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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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Looking For a Way to Break the Power of Money in Your Life?

It’s hard to avoid the power that money has over our lives. After all, we need money to live. The problem is that, for many of us, money has too much power. There’s a reason Jesus says in Matthew 6:19-21,24, “Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. ... No one can serve two

Dennis Rainey

Nov 14

3 Steps to Developing a Financial Game Plan

An expert on money matters, Larry Burkett, once said on our FamilyLife Today® radio broadcast, “Of the couples who end up getting a divorce, every survey shows between 85-90 percent of them say that the number one problem they were having was finances.” We live in a culture that encourages couples to buy, buy, buy—whether they have the money or not. How you handle your finances is one of the greatest tests of your character—and of your marriage relationship. Financial expert

Dennis Rainey

Nov 7

Phil and Starla Goad and the Power of Forgiveness

Her husband had betrayed her. Committed adultery with one of her good friends. But God had touched his heart and brought him to repentance. He confessed his sin to her and even to their church. She loved him and wanted to stay married. She struggled, however, with forgiveness. This week’s new episode on my YouTube channel features an interview with Phil and Starla Goad, who survived a crisis in their marriage due to Phil’s infidelity. When I asked Phil, “What was the most

Dennis Rainey

Oct 31

Love Like You Mean It: A Look at the “Love Chapter” With Bob Lepine

For over 25 years, Bob Lepine was my co-host of our daily radio program FamilyLife Today. He remains a good friend and a man who is “like iron sharpening iron” today in my life. He recently wrote a book, Love Like You Mean It, and I interviewed him on my YouTube channel . Take a look here and if you love this as much as I do, please subscribe to my channel “Inspiring Courageous Faith.” Bob and Mary Ann Lepine had been married five years when he lost his job at an Oklahom

Dennis Rainey

Oct 24