Agape Marriage Connection

Join Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage as they answer some commonly asked questions about marriage as well as some questions sent in by listeners, like you!

Vulnerability breeds intimacy. That's what our guests today want us to know. The Portland Women's Fellowship has some of the brightest and the best! Today they share their insights about relationship goals and their thoughts on marriage!

Today on Agape Marriage Radio, Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage Connection interview The Women of The Portland Fellowship, Anna, Kate, Kelsey, Jaclyn and Olivia,  and get their take on what they hope to find in a future spouse, and what  they wish they could have seen. Let's be the example of good marriages lived out, and not the exception! Part 1 of a 2 part series.

Today on Agape Marriage Radio, Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage Connection spend some time looking at what we as a society treasure. Do you treasure your spouse the way you do your car or favorite sports team? While this is no laughing matter, you'll leave today's show aware of how to treasure your spouse better and your sides will hurt from all of the laughter! 

When you greet a neighbor or a friend do you use gracious and kind words? What about when you see your spouse at the end of the day? We could all use a little help in making sure our mouth is in check! Join Agape Marriage today and see if you learn a tip or two!

Most people wait to go to the doctor until they're sick. But we'd wager that healthcare professionals probably prefer to see all of their patients first when they're well. That way they have a baseline from which to access what parts aren't working best! Same in marriage, do an assessment before you're in trouble. Seek out the "trouble areas" and treat those before they grow too big to manage! Join Agape Marriage in this lively show, we think you'll be glad you did! 

Join Agape Marriage with Mike and Laurie Sheffield as they pursue what it means to have relationship goals and chase after your spouses heart! There is a lot in God's Word about relationship goals, join us! 

Join Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage today as they look at the goals we should have in our marriages to guard them, and go  through God's Word to see the relationship goals He sets for us.

Join Mike and Laurie Sheffield today as Agape Marriage goes through God's Word to see how and why we need relationship goals.

 Join Agape Marriage today as Mike and Laurie Sheffield go through God's Word and take a look at what it looks like to be known by your spouse. 

Every marriage needs someone to nurture and defend it! Join Agape Marriage today as Mike and Laurie Sheffield go through God's Word and take a look at what true defense looks like. 

This week on Agape Marriage Connection with Mike & Laurie Sheffield, they discuss more rules for "game day in marriage", specifically when it comes to communication. Our own pride and desires can cause us to be a real W-E-N-I when it comes to our methods of getting our point across! Withdraw, Escalate, Negatively Interpret, and Invalidate are a few of the not so positive methods. Tune in and hear how to turn it around!

Often in marriage the things we do and say could be handled better if we had an instruction book like when you play a board game. Join Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage Connection and hear about their playbook and avoid the pitfalls of games in your marriage. 

What traditions and expectations do you have for your marriage and family that get brought to the forefront over the holidays? Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage navigate these with humor and a lot of trepidation! Join them to hear how. 

Harmony is the combination of musical sounds being played simultaneously to produce a pleasing effect. So how close is this description to the harmony of the voices in YOUR home? Is the effect pleasing or like nails on a chalkboard? Join Agape Marriage Connection today as Mike and Laurie Sheffield share ideas to make the sounds coming out of your house more joyful.

Mike & Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage share today the many ways we can find to be grateful for our in-laws. Join them and laugh as you learn through their love of Christ and their transparently about much of their marriage history!

Thankful Series

Thankful series

We all can be "set in our ways". But the question Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage ask today is: 'Are your ways stuck in the mud?' Join us and together we'll do some stretching exercises to become more flexible.

Every couple goes into marriage thinking we'll always be faithful. Why is this harder than we imagined? Mike and Laurie Sheffield of Agape Marriage wrestle with this topic today and help us focus on what faithful is and isn't!