The Meaning And Purpose Of Intimacy In Marriage

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About This Episode Intimacy is a word we usually associate with sex or physical connection. Those are forms of intimacy, but is that all the word means? In this episode, Aaron and Jennifer explore what we can learn from God and His relationship with us about intimacy with Him and with our spouse. They walk through four kinds of intimacy, emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual, and unpack the Hebrew word yada, which means to know deeply and experientially. Jennifer shares a tender moment from their difficult early years and reads from The Unveiled Wife about the gift of being fully known.

About Aaron & Jennifer Smith Aaron and Jennifer Smith are the founders of Marriage After God and authors of Husband After God, Wife After God, and Marriage After God. Married since 2007 and raising six children in Bend, Oregon, they started Husband Revolution and Unveiled Wife to share what God was teaching them, not from a place of having it figured out, but as fellow travelers pointing couples back to Jesus.

In This Episode More than sex — Why intimacy is deeper and more profound than physical connection Four kinds of intimacy — Emotional, physical, mental, and spiritual The danger of withholding — Why neglecting any one area of intimacy is dangerous The meaning of yada — Knowing experientially, not just head knowledge Knowing God and knowing your spouse — The same word used for both relationships Christ makes it possible — How Jesus opens the way to true intimacy with God and each other Washing Aaron's feet — Jennifer's story from after his Brazil trip during their hard early years The gift of being known — A reading from The Unveiled Wife

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