Revive Our Hearts Podcast

Leslie Basham: Here’s some of what we heard yesterday on Revive Our Hearts from Joy and Mark McClain and their three children.

Joy McClain: Our wedding day was in May. It was a beautiful May day. And as I said those vows, I meant them. They were something I was going to take very seriously, and I was going to honor them no matter what. And that evening I wrote in my journal, “Today I took a vow to love and honor my husband, and that’s just what I intend on doing no matter what.”

I had always known Mark to drink—more of a social type thing.

Mark McClain: And after we were married, it just started to become an every day thing.

Kristen MClain: And so it was pretty miserable from the time Dad came home until he fell asleep.

Jordon McClain: I just remember laying in bed and …

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About the Teachers

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth

Nancy DeMoss Wolgemuth has touched the lives of millions of women through two nationally syndicated radio programs heard each day—Revive Our Hearts and Seeking Him. Her books have sold more than five million copies. Through her writing, podcasts, … read more …

Joy McClain

Joy McClain

Joy is the author of Waiting for His Heart: Lessons from a Wife Who Chose to Stay. Married to her beloved for over three decades, Joy and her husband are passionate about discipling the wearied and wounded in the context … read more …