When COVID-19 closed nursing homes, this husband moved in to be with his wife: The power and appeal of unconditional love
The Daily Article
The Denison Forum
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🗓️ 25 August 2020
⏱️ 6 minutes
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THE DAILY ARTICLE FOR AUGUST 25, 2020
The Wall Street Journal describes the remarkable decision made by a pastor to be with his wife during the pandemic. Today's podcast tells their story, then we focus on the appeal of unconditional love for our Father and two practical steps we can take into holistic faith.
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| 0:00.0 | This is the Daily Article podcast, published by the Denison Forum for Culture-Changing Christians. |
| 0:07.8 | To receive the Daily article directly to your email inbox each weekday morning, visit |
| 0:12.5 | thedailyarticle.com. Now here's today's news, discerned differently. |
| 0:19.5 | Jack Eccles is a longtime Baptist pastor with two doctoral degrees. |
| 0:24.6 | Even at the age of 93, he is currently learning German and recently posted a sermon to YouTube. |
| 0:30.6 | His wife of 70 years, Jerry, is the mother of their nine children. |
| 0:34.6 | She was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2015 and lives in a |
| 0:39.1 | nursing home in North Carolina. On March 12th, when Dr. Eccles arrived as usual to spend much of the |
| 0:45.1 | day with her, he was turned away because of the coronavirus pandemic. So he returned the next day |
| 0:50.8 | with a suitcase of clothes, books, medications, and his computer. The facility |
| 0:55.5 | agreed to rent him a single room so he could care for Jerry. He has been there ever since. |
| 1:01.3 | Wearing a mask and goggles. He feeds her three times a day. Checks to be sure she gets her |
| 1:06.7 | required 40 ounces of liquid a day and wipes drips so they don't stain her clothes. |
| 1:11.9 | He positions Jerry's head and neck carefully, to be sure she doesn't choke. |
| 1:16.6 | Their profile in the Wall Street Journal is an inspiring story of love, family, and ministry. |
| 1:22.2 | In it, Dr. Eccles explains his care for his wife simply, |
| 1:26.5 | We're married, I want to be with her. She took care |
| 1:29.6 | of me for 70 years, and now it's my turn. Jack and Jerry Eccles are examples of a true |
| 1:38.1 | biblical marriage, a lifelong unconditional covenant between a man and a woman. If through the years they had focused on their |
| 1:45.3 | marriage for only a couple of hours once a week and a few minutes each day, their relationship |
| 1:50.5 | could not be the love story it is. Now let's note that Christians are the bride of Christ. |
| 1:56.5 | If we focus on our spouse for only a couple of hours once a week at church, and a few minutes |
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