March 3, 2024 — Episode #9

Jerry and Becky discuss why some people never say “I’m sorry” — and what that costs a marriage and the children who grow up watching it.

They share the story of a woman whose father went six weeks without speaking to her mother rather than admit fault, and discuss how children absorb the example of parents who do or don’t apologize to one another. They talk about the difference between a marriage that stays balanced through honest apology and one that erodes through pride, noting that it takes three to keep a marriage together — husband, wife, and God — but only one to tear it apart. They close with Isaiah 5:21 and James 4:10 on humility.

Topics discussed:

• Why some people never apologize, and the cost to a marriage
• How children are shaped by watching parents handle conflict
• The “three-corded” marriage versus a one-person breakdown
• Balance and communication as tools for repair
• Grandparenting as a “true test” of parenting
• Isaiah 5:21 and James 4:10 on humility

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