Before We Go

Karen Mains introduces her husband, David Mains, who will read a chapter from his latest book manuscript entitled: Prayer Vigilantes . The theme of this chapter: “Prayer vigilantes are imperfect people, often intimidated by the fact that revival is always marked by an overwhelming sense of the Lord’s presence.”

David and Karen Mains share an interview with Luis Palau, recorded many years ago for “The Chapel of the Air” radio broadcast: “Talking with one of God’s Champions can give us encouragement, as we pray for revival.”

David and Karen Mains share an interview with Luis Palau, recorded in 1979 for “The Chapel of the Air” radio broadcast: “Talking with one of God’s Champions can give us encouragement, as we pray for revival.”

David and Karen Mains share three words that they do not like and why these words are so distasteful to them: “The humble, honest lifestyle Jesus, taught and practiced, should mark those who are leaders in His cause.”

David and Karen Mains discuss the way that a revival overtakes a nation: “Understanding the usual process of spiritual awakenings helps us pray for its reoccurrence.”

David and Karen Mains discuss how to start a spiritual conversation with someone, who crosses the pathway of our lives during the course of traveling, or on other random occasions: “The Golden Rule, as expressed by Jesus, is a good way to get into a conversation about spiritual matters.”

David and Karen Mains discuss Karen’s current book project on the value of listening: “A sense of well-being comes to the fore whenever someone feels listen to, heard, and understood.”

David and Karen Mains discuss the need to meet spiritual challenges through concentrated prayer. David shares the second chapter from his current book project: “To meet the many spiritual challenges of our day, we issue a call for Prayer Vigilantes.”

David and Karen Mains discuss the importance of promptly responding to the nudges that God sends our way: “When God puts something on your heart, be as expeditious as possible—don’t procrastinate.

David and Karen Mains discuss the great value of connecting with God in a childlike way: “A spiritual practice adult Christians might do well to remember is to sometimes approach God the way a child would.”

David and Karen Mains discuss how coming into a relationship with the Lord Jesus Christ will provide the ultimate ability for people to deal with guilt and shame: “The en-goded life is the ultimate aim of the Christian journey and it requires rigorous cultivation.”

David Mains leads his wife Karen on a quest to find a key that will help Christians really understand the Bible: “A simple understanding of the overall structure of the Bible makes it much more comprehensible.

David and Karen Mains consider how lies have filled our current culture with stumbling blocks for everyone. Christians have a responsibility to hold fast to the truth: “Present and future anti-Christ forces make it important that Christ’s followers seek the truth, speak the truth, and embrace the truth.”

David and Karen Mains discuss the effect that aging has on our prayer lives: “As we age, we should become more mature in the way we pray.”

David and Karen Mains talk about the importance of praying for our public leaders, especially in light of the current rancor that has prompted death threats against them: “Hearing about death threats should prompt believers to be more active in their prayer support.”

David and Karen Mains discuss how even ordinary people—those who may consider themselves insignificant “little people”—can change the world when they respond obediently to God’s loving direction: “When living decidedly Christian, even ‘little people’ can change the world.”

Facing the reality of aging, David and Karen Mains discuss the importance of sharing with others some of what they have learned over the course of their lives: “Baton-passing is a skill that older generation believers should take seriously.”

David and Karen Mains issue a call for older citizens to ban together, forming Prayer Vigilantes, because: “America stands in desperate need of the powerful prayers of its gray-haired citizens.”

David and Karen Mains share how important it is to age well, especially during the stressful times of our troubled world: “It’s good to talk seriously about aging with someone you love.”

David and Karen Mains discuss some of the important lessons they are learning as they age: “One would do well to view old age as a gift, not all that many are given.”

As they close out the year 2025, David and Karen Mains discuss two important and related words: consolation and culmination. These words reflect important aspects of how we gain understanding of the work of the Lord Jesus Christ in our lives, both now and in the days to come.

After carefully defining exactly what Scripture teaches us about prophets, David and Karen Mains, drawing from the words of Jesus, share a prophetic word for America.

David and Karen Mains discuss the gift of offering an encouraging word to members of our families, and also to our friends and to those who cross the pathway of our lives. Karen offers this prayer: “O Lord, help me to hear what people say and to say what they need to hear.”

In a time where we the people in our nation struggle to find truth and beauty in our relationships with each other and with God, David and Karen Mains share the final one of the delightful and thoughtful stories from their book: Tales of the Resistance from the trilogy Tales of the Kingdom .

In a time where we the people in our nation struggle to find truth and beauty in our relationships with each other and with God, David and Karen Mains share another of the delightful and thoughtful stories from their book: Tales of the Resistance from the trilogy Tales of the Kingdom .