaches from the story of Jonah about the power of saying YES to God’s will and the dangers of saying NO. This is a reboot of a message from The MAG, The McMinnville Area Gathering for men in McMinnville, Oregon. Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can start a ministry to father the...
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We know that we're supposed to forgive, but what if someone has wronged you so deeply that you don't know where to start? In this week's interview, joined us to teach you how to forgive using his . You've heard it before: "Bitterness is the poison we drink hoping someone else dies." You've been drinking poison, brother, but this episode is your 7-step antidote. Check out for more information! Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or large? We want to hear your ! You can start a ministry...
info_outlineThis is a special episode with Jim and Shanna Ramos, and Dr's Paul and Virginia Friesen. You do not want to miss this one!
Dr's. Paul and Virginia Friesen have been involved in Family Ministries for more than 40 years through family camps, church staff positions, speaking, consulting, and writing. In 2003, they founded Home Improvement Ministries (www.HIMweb.org), a non-profit organization dedicated to equipping individuals and churches to better encourage marriages and families in living out God's design for healthy relationships.
As the lead resource couple at Home Improvement Ministries, the Friesen's regularly speak at marriage, men’s, and women’s conferences in the US and internationally, as well as local family and parenting seminars, and have an ongoing ministry with professional athletes. Paul and Virginia both have Doctorates in Marriage and Family Therapy from Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary.
Between them they have authored more than fifteen books and curriculums on parenting and marriage, including Letters to My Daughters, In Our Image, Raising a Trailblazer, Before You Save the Date, The Marriage App, and most recently, Lovin’ Your Wife Like Christ When You Ain’t No Jesus.
Paul and Virginia were married in 1976 and are the parents of three young adult women, two of whom are now married to wonderful, Godly men. Their middle daughter is living fully for Christ as a single woman and trusting God for His best. Paul and Virginia’s greatest joy in life is knowing that their children are “walking in the truth.”
The Marriage App is available to you for 50% off during the month of March with code: Arena at check out.

Boots on the Ground
Sit down with your wife and ask each other for forgiveness. Also, take notes on these applications and do them.
