Before We Go

Sometimes it helps us to relate more intimately with God if we remember to approach Him the way a child would approach Him. David and Karen Mains discuss how to put this spiritual discipline into practice.

David and Karen Mains share from their experience how to work toward cultivating the engoded life—a life wherein we become more and more united with God and the characteristics that define Him.

David Mains shares with Karen, and with our listeners, the overall structure of the Bible and how understanding this structure makes reading the Bible more comprehensible.

David and Karen Mains discuss the critical importance that truth has for believers during our current age and how to live accordingly.

Christians who move toward an older age have an advantage that opens up new opportunities for them to serve others through a ministry of prayer. David and Karen Mains offer some timely suggestions on how to maximize this advantage.

When officials in our government face death threats, it is time for Christians to devote themselves to praying for those leaders. David and Karen Mains discuss ways for believers to become involved without regard to politics and in a way pleasing to Christ.

The so-called little people—those individuals who feel they are of lesser importance—can faithfully take action in seemingly small ways that can have a profoundly positive effect. David and Karen Mains share their insights on how living decidedly Christian can change the world.

David and Karen Mains urge those in their senior years to develop a strategy to pass the baton in their areas of interest to someone who will carry on the race.

The most powerful tool in the arsenal of a determined believer is the power of prayer. David and Karen Mains issue a call to gray-haired citizens to devote themselves to prayer.

While the process of aging may seem daunting, there are actually many benefits that come to us as we age. David and Karen Mains share some of the benefits they have recognized and are willing to celebrate.

Every day we all get a little bit older. As the years go by, we tend to lose more of our strength and vitality. David and Karen Mains discuss the effect of aging and how to recognize that our advancing years are a special gift from God.

This special time of year celebrates a very important event. But, was the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ a culmination, or just the beginning of a series of important, interrelated events? David and Karen Mains share their thoughts.

In these stressful times, David and Karen Mains urge listeners to pay particular attention to the prophetic words spoken by trusted individuals.

In difficult times when everything seems quite chaotic, David and Karen Mains urge listeners to concentrate on seeking God’s perspective regarding the events of our lives.

In this season of gift giving, we have a very special gift that we can lovingly give to others. David and Karen Mains talk about the nature of this gift and share examples of how they have received this gift throughout their lives.

As Christians, we speak often about the Kingdom. But, who is our King? What do we know about Him? Do we understand that He knows us by name? David and Karen Mains share another episode with us from their book: Tales of the Resistance —part of the “Kingdom Tales Trilogy.”

As Christians, we speak often about the Kingdom. But, who is our King? David and Karen Mains share how our King helps us deal with stress through another episode from their book: Tales of the Resistance —part of the “Kingdom Tales Trilogy”—urging us to “Choose Hope”!

As Christians, we speak often about the Kingdom. But, who is our King? What do we know about Him? David and Karen Mains offer some answers to these questions through another episode from their book: Tales of the Resistance —part of the “Kingdom Tales Trilogy.”

As Christians, we speak often about the Kingdom. But, who is our King? What do we know about Him? David and Karen Mains offer some answers to these questions through an episode from their book: Tales of the Resistance —part of the “Kingdom Tales Trilogy.”

God gives us the Gift of Freedom. We should not take this gift lightly. David and Karen Mains discuss how to make that God-given freedom come alive within our own lives.

Just as a human can die early, so a nation can die early, as well. David and Karen Mains offer four concrete suggestions that Christians may use to help preserve and extend the life of our nation.

The word “lament” appears a significant number of times in the Old Testament. In our society today, we rarely hear someone speaking about the value of, or need for, time to lament. Yet in our day, we have many problems—very serious problems—for which Christians should rightly feel the need to lament. In this episode of the “Before We Go Podcast,” David and Karen Mains talk about the biblical histo...

On this podcast, David and Karen Mains discuss a topic that will force many listeners to think carefully about how God views what has become a controversial subject in our society. The Mains propose that “Christians who see God as both pro-choice and pro-life are frustrated when forced to choose one side or the other.” As you listen, you may well find a great deal of food for thought about how we...

The social climate in the United States leading up to the 2020 Presidential Election seems fraught with conflict. Even within families, people seem to bear animosity toward those who favor each candidate or political party. In this podcast, David and Karen Mains offer concrete suggestions on how to prevent discussions with family members and others from turning hostile.

David and Karen Mains ask the question we must all ask ourselves: “Are we prepared for what is to come?” Whether we want to think seriously about it or not, the days ahead may well become more difficult than we can even imagine. The Bible gives us some clues as to what may take place in the future.