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Dennis & Barbara's Personal Blog
We are on a journey of embracing a personal, moment-by-moment surrender to our Redeemer, Jesus Christ. We wish we could offer you a series of snapshots of how we achieved “perfection,” but alas, like you we are pilgrims who doubt, wander, question, and struggle with unbelief. We believe that we were divinely designed to have a relationship with God and experience His love, forgiveness, grace, and mercy on a daily basis. We also believe that some of the most important lessons we have to share come from our failures, not our successes. And we are confident God allows storms in our lives to test us, to purify us, and to help us pursue Him wholeheartedly.
So we invite you to journey with us as we share how we experience God and attempt to walk with Him on a daily basis. It’s our hope that we’ll be able to post our journey every week … lessons we’re learning as a couple and as individuals. Enjoy…
- Dennis and Barbara
Ephesians 2:10
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Barbara Rainey
Sep 23
Learning to Trust God in the Midst of Darkness
At age 28 I experienced my first significant encounter with a side of God that was as unknown to me as the dark side of the moon.
Barbara Rainey
Sep 17
Your Home Matters ... And So, Dear Woman, You Matter
Opening an old journal I found on the shelf, I found these words in my handwriting:
Barbara Rainey
Sep 10
20 Reasons Your Home Matters
By Barbara Rainey First posted on EverThineHome.com Each of you woke this morning in your version of home: a two-story townhome, a...
Dennis Rainey
Aug 30
Do We Really Need to Give Thanks in “Everything”?
Do you ever feel as though the circumstances of life are about to overwhelm you?
Barbara Rainey
Aug 27
Your Home Matters ... Even When It Feels Chaotic
By Barbara Rainey First posted on EverThineHome.com Do you wish your home were more peaceful? I sure did when all six of my kids lived at...
Dennis Rainey
Aug 23
Pressing Through Your Fears to Teach Your Teens About Sex
Where is the very best place for your children to truly hear a balanced, winsome, and godly perspective of sex?
Barbara Rainey
Aug 20
Your Home Matters ...Even When It Doesn’t Look Like You Want
Do you know there are children who have lived all their lives in gutters, in sewer pipes, or other unimaginable places?
Dennis Rainey
Aug 16
Obeying God and Not Your Feelings
By Dennis Rainey Have you ever heard of “Amish forgiveness”? This phrase came to us through great tragedy. Perhaps you remember the...
Barbara Rainey
Aug 6
When You Want to Quit Your Marriage
Most of us marry with stars in our eyes and expectations that scrape the Milky Way.
Barbara Rainey
Jun 25
Building a Sense of Mission in Your Children
By Barbara Rainey First posted on EverThineHome.com One of our highest goals for our children was for them to experience Christianity in...
Dennis Rainey
Jun 21
ISOLATION: Enemy Number One of Your Marriage
By Dennis Rainey If there’s one thing worse than a miserable, lonely single person, it’s a miserable, lonely married person. The irony is...
Barbara Rainey
Jun 18
Building Emotional Security in Your Children
By Barbara Rainey First posted on EverThineHome.com I grew up in a family that was secure and stable, and I knew I was loved. I never...
Barbara Rainey
Jun 11
Building Character in Your Children
Recently I was talking with some parents who said they had just had a rough evening with their teenage children.
Barbara Rainey
Jun 4
Building a Relationship With Your Children
Did you know we were made by God for relationships?
Dennis Rainey
May 31
5 Ways to Deal With Those Inevitable Adjustments in Marriage
In at least one aspect, marriage is like football.
Dennis Rainey
May 24
3 Necessities for Building a “Oneness Marriage”
As one of FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember marriage getaways drew to a close, one husband slipped me a letter.
Dennis Rainey
May 17
Guess What Three Words Are the Most Difficult in Marriage?
I used to think the most difficult words to utter were, “I love you.”
Barbara Rainey
May 14
How Does the Holy Spirit Help Me in My Everyday Life?
What should I make for dinner?
Dennis Rainey
May 3
If Your Parents Died Tomorrow, Would You Have Any Regrets?
During the early 1980s, when I first began to speak on honoring parents, I received a letter from a student that put the issue in perspectiv
Barbara Rainey
May 1
How Do I Know It’s the Holy Spirit? 5 Ways to Recognize God’s Voice
Do you know of Elijah, prophet of God, who challenged 950 idol worshipers to a contest to see whose God was best? With thousands of...
Dennis Rainey
Apr 19
Honoring Your Parents Keeps Their Legacy Alive
I heard a story about a teenage grandson who was visiting his grandmother.
Barbara Rainey
Apr 8
Eastertide Week Two: Remember the Resurrection
As we start this new week looking at the Resurrection there are so many details that must be noticed by our hearts for our faith to grow int
Dennis Rainey
Apr 5
Something Powerful Happens When You Honor Your Parents
Many of us can go our entire lives without fully understanding the depth of our emotional and spiritual connection we have with our parents.
Barbara Rainey
Apr 1
Eastertide Week One: Remember the Cross
Yesterday we marked the anniversary of the most miraculous moment since the dawn of time: the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.
Samuel Rainey
Mar 29
Tool #6 to Rebuild Trust in Your Marriage: Use Your Powers for Good
When I was six, my favorite superhero was He-Man, the most powerful hero in the universe.
Barbara Rainey
Mar 26
Eastertide: Remembering What Christ Did for Us
In the historical church, the season between Easter Sunday and Pentecost is called Eastertide, a festive season for celebrating the risen Ch
Samuel Rainey
Mar 22
Tool #5 to Rebuild Trust in Your Marriage: Follow Through
“Samuel, did you remember to … ?” was a common question my parents asked me during my teenage and college years.
Barbara Rainey
Mar 18
The “Savior Names” of Jesus Christ
In the beginning God created and He named.
Samuel Rainey
Mar 15
Tool #4 to Rebuild Trust in Your Marriage: Make Amends
Early in my marriage I was not very considerate of Stephanie with my time management.
Barbara Rainey
Mar 12
Why Wear White on Easter Sunday?
I was working outside on a glorious spring day when out of nowhere I started thinking of the words to an old Easter song by Irving Berlin th
Samuel Rainey
Mar 8
Tool #3 to Rebuild Trust in Marriage: Delay Gratification
One of the most significant differences between adolescents and adults is their impulse control.
Barbara Rainey
Mar 5
Why Easter Matters to Your Marriage
One of my great faults, which shows up regularly in our marriage, is my first-born perfectionism turned on my husband as “helping.”
Samuel Rainey
Mar 1
Tool #2 to Rebuild Trust in Marriage: Tell the Truth
I love what author Flannery O'Conner quips about telling the truth.
Samuel Rainey
Feb 23
Six Tools to Rebuild Trust in Marriage
I've broken many bones in my body, but there was a stretch of three consecutive years when I broke an arm.
Dennis Rainey
Feb 16
Do You Know Your Husband’s Top 4 Romantic Needs?
Did you know that your most men view romance through different lenses than most women?
Barbara Rainey
Feb 13
This Valentine’s Day, Make Plans for Romance
Do you ever wonder how we can feel so fatigued today, despite all our modern conveniences that are supposed to save us time and make life mo
Dennis Rainey
Feb 9
3 Non-Negotiables for a Romantically Satisfying Relationship (Part Two)
As a husband, you need to know how your wife defines romance.
Barbara Rainey
Feb 6
A Marriage Marked by Unhappiness, Addiction, and Infidelity
Over our 50 years of ministry, Dennis and I have met many couples who’ve gone “all in” on God’s plan for marriage.
Dennis Rainey
Feb 2
How Does Your Wife Define Romance? 3 Non-Negotiables for a Romantically Satisfying Relationship (Part One)
The next time you stop at McDonald’s, try this: At the counter say, “I’d like to have a hamburger, fries, and a Coke, please.”
Dennis Rainey
Jan 26
A Challenge from Jelly Roll to “Be a Blessing”
I was watching the Times Square New Year’s celebration and a rapper/country artist named Jelly Roll blew me away
Barbara Rainey
Jan 23
The Messiah Mystery: A Quest to Follow Clues to One of the Greatest Mysteries Ever
Have you ever tried to solve a mystery?
Barbara Rainey
Jan 8
‘Spoonful of Sugar’: Bite-sized Morsels of God’s Word
Each winter here in Central Arkansas, we never know if we will receive any snowfall.
Barbara Rainey
Dec 19, 2023
Cradle to Cross
The incarnation of Jesus … His first coming to earth … incognito … as a tiny baby ... is the focus of our month-long Christmas celebrations.
Barbara Rainey
Dec 12, 2023
The Gift of Presence
The most meaningful gifts reveal profound knowledge: The giver knows the recipient well.
Dennis and Barbara Rainey
Dec 8, 2023
5 Ways to Spiritually Equip Your Teens for College and Life
Each new generation of parents faces new issues that make their responsibilities feel impossible.
Barbara Rainey
Aug 15, 2023
Using Your Home for Influence
Establishing your home as an embassy of the King of Kings is probably much less complicated than you think.
Barbara Rainey
Aug 1, 2023
Did You Know Your Home Is an Embassy of the King?
Have you ever visited an American Embassy while traveling in a foreign country?
Dennis Rainey
Jun 28, 2023
Divine Appointments
Have you ever had a “divine appointment”? I have.
Barbara Rainey
Jun 27, 2023
Where Can We Find Stability in an Unstable Time?
In the current climate of our country I feel my stability—my sense of peace, my rootedness—is buffeted continually by news about political a
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