January 7, 2024 — Episode #1
In the very first episode of Hope for the Home, Jerry and Becky Drace launch their new weekly program, drawing on decades of marriage-conference ministry to answer a listener’s question about a marriage that has gone cold.
They unpack a wife’s question about restoring the “excitement and emotions” of early marriage once apathy sets in, distinguishing between fleeting emotion and lasting commitment. Jerry and Becky share how the arrival of their son Drew, born prematurely, reshaped their priorities early in marriage, and pass along a memorable formula one couple shared with them for keeping a marriage alive: “dialogue daily, date weekly, depart quarterly.” They close by urging couples to truly listen to one another rather than simply waiting to respond, pointing to Ephesians 5:29 and the Song of Solomon’s description of love as “strong as death.”
Topics discussed:
- Launching the Hope for the Home radio program
- Apathy and indifference in long marriages
- Commitment as a choice versus love as an emotion
- The “dialogue daily, date weekly, depart quarterly” formula
- Drew’s premature birth and shifting priorities after children
- Listening versus merely hearing your spouse
- Song of Solomon and Ephesians 5:29 on love and care
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