Your Marriage Story is a podcast show focused on helping couples understand their unique marriage mission, create a mission statement and guiding principles, and to live on mission as a family. Our hosts Chris & Justine Cirullo aim to help encourage and equip couples to cultivate a lasting and purpose-filled marriage by discussing everything from faith, marriage, health, parenting, and so much more.
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True Christian living is when we see our apprenticeship to Jesus as an all-of-life endeavor, where work, family, ministry, and community are cohesively knit together into one journey, on one mission. Join us as we have conversations, teach, and interview other leaders on how to think differently about life as a Jesus follower.
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3 friends exploring how God parents His kids and what that means for us as parents. We also throw in a little movies, sports, TV, music, pop culture, hobbies, politics (if we are feeling brave), etc. because God is fun too.
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How To Work Together When Your Visions Clash | Workshop Questions Answered
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31:45Our top questions from the last online marriage workshop answered here!
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Marriage Story | Drew & Mari Roddy - Love Languages
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1:04:21FREE Marriage Story Online Mini-Course - Learn More & Enroll HereThis week's marriage story is with Drew and Mari Roddy, our long time friends from Seattle who join us to discuss what the last decade and a half have been like for them after meeting...
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Join us for the 100% FREE Marriage Story Online Mini-Course - Learn More & Enroll HereNot sure why your marriage needs a vision and mission statement? Not sure why story matters so much for you? Grab our free PDF 7 Ways A Mission Statement Will...
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The FINAL Episode of The Podcast...And What To Do Next!
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26:51New name, location, and format of the Encouraged Life Podcast, and we're also going to send you a special gift as part of the coming announcement + 7 things we think every couple should do!
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Lent: Should We Observe It As Christians, And If So, How?
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24:48Lent is probably one of the more confusing topics a Christian can face. Should we observe it? Isn't it only for Catholics? Is it even a thing for true Jesus followers? What are you actually supposed to do during Lent? We answer all of these questions and more on this week's episode of The Encouraged Life Podcast.…
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How What We Watch And Read Effects Our Marriage
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15:31Chris & Justine discuss how what we watch and consume can impact our marriage in much bigger ways than we usually are aware of or admit.
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Interruptions To Your Planned Weekly Rhythm | The Way Of Jesus For Your Marriage
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22:00Chris and Justine discuss what happens when interruptions and real ministry opportunities collide with your weekly rhythm and ideal weekly schedule. A continuation of the discussion last week regarding weekly family meetings.
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How To Say No, Plan Your Week, & Keep Cultivating Your Marriage With A Weekly Family Meeting
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28:00This week we discuss how to know what to say “yes” to and “no” to in our weeks, how you can best stay aligned with your spouse, why business meetings aren’t just for corporate boardrooms.
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How To Approach Money Conversations With Your Spouse
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20:36How to discuss finances with your spouse, what to strongly consider, what to keep an eye out for, and how some unique perspectives can help you stay aligned.
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Sabbath | Not Just A Day Off Or A Jewish Tradition But So Much More
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42:25If you have yet to go through our framework for how to catch a vision for the future of your family, design a meaningful and compelling mission statement, and begin living into a more intentional and purpose-filled story…you might want to head over and...
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Why We Don't Set Goals - What We Do Instead
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28:54Chris & Justine Cirullo discuss what it looks like to set up rhythms and practices that help you become the person you're called to be, not to achieve a goal or pass a milestone.
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Pillars of Remembrance - How They've Changed Our Lives
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30:45Let's discuss the goodness of God, New Years planning, and how to encourage both yourself and your spouse & family.
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Make Tech Work For You - Better Relationships & A Deeper Spiritual Life
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42:00Encouraged Life Podcast discusses marriage, family, and technology and how addiction to our phone has dramatically changed our marriages and made relationships in general much harder.
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Could this be the ticket to surviving the holidays?
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24:48What would it look like if, instead of finding everything wrong with our parents, the way they raised us, the way they live their lives, etc. we simply honored them.
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We discuss a huge announcement for our family and really dig into the most common questions we've been getting about the announcement
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Chris and Justine Cirullo unpack what it means to build a multi-generational family team on mission.By Chris Cirullo / Justine Cirullo
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Western family is failing us and there's a better and more Biblical approach to family found all throughout scripture...we'll break down what building a multi-generational family team on mission means.
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Am I a Terrible Parent: Video Games + Screen Time
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23:05We introduce a new format called "Am I a Terrible Parent?" where one of them asks if something they do with their kids makes them terrible parents. On this week's show Dan shares his policy of sequestering his children in their rooms once they've reached their screen time quota. This leads to a comparison of our children's obsession with screens, u…
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Our feedback and a brief recap of our experience at Family Teams Weekend in Cincinnati
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We break down the biggest event in Christian music history: Kanye West's new album "Jesus is King." There's a lot of angles to cover here: the divided Christian response, what it means for the future of Christian music, the best tracks, and where this album ranks among the rest of Kanye's music. Whether or not you are huge Kanye fans like us, this …
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Raising Strong Girls with Women of the Church
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37:50About half of all kids on earth are girls (statistics level: 1,000), and the challenges they have faced throughout history are numerous. Things are a lot better than they used to be for girls, but we've still got a ways to go. To help us think through what steps we can take as parents to raise girls well we bring in Ashley and Mandy from Women of t…
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We tackle the holiday that makes Christians the most nervous, but is there anything to be afraid of? What are the historical roots of Halloween, and does it even matter? What does God think about Halloween? Is scary stuff inherently evil? Connect with us:Leave a reviewInstagram (@godisadadpodcast)Facebook (https://facebook.com/godisadad/)Website (h…
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Upside Down Leadership with Chris Cirullo
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36:18We all know we are supposed to lead our kids, but what does "leadership" actually mean? With so many different leadership types and methods displayed in society and culture, it's crucial we distinguish between the world's version of leadership and God's.To help us wade through this topic, Justin hangs out with Chris Cirullo of Man on Mission podcas…
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God is Not a Helicopter Parent + School Shootings
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33:58The guys follow up on their conversation about Violence by asking how much God "helicopters" vs. allows us to encounter difficult/traumatizing experiences in life. Then they break down the recently released video from the Sandy Hook Promise "Back-to-School Essentials" and discuss how the reality of school shootings affects our perspective on violen…
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For as long as violent media has existed, parents have wondered: is it OK to let my kids see/hear/read/watch this? Will it cause them to be violent? Will it traumatize them in some way? Will they think violence is normal/good/appropriate behavior?These are critical questions to answer that, like most questions, have no universal answer for every fa…
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Is Parenting Hard? A Debate with Risen Motherhood (Ep 31)
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31:43Back this week with the fun part of our conversation with Laura and Emily from Risen Motherhood (the podcast AND the new book). They begin every episode with the statement "Motherhood is hard," so we thought we'd get them to dig deeper into what that really means. Is parenting actually hard, or do we make it hard? A friendly debate ensues and go fi…
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Chris Cirullo discusses the method his family uses to both make big life decisions and to periodically assess the family and its regular activities.By Chris Cirullo
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Gospel Hope for Fun Parenting with Risen Motherhood (Ep 30)
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34:43We "know" the gospel means salvation in the eternal sense, but what does it do for us in the meantime?For such an important question we had to bring in the heavy hitters Laura and Emily from Risen Motherhood to help us sort through all the implications the Good News has for us as parents. Fortunately for us they wrote an entire book on the topic so…
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Chris Cirullo of Man on Mission spends time talking about the loneliness epidemic in the US, tribalism, idealism and how they impact Christian Community.By Chris Cirullo
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Do You Really Believe Your Kids Are A Blessing?
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23:12Chris Cirullo and Justine Cirullo discuss the tension our culture has created between having children and that of their career, jobs, and pursuit of personal happiness.
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Beer, wine, and spirits. To some they are the start of a great night, to others they are a sure fire sign of darkness and moral decline. It gets even trickier when you throw children and legal drinking ages into the mix...What does God think about alcohol? Is it a good idea for kids to be around it? How do we define drunkenness? What ages is it OK …
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Leadership Crossover With Justin From The God Is A Dad Podcast
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45:13In this episode, Justin from the God Is A Dad Podcast and I join together to do a crossover episode on leadership.By Chris Cirullo / Justin
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Why It's Been A Year Since Our Last Episode - Chris & Justine Cirullo Talk Postpartum Depression, Job Transitions, Church and More
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49:14Chris and Justine discuss what life has looked like for the last year, job changes, postpartum, ministry and more.
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Family Mission Statements, Values, & Pillars
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1:03:09Chris Cirullo of Man On Mission is interviewed by Patrick Antonucci on the Dad Hackers Podcast. Together they discuss the idea of creating a family mission statement and pillars to help guide the family as it lives life on mission.By Chris Cirullo / Patrick Antonucci
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MTV Road Rules & Startup Camp with Chris Graebe
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41:12Pastor, entrepreneur, reality TV star Chris Graebe joins us for a groundbreaking interview about how to live your one life, well.By Chris Cirullo / Chris Graebe
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Profanity: It's Not That Big of a Deal (Ep 28)
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34:36Profanity: the timeless linguistic art of arranging letters into words inappropriate in public and off limits to kids. What does God think of swear words? How much do we try to avoid our kids coming into contact with them, or can we? How important is it for our kids to censor their own language?Likely to be our most controversial episode to date, s…
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Who loves coffee? Dumb question, everyone loves coffee. But if you'd like to love coffee even more here's some advice from our resident connoisseur (Jake) to get even more enjoyment out of your daily cup of joe. He breaks it down from the most basic to the highest level, no matter how serious you are about coffee there's something here for you. Che…
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WiRE for Men with Justin CampBy Chris Cirullo / Justin Camp
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Interview with CJ Alvarado of Bamboo Creative highlights the power of our internal storiesBy Chris Cirullo
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I'd Love to Play With You...but I'm Tired (Ep 27)
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43:16This is not a revolutionary observation, but parenting can be tiring. Also not breaking news: it's easier to parent our kids well when we are not tired. Are you seeing what I'm seeing here?In this episode we try to break the vicious cycle of parenting and fatigue. How can we have more energy for our kids? Is coffee the answer? Does it even matter? …
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Dale Partridge of Real Christianity, Relearn Church and Ultimate Marriage join us to share his thoughts on family, marriage, entrepreneurship, Biblical Church, and full-time ministry.By Chris Cirullo and Dale Partridge
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