Jul 6, 2026 · 50 min · 15 segments
In Episode 47 of Joy Hour, Tom Lyman sits down with Ben Barichivich for a conversation about broken homes, rebuilding after divorce, spiritual discipline, testimony, and the power of brotherhood. Ben…
Ben BarichivichGuestTom LymanHostYou had a very life-changing moment when you were 13 to see your parents split up and then another one of your own marriage split up.
And I think there's a lot of listeners out there that have probably some similarities in that area.
And sometimes we might question why they do and why they just keep happening generation after generation.
But I do believe there comes a point in every family where a man and also women as well, they make a decision that it stops with me.
And going forward, this is where I'm going to put my conversations and my time and my focus into using my story to help others.
I don't know for sure the numbers on broken homes, dysfunctional homes, but it's a big number.
I had a meeting the other day with a guy and we were talking about the father figure and how many people have struggled in life because of a fatherhood wound or a lack of a father.
Thinking as we talk here, I've only known you a little over a year or so, but I'm proud of you.
I'm sure you would sit there and say, hey, I got this weakness or this area to work on.
But as a new friend into your life, I see you trying and being intentional with your practices, your non-negotiables, your habits.
They have been through some things themselves already, and God's going to use those broken pieces of our lives if we let Him.
So I think that leads into how have you let God Already, besides today on the podcast, how do you use your story throughout the week to share enough of your story with someone that then they feel safe and they open up to you? And now it's like you're working through this together, pointing them to God for, I mean, Jesus is our only source.
You had a very life-changing moment when you were 13 to see your parents split up and then another one of your own marriage split up.
And I think there's a lot of listeners out there that have probably some similarities in that area.
And sometimes we might question why they do and why they just keep happening generation after generation.
But I do believe there comes a point in every family where a man and also women as well, they make a decision that it stops with me.
And going forward, this is where I'm going to put my conversations and my time and my focus into using my story to help others.
I don't know for sure the numbers on broken homes, dysfunctional homes, but it's a big number.
I had a meeting the other day with a guy and we were talking about the father figure and how many people have struggled in life because of a fatherhood wound or a lack of a father.
Thinking as we talk here, I've only known you a little over a year or so, but I'm proud of you.
I'm sure you would sit there and say, hey, I got this weakness or this area to work on.
But as a new friend into your life, I see you trying and being intentional with your practices, your non-negotiables, your habits.
They have been through some things themselves already, and God's going to use those broken pieces of our lives if we let Him.
So I think that leads into how have you let God Already, besides today on the podcast, how do you use your story throughout the week to share enough of your story with someone that then they feel safe and they open up to you? And now it's like you're working through this together, pointing them to God for, I mean, Jesus is our only source.
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