May 18, 2025 — Episode #70
Content note: this episode includes graphic, detailed descriptions of two fatal drunk-driving accidents involving teenagers, told from personal experience.
Jerry and Becky Drace discuss a lesson learned by one couple whose marriage was undone by partying and drinking, using it to launch into a frank conversation about alcohol, moderation, and the example parents set for their children.
Drawing on Proverbs 23’s warning against “lingering over wine,” the Draces talk about America’s struggle with excess in general and how that shows up in drinking habits at home. Jerry shares two sobering personal stories from his years in pre-med and ministry — one from a hospital emergency room on a New Year’s Eve, and another from a chance encounter at a cemetery — both involving teenagers killed in alcohol-related car accidents. The couple uses these stories to urge parents toward moderation and honest conversations with their children about drinking. They close out the “lessons learned” series with lighter notes on being satisfied as a single person after divorce, and a description of a “McDonald’s world” of drive-thru marriages and fast-food family life that never slows down enough to reconnect.
Topics discussed:
- A marriage undone by partying and drinking
- Proverbs 23 and biblical warnings about excessive drinking
- America’s culture of excess and lack of moderation
- Personal stories of fatal drunk-driving accidents involving teenagers
- Talking to teenagers honestly about alcohol
- Finding contentment and peace as a single person after divorce
- Slowing down a “fast food” family lifestyle to reconnect
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