Articles by Real Christianity

Many marriages have been stressed, destabilized or downright destroyed by a disrespectful or boundary-ignoring in-law, sibling, or friend. In this episode, Dale and Veronica turn to Scripture to solve this mess and offer biblical principles to heal the pain of extended family conflict.

Is Christmas a church adopted pagan holiday or authentic Christian tradition? How much should we allow the culture to influence our Christmas experience? In this episode, Dale and Veronica share how they keep Christmas Christian while still engaging the culture during this special time of year.

Many Christian couples are homesick for true biblical community. A community that’s more than a wave and hello each Sunday—they’re looking for commitment and encouragement and even accountability. For Dale and Veronica, the only place they’ve been able to form these theologically rich and relationally deep bonds with other Christians is within the close-knit culture of a Bible-based house church. In this episode, Dale and Veronica continue their conversation about house church and answer common questions about their journey.

The Bible commands our marriage to reflect the relationship between Christ and His church. However, if we don’t properly experience the church according to Scripture, it becomes difficult to model in our own marriage. In this episode, Veronica and I take a look at the Bible’s instruction for the weekly church gathering, how it differs from what most Christians are currently experiencing, and how it’s critically connected to the health of our marriage, our family, and our faith.

How we order our days is how we order our lives. The Bible calls Christians to be diligent and proactive in making God, His wisdom, and His ways a priority in our daily lives. In this episode, Dale and Veronica share the daily routine that keeps their family aligned with God.

Love has been twisted and vandalized into many definitions that it is not. Love is not something you fall into or fall out of. Love is not a feeling. Love is not an emotion. Love is a choice, a set of actions, and a way to live according to God’s word. In this episode Dale and Veronica look at the Bible’s definition of love.

Almost every marriage faces it—sexual trials and trauma. From the cancer of pornography use and the dagger of unfaithfulness to wounds of rejection and missed expectations. Sex or the lack thereof is the epicenter of many divorces. In this episode, Dale & Veronica confront these common issues and offer biblical solutions that bring life, freedom, and trust back into the bedroom.

Nobody plans to have an affair on their wedding day—yet nearly 50% of all marriages experience this reality at some point. The truth is we are not immune to divorce, infidelity, and adultery. In fact, as Christians, we are called to be on guard against these threats hurled against our marriage. In this episode, Dale and Veronica Partridge share the three rules they use to create an affair-proof marriage.

The goal of a secular marriage is two things: Survival and pleasure. As long as you’re happy and sustaining then everything is good. That’s not the case for Christian marriage. God isn’t concerned as much about your happiness as He is about your holiness. In fact, the more holy your marriage becomes, the happier it will be. In this episode, Dale and Veronica discuss what it looks like to have a holy marriage—how to look, act, and think differently than the culture.

We’ve watched couples destroy themselves over their inability to reconcile sin in their marriage. For many, it comes as a slow death fueled by the roots of resentment and bitterness. For others, it’s a lifetime of animosity toward one another that prevents the enjoyment of marriage, family, and community. In this episode, Dale and Veronica dig out the Scripture’s instruction for conflict resolution and call Christian couples to fervently seek unity and love once more.