{"id":300179,"date":"2018-03-19T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T15:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/anticipating-easter\/"},"modified":"2024-10-07T22:41:21","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T02:41:21","slug":"anticipating-easter","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/anticipating-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Anticipating Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>guest: Barbara Rainey | Series: Making Much of Easter | Barbara Rainey, founder of Ever Thine Home\u00ae, 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&#8217;s resurrection in a way that truly reflects what this day signifies. She shares ideas of how to make Holy Week special.Show Notes &#038; ResourcesJim Elliff, talks with Dennis Rainey about leading your children to faith in Christ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Rainey believes that Easter can be a perfect time to teach your children about Jesus. 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Barbara Rainey says that\u2019s not how it ought to be.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> We\u2019ve let the stores tell <a id=\"_Hlk506725428\">us that it\u2019s about bunny rabbits, and it\u2019s about Easter egg hunts, and it\u2019s about candies, and all of that kind of thing. We\u2019ve let them tell us how to celebrate the greatest event that has ever happened. My challenge to families is: \u201cTake it back.\u201d We can make a statement, when we celebrate Easter as a family, that this is the most important holiday of the year.<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> for Monday, March 19<sup>th<\/sup>. Our host is Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. Have you been making much of Easter in your home? Is it something you\u2019ve been talking about? Did you even realize it\u2019s coming up pretty soon? We\u2019re going to talk about that today. Stay with us.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>1:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd welcome to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. Thanks for joining us on the Monday edition. I don\u2019t know how many parents have stopped to think about this, but next week is a pretty good discipleship opportunity for any mom and dad with their kids; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I would say it is a great evangelistic opportunity. Bob, I just want to reach out to our listeners, right now, and just say: \u201cThere are a number of you, who are listeners, who need to be thinking about \/ praying about and looking for opportunities to lead your son\/your daughter to faith in Jesus Christ. You need to do your job to make sure they understand what they need to know in order to have a relationship with God.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019re not talking about getting them to simply pray a prayer or\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> No; not at all.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s beyond that; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We ran across a quote by George Barna, who did some research within the Christian community, who said that seven out of ten Christian parents did not have as their goal the salvation of their child. Now, when I read that the first time\u2014Barbara, you\u2019re here. Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, by the way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Thanks; glad to be here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> When you read that, what did you think?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, I was shocked; first of all, because I think I was thinking in the context of the church \/ of the Christian community. Now, it may be that the poll was taken of an at-large population; and so it would be some believers \/ some not believers. But none the less, it was quite surprising to me that a relationship with God got such a low ranking as a goal for parents.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Bob, I\u2019m writing about this in <em>The<\/em> <em>Art of Parenting<\/em> book. You\u2019ve just finished the work on the movie\u2014and it [<em>Like <\/em>Arrows] will be coming out in May\u2014and then <em>The<\/em> <em>Art of Parenting<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> video series will soon follow. This whole emphasis for parents has been brought about because we want to equip parents to know how to spiritually relate to their children and help their kids get off to a great start.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, and to help them understand\u2014job one, as a parent, is the spiritual development of your kids. Everything else can go right in their life\u2014if the spiritual part goes wrong, that\u2019s not going to serve them. But if there are bumps along the way in every other area of life\u2014but they\u2019ve got a good spiritual foundation poured under them\u2014then that will serve them well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> There are lots of reasons why parents need to make sure that\u2019s in place with your kids. One of the most important reasons is that you\u2019re not always going to be there. You\u2019re not going to be there when they go sit in school and have a child make fun of them, or they get bullied on a playground, or they go to college and they\u2019re faced with all kinds of things. It\u2019s not just about getting your child to pray the prayer of salvation, so he goes to heaven and doesn\u2019t go to hell. It\u2019s about helping him have a personal one-on-one relationship with God, who will never ever leave him and never forsake him; because you\u2019re going to fail your child, but God won\u2019t.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I was about to say that I was writing about this in <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em> book, which Barbara and I are working on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just finished writing about the most holy privilege we have, as parents. Listen to me\u2014when they hand you the baby after the baby\u2019s born or you adopt a child, God has entrusted that child to you for your care. And what you do, as a parent\u2014it\u2019s just hit me with a fresh realism\u2014as you take that little child\u2019s hand in yours and, over the next 17\/18 years,\u2014if God gives that length of days to that child\u2019s life\u2014you put that little hand, repeatedly, in God\u2019s and you make an introduction. It\u2019s the most epic introduction you will ever make for your child in his existence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Let me point our listeners to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. We\u2019ve got a series there\u2014that would be a great series for you to download and listen to\u2014that\u2019s all about leading your children to Christ\u2014a series we did, years ago, with Jim Elliff on the subject. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s available as a podcast. This would be <em>great<\/em> content for you to listen to together and talk about as you raise your children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mentioned that we\u2019re about to enter into a week that is a significant opportunity for parents, because the week is all about the last week in the life of Jesus. And Barbara, this week of Jesus\u2019 life is <em>half<\/em> of the book of John.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So in John\u2019s mind, this week is the whole story\u2014not the whole story\u2014but it\u2019s the biggest part of the story.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s more important than the rest of his life is what he\u2019s saying. I think what this affords us, in our families, is the natural opportunity because it is Holy Week. Palm Sunday starts on Sunday, and you\u2019ve got the whole week to begin to have conversations with your children. It gives you the opportunity to take that child\u2019s hand, as Dennis was just saying, and take him to Jesus. Take him to Jesus and help him see that Jesus said, \u201cI am the bread of life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d\u2014help him understand what that means and continue to do that throughout the rest of the week. It\u2019s such a great privilege to help your children connect with God, and Easter is a perfect opportunity to do that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You mentioned Palm Sunday. When I was growing up, going to church, that Sunday of the year\u2014there were a couple of hymns we always sang, and the kids always came in with palm branches\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014and they were dressed up. There was a little parade and processional. I\u2019m guessing a lot of churches don\u2019t have palm branch parades the way that we did when I was a child. And it\u2019s not that you have to bring back the old traditions, but it\u2019s almost like we ignore the fact that it\u2019s Palm Sunday. We rush right to Easter and get passed it and it\u2019s over. This has become a microwave holiday rather than a slow cook holiday. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> There is no question about that. And it\u2019s being co-opted by the culture. I try to be very careful about how much I talk about the culture, because it\u2019s not the culture\u2019s fault; it\u2019s our fault! We\u2019ve let it go. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve let the stores tell us that it\u2019s about bunny rabbits, and it\u2019s about Easter egg hunts, and it\u2019s about candies, and all of that kind of thing. We\u2019ve let them tell us how to celebrate the greatest event that has ever happened. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy challenge to families is: \u201cTake it back. You can take it back. We, together, can take it back. We can make a statement, when we celebrate Easter as a family \/ as a community\u2014especially as a church\u2014that this is the most important holiday of the year\u2014far more important than Christmas.\u201d We don\u2019t see that in our practical application of it, because we spend so little time preparing for Easter compared to how much time we prepare for Christmas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd yet, the opportunity is ripe for us, who know Christ, to take this holiday back <em>and<\/em> to use it as a way to engage with our family about Jesus, and who He is, and what He did, and why the resurrection is so important\u2014it\u2019s not just to give us eternal life\u2014but it\u2019s because Jesus wants to resurrect our lives on a daily basis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe wants to resurrect your marriage \/ your kids\u2019 sibling rivalry. He wants to resurrect your relationship with your parents \/ your siblings, as an adult. We tend to look at the resurrection as just an event. That was Jesus \/ that was His life, and it opened the door for us to go to heaven; but we don\u2019t take in the knowledge that the resurrection is for <em>us<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You\u2019ve been pounding the table about Easter for the past two decades at our home. If we had the same table all those years, there would be a fist print where Barbara has just been championing the message of Easter\u2014calling our family\u2014well, you\u2019ve got an interesting term. You believe that followers of Christ need to become a certain kind of people.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Oh, I do; yes\u2014it\u2019s \u201cEaster people.\u201d I think we are known for the way we celebrate Christmas, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019re known for the way we celebrate Easter. We don\u2019t celebrate Easter in any way that\u2019s all that different from people who don\u2019t even know Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMost of us kind of wake up on Palm Sunday, or maybe a few days later, and go: \u201cOh my; Easter\u2019s coming up. I haven\u2019t bought any candy for my kids\u2019 baskets,\u201d or \u201cOh my; Easter\u2019s coming up. What are we going to wear to church on Sunday?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Isn\u2019t that what it\u2019s about?\u2014[Laughter]\u2014Easter baskets, and bunnies, and wearing your finest clothes to church to be seen by everybody else?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, let me say\u2014let me say\u2014there is nothing wrong with Easter baskets and buying your kids some candy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay; I\u2019m glad to hear that because those peanut butter eggs\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> I know; I know. They\u2019re really good.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I was thinking those were off the table. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Bob, you just wanted to steal them\u2014you\u2019re just wanting to heist a few.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> And don\u2019t you like Peeps<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>? Haven\u2019t we talked about this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I do like Peeps.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> You like Peeps too?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m a Peep fan; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; I like Peeps. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh my goodness\u2014just pull out a bag of sugar and just pour it down your throat\u2014that\u2019s what a Peep is. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> It is. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut let me say this about the clothes\u2014you just mentioned something about the clothes. I think we have reacted against that as if that was meaningful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut what it is\u2014I think when we do put on some finery, as you called it, or we dress somewhat different on Easter, we\u2019re sending a signal\u2014to ourselves, and our children, and those around us\u2014that this is an amazing day. This is a day worth setting apart. The clothes aren\u2019t magical\u2014there\u2019s nothing in the Bible about doing it\u2014but I think it helps <em>us<\/em> remember that this is a day that is set apart\u2014that is like none other in the year\u2014and we need to <em>look<\/em> like it on the outside.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I have used a shorthand, for years, to help me just remember what the significance of this week is for my life and for all of our lives. Friday\u2014the crucifixion is about forgiveness\u2014it\u2019s about the fact that sins are paid for \/ that the price we owe is paid. Sunday is about transformation from death to life, and then everything that follows is about hope. Forgiveness, transformation, and hope are the three words that I just keep coming back to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd you know what? In my life, every day, I need to reflect on the reality of forgiveness because, every day, I have the reality of sin; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I need to reflect on the reality of the transforming work that God is still doing in me: \u201cHe who began a good work\u2026is faithful to complete it [Philippians 1:6]\u201d; and I need to reflect on the fact I have a hope\u2014that this life is not the end. This is not all there is but that there is a future that God has planned for us and a purpose that is ahead for us. Bill Gaither said, \u201cI can face uncertain days because He lives.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, and Easter\u2019s all about that future too. I don\u2019t think we think enough about that when we think about Easter. I think we look back\u2014we look at the cross, and we celebrate the finality of the cross\u2014but we underestimate and don\u2019t think about that it\u2019s <em>also<\/em> about the future; because Jesus rose and, 40 days later, He ascended into heaven\u2014and were going to follow him there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think the hope word is really good, because I think it reminds us that it\u2019s not just about something that was done\/finalized\/completed but it\u2019s about the future that we are going to have.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I will say\u2014our church, when we have our Good Friday service, we don\u2019t sing about the resurrection\u2014we sing about the cross\u2014but when it gets to Easter Sunday, we sing about the resurrection; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> As it should be; I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And Easter\u2014you believe, Barbara, that one of the reasons why we\u2019re not better at celebrating this is\u2014it\u2019s a little bit like you said, Barbara\u2014the culture doesn\u2019t help remind us that we need to do our job, as parents\u2014who know Jesus Christ and are trying to follow Him\u2014and use the eight days \/ the full eight days from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Day\u2014to celebrate what took place in that time period.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay; so move from the soap box into the laboratory \/ the practical. So yes; we do want to make this week something significant, but what do we do?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, we\u2019ve created a very simple devotional that families can use, starting on Palm Sunday. It gives you something simple to read every day between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday. What that does is\u2014it helps you make an investment in your child\u2019s life\u2014it helps you point him and remind him of truth \/ it just gives you an opportunity to engage about the last week of Jesus\u2019 life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMost of us\u2014I mean, our kids were all in school during Holy Week. That just makes it a real challenge when your kids are in school the whole week leading up to Easter. So, these are very simple, short little readings that you can read every day with your kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is breakfast table or dinner table kind of things you do, and this is a downloadable devotional. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s available for free. Listeners can go to FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014or go to your website, EverThineHome.com\u2014to download the devotional. In addition to the devotional, you\u2019re encouraging parents to get candles to be a part of this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> I am. I\u2019m encouraging parents\u2014as a way to supplement the free downloadable content \/ the devotional you can do with your families\u2014go buy seven inexpensive pillar candles just about anywhere. We also have downloadable labels that you put on each of the seven candles that are the seven \u201cI am\u201d names of Jesus from the Book of John: \u201cI am the bread of life,\u201d \u201cI am the light of the world,\u201d \u201cI am the true vine,\u201d \u201cI am the door,\u201d etc. You label each one of these seven candles with one of those seven names.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And you use a hairdryer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; it\u2019s a fun little thing. We\u2019ve got a tutorial on EverThineHome.com.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, you label the candles with the free downloadable labels. You\u2019ve got the devotional.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Correct.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And then how do you use the candles during the week?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, starting on Palm Sunday, there\u2019s a little bitty background story to read that won\u2019t take but 90 seconds or so. Then you would light six of the candles\u2014not the last one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> There are seven candles.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> There\u2019s seven candles all together. Your last one, number seven, will be \u201cI am the resurrection and the life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou will light the first six candles on Palm Sunday. You will read the story about the first one, which is where Jesus said, \u201cI am the bread of life.\u201d When you finish reading the story and have your little discussion, you\u2019ll blow out that first candle: \u201cI am the bread of life.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> And then on Monday, you will light five candles instead of six.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, eventually, you\u2019re going to extinguish all six candles; but as a part of your devotional, you\u2019ll blow out number one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Correct; yes. [Laughter] Before you get in the car and go to school and run carpool, you blow them all out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes; that\u2019s exactly right. Burn the house down. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Don\u2019t burn the house down!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, Monday you\u2019d light five. At the end of the devotional, you\u2019d blow out another one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Blow out the one that is that day\u2019s name.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, each day, it\u2019s getting a little darker.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> That\u2019s right; it is helping you help your children understand that, as Jesus walked to the cross, He was walking toward death. He was walking toward the day when the light of the world would be extinguished, and that happened on Good Friday. On Good Friday, you will only be lighting one candle; and then you will blow that one candle out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOn Saturday, no candles get lit. In fact, I even suggest that, if you have a piece of black cloth\u2014or you can go buy one at some discount store\u2014cover up all of your candles with black cloth; because, when you think about the disciples, what did the disciples feel on Saturday? They were absolutely devastated\/lost\/forsaken. They thought it was over. They had <em>no idea<\/em> that Jesus was going to raise from the dead. How could they? Nobody had ever done that before. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>We<\/em>, on the other side\u2014we know what\u2019s going to happen on Sunday\u2014so it\u2019s very easy for us to just walk by how the disciples felt on Saturday. But by not lighting a candle in your house on Saturday\u2014and instead covering them all with black cloth\u2014that, too, sends a signal to your children\u2014that the light of the world was gone for a time \/ He was really gone\u2014and \u201cHow might that have felt to the disciples?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, we talked about forgiveness, transformation, and hope. And we kind of take hope for granted\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> We do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because we expect it. The disciples had a day of complete hopelessness\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and all of a sudden, when hope emerges out of complete hopelessness\u2014I\u2019m thinking\u2014this is a bad analogy\u2014but I\u2019m thinking of football teams, who have been down by 30 points, going into the last quarter of a game and the comeback happens; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> And what do people do when the comeback happens?\u2014in the stands \/ the ones who bravely stayed?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> They\u2019re explosive\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Right!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014with their cheer and their joy\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because they had given up the game. They thought, \u201cThis is over\u201d; and when the team starts coming back, it\u2019s like \u201cWe could win.\u201d Then, the final touchdown pass\u2014they win the game, and people go crazy! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, we ought to be doing that on Easter morning; shouldn\u2019t we?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Absolutely; I mean, it\u2019s one of my biggest beefs about Easter Sunday\u2014is that we\u2019re so blas\u00e9 about it. We\u2019re so: \u201c<em>Comme ci comme ca<\/em>. It\u2019s Easter Sunday. We\u2019ll wear nice clothes. We\u2019ll have a little bit different meal\u201d; and then the TV goes on at 1:00 in the afternoon or whatever. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019re absolutely right\u2014we should be jumping, and singing, and dancing, and cheering, and lighting candles, and setting off fireworks\u2014whatever we can think of\u2014let balloons go; it doesn\u2019t matter. We should be, first of all, expressing our joy, and our gratitude, and our worship that God would do this for us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut secondly, we want people to know that we belong to the King of kings\u2014we belong to Jesus, and He\u2019s alive! If we don\u2019t do something exuberant and even excessive\u2014because we would feel like that is excessive\u2014we don\u2019t feel like that in a football game, but we would feel like that at church or at home. But if we don\u2019t, then do we really appreciate what Jesus did for us? I would have to say, \u201cWell, maybe not so much,\u201d because we\u2019re so used to it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The Apostle Paul wrote about this in 1Corinthians 15. He just visited the thought that: \u201cWhat if Christ had not been raised from the dead? If He was still dead, what would that mean?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, here\u2019s what he said\u2014I\u2019m just going to read two of several verses\u2014he said in verse 14: \u201cAnd if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain\u201d\u2014and then he points to the crowd and goes\u2014\u201cand your faith is in vain,\u201d\u2014back to hope, Bob\u2014hopelessness: \u201cYour faith is worthless if Christ is dead.\u201d And then, verse 19, he says this: \u201cIf in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied\u201d if it\u2019s not true.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> But it is true.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It is true and a family ought to be a place where you really could have a little uninhibited joy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Exuberant\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Like a touchdown. That\u2019s one of my beefs too, Bob\u2014this is the greatest comeback in history!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> That\u2019s right; it is.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He defeated death so that, one day, we will too. And if there\u2019s anything we ought to be giving a standing ovation for\u2014it is that we, at the end of our lives, aren\u2019t going to be pitied. We\u2019re going to be transitioning to celestial air\u2014as Dr. Bill Bright, who is the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, used to say\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t be sad for me. I\u2019m going to be breathing celestial air,\u201d he said. No one was pitying <em>him<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He had hoped in Christ, and he experienced the reality of that hope.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So here we go\u2014we\u2019ve got an opportunity for you, as a mom\/as a dad, to do something that will be simple, executable but significant for your family\/for your children. You can go online at FamilyLifeToday.com and download what Barbara has put together to help make Easter more significant in your home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. This is all free download stuff\u2014check it out. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou may want to post a link to this on social media or share it with your friends. I mean, it would be nice to get something viral going so that Easter is more significant for more families than it has been in past years. Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. Download the Holy Week devotional \/ the candle imprints\u2014all of those are available, online, at our website: FamilyLifeToday.com.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I think that the point of all of this is\u2014as parents, we need to be intentional in the things we\u2019re doing. We need to make sure that the gospel is at the center of what we\u2019re doing in raising our children. I think, for a lot of families, faith is something that\u2019s a component of what\u2019s going on in the home; but it\u2019s not core. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, that\u2019s at the heart of the movie that we\u2019re going to be releasing in theatres, coming up on May 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u2014the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>. 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She shares ideas of how to make Holy Week special.","meta_box":{"show_notes":"","transcript_url":"https:\/\/transcript.familylifetoday.com\/fl2018-03-19.pdf","transcript_content":"<strong>Bob: <\/strong>For a lot of families, Easter has either become secularized\/commercialized or it\u2019s become insignificant. Barbara Rainey says that\u2019s not how it ought to be.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> We\u2019ve let the stores tell <a id=\"_Hlk506725428\">us that it\u2019s about bunny rabbits, and it\u2019s about Easter egg hunts, and it\u2019s about candies, and all of that kind of thing. We\u2019ve let them tell us how to celebrate the greatest event that has ever happened. 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I don\u2019t know how many parents have stopped to think about this, but next week is a pretty good discipleship opportunity for any mom and dad with their kids; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And I would say it is a great evangelistic opportunity. Bob, I just want to reach out to our listeners, right now, and just say: \u201cThere are a number of you, who are listeners, who need to be thinking about \/ praying about and looking for opportunities to lead your son\/your daughter to faith in Jesus Christ. You need to do your job to make sure they understand what they need to know in order to have a relationship with God.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You\u2019re not talking about getting them to simply pray a prayer or\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> No; not at all.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s beyond that; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>2:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We ran across a quote by George Barna, who did some research within the Christian community, who said that seven out of ten Christian parents did not have as their goal the salvation of their child. Now, when I read that the first time\u2014Barbara, you\u2019re here. Welcome back to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, by the way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Thanks; glad to be here.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> When you read that, what did you think?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, I was shocked; first of all, because I think I was thinking in the context of the church \/ of the Christian community. Now, it may be that the poll was taken of an at-large population; and so it would be some believers \/ some not believers. But none the less, it was quite surprising to me that a relationship with God got such a low ranking as a goal for parents.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Bob, I\u2019m writing about this in <em>The<\/em> <em>Art of Parenting<\/em> book. You\u2019ve just finished the work on the movie\u2014and it [<em>Like <\/em>Arrows] will be coming out in May\u2014and then <em>The<\/em> <em>Art of Parenting<\/em><sup>\u2122<\/sup> video series will soon follow. This whole emphasis for parents has been brought about because we want to equip parents to know how to spiritually relate to their children and help their kids get off to a great start.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>3:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, and to help them understand\u2014job one, as a parent, is the spiritual development of your kids. Everything else can go right in their life\u2014if the spiritual part goes wrong, that\u2019s not going to serve them. But if there are bumps along the way in every other area of life\u2014but they\u2019ve got a good spiritual foundation poured under them\u2014then that will serve them well.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> There are lots of reasons why parents need to make sure that\u2019s in place with your kids. One of the most important reasons is that you\u2019re not always going to be there. You\u2019re not going to be there when they go sit in school and have a child make fun of them, or they get bullied on a playground, or they go to college and they\u2019re faced with all kinds of things. It\u2019s not just about getting your child to pray the prayer of salvation, so he goes to heaven and doesn\u2019t go to hell. It\u2019s about helping him have a personal one-on-one relationship with God, who will never ever leave him and never forsake him; because you\u2019re going to fail your child, but God won\u2019t.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> I was about to say that I was writing about this in <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em> book, which Barbara and I are working on. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI just finished writing about the most holy privilege we have, as parents. Listen to me\u2014when they hand you the baby after the baby\u2019s born or you adopt a child, God has entrusted that child to you for your care. And what you do, as a parent\u2014it\u2019s just hit me with a fresh realism\u2014as you take that little child\u2019s hand in yours and, over the next 17\/18 years,\u2014if God gives that length of days to that child\u2019s life\u2014you put that little hand, repeatedly, in God\u2019s and you make an introduction. It\u2019s the most epic introduction you will ever make for your child in his existence. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Let me point our listeners to our website, FamilyLifeToday.com. We\u2019ve got a series there\u2014that would be a great series for you to download and listen to\u2014that\u2019s all about leading your children to Christ\u2014a series we did, years ago, with Jim Elliff on the subject. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>5:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIt\u2019s available as a podcast. This would be <em>great<\/em> content for you to listen to together and talk about as you raise your children. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI mentioned that we\u2019re about to enter into a week that is a significant opportunity for parents, because the week is all about the last week in the life of Jesus. And Barbara, this week of Jesus\u2019 life is <em>half<\/em> of the book of John.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So in John\u2019s mind, this week is the whole story\u2014not the whole story\u2014but it\u2019s the biggest part of the story.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, it\u2019s more important than the rest of his life is what he\u2019s saying. I think what this affords us, in our families, is the natural opportunity because it is Holy Week. Palm Sunday starts on Sunday, and you\u2019ve got the whole week to begin to have conversations with your children. It gives you the opportunity to take that child\u2019s hand, as Dennis was just saying, and take him to Jesus. Take him to Jesus and help him see that Jesus said, \u201cI am the bread of life.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>6:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t\u201cWhat does that mean?\u201d\u2014help him understand what that means and continue to do that throughout the rest of the week. It\u2019s such a great privilege to help your children connect with God, and Easter is a perfect opportunity to do that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You mentioned Palm Sunday. When I was growing up, going to church, that Sunday of the year\u2014there were a couple of hymns we always sang, and the kids always came in with palm branches\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014and they were dressed up. There was a little parade and processional. I\u2019m guessing a lot of churches don\u2019t have palm branch parades the way that we did when I was a child. And it\u2019s not that you have to bring back the old traditions, but it\u2019s almost like we ignore the fact that it\u2019s Palm Sunday. We rush right to Easter and get passed it and it\u2019s over. This has become a microwave holiday rather than a slow cook holiday. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> There is no question about that. And it\u2019s being co-opted by the culture. I try to be very careful about how much I talk about the culture, because it\u2019s not the culture\u2019s fault; it\u2019s our fault! We\u2019ve let it go. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>7:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve let the stores tell us that it\u2019s about bunny rabbits, and it\u2019s about Easter egg hunts, and it\u2019s about candies, and all of that kind of thing. We\u2019ve let them tell us how to celebrate the greatest event that has ever happened. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMy challenge to families is: \u201cTake it back. You can take it back. We, together, can take it back. We can make a statement, when we celebrate Easter as a family \/ as a community\u2014especially as a church\u2014that this is the most important holiday of the year\u2014far more important than Christmas.\u201d We don\u2019t see that in our practical application of it, because we spend so little time preparing for Easter compared to how much time we prepare for Christmas. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd yet, the opportunity is ripe for us, who know Christ, to take this holiday back <em>and<\/em> to use it as a way to engage with our family about Jesus, and who He is, and what He did, and why the resurrection is so important\u2014it\u2019s not just to give us eternal life\u2014but it\u2019s because Jesus wants to resurrect our lives on a daily basis. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>8:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHe wants to resurrect your marriage \/ your kids\u2019 sibling rivalry. He wants to resurrect your relationship with your parents \/ your siblings, as an adult. We tend to look at the resurrection as just an event. That was Jesus \/ that was His life, and it opened the door for us to go to heaven; but we don\u2019t take in the knowledge that the resurrection is for <em>us<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> You\u2019ve been pounding the table about Easter for the past two decades at our home. If we had the same table all those years, there would be a fist print where Barbara has just been championing the message of Easter\u2014calling our family\u2014well, you\u2019ve got an interesting term. You believe that followers of Christ need to become a certain kind of people.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Oh, I do; yes\u2014it\u2019s \u201cEaster people.\u201d I think we are known for the way we celebrate Christmas, but I don\u2019t think we\u2019re known for the way we celebrate Easter. We don\u2019t celebrate Easter in any way that\u2019s all that different from people who don\u2019t even know Christ. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>9:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMost of us kind of wake up on Palm Sunday, or maybe a few days later, and go: \u201cOh my; Easter\u2019s coming up. I haven\u2019t bought any candy for my kids\u2019 baskets,\u201d or \u201cOh my; Easter\u2019s coming up. What are we going to wear to church on Sunday?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Isn\u2019t that what it\u2019s about?\u2014[Laughter]\u2014Easter baskets, and bunnies, and wearing your finest clothes to church to be seen by everybody else?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, let me say\u2014let me say\u2014there is nothing wrong with Easter baskets and buying your kids some candy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay; I\u2019m glad to hear that because those peanut butter eggs\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> I know; I know. They\u2019re really good.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I was thinking those were off the table. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Bob, you just wanted to steal them\u2014you\u2019re just wanting to heist a few.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> And don\u2019t you like Peeps<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>? Haven\u2019t we talked about this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I do like Peeps.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> You like Peeps too?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I\u2019m a Peep fan; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; I like Peeps. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Oh my goodness\u2014just pull out a bag of sugar and just pour it down your throat\u2014that\u2019s what a Peep is. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> It is. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut let me say this about the clothes\u2014you just mentioned something about the clothes. I think we have reacted against that as if that was meaningful. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>10:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut what it is\u2014I think when we do put on some finery, as you called it, or we dress somewhat different on Easter, we\u2019re sending a signal\u2014to ourselves, and our children, and those around us\u2014that this is an amazing day. This is a day worth setting apart. The clothes aren\u2019t magical\u2014there\u2019s nothing in the Bible about doing it\u2014but I think it helps <em>us<\/em> remember that this is a day that is set apart\u2014that is like none other in the year\u2014and we need to <em>look<\/em> like it on the outside.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I have used a shorthand, for years, to help me just remember what the significance of this week is for my life and for all of our lives. Friday\u2014the crucifixion is about forgiveness\u2014it\u2019s about the fact that sins are paid for \/ that the price we owe is paid. Sunday is about transformation from death to life, and then everything that follows is about hope. Forgiveness, transformation, and hope are the three words that I just keep coming back to. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>11:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd you know what? In my life, every day, I need to reflect on the reality of forgiveness because, every day, I have the reality of sin; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> That\u2019s right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> I need to reflect on the reality of the transforming work that God is still doing in me: \u201cHe who began a good work\u2026is faithful to complete it [Philippians 1:6]\u201d; and I need to reflect on the fact I have a hope\u2014that this life is not the end. This is not all there is but that there is a future that God has planned for us and a purpose that is ahead for us. Bill Gaither said, \u201cI can face uncertain days because He lives.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, and Easter\u2019s all about that future too. I don\u2019t think we think enough about that when we think about Easter. I think we look back\u2014we look at the cross, and we celebrate the finality of the cross\u2014but we underestimate and don\u2019t think about that it\u2019s <em>also<\/em> about the future; because Jesus rose and, 40 days later, He ascended into heaven\u2014and were going to follow him there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>12:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think the hope word is really good, because I think it reminds us that it\u2019s not just about something that was done\/finalized\/completed but it\u2019s about the future that we are going to have.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Well, I will say\u2014our church, when we have our Good Friday service, we don\u2019t sing about the resurrection\u2014we sing about the cross\u2014but when it gets to Easter Sunday, we sing about the resurrection; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> As it should be; I agree.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And Easter\u2014you believe, Barbara, that one of the reasons why we\u2019re not better at celebrating this is\u2014it\u2019s a little bit like you said, Barbara\u2014the culture doesn\u2019t help remind us that we need to do our job, as parents\u2014who know Jesus Christ and are trying to follow Him\u2014and use the eight days \/ the full eight days from Palm Sunday to Resurrection Day\u2014to celebrate what took place in that time period.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay; so move from the soap box into the laboratory \/ the practical. So yes; we do want to make this week something significant, but what do we do?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>13:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, we\u2019ve created a very simple devotional that families can use, starting on Palm Sunday. It gives you something simple to read every day between Palm Sunday and Resurrection Sunday. What that does is\u2014it helps you make an investment in your child\u2019s life\u2014it helps you point him and remind him of truth \/ it just gives you an opportunity to engage about the last week of Jesus\u2019 life. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tMost of us\u2014I mean, our kids were all in school during Holy Week. That just makes it a real challenge when your kids are in school the whole week leading up to Easter. So, these are very simple, short little readings that you can read every day with your kids.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> This is breakfast table or dinner table kind of things you do, and this is a downloadable devotional. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> It\u2019s available for free. Listeners can go to FamilyLifeToday.com\u2014or go to your website, EverThineHome.com\u2014to download the devotional. In addition to the devotional, you\u2019re encouraging parents to get candles to be a part of this?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>14:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> I am. I\u2019m encouraging parents\u2014as a way to supplement the free downloadable content \/ the devotional you can do with your families\u2014go buy seven inexpensive pillar candles just about anywhere. We also have downloadable labels that you put on each of the seven candles that are the seven \u201cI am\u201d names of Jesus from the Book of John: \u201cI am the bread of life,\u201d \u201cI am the light of the world,\u201d \u201cI am the true vine,\u201d \u201cI am the door,\u201d etc. You label each one of these seven candles with one of those seven names.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> And you use a hairdryer.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Yes; it\u2019s a fun little thing. We\u2019ve got a tutorial on EverThineHome.com.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, you label the candles with the free downloadable labels. You\u2019ve got the devotional.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Correct.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> And then how do you use the candles during the week?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Well, starting on Palm Sunday, there\u2019s a little bitty background story to read that won\u2019t take but 90 seconds or so. Then you would light six of the candles\u2014not the last one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> There are seven candles.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> There\u2019s seven candles all together. Your last one, number seven, will be \u201cI am the resurrection and the life.\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>15:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou will light the first six candles on Palm Sunday. You will read the story about the first one, which is where Jesus said, \u201cI am the bread of life.\u201d When you finish reading the story and have your little discussion, you\u2019ll blow out that first candle: \u201cI am the bread of life.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> And then on Monday, you will light five candles instead of six.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, eventually, you\u2019re going to extinguish all six candles; but as a part of your devotional, you\u2019ll blow out number one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Correct; yes. [Laughter] Before you get in the car and go to school and run carpool, you blow them all out.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Okay. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Yes; that\u2019s exactly right. Burn the house down. [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Don\u2019t burn the house down!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, Monday you\u2019d light five. At the end of the devotional, you\u2019d blow out another one.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Blow out the one that is that day\u2019s name.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So, each day, it\u2019s getting a little darker.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> That\u2019s right; it is helping you help your children understand that, as Jesus walked to the cross, He was walking toward death. He was walking toward the day when the light of the world would be extinguished, and that happened on Good Friday. On Good Friday, you will only be lighting one candle; and then you will blow that one candle out. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>16:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOn Saturday, no candles get lit. In fact, I even suggest that, if you have a piece of black cloth\u2014or you can go buy one at some discount store\u2014cover up all of your candles with black cloth; because, when you think about the disciples, what did the disciples feel on Saturday? They were absolutely devastated\/lost\/forsaken. They thought it was over. They had <em>no idea<\/em> that Jesus was going to raise from the dead. How could they? Nobody had ever done that before. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<em>We<\/em>, on the other side\u2014we know what\u2019s going to happen on Sunday\u2014so it\u2019s very easy for us to just walk by how the disciples felt on Saturday. But by not lighting a candle in your house on Saturday\u2014and instead covering them all with black cloth\u2014that, too, sends a signal to your children\u2014that the light of the world was gone for a time \/ He was really gone\u2014and \u201cHow might that have felt to the disciples?\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> You know, we talked about forgiveness, transformation, and hope. And we kind of take hope for granted\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>17:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> We do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> We do.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because we expect it. The disciples had a day of complete hopelessness\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and all of a sudden, when hope emerges out of complete hopelessness\u2014I\u2019m thinking\u2014this is a bad analogy\u2014but I\u2019m thinking of football teams, who have been down by 30 points, going into the last quarter of a game and the comeback happens; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> And what do people do when the comeback happens?\u2014in the stands \/ the ones who bravely stayed?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> They\u2019re explosive\u2014[Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Right!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014with their cheer and their joy\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Exactly.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> \u2014because they had given up the game. They thought, \u201cThis is over\u201d; and when the team starts coming back, it\u2019s like \u201cWe could win.\u201d Then, the final touchdown pass\u2014they win the game, and people go crazy! \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, we ought to be doing that on Easter morning; shouldn\u2019t we?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Absolutely; I mean, it\u2019s one of my biggest beefs about Easter Sunday\u2014is that we\u2019re so blas\u00e9 about it. We\u2019re so: \u201c<em>Comme ci comme ca<\/em>. It\u2019s Easter Sunday. We\u2019ll wear nice clothes. We\u2019ll have a little bit different meal\u201d; and then the TV goes on at 1:00 in the afternoon or whatever. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>18:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou\u2019re absolutely right\u2014we should be jumping, and singing, and dancing, and cheering, and lighting candles, and setting off fireworks\u2014whatever we can think of\u2014let balloons go; it doesn\u2019t matter. We should be, first of all, expressing our joy, and our gratitude, and our worship that God would do this for us. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut secondly, we want people to know that we belong to the King of kings\u2014we belong to Jesus, and He\u2019s alive! If we don\u2019t do something exuberant and even excessive\u2014because we would feel like that is excessive\u2014we don\u2019t feel like that in a football game, but we would feel like that at church or at home. But if we don\u2019t, then do we really appreciate what Jesus did for us? I would have to say, \u201cWell, maybe not so much,\u201d because we\u2019re so used to it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>The Apostle Paul wrote about this in 1Corinthians 15. He just visited the thought that: \u201cWhat if Christ had not been raised from the dead? If He was still dead, what would that mean?\u201d\u00a0 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>19:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWell, here\u2019s what he said\u2014I\u2019m just going to read two of several verses\u2014he said in verse 14: \u201cAnd if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain\u201d\u2014and then he points to the crowd and goes\u2014\u201cand your faith is in vain,\u201d\u2014back to hope, Bob\u2014hopelessness: \u201cYour faith is worthless if Christ is dead.\u201d And then, verse 19, he says this: \u201cIf in this life only we have hoped in Christ, we are of all people most to be pitied\u201d if it\u2019s not true.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> But it is true.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> It is true and a family ought to be a place where you really could have a little uninhibited joy.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> Exuberant\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> Like a touchdown. That\u2019s one of my beefs too, Bob\u2014this is the greatest comeback in history!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara:<\/strong> That\u2019s right; it is.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>20:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He defeated death so that, one day, we will too. And if there\u2019s anything we ought to be giving a standing ovation for\u2014it is that we, at the end of our lives, aren\u2019t going to be pitied. We\u2019re going to be transitioning to celestial air\u2014as Dr. Bill Bright, who is the founder of Campus Crusade for Christ<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, used to say\u2014\u201cDon\u2019t be sad for me. I\u2019m going to be breathing celestial air,\u201d he said. No one was pitying <em>him<\/em>.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis:<\/strong> He had hoped in Christ, and he experienced the reality of that hope.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob:<\/strong> So here we go\u2014we\u2019ve got an opportunity for you, as a mom\/as a dad, to do something that will be simple, executable but significant for your family\/for your children. You can go online at FamilyLifeToday.com and download what Barbara has put together to help make Easter more significant in your home. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>21:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAgain, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. This is all free download stuff\u2014check it out. Again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tYou may want to post a link to this on social media or share it with your friends. I mean, it would be nice to get something viral going so that Easter is more significant for more families than it has been in past years. Again, our website is FamilyLifeToday.com. Download the Holy Week devotional \/ the candle imprints\u2014all of those are available, online, at our website: FamilyLifeToday.com.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, I think that the point of all of this is\u2014as parents, we need to be intentional in the things we\u2019re doing. We need to make sure that the gospel is at the center of what we\u2019re doing in raising our children. I think, for a lot of families, faith is something that\u2019s a component of what\u2019s going on in the home; but it\u2019s not core. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>22:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn fact, that\u2019s at the heart of the movie that we\u2019re going to be releasing in theatres, coming up on May 1<sup>st<\/sup> and 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u2014the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>. It tells the story of a family that experienced a dramatic turn around when they recognized that their faith needed to be more important than it was. If you\u2019ve not seen the trailer for the movie, <em>Like Arrows<\/em>, it\u2019s available on our website, now, at FamilyLifeToday.com. The movie is kind of a catalytic event to help us introduce to people a new eight-part video series we\u2019ve created called <em>The Art of Parenting<\/em>\u2014it features Dennis and Barbara Rainey. That\u2019s going to be available, beginning May 1<sup>st<\/sup> as well. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWe\u2019ve got a burden, here, at FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup> to try to get this parenting material\/this content that we\u2019ve got into the hands and hearts of people who aren\u2019t listening to <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> \/ who aren\u2019t going to church regularly\u2014folks who would be open to understanding God\u2019s design for parenting, but they\u2019re just not hearing about it. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>23:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur goal, over the next three years, is to try and reach a million people in three language groups with this powerful parenting content. We\u2019ve calculated that it\u2019s going to take us about $10 per home to be able to connect with folks and share with them this content. 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