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Growing Older Without Becoming Old, Part 6 Navigating the Big Losses
If you don't approach growing older with intentionality, the losses you face in life can threaten to derail you. Dennis and Barbara Rainey help you navigate major loss...
A More Meaningful Easter
How can we do a better job of representing the significance of Jesus' death and resurrection in our Easter celebrations? Barbara Rainey explores both "why" and "how" w...
Lessons for Lent: The Messiah Mystery
Most families don’t have traditions in place that help them prepare for Easter. Barbara Rainey hopes to change that. She and Dennis discuss one way to help children lo...
Two Romance Essentials- Security and Acceptance
Popular depictions of romance often fall short of reality, especially once we're married. Dennis and Barbara Rainey are joined by Bob Lepine to talk about two importan...
Growing Older without Becoming Old - Building Endurance
Dennis and Barbara Rainey want to live out their sunset years with intentionality and purpose. And they want to help you do it, too. Barbara can look back and see how ...
Handling Pressure in Your Marriage
Every marriage faces pressure. The question is how you handle it. Dennis and Barbara Rainey give thoughtful pointers on the Biblical idea of walking wisely and redeemi...
Nurturing Thankfulness in Your Family
Gratitude is a heart habit we need to cultivate. Discover some of the ways Dennis and Barbara Rainey have nurtured thankfulness in their family as a part of their Than...
Emotions in the Empty Nest
Women tell Barbara Rainey and Susan Yates that they experience a wide range of emotions when they move from having children in the home to the empty nest. Barbara and ...
Why Kids Need Boundaries
When Dennis and Barbara Rainey still had children living at home with them, God arranged an amazing object lesson. Listen to the story of Sweet Pea the parakeet, and h...
Our Story
What were some of the thoughts and emotions going through Barbara's mind in the days before she got engaged to Dennis Rainey? She explains in this interview with the R...
You're On a Mission
As a representative of the King of kings, you have an important assignment. Dennis and Barbara Rainey discuss that mission.
Your Home is an Embassy
As followers of Christ, we're called to be His ambassadors. We represent Him. Barbara helps us remember our homes are embassies of the King.
Creating Stability in Unstable Times
Interrelational conflict. Financial difficulties. Culture wars. Political turmoil. We live in times of upheaval that can easily send us into a tailspin. Dennis and Bar...
Rainey Field Trip Like None Other 2
A gummy bear attack at the Sea of Galilee? A contest to find the three most important trees in the Bible? A historical piece of paper containing Barbara Rainey's favor...
A Rainey Field Trip Like None Other With Our Grandkids
If we're not careful, we can easily forget that the events recorded in the Bible happened within the context of specific times and places. Dennis and Barbara Rainey an...
A Love Letter to the Lost in This Land
Have you ever thought of the Bible as a love letter from God to you? Barbara Rainey uses poetry to share the grand, overarching story of Scripture, with Jesus as the H...
Ways To Elevate Easter
You know Easter is important to Christians. But what can you do to raise its importance in the eyes of you and your family? Barbara Rainey gives practical ideas for wa...
The Power of a Well-Asked Question
True intimacy grows as you get to know the person you love better. And, according to Dennis and Barbara Rainey, a great way to get to know each other better is by aski...
Cultivating Hope
Sometimes the difficulties of life seem unbearable. They can even cause us to question our faith. In this episode, Barbara Rainey shares from her personal experiences ...
Romance in the Midst of Reality
Couples long for greater intimacy in marriage. But often romance is difficult. In this episode of The Barbara Rainey Podcast, Barbara and Dennis are joined by Bob Lepi...
The Importance of Gratitude
In a day when verbal meanness seems to be at an all-time high, Barbara Rainey encourages parents to train their children to be thankful. Learn three reasons gratitude ...
Letters to My Daughters: Sexual Intimacy
Barbara Rainey shares in this episode, "I think we vastly underestimate the fears that we bring into marriage. All of us come into marriage with fears. Therefore, it t...
Letters to My Daughters: Weathering the Storms in Your Marriage
Trials and difficulties are a given in any marriage. Dennis and Barbara Rainey offer couples Biblical, practical advice for how to weather the storms and grow stronger...
Questions in the Empty Nest
You know, as we enter the empty nest—and we sort of have been feeling this as our kids become teenagers—but our relationships are changing. Our marriages are in diffe...
Dennis & Barbara Rainey's Courtship and Engagement
Barbara and Dennis were good friends, but just friends. And she was content to keep it that way. Find out what changed her mind.
Lessons From 50 Years of Marriage
When you've been married for a half century, you learn a few things about life and marriage. In this episode, Dennis and Barbara Rainey share some of the lessons they'...
Stories For Growing Together In Truth
Just about everywhere we turn, we see the harmful effects of a world that has lost its grip on absolute truth. How can we guard against the thinking that truth is what...
The Holy Spirit
On Pentecost we celebrate the coming of the Holy Spirit. But who is the Holy Spirit, really? Barbara Rainey helps us understand the ministry of the Holy Spirit in the ...
Praying Together as Husband and Wife
Dennis and Barbara Rainey say one simple habit will help any marriage grow stronger—praying together. Every day. Find out why it's so vital, in this episode of The Bar...
A Mother's Legacy
Everyone is leaving a legacy to those who follow, for good or bad. And mothers are no exception. In this episode of the Barbara Rainey Podcast, Dennis, Barbara, and th...