Today is part two of our church stories and more.

If you miss last week's episode, be sure to check that out because it's a great prelude

into today's show.

Today we're going to be answering more of your church questions.

We talk about how to be a healthy church member, how to find a small group, and what to do if your spouse won't attend church with you, and more.

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

Welcome to the awesome marriage podcast, a place for honest conversations about marriage and

practical advice on how to have a God-honoring awesome marriage. I am your co-host, Christina Dodson.

On the show will be your host, Dr. Kim Kimmerling.

Dr. Kim is a marriage counselor and has been married for over 50 years.

His passion is to help you strengthen your most intimate relationship.

Dr. Kim, what advice do you have on how to be a healthy church member?

I think it's a great question because I think I've seen a lot of people that probably aren't healthy church members. So I would say first embrace your church, you're not going to

like every single thing about any church you go to.

And I think it's what you focus on, focus the things that are good for you.

Just don't be critical in your church or don't be critical to other people.

If you need to talk to your spouse about it, you know, is this the right place for you?

Fine.

But you go into church to try to be healthy.

And the thing is, people say, well well I don't like this and that we are the church

and I think if you take that mindset you go in in and then you embrace the good things that

are there get involved that makes a huge difference because you connect with people that makes it

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