Dennis Rainey and Bob Lepine are the hosts. Now, that does not mean let me be quick to add here that does not mean you have to go back for every family function and for every holiday and for every request that family makes. Dennis and Barbara Rainey had no idea what lay before them after committing their lives to Jesus almost 50 years ago as college students. Since the organization began in 1976 through 2017, dennis' leadership enabled familylife to grow into a dynamic and vital ministry in more than 109 countries around the world helping families discover the joy god intended for their relationships with god, spouse, and kids. Dennis Rainey - Facebook It's found in the opening pages of the Scriptures. Theology makes me weep and pound the table: understanding God, understanding the Biblegetting that rightthat makes me/thats what keeps me up at night. I said, To the extent that marriage and family is on the heart of God, then, yes, I am passionate about it.. When our sons and oldest daughter got married in the late 90s and 2001, I wanted to share with them some of what God taught me over our years of marriage, says Barbara. Leaving, Part 2 - FamilyLife That will help establish his marriage relationship in the early days? So his kids were always like six grades ahead of our kids. Just like Denniss mom, she put it right there. And here is a real caution be careful of turning against your spouse in front of your parents and siding with your parents against your spouse. Through their sacrifice, millions of families have been changedand will continue to changeforever.. Its not a word that I came to FamilyLife focused on or thinking that much about. The only question is: What legacy will you leave? Thats when I started thinking, I better think more about this.. That was the word; in fact, he shared this story at one point. https://shop.familylife.com/Products.aspx?categoryid=130, https://www.familylife.com/familylife-podcast-network/. And we appreciate those of you who in the past have helped our ministry through financial contributions. So while the welcome is still warm, keep the stay short enough so that you leave with good memories. We better be ready for that, Oh, yes, teenagers/they are going to be like this. But by the third day, your bad habits as a son-in-law or a daughter-in-law can begin to wear thin on the in-laws. They're not really the same set of blueprints. It was 1982 before I finished my tribute to my mom. Bob: I would say to our listenerswho werent around in 92 or in the years when weve talked about thisthis idea of honoring your parents, and you go: But you dont know my parents, You dont know my story.. Bob: To know, when you hand off the baton, that the person who is running the next leg is running just as fast and just as hard as they can to run the race just like you were doing before them; and like the person before was doing before them. More than 1.5 million sets of Resurrection Eggs have been produced in English, Russian and Spanish. Bob: Dennis Rainey, the founder and then president of FamilyLife, who sat here in this room with me for 26 years. I want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, and our entire broadcast production team. As newlyweds and staff members of Cru, God opened their eyes to recognize the need for the fundamental truths of His Word to enter the hearts and homes of couples and families. They don't know how to properly leave their parents. Hope for tomorrow. 770.813.0000 or 404.538.8591 Want to know when we have a new blog post? They're going to be coming from the instruction book and, Genesis, chapter 2, really gives us the panoramic view of the marriage relationship, and in verse 24 and 25 we get a picture of that view from God's perspective. and "How did that make you feel," and just take them apart verbally, especially in front of your own children. Real Family Life 90 Day Marriage Devotional | The Raineys Dennis:That's right, and in Genesis, chapter 2, verse 24, it talks about a cause. Bob: You go back to what you talked about earlier: marriage and family is huge in the plan of God. Performance cookies are used to understand and analyze the key performance indexes of the website which helps in delivering a better user experience for the visitors. FamilyLifes history is not a testament to the visions and ambitions of one couple. Dennis:Well, I think they are in an enviable position of being able to establish the leading to occur in the right way. Thats been an evolving process for me. In response to their invitation, I began writing short emails with some of the most important lessons Id learned about being a wife, which became this book eight years later. All rights reserved. In his spare time, Dennis enjoys helping Barbara in their garden, reading great books, and pursuing his passions for hunting and fishing. I ran relay races in track in high school. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. Brief chapters written by. And on yesterday's broadcast we talked about how the word "leave" here means to "forsake dependence upon." God wants a man and a woman to become one. And, you know, it's at that point that we need to give our parents a gift of compassion. Initial Email. She hung it right above where she had breakfast every day. So can you laugh at yourself in a blended family? I sent that tribute to my mom instead of taking it to her and reading it to her. In fact, that's one of the reasons we are partnering with Chuck Colson and the Wilberforce Forum to encourage churches to be speaking out on this issue during September and October trying to provide resources for pastors so that they can help accomplish that task.