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Easter: The Pinnacle of Christian Holidays

March 20, 2018
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Why isn't Easter celebrated as enthusiastically as Christmas? Two years ago Barbara Rainey dreamed of having an amazing party to celebrate the reason believers have hope—Christ's death and resurrection. Rainey tells how she and her husband, Dennis, gathered their family together to have an Easter celebration they'll remember for years to come.

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Barbara Rainey, founder of Ever Thine Home®, believes that Easter can be a perfect time to teach your children about Jesus. While the culture touts cute baby chicks and bunnies, Rainey believes Christians should celebrate Christ's resurrection in a way that truly reflects what this day signifies. She shares ideas of how to make Holy Week special.
March 19, 2018
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Hear the story behind the hit song "I Can Only Imagine." Director Andy Irwin and Producer Kevin Downes tell the God stories behind the making of the movie.
March 16, 2018
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A father's impression on his children lasts a lifetime. Rick Rigsby, author of Lessons from a Third Grade Dropout, tells about his father, Roger Marion Rigsby, and the lessons of kindness and generosity he learned from him.
March 15, 2018
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Rick Rigsby talks about his late wife's battle with breast cancer and her eventual death. It was through those incredibly difficult days that he began remembering and cherishing his father's wisdom, including his admonition to him to "Be strong in the Lord and in the power of His might."
March 14, 2018
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Crawford Loritts deconstructs the passage of Scripture where King David charges his son Solomon to remember the most important things.
March 13, 2018
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Crawford Loritts tells stories about his father's unyielding commitment to integrity, which he learned from his father, who learned it from his father.
March 12, 2018
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Robert and Nancy Wolgemuth walk us through Romans 12:1-4, 9. Together they share some marriage lessons they've learned from this important passage.
March 9, 2018
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Most conflict is caused by misplaced desire. Paul David Tripp calls it a "treasure problem." There's something you treasure more than your spouse or God. The good news is, none of us are naturally equipped to be good at marriage. It takes the Holy Spirit to make marriage what God intended it to be.
March 8, 2018
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Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also. That applies in marriage as well. Paul David Tripp challenges husbands and wives to reframe their conflict and identify where their treasure is misplaced.  
March 7, 2018
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Bryan Loritts asserts that God's "kitchen" for building marriages is not equipped with a microwave. God delights in putting us in "slow cooker" situations where all of our accomplishments are of no value. It is in that "long hot" place we learn patience with our spouse.
March 6, 2018
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FamilyLife Today® is a weekday podcast featuring fun, engaging conversations that help families grow together with Jesus while pursuing the relationships that matter most.

About Dave and Ann Wilson

Dave and Ann Wilson are co-hosts of FamilyLife Today©, FamilyLife’s nationally-syndicated radio program.

Dave and Ann have been married for more than 40 years and have spent the last 35 teaching and mentoring couples and parents across the country. They have been featured speakers at FamilyLife’s Weekend to Remember® since 1993, and have also hosted their own marriage conferences across the country.

Dave and Ann helped plant Kensington Community Church in Detroit, Michigan where they served together in ministry for more than three decades, wrapping up their time at Kensington in 2020.

The Wilsons are the creative force behind DVD teaching series Rock Your Marriage and The Survival Guide To Parenting, as well as authors of the recently released books Vertical Marriage (Zondervan, 2019) and No Perfect Parents (Zondervan, 2021).

Dave is a graduate of the International School of Theology, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. A Ball State University Hall of Fame Quarterback, Dave served the Detroit Lions as Chaplain for thirty-three years. Ann attended the University of Kentucky. She has been active with Dave in ministry as a speaker, writer, small group leader, and mentor to countless women.

The Wilsons live in the Detroit area. They have three grown sons, CJ, Austin, and Cody, three daughters-in-law, and a growing number of grandchildren.

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