{"id":304396,"date":"2017-02-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/%series%\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent\/"},"modified":"2017-02-23T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2017-02-23T17:00:00","slug":"unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"Unlocking the Mysteries of Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Barbara Rainey helps us rediscover Easter as we rediscover Lent, the season of preparation for the greatest holiday in the church year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":91,"featured_media":294104,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","inline_featured_image":false,"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","episode_type":"","audio_file":"https:\/\/web.familylifetoday.com\/fl2017-02-23.mp3","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"00:","filesize":"22.79M","filesize_raw":"23894306","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":""},"categories":[2824,2891,2806],"tags":[4224,4227,6215],"podcast_series":[7925],"cwp_profile":[3052],"series":[2101],"class_list":["post-304396","podcast","type-podcast","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-easter-and-lent","category-making-memories","category-spiritual-development","tag-easter","tag-lent","tag-preparing-for-easter","podcast_series-unraveling-the-messiah-mystery","cwp_profile-barbara-rainey","series-familylife-today"],"acf":[],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2024\/09\/FLT-Podcast-Cover-2-508x508-3.jpg?w=508","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1001\/2023\/02\/image-scaled.jpg","download_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-download\/304396\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent","player_link":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast-player\/304396\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent","audio_player":null,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"light","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/familylife-today\/id212174303?mt=2&app=podcast","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/0j5UaKdQOHQCuo1bt0ebEm","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"youtube":{"key":"youtube","url":"","label":"YouTube","class":"youtube","icon":"youtube.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/feed\/podcast\/familylife-today","embedCode":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"gxJ18u5Ff8\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent\/\">Unlocking the Mysteries of Lent<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-stage.familylife.com\/www\/podcast\/familylife-today\/unlocking-the-mysteries-of-lent\/embed\/#?secret=gxJ18u5Ff8\" width=\"500\" height=\"350\" title=\"&#8220;Unlocking the Mysteries of Lent&#8221; &#8212; FamilyLife\u00ae - A Cru Ministry\" data-secret=\"gxJ18u5Ff8\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! 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I\u2019m guessing you haven\u2019t even started thinking about it yet. That\u2019s what the Lenten season is for\u2014to begin preparing our hearts for the celebration of the Resurrection. Barbara Rainey says, even if your church doesn\u2019t participate in some Lenten practice, as a family, you ought to think about it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>We do know about Lent\u2014vaguely and generally. I think kids are aware of it too\u2014they\u2019re curious \/ they\u2019re interested. So why not take advantage of that?\u2014and say, \u201cWe will take this period of Lent\u2014these six weeks\u2014and we will do something intentionally, as a family, to teach our kids about the coming Resurrection that we will celebrate on Easter weekend.\u201d\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 Thursday, February 23<sup>rd<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. \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\tEven if you have never participated in any kind of Lenten activity before, there may be an opportunity for you, this year, to use the Lenten season to disciple your children. We\u2019ll talk more about that today. Stay with us.\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 Thursday edition. A couple of questions, here, to begin with\u2014just for clarification purposes. You and Barbara do not attend a Roman Catholic Church; is that correct?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>That\u2019s correct\u2014not Episcopalian, either. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You have friends who pastor an Episcopalian church; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Former.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Former friends? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>No, former Episcopalians.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<br><strong>Bob: <\/strong>They\u2019re Anglicans; right? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>They are.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Good Anglican friends. Are you going to be attending a pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday this year?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I will not.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Have you ever had ashes placed on your forehead on Ash Wednesday?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know\u2014I was trying to think. I\u2019m not sure about that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You may have?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I might have, at one point or another. \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\tBut I have to say, until Barbara really started studying Lent and what it\u2019s all about, I kind of wondered what that was\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This was off your radar screen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014smudge; you know? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>A smudge on the forehead\u2014it is like, \u201cNow, what exactly is that about?\u201d You could just say, \u201cWell, he\u2019s a good Baptist.\u201d You know? [Laughter] \u201cHe didn\u2019t know about those matters of Lent.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And the reason you have paid a little more attention to these, of late, is that your wife has been looking at the Church calendar and at Lent, in particular; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, she\u2019s been looking at the holidays that families celebrate throughout the year. You made an interesting statement\u2014 in fact, Barbara joins us on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. It looks a <em>whole<\/em> lot better here in the studio\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It always does. Welcome, Barbara.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you, gentlemen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014than when she\u2019s not. No doubt about it. Welcome back, Honey.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thanks.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You made a statement to me\u2014in fact, I think it was yesterday. Your real heart is to help families reclaim holidays which are Christian.\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>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; most of the holidays that we celebrate have some kind of spiritual founding or connection. You know, even the history of our country and the July 4<sup>th<\/sup> holiday\u2014there are spiritual truths woven into that too\u2014but, more importantly, of course, are the Christian holidays that we celebrate every year\u2014Christmas and Easter. Increasingly, people are paying attention to Lent. We want to help them know how to do that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know, I think what Barbara is touching, Bob, is a nerve in families. I think families want to recapture holidays, especially those that do have the Christian roots to them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and most Evangelical Christians don\u2019t pay a lot of attention to the Lenten season. They\u2019ve heard of Shrove Tuesday or Ash Wednesday\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Ash Wednesday; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and they know about Mardi Gras\u2014that\u2019s about as far as they get with anything related to Lent.\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>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And they know that some of their friends give something up during the Lenten season.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You really want to draw attention to this season of fasting that takes place 46 days before Easter. In fact, it kicks off with Ash Wednesday, which is next Wednesday\u2014it\u2019s March 1st, just around the corner. Tell us a little bit about <em>why <\/em>you think this is an important season for us to focus on.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, there are a couple of reasons. One is, I think, that those of us who haven\u2019t practiced Lent are curious about it. Those of us in the Evangelical churches\u2014that don\u2019t\u2014we kind of wonder what that\u2019s all about. I used to wonder, when I was a kid, growing up in the Methodist church, why my friends, who went to the Catholic church or the Episcopal church, got the ashes on their forehead. So that\u2019s one reason\u2014I think we want to know. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut I think, secondly, it\u2019s a great opportunity for moms and dads, in particular, to use that six-week period to teach their children the importance of the coming of Easter. \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\tYou know, one of my great dreams is that we would be able to elevate the celebration of Easter Sunday, which really should be called Resurrection Day. I would <em>love<\/em> to see that elevated to the status of Christmas\u2014not with gifts\u2014but with <em>that<\/em> kind of fervor \/ that kind of attention. In most churches, we go to church; we sing some different songs on Easter Sunday; the kids get all dressed up. There might be Easter lilies; but we go home, and nothing has changed.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It is kind of a one-day\u2014or maybe a one weekend\u2014focus to Easter, as compared to Christmas, which starts before Thanksgiving and goes throughout December.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, and for Christmas, we have the celebration of Advent. In the Church\u2014many families \/ many churches practice Advent, which is preparing for the coming of Christ. In a sense, Lent is the same for Easter. Lent is the season of time in which we prepare for the celebration of the Resurrection. \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\tIt\u2019s just that most of us don\u2019t know what to do in Lent other than give up chocolate or Coke<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014you know, give up something. And yet, there\u2019s so much more to it than giving up something. That can be a part of it, but I really see it as a time of learning, and preparing, and anticipating the joy of the resurrection on Resurrection Sunday.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So you\u2019re saying\u2014whether your church is involved in any kind of formal, liturgical celebration \/ whether there\u2019s a Lenten breakfast that you have at your church, or anything like that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>What kind of pancakes did you call that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, you have the pancake breakfast on Shrove Tuesday every year. It\u2019s a big stack of pancakes that you\u2019re supposed to eat. The whole idea is that you get gluttonous for a day because you\u2019re about to fast for a period of time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Or it\u2019s called Fat Tuesday.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. But you\u2019re saying that moms and dads can bring, into their home, recognition of this season and begin to alert both themselves and their children to the fact that this is something we ought to be paying attention to.\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\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And the reason is because I think, in the culture, we do know about Mardi Gras \/ we do know about Fat Tuesday. We do know about Lent\u2014vaguely and generally. I think kids are aware of it too\u2014so they\u2019re curious \/ they\u2019re interested. So why not take advantage of that?\u2014and say, \u201cWe will take this period of Lent\u2014these six weeks\u2014and we will do something intentionally, as a family, to teach our kids about the coming Resurrection that we will celebrate on Easter weekend.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that holidays are a very natural, easy teaching time for families; because kids intuitively want to do something because they know other families are; and, \u201cWhy can\u2019t we?\u201d Why not provide something for families to help moms and dads actually do some intentional instruction of their kids during the Lenten season?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been watching Barbara kind of chew on this idea and how she would go about equipping families to be more intentional. I was reflecting back, Bob, to when I was a boy. \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\tWe really didn\u2019t talk about the preparation for Easter week or Resurrection Sunday. As we got closer, you know, bunnies would show up, little chickens, and then the eggs would be hidden. We would have fun coloring some eggs and some of those things, but there was not the intentional spiritual teaching that really is on Barbara\u2019s heart.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think this is the big takeaway for a couple or a family who is listening today. This season of Lent can really be a time to capture your children\u2019s imagination around what is meant to prepare for the Messiah. I mean, we\u2019ve read the rest of the story\u2014we know what happened. But Lent can allow us to prepare our hearts, afresh, for what it meant that God became flesh\u2014dwelt among us, was crucified on a cross, died on that cross on behalf of us and took the penalty for our sins, and then defeated death on the third day, rose again from the dead, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father. \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\tAs a result, we have hope! We know where we can spend eternity.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You and your team have come up with an idea\u2014one way that a family could draw attention to the spiritual implications of the Resurrection throughout the Lenten season. It\u2019s pretty cool! Explain to listeners what it is that you\u2019ve come up with.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve created a product called \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d The reason we call it a mystery is because we\u2019re asking families, who do this, to <em>pretend<\/em> that they don\u2019t know the end of the story\u2014that Jesus did come, and Jesus did die on the cross, and then was raised on the third day. We\u2019re saying: \u201cAlright! Get together, as a family, and pretend that you don\u2019t <em>know<\/em> that Jesus has come.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat we have in the journal\u2014we call it a journal\u2014it\u2019s an 80-some page book. There are six sessions in the book\u2014one for each week of Lent. It\u2019s very simple to do \/ it\u2019s very easy. \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\tMoms and dads can just pick it up and start reading it. Each of the six sessions walks you through the Old Testament and shows how, from the very beginning in the Garden with Adam and Eve, God had a plan for redeeming us. God had a plan for fixing what was broken and bringing us back into a relationship with Him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And the thing I like about this is that she\u2019s doing it under the motif of a mystery\u2014\u201dThe Messiah Mystery\u201d\u2014around the idea, like <em>CSI<\/em>, where there are detectives\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You\u2019re looking for clues, along the way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>She really did a good job on this\u2014of going back in the Old Testament and saying to kids, \u201cDid you know there are some clues, back in the Garden, where Adam and Eve were?\u201d You pull out a magnifying glass; and you actually find some of the answers, that are in very fine print, so that the kids can discover what the answer is after they\u2019ve had a chance to look at the Bible and, hopefully, discover on their own.\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\tBob, the thing I like about this is that it doesn\u2019t just teach good theology\u2014it trains children how to study the Bible by observation.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So then, the journal\u2014the 80-page journal\u2014comes with a magnifying glass included?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It does\u2014it comes with a magnifying glass. It comes with two clue notebooks per kit. It also comes with a poster, which we can talk about, in a second, if you want to. The clue notebooks are for the kids to play Sherlock Holmes. They each have their little clue notebook and a pencil. They write down the discoveries that they find. If they\u2019re little, they can color pictures or whatever. It gives kids a way to engage as they\u2019re listening to the story being read. They can write down what they\u2019re learning, and they can collect all of their answers.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, it\u2019s <em>not<\/em> just moms and dads teaching their kids truth; it\u2019s an engaging, practical way of involving your children in the process of discovering truth in the Bible for themselves.\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\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And the magnifying glass is there because, in the book, some of the clues are in really tiny type?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; for instance, in each session, there are Bible verses to read. The verses in the Genesis story that hint at the coming Savior are printed in there. Then, there are questions that you read, and ask, and you discuss. Then, the answer to those questions is printed in a tee-nine-sy font that you, literally, <em>have <\/em>to use the magnifying glass. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tee-nine-sy?\u2014is that what you called it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, tee-nine-sy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Tee-nine-sy! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>You\u2019ve never heard that word? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Let me read just a little bit of the beginning of this, which will give you a little bit of an idea about the mystery that Barbara is unfolding here. This is called \u201cSetting the Stage.\u201d Barbara writes: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHave you ever tried to solve a mystery? Some of the most fascinating detective stories are full of twists and turns that leave you surprised and hungry for more. The clues that led to the mystery\u2019s solution may be complex or turn up in unexpected places. \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\tBut, did you know that God\u2019s story, in the Bible, is actually a series of clues? It\u2019s true! And it\u2019s one of the most mind-boggling mysteries of all time. You see, with God, <em>nothing<\/em> is random. Every detail is ordered with purpose. So, His clues aren\u2019t haphazard or left behind accidentally. They\u2019re purposeful and perfectly orchestrated. And He is eager for us to find every one of them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, you can picture reading that to some young children\u2014they\u2019re going: \u201cThe Bible is a mystery? The Bible has clues\u2014that are stuck in there by God\u2014for us to discover?\u201d See, that\u2019s what I like about this\u2014this is not <em>boring<\/em> our kids with the Bible \/ putting them to sleep with the Bible. It\u2019s causing them to look at the Bible with fresh eyes and go, \u201cWhat was God hinting about there?\u201d \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\tHe began to hint that He was going to send someone\u2014a Messiah\u2014who would, ultimately, rescue us from our sins.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d takes them through a series of Old Testament prophecies pointing to the coming of Messiah.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And each different prophecy tells us a little bit more about whom we\u2019re looking for; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. Each session is going to focus on a particular story. The first one starts in the Garden. Another one is all about the tabernacle. Part of what I love about the tabernacle is\u2014each session, there\u2019s a little practical thing you do with your family. On the tabernacle\u2014the instructions are to get some chalk, and to go outside with a tape measure, and literally draw on your driveway\u2014or out on the street, if you live on a street that doesn\u2019t have much traffic\u2014draw the dimensions of the tabernacle. Draw off the line that separates the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place. Then, sit in the tabernacle and do your lesson.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, obviously, if there\u2019s bad weather, you make a tent in the living room with chairs, and cushions, and blankets, and pretend that that\u2019s your tabernacle. \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\tBut, how cool would that be?\u2014to actually draw the shape of the tabernacle and learn about where things were located in the tabernacle\u2014because all of the elements of the tabernacle talk about Jesus. Most of us don\u2019t <em>think<\/em> about that. So, as these stories string together, over six weeks\u2014by the time you get to Holy week \/ you get to Easter week, you\u2019re so ready to learn about Jesus and what He did. Kids have so much more anticipation\u2014that we really can celebrate the Resurrection in a whole new way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I can see where a homeschooling family would be all over this\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>They would love it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014because it can fit into the school day very easily. But, for those who aren\u2019t homeschoolers,\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014is this something?\u2014I mean, I\u2019m just imagining\u2014out in the street, at night, with chalk\u2014you know, after dinner or whatever it is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know\u2014we\u2019re talking about once a week for six weeks.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, you\u2019re not talking about every night having to discipline yourself for 30\/45 minutes every night. \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\tYou\u2019re talking about a structured family time which, frankly, every family ought to have, anyway, once a week\u2014something that is purposeful\u2014to have fun and get to know a little bit about God in the process and about His claims upon each individual\u2019s life. But, that\u2019s what Barbara has put together, here, in \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d It equips moms and dads with a bunch of family nights that point toward Easter.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, one of my goals is to make it easy. I remember, when we were raising our kids, it was so hard to find good material\u2014for one thing. Secondly, to get everything that you need, and to gather the kids, and to prepare ahead of time\u2014it was more trouble than it was worth. Half the time, we didn\u2019t do it like we wanted to. We felt guilty.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ve made this really easy! So, all you have to\u2014there\u2019s a supply list to get, in the front\u2014it\u2019s not more than six or seven things; and you don\u2019t even have to do that. But it\u2019s designed so that you can pick it up and just start reading. You don\u2019t have to prepare ahead of time. \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\tIt is one of my goals\u2014is to make it easy for moms and dads to use. I realize that not everybody will finish all six\u2014it\u2019s life! You\u2019re going to have interruptions. You\u2019re going to have kids who get sick. You\u2019re going to have things that will happen, and you won\u2019t finish all six. But try again next year. Maybe, next year, you\u2019ll get four instead of two.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>My encouragement to families is: \u201cBegin now to be intentional about what you\u2019re going to do instead of doing something like everybody else does. Instead, become intentional\u2014like Barbara writes in \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d\u2014like God was \/ He didn\u2019t allow any detail to just be random\u2014He was very intentional \/ very purposeful. He was leading.\u201d I like the way she puts it later on in the book\u2014she said, \u201cIt was like God was dropping bread crumbs\u2014little bread crumbs\u2014on the trail for us to follow so that we could see that, \u2018Yes, Jesus really was foreshadowed in the Old Testament. He was spoken of there, and He came.\u2019\u201d \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\tSo, when you come to Resurrection Sunday, you\u2019re going to have a whole new appreciation because, in essence, you will have taught your children some of the <em>best<\/em> biblical truth that any family could ever learn, under any circumstance.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, that just reminds me of a young friend of mine\u2014she has four boys. I think the oldest is about sixth grade, and the youngest is about four or five. She wrote back, and hers is one of my favorite quotes\u2014she said: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI love that we have a way to teach this information in a way that is fun and very interesting. The whole uncovering clues concept has captured the boys\u2019 attention in a new way\u2014better than if we were just reading passages of Scripture, without the look-for-hidden-clues motivation. Surprisingly, the adults\u2014my husband and I\u2014are getting as much or more out of it. You would think that I would know all of this stuff from the upbringing I have had [she\u2019s a pastor\u2019s daughter], but I feel like a new student. \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\tPiecing together the historical anticipation of Jesus Christ is something that I didn\u2019t learn at church.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd that\u2019s one of my favorite comments, because I really want parents to learn too. This isn\u2019t just for the kids. I\u2019m excited that moms and dads are going to be learning, with their children, things that they didn\u2019t know before, in the Old Testament, either.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019m glad you brought that up, because I was going to add that this isn\u2019t just for couples who have children. This is excellent for a young couple, starting out, because this is <em>really<\/em> a rich, dynamic story of uncovering these clues. I promise you, \u201cIf you don\u2019t find out something new, as a result of doing all these lessons, I\u2019ll buy it back from you!\u201d I\u2019ll pay for it, because I went to seminary; okay? And I\u2019m sitting, across the table, reading what Barbara has put together\u2014I\u2019m going: \u201cI didn\u2019t know that. That\u2019s pretty cool!\u201d Now, maybe I wasn\u2019t a good seminary student\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Weren\u2019t paying attention in class! [Laughter]\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\tWell, I\u2019m just thinking\u2014if folks want to do this, corresponding with the observance of Lent\u2014it starts next Wednesday, March 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Easter, this year, is on April 16<sup>th<\/sup>. That\u2019s one of the reasons we\u2019re talking about all of this right now\u2014is so that folks can get this resource and start using it during the Lenten season. Even if you get it a week after Lent starts, that\u2019s okay; you can still do this.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur hope is that more people will spend more time, before Easter arrives, thinking about the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus as we lead up to the celebration of the Resurrection. Don\u2019t wait until the week before Easter and go: \u201cOh, it\u2019s Easter week. We ought to be thinking about Jesus this week.\u201d No; think about it from now until Easter, over a period of weeks, and get your kids thinking about it too.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOf course, we have \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d available in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. \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\tIf you\u2019d like to get one of these resources and start using it with your children\u2014help prepare everybody with some anticipation \/ a little excitement about the coming of the Resurrection\u2014go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Get a copy of Barbara Rainey\u2019s, \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d Everything you need\u2014the journal, the magnifying glass, the clue notebooks, the poster\u2014I mean, it\u2019s all in there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s more information about the resource online; again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com if you need more information, or if you\u2019d like to order \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d Or you can call to order at 1-800-FL-TODAY. So, again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com; the toll-free number is 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs we\u2019re talking about all of this, I\u2019m thinking back to a survey that we took\u2014this was many years ago. We asked our listeners, \u201cWhat do you need help with most when it comes to parenting?\u201d \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\tWe thought we would get\u2014I think we thought sibling rivalry would be number one, or conflict resolution among kids,\u2014something in that order\u2014teaching your kids how to obey \/ how to behave. The number one thing parents said they wanted help with\u2014the spiritual training, and nurturing, and development of their children. That\u2019s one of the reasons we\u2019ve gone to work to create resources like Resurrection Eggs<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, and \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d, and the other resources that we\u2019ve created for families to use\u2014so that there could be some purposeful, intentional discipleship going on as you raise your children.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere, at FamilyLife, we\u2019re committed to providing you with practical biblical help and hope for your marriage and your family\u2014that\u2019s our mission \/ that\u2019s our goal. We want to see every home become a godly home. Some of you, who are regular listeners and monthly Legacy Partners, you share that goal with us\u2014 \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\t\u2014you\u2019re people who believe that marriage and family is vital to the church; it\u2019s vital to our country; it\u2019s vital to who we are as a nation. We appreciate your partnering with us so that this radio program can expand and be heard by more and more people \/ our website can be reaching more and more people every year, which has been happening at an accelerated rate over the last couple of years. You\u2019re making that possible as you support this ministry, and we\u2019re grateful for your partnership with us in this endeavor.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you can make a donation today to support this ministry, either by becoming a new Legacy Partner and agreeing to make a monthly donation, or simply by making a one-time donation, we\u2019d love to send you Dennis and Barbara Rainey\u2019s devotional guide for couples called <em>Moments with You<\/em>. It\u2019s our thank-you gift to you when you support this ministry with your donation. You can do that, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr you can request the devotional and make your donation by writing to us at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to talk more about how we can use the weeks leading up to Easter to do a little intentional discipling and some Bible study\u2014some fun Bible study\u2014with the kids. We\u2019ll talk more about that tomorrow. I hope you can tune in for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. 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I\u2019m guessing you haven\u2019t even started thinking about it yet. That\u2019s what the Lenten season is for\u2014to begin preparing our hearts for the celebration of the Resurrection. Barbara Rainey says, even if your church doesn\u2019t participate in some Lenten practice, as a family, you ought to think about it.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>We do know about Lent\u2014vaguely and generally. I think kids are aware of it too\u2014they\u2019re curious \/ they\u2019re interested. So why not take advantage of that?\u2014and say, \u201cWe will take this period of Lent\u2014these six weeks\u2014and we will do something intentionally, as a family, to teach our kids about the coming Resurrection that we will celebrate on Easter weekend.\u201d\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 Thursday, February 23<sup>rd<\/sup>. Our host is the President of FamilyLife<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, Dennis Rainey, and I'm Bob Lepine. \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\tEven if you have never participated in any kind of Lenten activity before, there may be an opportunity for you, this year, to use the Lenten season to disciple your children. We\u2019ll talk more about that today. Stay with us.\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 Thursday edition. A couple of questions, here, to begin with\u2014just for clarification purposes. 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Are you going to be attending a pancake supper on Shrove Tuesday this year?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I will not.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Have you ever had ashes placed on your forehead on Ash Wednesday?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know\u2014I was trying to think. I\u2019m not sure about that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You may have?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I might have, at one point or another. \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\tBut I have to say, until Barbara really started studying Lent and what it\u2019s all about, I kind of wondered what that was\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>This was off your radar screen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014smudge; you know? \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Right.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>A smudge on the forehead\u2014it is like, \u201cNow, what exactly is that about?\u201d You could just say, \u201cWell, he\u2019s a good Baptist.\u201d You know? [Laughter] \u201cHe didn\u2019t know about those matters of Lent.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And the reason you have paid a little more attention to these, of late, is that your wife has been looking at the Church calendar and at Lent, in particular; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Well, she\u2019s been looking at the holidays that families celebrate throughout the year. You made an interesting statement\u2014 in fact, Barbara joins us on <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>. It looks a <em>whole<\/em> lot better here in the studio\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It always does. Welcome, Barbara.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thank you, gentlemen.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>\u2014than when she\u2019s not. No doubt about it. Welcome back, Honey.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Thanks.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You made a statement to me\u2014in fact, I think it was yesterday. Your real heart is to help families reclaim holidays which are Christian.\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>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; most of the holidays that we celebrate have some kind of spiritual founding or connection. You know, even the history of our country and the July 4<sup>th<\/sup> holiday\u2014there are spiritual truths woven into that too\u2014but, more importantly, of course, are the Christian holidays that we celebrate every year\u2014Christmas and Easter. Increasingly, people are paying attention to Lent. We want to help them know how to do that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know, I think what Barbara is touching, Bob, is a nerve in families. I think families want to recapture holidays, especially those that do have the Christian roots to them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, and most Evangelical Christians don\u2019t pay a lot of attention to the Lenten season. They\u2019ve heard of Shrove Tuesday or Ash Wednesday\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Ash Wednesday; yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014and they know about Mardi Gras\u2014that\u2019s about as far as they get with anything related to Lent.\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>4:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And they know that some of their friends give something up during the Lenten season.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You really want to draw attention to this season of fasting that takes place 46 days before Easter. In fact, it kicks off with Ash Wednesday, which is next Wednesday\u2014it\u2019s March 1st, just around the corner. Tell us a little bit about <em>why <\/em>you think this is an important season for us to focus on.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, there are a couple of reasons. One is, I think, that those of us who haven\u2019t practiced Lent are curious about it. Those of us in the Evangelical churches\u2014that don\u2019t\u2014we kind of wonder what that\u2019s all about. I used to wonder, when I was a kid, growing up in the Methodist church, why my friends, who went to the Catholic church or the Episcopal church, got the ashes on their forehead. So that\u2019s one reason\u2014I think we want to know. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tBut I think, secondly, it\u2019s a great opportunity for moms and dads, in particular, to use that six-week period to teach their children the importance of the coming of Easter. \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\tYou know, one of my great dreams is that we would be able to elevate the celebration of Easter Sunday, which really should be called Resurrection Day. I would <em>love<\/em> to see that elevated to the status of Christmas\u2014not with gifts\u2014but with <em>that<\/em> kind of fervor \/ that kind of attention. In most churches, we go to church; we sing some different songs on Easter Sunday; the kids get all dressed up. There might be Easter lilies; but we go home, and nothing has changed.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>It is kind of a one-day\u2014or maybe a one weekend\u2014focus to Easter, as compared to Christmas, which starts before Thanksgiving and goes throughout December.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, and for Christmas, we have the celebration of Advent. In the Church\u2014many families \/ many churches practice Advent, which is preparing for the coming of Christ. In a sense, Lent is the same for Easter. Lent is the season of time in which we prepare for the celebration of the Resurrection. \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\tIt\u2019s just that most of us don\u2019t know what to do in Lent other than give up chocolate or Coke<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>\u2014you know, give up something. And yet, there\u2019s so much more to it than giving up something. That can be a part of it, but I really see it as a time of learning, and preparing, and anticipating the joy of the resurrection on Resurrection Sunday.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So you\u2019re saying\u2014whether your church is involved in any kind of formal, liturgical celebration \/ whether there\u2019s a Lenten breakfast that you have at your church, or anything like that\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>What kind of pancakes did you call that?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Well, you have the pancake breakfast on Shrove Tuesday every year. It\u2019s a big stack of pancakes that you\u2019re supposed to eat. The whole idea is that you get gluttonous for a day because you\u2019re about to fast for a period of time.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Or it\u2019s called Fat Tuesday.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. But you\u2019re saying that moms and dads can bring, into their home, recognition of this season and begin to alert both themselves and their children to the fact that this is something we ought to be paying attention to.\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\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>And the reason is because I think, in the culture, we do know about Mardi Gras \/ we do know about Fat Tuesday. We do know about Lent\u2014vaguely and generally. I think kids are aware of it too\u2014so they\u2019re curious \/ they\u2019re interested. So why not take advantage of that?\u2014and say, \u201cWe will take this period of Lent\u2014these six weeks\u2014and we will do something intentionally, as a family, to teach our kids about the coming Resurrection that we will celebrate on Easter weekend.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think that holidays are a very natural, easy teaching time for families; because kids intuitively want to do something because they know other families are; and, \u201cWhy can\u2019t we?\u201d Why not provide something for families to help moms and dads actually do some intentional instruction of their kids during the Lenten season?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019ve been watching Barbara kind of chew on this idea and how she would go about equipping families to be more intentional. I was reflecting back, Bob, to when I was a boy. \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\tWe really didn\u2019t talk about the preparation for Easter week or Resurrection Sunday. As we got closer, you know, bunnies would show up, little chickens, and then the eggs would be hidden. We would have fun coloring some eggs and some of those things, but there was not the intentional spiritual teaching that really is on Barbara\u2019s heart.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI think this is the big takeaway for a couple or a family who is listening today. This season of Lent can really be a time to capture your children\u2019s imagination around what is meant to prepare for the Messiah. I mean, we\u2019ve read the rest of the story\u2014we know what happened. But Lent can allow us to prepare our hearts, afresh, for what it meant that God became flesh\u2014dwelt among us, was crucified on a cross, died on that cross on behalf of us and took the penalty for our sins, and then defeated death on the third day, rose again from the dead, and is seated at the right hand of God the Father. \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\tAs a result, we have hope! We know where we can spend eternity.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You and your team have come up with an idea\u2014one way that a family could draw attention to the spiritual implications of the Resurrection throughout the Lenten season. It\u2019s pretty cool! Explain to listeners what it is that you\u2019ve come up with.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, we\u2019ve created a product called \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d The reason we call it a mystery is because we\u2019re asking families, who do this, to <em>pretend<\/em> that they don\u2019t know the end of the story\u2014that Jesus did come, and Jesus did die on the cross, and then was raised on the third day. We\u2019re saying: \u201cAlright! Get together, as a family, and pretend that you don\u2019t <em>know<\/em> that Jesus has come.\u201d \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tWhat we have in the journal\u2014we call it a journal\u2014it\u2019s an 80-some page book. There are six sessions in the book\u2014one for each week of Lent. It\u2019s very simple to do \/ it\u2019s very easy. \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\tMoms and dads can just pick it up and start reading it. Each of the six sessions walks you through the Old Testament and shows how, from the very beginning in the Garden with Adam and Eve, God had a plan for redeeming us. God had a plan for fixing what was broken and bringing us back into a relationship with Him.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>And the thing I like about this is that she\u2019s doing it under the motif of a mystery\u2014\u201dThe Messiah Mystery\u201d\u2014around the idea, like <em>CSI<\/em>, where there are detectives\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>You\u2019re looking for clues, along the way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>She really did a good job on this\u2014of going back in the Old Testament and saying to kids, \u201cDid you know there are some clues, back in the Garden, where Adam and Eve were?\u201d You pull out a magnifying glass; and you actually find some of the answers, that are in very fine print, so that the kids can discover what the answer is after they\u2019ve had a chance to look at the Bible and, hopefully, discover on their own.\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\tBob, the thing I like about this is that it doesn\u2019t just teach good theology\u2014it trains children how to study the Bible by observation.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So then, the journal\u2014the 80-page journal\u2014comes with a magnifying glass included?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>It does\u2014it comes with a magnifying glass. It comes with two clue notebooks per kit. It also comes with a poster, which we can talk about, in a second, if you want to. The clue notebooks are for the kids to play Sherlock Holmes. They each have their little clue notebook and a pencil. They write down the discoveries that they find. If they\u2019re little, they can color pictures or whatever. It gives kids a way to engage as they\u2019re listening to the story being read. They can write down what they\u2019re learning, and they can collect all of their answers.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tSo, it\u2019s <em>not<\/em> just moms and dads teaching their kids truth; it\u2019s an engaging, practical way of involving your children in the process of discovering truth in the Bible for themselves.\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\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And the magnifying glass is there because, in the book, some of the clues are in really tiny type?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes; for instance, in each session, there are Bible verses to read. The verses in the Genesis story that hint at the coming Savior are printed in there. Then, there are questions that you read, and ask, and you discuss. Then, the answer to those questions is printed in a tee-nine-sy font that you, literally, <em>have <\/em>to use the magnifying glass. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Tee-nine-sy?\u2014is that what you called it?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes, tee-nine-sy. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Tee-nine-sy! [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>You\u2019ve never heard that word? [Laughter]\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>Let me read just a little bit of the beginning of this, which will give you a little bit of an idea about the mystery that Barbara is unfolding here. This is called \u201cSetting the Stage.\u201d Barbara writes: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHave you ever tried to solve a mystery? Some of the most fascinating detective stories are full of twists and turns that leave you surprised and hungry for more. The clues that led to the mystery\u2019s solution may be complex or turn up in unexpected places. \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\tBut, did you know that God\u2019s story, in the Bible, is actually a series of clues? It\u2019s true! And it\u2019s one of the most mind-boggling mysteries of all time. You see, with God, <em>nothing<\/em> is random. Every detail is ordered with purpose. So, His clues aren\u2019t haphazard or left behind accidentally. They\u2019re purposeful and perfectly orchestrated. And He is eager for us to find every one of them.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, you can picture reading that to some young children\u2014they\u2019re going: \u201cThe Bible is a mystery? The Bible has clues\u2014that are stuck in there by God\u2014for us to discover?\u201d See, that\u2019s what I like about this\u2014this is not <em>boring<\/em> our kids with the Bible \/ putting them to sleep with the Bible. It\u2019s causing them to look at the Bible with fresh eyes and go, \u201cWhat was God hinting about there?\u201d \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\tHe began to hint that He was going to send someone\u2014a Messiah\u2014who would, ultimately, rescue us from our sins.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>So, \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d takes them through a series of Old Testament prophecies pointing to the coming of Messiah.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>And each different prophecy tells us a little bit more about whom we\u2019re looking for; right?\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>That\u2019s right. Each session is going to focus on a particular story. The first one starts in the Garden. Another one is all about the tabernacle. Part of what I love about the tabernacle is\u2014each session, there\u2019s a little practical thing you do with your family. On the tabernacle\u2014the instructions are to get some chalk, and to go outside with a tape measure, and literally draw on your driveway\u2014or out on the street, if you live on a street that doesn\u2019t have much traffic\u2014draw the dimensions of the tabernacle. Draw off the line that separates the Holy of Holies from the Holy Place. Then, sit in the tabernacle and do your lesson.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, obviously, if there\u2019s bad weather, you make a tent in the living room with chairs, and cushions, and blankets, and pretend that that\u2019s your tabernacle. \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\tBut, how cool would that be?\u2014to actually draw the shape of the tabernacle and learn about where things were located in the tabernacle\u2014because all of the elements of the tabernacle talk about Jesus. Most of us don\u2019t <em>think<\/em> about that. So, as these stories string together, over six weeks\u2014by the time you get to Holy week \/ you get to Easter week, you\u2019re so ready to learn about Jesus and what He did. Kids have so much more anticipation\u2014that we really can celebrate the Resurrection in a whole new way.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>I can see where a homeschooling family would be all over this\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>They would love it!\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014because it can fit into the school day very easily. But, for those who aren\u2019t homeschoolers,\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>\u2014is this something?\u2014I mean, I\u2019m just imagining\u2014out in the street, at night, with chalk\u2014you know, after dinner or whatever it is\u2014\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>You know\u2014we\u2019re talking about once a week for six weeks.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Yes.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>So, you\u2019re not talking about every night having to discipline yourself for 30\/45 minutes every night. \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\tYou\u2019re talking about a structured family time which, frankly, every family ought to have, anyway, once a week\u2014something that is purposeful\u2014to have fun and get to know a little bit about God in the process and about His claims upon each individual\u2019s life. But, that\u2019s what Barbara has put together, here, in \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d It equips moms and dads with a bunch of family nights that point toward Easter.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, one of my goals is to make it easy. I remember, when we were raising our kids, it was so hard to find good material\u2014for one thing. Secondly, to get everything that you need, and to gather the kids, and to prepare ahead of time\u2014it was more trouble than it was worth. Half the time, we didn\u2019t do it like we wanted to. We felt guilty.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI\u2019ve made this really easy! So, all you have to\u2014there\u2019s a supply list to get, in the front\u2014it\u2019s not more than six or seven things; and you don\u2019t even have to do that. But it\u2019s designed so that you can pick it up and just start reading. You don\u2019t have to prepare ahead of time. \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\tIt is one of my goals\u2014is to make it easy for moms and dads to use. I realize that not everybody will finish all six\u2014it\u2019s life! You\u2019re going to have interruptions. You\u2019re going to have kids who get sick. You\u2019re going to have things that will happen, and you won\u2019t finish all six. But try again next year. Maybe, next year, you\u2019ll get four instead of two.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>My encouragement to families is: \u201cBegin now to be intentional about what you\u2019re going to do instead of doing something like everybody else does. Instead, become intentional\u2014like Barbara writes in \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d\u2014like God was \/ He didn\u2019t allow any detail to just be random\u2014He was very intentional \/ very purposeful. He was leading.\u201d I like the way she puts it later on in the book\u2014she said, \u201cIt was like God was dropping bread crumbs\u2014little bread crumbs\u2014on the trail for us to follow so that we could see that, \u2018Yes, Jesus really was foreshadowed in the Old Testament. He was spoken of there, and He came.\u2019\u201d \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\tSo, when you come to Resurrection Sunday, you\u2019re going to have a whole new appreciation because, in essence, you will have taught your children some of the <em>best<\/em> biblical truth that any family could ever learn, under any circumstance.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Barbara: <\/strong>Well, that just reminds me of a young friend of mine\u2014she has four boys. I think the oldest is about sixth grade, and the youngest is about four or five. She wrote back, and hers is one of my favorite quotes\u2014she said: \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI love that we have a way to teach this information in a way that is fun and very interesting. The whole uncovering clues concept has captured the boys\u2019 attention in a new way\u2014better than if we were just reading passages of Scripture, without the look-for-hidden-clues motivation. Surprisingly, the adults\u2014my husband and I\u2014are getting as much or more out of it. You would think that I would know all of this stuff from the upbringing I have had [she\u2019s a pastor\u2019s daughter], but I feel like a new student. \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\tPiecing together the historical anticipation of Jesus Christ is something that I didn\u2019t learn at church.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAnd that\u2019s one of my favorite comments, because I really want parents to learn too. This isn\u2019t just for the kids. I\u2019m excited that moms and dads are going to be learning, with their children, things that they didn\u2019t know before, in the Old Testament, either.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Dennis: <\/strong>I\u2019m glad you brought that up, because I was going to add that this isn\u2019t just for couples who have children. This is excellent for a young couple, starting out, because this is <em>really<\/em> a rich, dynamic story of uncovering these clues. I promise you, \u201cIf you don\u2019t find out something new, as a result of doing all these lessons, I\u2019ll buy it back from you!\u201d I\u2019ll pay for it, because I went to seminary; okay? And I\u2019m sitting, across the table, reading what Barbara has put together\u2014I\u2019m going: \u201cI didn\u2019t know that. That\u2019s pretty cool!\u201d Now, maybe I wasn\u2019t a good seminary student\u2014 \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>Bob: <\/strong>Weren\u2019t paying attention in class! [Laughter]\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\tWell, I\u2019m just thinking\u2014if folks want to do this, corresponding with the observance of Lent\u2014it starts next Wednesday, March 1<sup>st<\/sup>. Easter, this year, is on April 16<sup>th<\/sup>. That\u2019s one of the reasons we\u2019re talking about all of this right now\u2014is so that folks can get this resource and start using it during the Lenten season. Even if you get it a week after Lent starts, that\u2019s okay; you can still do this.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOur hope is that more people will spend more time, before Easter arrives, thinking about the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus as we lead up to the celebration of the Resurrection. Don\u2019t wait until the week before Easter and go: \u201cOh, it\u2019s Easter week. We ought to be thinking about Jesus this week.\u201d No; think about it from now until Easter, over a period of weeks, and get your kids thinking about it too.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOf course, we have \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d available in our <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em> Resource Center. \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\tIf you\u2019d like to get one of these resources and start using it with your children\u2014help prepare everybody with some anticipation \/ a little excitement about the coming of the Resurrection\u2014go to FamilyLifeToday.com. Get a copy of Barbara Rainey\u2019s, \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d Everything you need\u2014the journal, the magnifying glass, the clue notebooks, the poster\u2014I mean, it\u2019s all in there. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tThere\u2019s more information about the resource online; again, go to FamilyLifeToday.com if you need more information, or if you\u2019d like to order \u201cThe Messiah Mystery.\u201d Or you can call to order at 1-800-FL-TODAY. So, again, the website is FamilyLifeToday.com; the toll-free number is 1-800-\u201cF\u201d as in family, \u201cL\u201d as in life, and then the word, \u201cTODAY.\u201d\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tAs we\u2019re talking about all of this, I\u2019m thinking back to a survey that we took\u2014this was many years ago. We asked our listeners, \u201cWhat do you need help with most when it comes to parenting?\u201d \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\tWe thought we would get\u2014I think we thought sibling rivalry would be number one, or conflict resolution among kids,\u2014something in that order\u2014teaching your kids how to obey \/ how to behave. The number one thing parents said they wanted help with\u2014the spiritual training, and nurturing, and development of their children. That\u2019s one of the reasons we\u2019ve gone to work to create resources like Resurrection Eggs<sup>\u00ae<\/sup>, and \u201cThe Messiah Mystery\u201d, and the other resources that we\u2019ve created for families to use\u2014so that there could be some purposeful, intentional discipleship going on as you raise your children.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tHere, at FamilyLife, we\u2019re committed to providing you with practical biblical help and hope for your marriage and your family\u2014that\u2019s our mission \/ that\u2019s our goal. We want to see every home become a godly home. Some of you, who are regular listeners and monthly Legacy Partners, you share that goal with us\u2014 \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\t\u2014you\u2019re people who believe that marriage and family is vital to the church; it\u2019s vital to our country; it\u2019s vital to who we are as a nation. We appreciate your partnering with us so that this radio program can expand and be heard by more and more people \/ our website can be reaching more and more people every year, which has been happening at an accelerated rate over the last couple of years. You\u2019re making that possible as you support this ministry, and we\u2019re grateful for your partnership with us in this endeavor.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tIf you can make a donation today to support this ministry, either by becoming a new Legacy Partner and agreeing to make a monthly donation, or simply by making a one-time donation, we\u2019d love to send you Dennis and Barbara Rainey\u2019s devotional guide for couples called <em>Moments with You<\/em>. It\u2019s our thank-you gift to you when you support this ministry with your donation. You can do that, online, at FamilyLifeToday.com; or you can call 1-800-FL-TODAY to donate. \n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\t<strong>24:00<\/strong>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tOr you can request the devotional and make your donation by writing to us at <em>FamilyLife Today<\/em>, PO Box 7111, Little Rock, AR; and our zip code is 72223.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tNow, tomorrow, we\u2019re going to talk more about how we can use the weeks leading up to Easter to do a little intentional discipling and some Bible study\u2014some fun Bible study\u2014with the kids. We\u2019ll talk more about that tomorrow. I hope you can tune in for that.\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p>\n\t\t\t\tI want to thank our engineer today, Keith Lynch, along with our entire broadcast production team. On behalf of our host, Dennis Rainey, I'm Bob Lepine. 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