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
Do you hesitate to share your faith in Christ? In this week’s interview clip, Jim Ramos is joined by Duck Dynasty’s Willie Robertson to talk about his new book, Gospeler: Turning Darkness into Light One Conversation at a Time. He shares 3 ways you can start conversations and make sure you’re a “Gospeler” for Christ. Willie Robertson’s Book: -> Listen to the full episode 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...
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Ever feel like the season of life you're in will never end? Are you in the stress bubble trying to keep up with all the pressures of life? In this week's 10-minute (RE)quipping episode, Pastor Jim Ramos shares the final 2 seasons of manhood ("fall" and "winter"), and how each season is vital in creating a complete life that’s well lived. 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...
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Everywhere we turn, society continues to downplay the critical role of fathers. But let’s make one thing clear: that’s flat-out wrong. In this week’s message, Pastor Jim Ramos brings to light some shocking statistics about the devastating impact fatherlessness is having on our youth. Men, it’s time to rise up, take charge, and mentor this generation that’s been left without fathers. 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...
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Are you ready to take back control of the sex education your kids receive? In this week’s interview clip, Jim Ramos talks to Rodney Wright, author of ‘How to Talk to Your Kids About Sex’. Rodney shares 4 wise tips for guiding your kids through these sensitive topics with confidence and clarity. Listen to the full episode Check out Rodney’s Book https://tinyurl.com/HowtoTalk115 (Using our link to check out the book helps support our ministry - thanks!) Want to protect your marriage? Get our free ebook: . Has Men in the Arena helped you make a change in your life, small or...
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Ever feel like the season of life you're in will never end? Are you in the stress bubble trying to keep up with all the pressures of life? In this week's 10-minute (RE)quipping episode, Pastor Jim Ramos shares the first 2 seasons of manhood ("spring" and "summer"), and how each season is vital in creating a complete life that’s well lived. This is Part 1 of his series "Seasons of a Man's Life", 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...
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Are you married? Your wife is greater than your kids. Remarried? Still true! In this week’s rebooted message, Pastor Jim Ramos shows us that your wife is greater than your kids, even in the tricky situation of remarriage. In this message at the MAG, Pastor Jim Ramos lays out the biblical case for this counter-cultural assertion: WIFE > KIDS. 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...
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In today's interview clip, Jim Ramos talks to Aaron Freeman, co-author of the book "The Argument Hangover." Aaron unpacks 4 marriage sayings that seem good on paper but are dangerous myths. Listen to the full episode 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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There are two types of Christian men. Which one are you? In this week's 10-minute (RE)quipping episode, pastor Jim Ramos identifies the difference between a "Christian" and a real follower of Jesus. You'll walk away from this episode knowing which type of Christian YOU are, and what to do about 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 church! Learn how with our sponsor, Kids Outdoor Zone at .
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Men, we’re called to lead, protect, and provide. But what do we do when things don’t go as planned? In this week’s rebooted message, Pastor Jim Ramos takes us deep into the historical context of households during the Apostle Paul’s time, exploring the powerful Greek terms for 'children' in the Bible. I 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...
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Thousands of Christian men are raising families but have no idea what they're doing. In today's interview clip, Jim Ramos talks to Kent Evans to help you solve that. Kent introduces you to 4 new tools for your fatherhood tool belt. Listen to the full episode 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 .
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.”
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Boots on the Ground
Sit down with your wife and ask each other for forgiveness. Also, take notes on these applications and do them.
