The Abundantly Expectant Marriage
Welcome to The Abundantly Expectant Marriage Podcast, where faith, love, and intentionality come together to help couples build thriving, Christ-centered marriages. Hosted by Ron and Rachel Cool, this podcast offers a refreshing space for couples to explore God’s design for marriage through biblical teachings, practical tips, and heartfelt conversations. Each episode features inspiring insights from Christian marriage experts, real-life stories, and wisdom to navigate every season of marriage with grace, purpose, and joy. Whether you're newlyweds or seasoned spouses, you'll discover tools and encouragement to foster a flourishing relationship rooted in faith. Join us weekly to embrace God’s abundant promises for your marriage and experience the fullness of love and connection He desires for you.
Episodes
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Guarding Your Marriage with Boundaries & Community – Why accountability and godly friendships matter, and how boundaries keep us safe
Boundaries aren’t barriers to intimacy—they’re the guardrails that protect it. In this episode of the Abundantly Expectant Marriage podcast, Rachel and Ron dive into why healthy boundaries are essential for trust, peace, and unity in marriag...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Guarding Finances: Stewarding Money Together with Honesty, Unity, and Trust
Money is one of the top sources of conflict in marriage—but it doesn’t have to be. In this episode of The Abundantly Expectant Marriage Podcast, Rachel and Ron dive into what it looks like to guard your finances as a couple, aligning your money habits with God’s design. With honesty, unity, and generos...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Safeguarding Marriage Series - Guarding Communication & Conflict – How to Fight Fair, Listen Well, and Keep Short Accounts
Conflict is inevitable in marriage—but destruction doesn’t have to be. In this week’s episode of The Abundantly Expectant Marriage Podcast, we continue our Safeguarding Your Marriage series with a real and practical conversation on guarding communi...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
The Big Picture – Why Safeguarding Matters
Every marriage needs protection—but not from each other. In this episode, we zoom out to look at the bigger picture of why safeguarding your marriage matters. The truth is, we have a real enemy who works subtly through distraction, compromise, and division. Safeguards aren’t about fear; they’re about wisdom, intentionality, and keepin...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Love and Logistics: Keeping Intimacy Alive in the Chaos
When life feels like a never-ending to-do list, intimacy can slip to the bottom. In this episode of The Abundantly Expectant Marriage, we talk about how to keep the spark alive—emotionally and physically—even in the busiest seasons. From practical tips to a biblical perspective, you’ll learn how to make space for what matters...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Marriage Maintenance: A Check-In You Shouldn’t Skip
Life gets busy, routines get chaotic, and before you know it, couples can drift apart without even realizing it. In this episode, Rachel and Ron dive into the power of a weekly marriage check-in — a simple, intentional tool to keep your relationship aligned emotionally, spiritually, and practically. They share scripture, personal...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
The Marriage We Would’ve Missed: What We’d Tell Our Newlywed Selves
What would we say to our newlywed selves if we could sit across from them today? In this deeply personal and hope-filled 51st episode, we’re looking back on the wild, winding, and grace-soaked road of our marriage—the one we almost missed. We share the defining moment that nearly destroyed us, how God used it to wake...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Thriving Together: 7 Signs of a God-Centered Marriage
Celebrating 50 Episodes of Abundantly Expectant Marriage!
We’ve made it to Episode 50 — and what a journey it’s been! In this special milestone episode, Ron and Rachel sit down together after a few weeks of solo shows to reflect on their podcast journey, laugh over some memorable moments, and dig into a powerful conversation:
What does a health...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Behind the Curtain with Rachel: Fun, Flirting & Fighting Fair
In this lighthearted and powerful episode, Rachel shares how she and Ron learned to bring joy, connection, and healthy conflict back into their marriage. Whether you’re craving fun, more intimacy, or better communication, this candid conversation reminds you that your marriage is worth fighting for — and laughing through.
Scripture Ref...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Behind the Curtain with Ron: Fighting the Wrong Battles in Marriage
Ron opens up about the inner battles that nearly broke connection in his marriage — pride, passivity, and pressure to be enough. In this vulnerable solo episode, he shares how God showed him the real fight wasn’t with his wife — it was within himself. If you’ve been fighting for control instead of intimacy, this one’s for you.
Sc...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide & This Week's Reflection Guide
Behind the Curtain with Rachel: No One Told Me Marriage Would Feel Like This…
What do you do when marriage feels more like survival than sacred? When you're doing all the right things but still feel unseen, exhausted, or like you've lost yourself somewhere along the way?
In this solo episode, Rachel opens up about her unexpected struggles in marriage — from hidden r...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Behind the Curtain with Ron: What I Wish I Knew Before I Said “I Do”
Ron Cool pulls back the curtain on the early days of marriage — and what he wishes someone told him before he said “I do.” From pride to misplaced expectations, this honest episode challenges men to stop performing and start surrendering. If you're a husband (or preparing to be one), this will shift the way you see spiritual le...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
The Love That Transforms: Lessons from the Love Chapter
Over the past several weeks, we’ve taken a deep dive into one of the most well-known and most powerful passages on love — 1 Corinthians 13:4–7. In this final episode of the series, we’re looking back on all we've learned, shared, and lived through this journey. We’ll highlight the most meaningful takeaways, the moments that stretched and sh...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Stay When It's Easier To Go: Choosing Love That Doesn't Quit
⚠️ Note: If you are in an unsafe or abusive relationship, this message is not a call to stay. Please prioritize safety and seek support. Persevering love is not permission to endure harm.
In this powerful episode of The Abundantly Expectant Marriage, we’re unpacking what it means to live out a love that never gives up, never loses faith...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Truth Over Triumph: Choosing What Love Celebrates
In a world that often cheers for “wins” at any cost, what does it mean for love to rejoice in truth instead of injustice? In this deeply honest episode, Rachel and Ron unpack what 1 Corinthians 13:6 means for real marriages—especially when trust has been broken or past baggage threatens to repeat itself.
They share personal stories of how conceali...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
No Grudges, No Grumbles: Letting Go to Love Well
When the little things stack up or a big betrayal rocks the foundation, irritation and unforgiveness can quietly poison your marriage. In this raw and honest episode, Rachel and Ron talk about how to break free from grudge-holding, release resentment, and love each other with the kind of grace God extends to us. From everyday annoyances to deep wo...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
No Elbows on the Table—And Other Ways to Stop Being Rude in Marriage
What does rudeness look like in marriage—and how do we stop doing it? In this episode of The Abundantly Expectant Marriage, Rachel and Ron unpack what it means that “love is not rude and does not demand its own way.” From snappy tones to power struggles over who gets the final say, this episode is full of real-life stories (inc...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
When Pride Gets in the Way: Learning to Love Without Ego
In this week’s episode of The Abundantly Expectant Marriage, Rachel and Ron continue their series on 1 Corinthians 13 with a conversation around the next characteristic of biblical love: Love is not proud. Whether pride shows up in subtle ways—like refusing to admit you're wrong—or loud ones—like needing to win every argument, it has the p...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Drop the Mic: Why Love Doesn’t Need to Boast
In this powerful episode, Rachel and Ron unpack the next truth in their 1 Corinthians 13 series: Love does not boast. With honest storytelling, a bit of humor, and a whole lot of heart, they explore how pride and competition creep into marriage—and how humility, encouragement, and teamwork can transform your connection. You’ll hear real-life struggles...
Download Free Couple Connection Guide
Love Is Not Jealous: Letting Go of Comparison in Marriage
Jealousy can quietly creep into a marriage—especially in today’s world of blended families, social media comparisons, and unmet expectations. In this episode, Ron and Rachel share honestly and tenderly about their early struggles with jealousy, particularly navigating the complexities of a second marriage, ex-spouses, and blended family d...
Popular Podcasts
If you've ever wanted to know about champagne, satanism, the Stonewall Uprising, chaos theory, LSD, El Nino, true crime and Rosa Parks, then look no further. Josh and Chuck have you covered.
The heart was always off-limits to surgeons. Cutting into it spelled instant death for the patient. That is, until a ragtag group of doctors scattered across the Midwest and Texas decided to throw out the rule book. Working in makeshift laboratories and home garages, using medical devices made from scavenged machine parts and beer tubes, these men and women invented the field of open heart surgery. Odds are, someone you know is alive because of them. So why has history left them behind? Presented by Chris Pine, CARDIAC COWBOYS tells the gripping true story behind the birth of heart surgery, and the young, Greatest Generation doctors who made it happen. For years, they competed and feuded, racing to be the first, the best, and the most prolific. Some appeared on the cover of Time Magazine, operated on kings and advised presidents. Others ended up disgraced, penniless, and convicted of felonies. Together, they ignited a revolution in medicine, and changed the world.
The official podcast of comedian Joe Rogan.
I’m Jay Shetty host of On Purpose the worlds #1 Mental Health podcast and I’m so grateful you found us. I started this podcast 5 years ago to invite you into conversations and workshops that are designed to help make you happier, healthier and more healed. I believe that when you (yes you) feel seen, heard and understood you’re able to deal with relationship struggles, work challenges and life’s ups and downs with more ease and grace. I interview experts, celebrities, thought leaders and athletes so that we can grow our mindset, build better habits and uncover a side of them we’ve never seen before. New episodes every Monday and Friday. Your support means the world to me and I don’t take it for granted — click the follow button and leave a review to help us spread the love with On Purpose. I can’t wait for you to listen to your first or 500th episode!
The Clay Travis and Buck Sexton Show. Clay Travis and Buck Sexton tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and current events with intelligence and humor. From the border crisis, to the madness of cancel culture and far-left missteps, Clay and Buck guide listeners through the latest headlines and hot topics with fun and entertaining conversations and opinions.