How am I doing as a husband?

If you've never asked your wife this, expect that you're going to get the dump truck.

Some of what's said might just be a lot and it's coming from years of you,

having never asked something like this.

But just ask how you're doing as a husband and kind of what you're doing that your wife's really appreciating

and what you're not doing or doing that your

wife is frustrated over and hurts her. So that, I think that would be really helpful. And that

would communicate a lot of love and a lot of care. Welcome to the Crossway podcast, a show where

we sit down with authors each week for thoughtful interviews about the Bible, theology, church history, and the Christian life.

I'm Matt Tully, and today I'm talking with Justin Buzzard.

Justin is the lead pastor of Garden City Church and Silicon Valley,

and the co-founder of the Three Sons Club, an organization focused on cultivating lifelong friendships among men.

He speaks widely at conferences nationwide and is the author of a number of books including

Date Your Wife.

Today, Justin and I discuss how husbands can love and care for their wives on a daily

basis.

He highlights why men should prioritize their marriages and what that actually looks like in the

midst of the busyness of life. He also offers practical advice for creating an annual

date your wife plan that goes way beyond the occasional dinner and a movie. Let's get started.

Justin, thank you so much for joining us today on the Crossway podcast.

Great to be here.

So you've got a pretty interesting first date story that I think is made all the more

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