As much as we hope we’ll become idyllic people during this idyllic season, our struggles refuse to take a holiday.
The Christmas season didn’t kick off quite how we had planned after receiving the text from our son … “I’m not coming.”
To help you get ready for gift giving-and charitable giving-this Christmas, Barbara Rainey, Randy Alcorn, Steve Moore, and some of the Raineys' adult children join us.
It’s hard to get romantic in your mother-in-law's living room, kids snoring around you on sleeping bags. Still, sneaking in sex over the holidays is doable.
God gives us eternal treasures, so let’s take time to notice during the season of stuff.
How do you prepare for the holidays? Dennis and Barbara Rainey are passionate about celebrating the true meaning of Christmas. Together they share fun ways they've done that, and tell how you can too.
I have a hard time Christmas shopping for my wife. It's not because I don't enjoy giving her gifts. I do. It's just that I don't want to mess it up.
Christmas will be here soon, and Dennis and Barbara Rainey share fun, simple ideas to help you get ready spiritually.
It's that time of year again when you not only need to plan for the holidays but need to prepare for co-parenting issues that inevitably arise. Ron Deal and guests share their wisdom and blunders of navigating holidays through the years.
Seven ways to make the holy days peaceful days.
Bryan Loritts turns to Isaiah 9 to remind us of who Jesus is, what He came to do, and what He came to deliver us from.
Herod knew there could only be one king. He was right. Pastor Bryan Loritts talks about the sovereignty of God at work--even in the ugly parts of the Christmas story.
Randall Goodgame, creator of Slugs & Bugs, Scripture-based children's songs, talks about the unique gospel opportunity that is the Christmas season.
Forget perfume and diamonds … give your wife something that speaks to her heart.
The real unexpected gift wasn’t the money or groceries, but an increase in our faith.
In our culture, names don't have a lot of meaning, but in biblical times they did. God reveals who He is by telling us his names, like Emmanuel - God with us.
What’s a family—one that desires to teach their kids the REAL meaning of Christmas—to do about St. Nick?
Christmas is a special time of year. Barbara Rainey joins her husband, Dennis, to talk about the Advent season and what you can do to make the holidays more meaningful.
Dennis and Barbara Rainey recall the events that led to Barbara's inspirational product line called Ever Thine Home. They share how the idea for Ever Thine Home began to germinate at a planning retreat.
A mom’s guide to managing all that the holiday season throws her way.
Sometimes, Grandpa and Grandma Warbucks create unintended challenges by “blessing the grandkids” with so many gifts.
How is the joy of the Lord different from the happiness the world offers? Dennis Rainey shows you how to have joy God's way by finding the source of real joy.
Paul Maier gives us the historical background for the Christmas story. We'll also hear some Christmas hymns, and the biblical account from the Gospel of Luke.
Author Sally Lloyd-Jones tells about her calling as a children's author and stresses the importance of reading and connecting with children.
Sally Lloyd-Jones gets us in the spirit of the holidays by recalling the Christmases of her youth in Africa and England. Her book, "Song of the Stars," recounts the birth of Christ.
Barbara Rainey and Tracy Lane remind listeners that Christmas is the perfect time to tell others about Jesus, especially your children.
There's more to the holidays than just baking cookies and shopping. Barbara Rainey and co-worker, Tracy Lane, share new resources that point to the real meaning of Christmas.
Ready or not, here they come! The holidays, that is. Barbara Rainey and her daughter Laura Rainey Dries tell how they plan on preparing their homes, and their hearts, for Christmas.
Barbara Rainey and her daughter Laura Rainey Dries discuss fun ideas to help keep Christ at the center of your family celebrations.
Ace Collins shares the story behind the Christmas hymn, "God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen." Today we're also featuring some less common hymns declaring Christ's birth at Christmas time.
