June 8, 2025 — Episode #73

Jerry and Becky wrap up their series on divorce by turning to the question of who leads when spouses disagree, and they share the personal story of the decision that took their own marriage into full-time ministry.

They outline a biblical hierarchy for marriage — Christ as head of each spouse’s life, husbands called to love their wives as Christ loved the church, and wives trusting their husbands’ leadership rather than being controlled by it — and Becky recalls the year she spent praying before agreeing to leave a stable income for Jerry’s call to full-time evangelism in 1975. They discuss why couples talk far less to each other the longer they’re married, statistics on cohabitation and divorce rates in second and third marriages, and how parents can help teenagers understand purity and dating expectations. The episode closes with a discussion of honesty in relationships, using workplace integrity as one measure of whether a partner’s actions match their words.

Topics discussed:

• Biblical headship and leadership in marriage
• Becky’s story of trusting Jerry’s call to ministry
• Decline in couple communication over time
• Statistics on cohabitation before marriage
• Divorce rates in second and third marriages
• Teaching children about dating and purity
• Judging honesty through a partner’s everyday actions

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