Want a stronger, more connected marriage? Date your spouse—every single week. In this episode of the Grace Marriage Podcast, Brad and Marilyn Rhodes join Rick Dayton to break down why dating isn’t just for the early years of marriage—it’s the key to long-term connection, joy, and resilience. Whether you’ve been married for one year or 25, weekly date nights should be a non-negotiable.
Discover:
- The #1 best thing you can do for your marriage outside of your faith.
- Why dates don’t have to be expensive (but they do have to be intentional).
- How to keep phones, kids, and distractions from sabotaging your time together.
- The secret to planning dates that actually strengthen your connection.
Your marriage deserves consistent investment—start making date night a priority today!
Key Scriptures:
📖 Genesis 2:24 – “…a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.”
📖 Ecclesiastes 9:9 – “Enjoy life with your wife, whom you love, all the days of this meaningless life that God has given you under the sun…”
📖 Song of Solomon 2:10 – “My beloved spoke and said to me, ‘Arise, my darling, my beautiful one, come with me.’”
📖 Proverbs 5:18-19 – “May your fountain be blessed, and may you rejoice in the wife of your youth.”
📖 Ephesians 5:25 – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
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