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ABOVE the FRAY Above the Fray is a weekly podcast where we share advice on parenting, marriage, and life.

We strive to help people live freely and lightly by living 'above the fray.'

As a former full‑time pastor, I understand the weight of ministry—the people, the needs, the constant pull on your time ...
18/06/2026

As a former full‑time pastor, I understand the weight of ministry—the people, the needs, the constant pull on your time and attention.

So pastors, this isn’t a critique of your leadership… it’s an invitation to let someone help carry the load.

Marriages matter too much, and healthy families are too vital to overlook.

If you’re sensing the need for support in this area, reach out and start a conversation with us. We’d be honored to come alongside your ministry and strengthen the marriages you shepherd.

If you’re not a pastor, send this to your church leadership.

👋🏾 If we haven’t met yet, Hi, we’re David & Rosie and we’re Christian Marriage Mentors. We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

A father carries a sacred calling in parenting - one that mirrors his calling in marriage. The Bible recognizes that dad...
17/06/2026

A father carries a sacred calling in parenting - one that mirrors his calling in marriage. The Bible recognizes that dads often struggle more with harshness, impatience, and inconsistency.

And that tells us something important:
A good father is deeply valuable. Deeply needed.

Research consistently shows that children are far more likely to come to Christ young when Dad is loving, present, and leading like Him.

There’s so much more to say on this—about grace, growth, leadership, and healing.

The comment section is open for your questions and conversations. Let’s talk.

👋🏾 And if we haven’t met yet, Hi, we’re David & Rosie and we’re Christian Marriage Mentors. We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

Self-examination is a marriage hack almost none talks about.God loves you…Your spouse can love you, too - and still poin...
15/06/2026

Self-examination is a marriage hack almost none talks about.

God loves you…

Your spouse can love you, too - and still point out areas that need growth.

Correction from God, from a spouse, and even from self IS love because, because it’s better to be refined now than to face judgment unprepared later.

We are loved as we are but we are not loved to STAY as we are.

🌴 Growth is the evidence of grace.

🍇 Maturity is the fruit of surrender.

Self-examination protects your marriage. It softens your heart before pride hardens it.

⭕ What is one area Good is inviting you to examine today?

👋🏾 If we haven’t met yet, Hi, we’re David & Rosie and we’re Christian Marriage Mentors. We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

When you walk in integrity, you’re not just raising children — you’re raising children who have a living, breathing exam...
13/06/2026

When you walk in integrity, you’re not just raising children — you’re raising children who have a living, breathing example of what right living looks like in real time.

⭕ Kids don’t learn righteousness from lectures alone.

They learn it from watching a father who chooses honesty when lying would be easier, purity when temptation whispers, humility when pride knocks, and faithfulness when life gets heavy.

⭕ Integrity is discipleship in its most practical form and your life is the lesson.

“In everything set them an example by doing what is good.” — Titus 2:7

👋🏾 If we haven’t met yet, Hi, we’re David & Rosie and we’re Christian Marriage Mentors. We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

Trust is the fruit. 🍇Integrity is the root. 🌳A spouse can only trust what they consistently see. 👓Integrity is the daily...
12/06/2026

Trust is the fruit. 🍇

Integrity is the root. 🌳

A spouse can only trust what they consistently see. 👓

Integrity is the daily choice to be the same person in private that you are in public—honest, faithful, accountable, and aligned with Christ.

When integrity is present, TRUST NATURALLY GROWS.

When integrity is absent, TRUST WITHERS no matter how much a couple “tries.”

• Proverbs 10:9 — “Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.”

Integrity creates security in marriage. Crookedness creates anxiety.

• Proverbs 11:3 — “The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.”

If your marriage is struggling with trust issues, we can help.

We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

Every marriage runs on trust the way a body runs on breath. When trust is present, love can move freely. A marriage thri...
12/06/2026

Every marriage runs on trust the way a body runs on breath.

When trust is present, love can move freely.

A marriage thrives when trust is abundant—when both spouses feel safe, believed, and secure.

When trust is broken though…
everything becomes strained, guarded, and fragile. Marriags wither when trust is withheld, doubted, or betrayed.

Scripture frames trust as a life‑or‑death issue:
• “It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to trust in man.” — Psalm 118:8
• “The integrity of the upright guides them.” — Proverbs 11:3

Every healthy marriage is built on trust.

As marriage coaches, lack of trust is at the top of the list for most couples we work with… can you relate?

If this is the state of your marriage, it doesn’t have to be.

We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

What would you add to this list?Which ones are you doing this summer?ABOUT WINSHAPE WinShape Marriage is a Christ-center...
11/06/2026

What would you add to this list?

Which ones are you doing this summer?

ABOUT WINSHAPE
WinShape Marriage is a Christ-centered ministry, with the Bible at the center of everything they do. At their marriage experiences, they combine timeless biblical wisdom with relevant and reliable research, ensuring you and your spouse walk away with tangible marriage tools you can trust.

If you are looking for a Christ-Centered marriage retreat, check out the WinShape marriage retreats. Awesome content, beautiful location!

☀️ FUN FACT: WinShape is a ministry of Chick-fil-A, founded by Truett and Jeannette Cathy on the campus of Berry College in Rome, Georgia.

If the wisest man and strongest man who ever lives could let love pull them away from truth…you can be susceptible too.S...
11/06/2026

If the wisest man and strongest man who ever lives could let love pull them away from truth…
you can be susceptible too.

Samson and Solomon both slowly drifted away from God because they married women whose love didn’t love their God.

A spouse can slowly turn your heart towards God ….or slowly away from Him. And then the children follow.

Affection is powerful. Guard your own faith and stand in the gap in prayer for his. Pray that his affections stay rooted in God alone.

The heart doesn’t wander alone. It wanders with whoever it clings to.

If you want to read more, see 1 Kings 11 for Solomon’s story and Judges 16 for Samson’s.

👋🏾 If we haven’t met yet, Hi, we’re David & Rosie and we’re Christian Marriage Mentors. We help couples prepare, repair, and maximize their marriage. So, DM us “Lifelong” to find out about our marriage mentoring.

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