Our ‘Tired’ Is Actually a Gift

By Barbara Rainey | June 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

Note from Barbara: Today’s post comes from my long-distance friend Sara Hagerty. As I read her words below, I felt myself nodding in understanding and identification because her struggle with fatigue and limitations is ageless. My daughters, like Sara, experience exhaustion most days from the relentless demands of their families. Then my generation knows lessening […]

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How Do I Know It’s the Holy Spirit? 5 Ways to Recognize God’s Voice

By Barbara Rainey | May 18, 2026 | 60 Comments

    Do you know of Elijah, prophet of God, who challenged 950 idol worshipers to a contest to see whose God was best? With thousands of spectators watching, the competition of gods felt like a championship football game or soccer match. Whose god was the real God? They all wanted to know. Each side […]

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How to Enjoy Constant Access to God in Prayer

By Barbara Rainey | April 20, 2026 | 5 Comments

How were our lives transformed by the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ over two thousand years ago? One seismic change can be summed up in four words: Constant access to God. When Jesus breathed His last on the Cross, many miraculous phenomena occurred at that moment; some simultaneously, including an earthquake and graves opening […]

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Giving Thanks for God’s Providence When Your World Feels Out of Control

By Barbara Rainey | November 17, 2025 | 0 Comments

  Do you sometimes feel like your world is disordered and confused? Your circumstances are heavy. They don’t line up with your plans. And we live in a world that feels unsettled. It’s easy to start wondering, “Where is God?” in the midst of this daily chaos. As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s good to remember that […]

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6 Lessons I Learned About God as an Adoptive Mom that Every Parent Needs to Know (Part Two)

By Barbara Rainey | November 10, 2025 | 8 Comments

  Like all new parents, Dennis and I welcomed our first four bio babies with joy and great anticipation for what God had planned. It was no different with our adopted daughter. We had equally lofty hopes and dreams for life with her. Our story, like most adoptions, was marked by the unmistakable hand of […]

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