June 16, 2024 — Episode #24

What does healthy physical affection between husband and wife look like — and where’s the line between tender and inappropriate? Jerry and Becky take on public and private displays of affection this week.

They contrast couples who ignore each other over cell phones with couples who hold hands and stay present, and discuss why introducing your spouse and giving them undivided attention communicates respect. Jerry reflects on his signature “Power of the Touch” message, tracing the healing touch of Jesus toward a man with leprosy and the woman with an issue of blood, and the couple discusses how children absorb the affection patterns they see modeled at home. They also touch briefly, without dwelling on specifics, on a public figure whose commencement remarks about Christian family values drew media criticism.

Topics discussed:

• Appropriate vs. inappropriate public displays of affection
• The danger of phones replacing face-to-face connection
• Introducing and including your spouse in public settings
• The “Power of the Touch” — Jesus’s healing touch in Scripture
• The account of the man with leprosy in Luke
• How children absorb affection patterns modeled at home
• Cultural messaging around masculinity and marriage

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