What if the biggest danger to your marriage isn’t conflict...but distraction?
In this powerful conversation, Brad Rhoads sits down with longtime ministry leader Rick Howerton to uncover the real reasons so many marriages drift apart and how both couples and churches can reverse the trend.

Rick draws from 50 years in ministry to share why marriage doesn’t come naturally, how busyness and misplaced priorities destroy connection, and why the word divorce should never leave your lips. They also tackle a hard truth: the modern church often builds entire ministries around children and youth while neglecting the foundation that holds it all together—marriage.

If you’ve ever struggled to balance faith, family, and calling, this episode will challenge your assumptions and give you a fresh, hopeful vision for your home and your church.

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🔑 KEY IDEAS:
•  Why marriage doesn’t come naturally—and how to fight for it intentionally
• The danger of letting “good” things like ministry or work replace your spouse
• How to establish a “no divorce” mindset that strengthens your covenant
• Why churches must make marriage central—not secondary—to their mission
• How misplaced priorities in church life mirror misplaced priorities at home
• Practical steps for pastors and couples to build a marriage-centered culture

KEY VERSES:
📖 Ephesians 5:25  – “Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
📖  John 10:10 – “The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.”

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