Awesome Marriage Podcast Dr. Kim Kimberling

Ministry couples face both unique joys and unique challenges. If you’ve been around Awesome Marriage for a while, you’ve probably heard Dr. Kim say to put God first and your spouse second. But when your job is ministry, it can be really hard to balance your vocational ministry with your primary ministry - your marriage. Today we’re talking about how to keep your marriage thriving when you are in ministry.
 
We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 
 
Episode highlights include: 
The surprising data on how ministry affects marriage and family 
Our personal experiences of what makes ministry hard on marriage
What to do if you work in a ministry culture that does not prioritize marriage or family
4 specific ways to protect and build your marriage 
 
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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here!
 
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: 
Don't let your ministry take out your marriage! The Sustaining Your Marriage In Ministry online course was designed to help you through the challenges you face. Learn more HERE.
Our friends at Emotionally Healthy Discipleship offer resources that equip leaders to lead from their inner life with Christ.  
Anything you want to hear about that we missed today? Shoot me an email and let us know! 

You may know Jeff Allen from one of his many comedy specials on DryBar Comedy, Netflix, Amazon, YouTube, network TV and more. If you do, you know he can make you laugh about even the hard parts of life and marriage.
 
In today’s episode we get to go behind the scenes of some of the hardest seasons Jeff and his wife, Tami, experienced in their marriage, and how God brought hope, healing and redemption. Don’t miss this encouraging episode! 
 
We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 
 
Episode highlights include: 
The *surprisingly* effective way Jeff’s comedian friend helped him find Jesus 
What changed in Jeff and Tami’s  marriage when Jesus entered the picture 
Jeff’s journey to sobriety and learning new coping mechanisms 

 
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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 
 
RESOURCES
Get the rest of Jeff and Tami’s story in Jeff’s Book “Are We There Yet?: My Journey from a Messed Up to Meaningful Life.”
Jeff’s comedy is a part of this year’s Online Marriage Retreat! Registration is open NOW so click over to learn more! 
If it’s been a while since you felt sexy or were excited about your sex life, our 25-Day Think Sex Challenge will help you get back in the mood! Learn more HERE!
 

Your mindset has a powerful impact on everything in your life - including your marriage. Is yours helping or hurting your marriage? Today Dr. Kim shares some sneaky ways your thoughts might be harming your marriage, without you even realizing it, as well as practical advice for how to overcome them. 
We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 
Episode highlights include: 
How to identify and correct unhealthy thought patterns 
Why even our fleeting thoughts matter
One thing that prevents many of us from being honest with God and with ourselves, and how to overcome it  
 
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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 
 
RESOURCES
Work on healing your mindset with the “Cut the Criticism and Cultivate Companionship” Bible Reading plan on YouVersion  
If you’re a One Thing Subscriber, you know all about Dr. Kim’s Daily Declarations already! If not, sign up HERE and receive a practical daily step each Monday-Friday to help you be intentional about building your marriage.
If it’s been a while since you felt sexy or were excited about your sex life, our 25-Day Think Sex Challenge will help you get back in the mood! Learn more HERE! When you sign up for Dr. Kim’s weekly Dispatch email, you receive a copy of his Daily Declarations FREE as a sign up bonus! 
 

One reason marriage can be difficult is because it faces real spiritual opposition. 1 Peter 5:8 says the enemy is like “a roaring lion looking for someone to devour,” who would love to destroy us and our marriages. But Christian couples can be confident that God is on our side, He is for us and He has the victory. 
So how can we be on guard and ready to fight for our marriage, spiritually? Tune in today to learn how.  We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 
 
Episode highlights include: 
Reasons why marriage is a target of spiritual attacks 
Ways spiritual attacks can show up in marriage
Steps to fight back and fight for your marriage in those times
 
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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 
 
RESOURCES
Dr. Kim shared his heart behind our Marriage Changers membership in today’s episode. Get more info on the membership HERE.  
We are happy to have 50+ AM YouVersion plans. Here are the two we mentioned in this episode: 
Learning to Apologize Well In Marriage 
Praying Over your home 
If you haven’t already, check out our perennial fave House Prayer Cards. They’re Like Dr. Kim’s scripture on the walls thing, but without needing to repaint! 
Our 2-Week Couples Scripture Challenge helps you fight for your marriage by building the habit of getting into God’s Word together. 

How should the rhythms of our child’s season of life inform our parenting? How can your family rhythms and routines cultivate the kind of family atmosphere you are longing for in your household and set your child up for success?
Today our special guest Nellie Harden helps you see where you are in this season of your child’s growing up years and how to parent well in this time.  
 
We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 
 
Episode highlights include: 
The perspective shift to more peaceful parenting 
Why to number the days of your child’s childhood 
How our own perfectionism affects our kids and our parenting 
The parenting shift we need in the second half of childhood 
A practical way to reduce sibling strife  
 
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*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 
 
RESOURCES
Find Nellie’s book, learn more about the 6570 Family Project and more on her website  
Here’s the article Nellie wrote for Focus on The Family that we loved: “Family on the Rocks!”
Taking a few minutes a week to check up on your marriage is simple and effective with the Weekly Marriage Check Up Guide
Our 27 Scripture Prayer Cards are both beautiful AND powerful! 
 

This time of year, so many families are thinking about how to make this new school year go even better than the last. You may be wondering how you can possibly build in helpful, healthy rhythms when you’re Already. So. Busy. If so, you do not want to miss this episode. 
Today our guest Justin Earley shares how to build intentionality and meaning into your existing family habits. 
We pray this episode is helpful to you and your marriage. 
 
Episode highlights include: 
What our messy attempts at forming good habits can communicate to our kids (you might be surprised!) 
The perspective shift that lets you take advantage of your family’s existing habits for good 
What does it actually mean to be a spiritual leader? 
Practical advice for wives who want their husband to lead spiritually 
 
Subscribe to Podcast Email to make sure you never miss an episode. When you sign up, you will get our 4 Week Connection Challenge for free! Plus you will get noteworthy quotes, resources, and more delivered straight to your inbox.
 
*Music for this podcast is created by Noah Copeland. Check him out here! 
 
RESOURCES
Hear more on these topics in Justin’s books: 
The Common Rule: Habits of Purpose for an Age of Distraction
Habits of the Household: Practicing the Story of God in Everyday Family Rhythms
Made for People: Why We Drift into Loneliness and How to Fight for a Life of Friendship
Find resources, writing an more from Justin at Justinwhitmelearley.com
The Weekly Marriage Check Up Guide makes it simple to check in with your spouse each week.