The Vision-Driven Marriage
Christians crave spiritual, physical, and emotional intimacy with their spouses—but truth be told, too few ever experience it. My husband Doug and I, the team behind The Vision-Driven Marriage, know this all too well. But God helped us overcome our circumstances, and He’s called us to help you overcome yours. We’ll help you beat the “whirlwind”—you know, that fear, uncertainty, and frustration you feel in your relationship.See, we believe God intended all marriages—yes, even yours—to thrive. We’ll help you become hopeful and confident as you develop a meaningful connection with your spouse.That’s our heart. That’s our calling, and that’s the reason we started The Vision-Driven Marriage Podcast.
The Vision-Driven Marriage
How To Strengthen Your Marriage by Expanding Your Intimacies Part 1
Doug and Leslie interpret the well-known types of intimacies and help you recognize how you can strengthen your marriage by expanding your understanding of intimacies.
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Types of Intimacies mention in this episode:
Sexual intimacy includes flirting, sensuality, cuddling, play, touching, and arousing each other.
Emotional intimacy is the sharing of significant feelings. It’s foundational to the other types of intimacy.
Intellectual intimacy comes from sharing ideas and mind-stretching experiences together. For minds to connect, there has to be mutual respect for each other's intellectual capacities. A wide gap in capacities can make it harder to achieve.
Aesthetic intimacy is the sharing of experiences of beauty, through the enjoyment art, music, nature, gardens, or even food and drink together.
Creative intimacy is obtained through designing and making things together.
Recreational intimacy is engaging in play to enjoy time outside of work, to relieve stress, explore, relax, and exercise.
Credit: list of 12 intimacies Adapted by Alan Rutherford from The Intimate Marriage by Howard and Charlotte Clinebell (1970). https://www.alanrutherfordlpc.com/resources/twelve-types-of-intimacy
Places Doug and Leslie mentioned in this episode:
Our San Antonio Missions Tour | National Historical Park (visitsanantonio.com)
https://www.visitsanantonio.com/missions/
Art Institute of Chicago | Choose Chicago https://www.choosechicago.com/listing/art-institute-of-chicago/
INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC CREDITS
Theme music:
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Artists: White Bones
Composers: White Bones
Audio source: Epidemic Sound
INTRO/OUTRO MUSIC CREDITS
Theme music: Dead Winter
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Artists: White Bones
Composers: White Bones
Audio source: Epidemic Sound
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