Episode 52 - How to Have the Best Holidays Yet with Your Family and In-Laws (Part 2 in a 2-Part Seri

More Than Roommates

November 14, 2023 • Scott Kedersha, Gabrielle McCullough, Derek Davidson • Proverbs 27:17, Romans 12:2, 1 Thessalonians 4:13, Romans 12:10, Genesis 2:24

The holidays provide a great opportunity for us to love and serve our families. Yet, they’re often filled with stress, conflict, and broken relationships. In this episode of More Than Roommates, we discuss how we can best serve our families and keep our marriage strong during the holiday season.

Scriptures:

Romans 12:10

Genesis 2:24

Proverbs 27:17

Romans 12:2

1 Thessalonians 4:13

Questions to Discuss:

What’s one way you can serve your family this holiday season?

Have you communicated your plans for the holidays with your families?

What’s a new tradition you can start as you visit family this year during the holidays?

Resources:

Episode 43 of More Than Roommates – The Not-So-Secret Guide to In-Law Relationships (feat. Dave Willis)

Book – Married Into the Family by Dave & Ashley Willis

Blog – 3 Ways to Communicate Your Way to a Merry Little Christmas

Episode 78 - How Does Anger Affect Your Marriage?

May 28, 2024 • Scott Kedersha, Gabrielle McCullough, Derek Davidson • James 4:1, Ephesians 4:26–27, Proverbs 21:19, Proverbs 15:1, James 1:19

Many of us struggle with anger in small and big ways. How does your anger impact your spouse and your marriage? In this episode of More Than Roommates, Derek, Gabrielle, and Scott discuss how anger impacts our own marriages and how anger can affect your marriage as well. Scriptures: Proverbs 15:1 Ephesians 4:26-27 Proverbs 21:19 James 1:19-20, 4:1 Questions to Discuss: 1. What are the small day-to-day things that get you frustrated? 2. Do you find yourself quick to anger or slow to anger? What would your spouse say about you? 3. What are the triggers that you’ve identified that make you quick to anger both in life in general and in your marriage? Resources: Book – https://amzn.to/4bsfvzk, by Brant Hansen

Episode 77 - Struggles, Recovery, and Your Marriage (feat. Ann Daly)

May 21, 2024 • Scott Kedersha, Gabrielle McCullough, Ann Daly • James 5:16, Proverbs 28:13, Romans 5:3–5, 1 Peter 4:19, Hebrews 3:13

Like it or not, our struggles affect our marriages more than we realize. In this episode of More Than Roommates, Gabrielle and Scott talk with Ann Daly about struggles, recovery, and your marriage. Because of Jesus, life change is possible for everyone and for every marriage. Scriptures: James 5:16 Proverbs 28:13 Genesis 2:24 Galatians 1:10 Romans 5:3-5 1 Peter 4:19 Galatians 6:9 Hebrews 3:13 Resources: https://www.regenerationrecovery.org/ – change is possible! https://www.regenerationrecovery.org/struggle-finder – What are you struggling with? https://www.celebraterecovery.com/ Questions to Discuss: 1. Do you tend to identify yourself by your sin or by your relationship with Jesus Christ? 2. How do your issues/challenges affect your marriage? 3. What lies do you tend to believe? Who does God say you are? (Replace the lies with Truth).

Episode 76 - Decisions We Make in Marriage That Might Seem Weird to the World

May 14, 2024 • Scott Kedersha, Gabrielle McCullough, Derek Davidson • Romans 12:2, 1 Peter 2:11, Philippians 3:20–21, 2 Timothy 2:4

In this episode of More Than Roommates, Derek, Gabrielle, and Scott discuss things we do that may seem weird to the world but allow us to be different in our marriages than the struggling marriages we all see around us. These are decisions we’ve each made that may seem unique but allow us to strengthen our marriages. Scriptures: Romans 12:2 1 Peter 2:11 Philippians 3:20-21 2 Timothy 2:4 Resources: Podcast & Blog Post - https://jonacuff.com/atg164/ Questions to Discuss: 1. What are the things you do in your marriage that make you different than the marriages of the world? (Romans 12:2) 2. Where do you see your marriage blending in with the marriages of the world/non-Christian marriages? 3. Would your non-Christian friends look at your marriage and see something unique or different?