Under One Roof: Recent Episodes
Andrey and Liya Bulanov
The concept of healthy communication in marriage can easily become a cliche. And for good reason. This is because we seek not just healthy communication. We seek to be truly known and loved. How many people would say they feel fully known and understood in their marriage? How many people live with a sense of misunderstanding and miscommunication about key aspects of their life? A marriage that is empowered by the grace of Jesus is a marriage that has both the tools and the power to truly know and love.
Parenting and family life can be crazy and overwhelming. How do we think about it in ways that are both biblical and simple? Two pillars that can help us keep track of our parenting are: grace and instruction.
Here's the tricky thing about marriage: you can be married for so many years and yet in your heart you may have layers of thoughts and perspective on your spouse that you don't always reveal. You may not even be aware of them yourself! Do you take time to build a genuinely honest view of your loved one, one that involves embracing their sins and struggles as well as their strengths?
One of the central aspects of the biblical storyline is the idea of fellowship and unity between God and between people. A home that is empowered by the story of Scripture is a home that consciously cultivates, not just correct behaviors, but a disposition towards others that is rooted in the love and unity that God gives us. Is your home filled with the fellowship of God? How do we build an atmosphere of fellowship in the home?
Andrey and Liya kick off the Under One Roof podcast by talking about the need that we have for encouragement in the trenches of family life. Our goal in this podcast is not to be the final and definitive source of parenting and marriage. Rather it is to be weekly source of biblical wisdom and encouragement to equip you on your journey.