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Awesome Marriage Podcast

Far too many couples are just surviving their marriage when it was meant to thrive. This is the place for practical tips on how to build an awesome marriage. Our passion is to help you strengthen your marriage. Dr. Kim Kimberling hosts the show. Dr. Kim is the President of Awesome Marriage, has been married for 53 years, and has been a professional counselor for 40 years. He is the author of 7 Secrets to An Awesome Marriage and 14 Keys To Lasting Love. Dr. Kim is joined by co-host Lindsay Few, Content Director for Awesome Marriage. She has been married for 20 years. Her husband is a church planter, and they love ministering to married couples together. Tune in each week to hear practical ways on how to have an awesome marriage! This podcast is brought to you by the ministry of Awesome Marriage.
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Now displaying: July, 2024
Jul 30, 2024

Is it harder to live a faithful life today than in times past? Today’s world does provide some unique challenges that couples face, but there are also unique opportunities. Today’s conversation with Gabrielle McCullough sheds light on some of the ways today’s world can be deeply impacted by Jesus and the effects of our faith can have on marriage. 

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. 

Episode highlights include:  

  • Unique challenges and unique opportunities for faith in Gen Z

  • 3 questions for biblical accountability 

  • A challenge to help you find your place in the local church

  • The impact of following Jesus on every aspect of life 

  • Why the local church is still relevant and needed today  

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here

QUOTES 

  • “Following Jesus impacts every area of your life.” - Gabrielle McCullough 

  • “We follow Jesus because he has our hearts. There’s an obedience that is compelled that isn’t out of drudgery but out of true delight.” - Gabrielle McCullough 

  • “They want something that’s authentic. That excites me about my generation.” - Gabrielle McCullough 

  • There’s a beauty in asking, ‘how can I serve the church?’ instead of asking how others can serve me.” - Gabrielle McCullough 

  • “As Christians, our responsibility is to love people the way Christ loves them; with love and with truth.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling  

  • “If marriages can be healthy and strong, what a testament to the world of who Jesus is and the way he fights for his Bride.” - Gabrielle McCullough  

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • Find Gabrielle on Instagram, TikTok, and on her website  

  • The Christmas in July Sale is on at Awesome Marriage University and that means you get 30% ANY and ALL of our online marriage courses! BROWSE our course offerings to find which one your marriage needs and use the code JULY at checkout! 

  • Our 5 Days to Deeper Emotional Intimacy digital resource provides practical steps to understand and share your emotions, and to work together to grow your emotional intimacy…and it’s our gift to you for your donation of any amount. 

Jul 23, 2024

Has you or your spouse’s insecurity affected your marriage? We’re all insecure about something, and the way we see ourselves will end up spilling over into the way we relate to others. Nowhere is this more likely to happen than in marriage. 

In this episode Dr. Kim and Christina share  ways to address your insecurity and your spouse’s insecurity, including a surprising way Dr. Kim has learned to turn his weaknesses to strengths. Tune in for wisdom and practical tips. 

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. 

 

Episode highlights include:  

  • How insecurity affects a marriage 
  • Advice if your spouse’s insecurity is weighing you down 

  • Advice if your OWN insecurity weighs you down 
  • Practical steps to overcome insecurity 

  • How to fight back against your insecurities

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here

 

QUOTES 

  • “How you view yourself absolutely affects how you’re going to interact with others.” - Christina Dodson 

  • “I think the role of the spouse is to build each other up. Your marriage should be your safest place, next to your relationship with God.”  - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

  • “Perfection is not what God expects from you, nor should anyone else be expecting it from you.” - Christina Dodson 

  • “You begin to believe the things God says about you and who you are in Christ, and that changes your countenance. You will look like a different person.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

  • “There’s less holding you back if you’re not weighed down by your insecurities. There’s more joy, more abundance, freedom to enjoy life together. ” - Christina Dodson 

  • “One thing God does so well for us is he loves us right where we are. Our goal is to love our spouse right where they are.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling  

  • “You can’t take it over. You can’t fix it for them. But you can come alongside and do what God wants you to do.” -  Dr. Kim Kimberling 

  • “No one is thinking about you as much as you’re thinking about you. To me, that’s really freeing!” - Christina Dodson 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • Our 5 Days to Deeper Emotional Intimacy digital resource provides practical steps to understand and share your emotions, and to work together to grow your emotional intimacy…and it’s our gift to you for your donation of any amount.

  • The Christmas in July Sale is on at Awesome Marriage University and that means you get 30% OFF ANY and ALL of our online marriage courses! BROWSE our course offerings to find which one your marriage needs and use the code JULY at checkout!

Jul 16, 2024

Want better connection with your spouse? One thing we hear a lot from couples is that they don’t feel close to each other or that their relationship feels like it’s missing some depth. That’s why today we’re re-airing this episode from Dr. Kim and Christina that talks all about emotional intimacy and gives you ideas of practical ways to deepen the emotional intimacy in your marriage. 

We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 

Episode highlights include:  

  • What is emotional intimacy, and why does it matter? 

  • Warning signs you need to grow in this area 

  • Emotional intimacy killers to avoid  

  • Tips to start working on this - alone, and together 

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here

 

QUOTES 

  • “It is hard work knowing someone. You have to pay attention. It takes work to be intimate.” - Christina Dodson 

  • “Laziness and business are going to block your intimacy, so we have to fight against those things.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

  • “Give yourself opportunities to connect.” - Dr. Kim Kimberling 

  • “It adds value to my marriage for me to have a relationship with my friends, just like it benefits our marriage that he has guy friends.” - Christina Dodson 

  • “You could have had the best childhood in the world and you still have baggage because we’re human. That’s okay, and you can deal with that.” - Christina Dodson 

  • “You can’t be emotionally intimate with your spouse if you aren’t aware of your own emotions.” - Christina Dodson 



MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • Our 5 Days to Deeper Emotional Intimacy digital resource provides practical steps to understand and share your emotions, and to work together to grow your emotional intimacy…and it’s our gift to you for your donation of any amount. 

  • Your marriage can only be as healthy as the two of you are. The Bible says, “Let us examine our ways and test them and let us return to the Lord” (Lamentations 3:40). Our new Self Check-In Guide will help you do just that! 

  • Print out this Feelings Chart and use it to help you talk about your emotions.

  • Our Questions To Help Your Spouse Open Up resource is a simple way to help build the closeness between you and your spouseAccountability is a biblical and helpful tool for growing in holiness.

 

Jul 12, 2024

What is a “gospeler”?  

It’s probably a lot simpler than you think! It is something that will certainly impact you and your marriage, but also has the potential to have a huge impact on others around you. 

Today Willie Robertson shares  how one person sharing the Gospel impacted thousands, starting with his family, and he explains just how simple it can be to begin to care enough for others to share the Gospel with them. 

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. 

 

Episode highlights include:  

  •  Gospel genealogy & the ripple effect one conversation can have 

  • The Biblical basis for this kind of conversation 

  • Where to start if you don’t know where to start 

  • Advice for parents to share their faith in parenting 

  • Different ways to approach sharing your faith 

 

*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here

 

QUOTES 

  • “When you’re active in sharing your faith, it takes care of a lot of other things for you as well.” - Willie Robertston

  • “The great commission was for all of us.” - Willie Robertston

  • “Make disciples, baptize people, teach people; you’re not going to do any of those 3 unless you open your mouth.” - Willie Robertston

  • “It starts with caring about people.” - Willie Robertston

  • “You start learning the Word, you’ll start standing out in the crowd.” - Willie Robertston

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • Our 5 Days to Deeper Emotional Intimacy digital resource provides practical steps to understand and share your emotions, and to work together to grow your emotional intimacy…and it’s our gift to you for your donation of any amount. 

 

Jul 9, 2024

Are you ever a bit too helpful in your marriage? Do you find yourself frustrated with the way your spouse responds to you? 

You may be trying to control your spouse by “helping” even if you don’t mean to! 

Today Laura Doyle from the Empowered Wife Podcast joins Dr. Kim to teach us some ways to shift our marriage culture - without resorting to control tactics. Tune in to learn how! 

We pray this episode is helpful for you and your marriage. 

 

Episode highlights include:  

  • Empowering ways to shift the culture of your marriage, even if your spouse isn’t on board

  • “Cheat phrases” to help you shift from controlling tendencies to deeper intimacy   

  • The unexpected lesson of sitting down with your spouse and getting nothing done! 

 

MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 

  • Find more of Laura’s content, including her free Empowered Wife Road Map on her website

  • Check out Laura’s book, the Empowered Wife!

  • Our 5 Days to Deeper Emotional Intimacy digital resource provides practical steps to understand and share your emotions, and to work together to grow your emotional intimacy…and it’s our gift to you for your donation of any amount. 

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