{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 44: How to Build the Love Life You've Always Hoped For in Your Marriage\u2014with Gary Thomas ","description":"Like Gary Thomas says, we come into marriage with certain \u201csexpectations\u201d of what we\u2019ll experience with our spouse. We look forward to romance, pleasure, and satisfaction over a lifetime of love together. But every couple struggles to sustain the passion. To understand each other\u2019s needs and wants. To communicate our thoughts, feelings, and desires about the most personal part of our relationship. We want to draw close and experience all God designed sex to be, but we don\u2019t know how to make it happen. &amp;nbsp; Today\u2019s guest, Gary Thomas, comes with practical insight to help you and your spouse break down walls to build the love life you\u2019ve always hoped for. He helps us to understand &amp;nbsp;  What moved him to teach on the topic of married sex God\u2019s design for your ideal love life&amp;nbsp; Why sex can get better and better as you get older Why you don\u2019t need a new spouse; you need new experiences together How to open up communication with your spouse about your love life The most important question to ask each other about sex How sex can glorify God as our Creator    &amp;nbsp;Gary Thomas&amp;nbsp; is an award-winning author, speaker, and professor whose books have sold over two million copies. His writings have established him as a thought-leader in the areas of marriage, parenting, and spiritual formation. &amp;nbsp; Gary\u2019s latest book,  Married Sex: A Christian Couple\u2019s Guide to Reimagining Your Love Life,&amp;nbsp; is exactly what you need to make your marriage stronger, in and out of the bedroom. Psychology, theology, research, story, and let\u2019s-get-started ideas combine to make Married Sex a resource for you and your spouse like no other book you\u2019ve read before. &amp;nbsp; This podcast is produced and edited by Angie Elkins Media, Inc.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Growing Home Together Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/growinghometogether.com\/podcast\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21294473\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/21294473"}