PRAISE HIM! with Lauren Chandler
Chatting with Lauren Chandler was truly like catching up with an old friend. She is DE-LIGHTFUL!!! Lauren is an avid writer, a worship leader at her home church, The Village Church, in Flower Mound, Texas where she and her husband, Matt, have served for almost 20 years, and mom to her 3 children. Lauren is also a Bird Lady! That’s right! She watches birds, feeds birds, and even has an app on her phone telling her what kind of bird is perched on her windowsill at any given moment…she’s legit! We just love her!
And she has a sincere and pure heart for worship. When her kids were younger, she wrote a song to help them in the highs and lows of life. That song, became PRAISE HIM!, her new children’s book out NOW. Lauren’s lyrical lines are accompanied by whimsical illustrations and encourage children that no matter day or night, wherever they go, they can praise God continually.
From page to page, readers will follow a child through her day as she goes from sunny morning to stormy afternoon and then a shadowy night. Parents can utilize this book as a great resource to remind their children that God is always there with us, even when days are hard, and that only simple words are needed to praise Him.
Go to LaurenChandler.com to read more about Lauren, and her newest book, PRAISEHIM! It’s available everywhere books are sold.
Connect with Lauren on Instagram @laurenchandler
We hope you enjoy our conversation with Lauren. She’s the real deal. Her heart for Christ and worship encouraged our hearts in many ways. As always, thanks for listening! We are thankful for you!
Lisa and Chrissie
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(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
Experiencing God with Richard Blackaby
We have to admit it…WE ARE BIG EXPERIENCING GOD FANS!!! Dr. Henry Blackaby wrote the study 33 years ago, we have completed the study countless times over the years, and it has shaped us, encouraged us, challenged us and strengthened us! So, we were a little starstruck when Dr. Richard Blackaby joined us for this interview.
Dr. Richard Blackaby, Henry’s son and ministry partner is the General Editor of the completely revised, Christian Standard Bible (CSB) Translation of the Experiencing God Bible. Just released, it features unique design elements and study helps including sections throughout the Bible asking, as only Henry Blackaby can do, “Did you notice?” We so often read God’s word in a hurry and miss so much truth and detail. This Bible will help us think, study, and absorb what God would have for us each day. And experience Him in His word.
We talk a lot about the study that changed us in this episode. But we also ask our guest some parenting questions. One of our favorite quotes, “There aren’t enough rules to make your kids love Jesus. So be so fun and full of joy that they can’t possibly NOT want to follow Christ!” AMEN!!!! As Chrissie likes to say, “THE PARTY DON’T STOP!”
We were honored Dr. Blackaby joined us, and we hope you enjoy this episode of Raising Sinners as much as we did!
Lisa and Chrissie
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(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
Mean girls and Bullies
Mean Girls isn’t just a movie. We’ve all been in situations where we’ve been bullied, treated unfairly, ridiculed, not invited, uninvited, accused, laughed at…It’s real life. Mean girls and bullies don’t go away in 7th grade. They follow us into adulthood unfortunately, so figuring out how to move forward and adjust is just as important as how to react in the moment.
In this episode, we share personal experiences, (some more recent than others!) and remind ourselves, once again, of the main thing. We can’t control mean girls, bullies, or anyone/anything else negative entering our world, but we can control how we react and move forward.
Parents, you are your child’s advocate, teacher, trainer, and trusted advisor. We have so much at stake as we raise our kids. We hope our hits (and misses!) help you, encourage you and give you jet fuel to parent with confidence through God’s word and Holy Spirit.
Thanks for joining us for this episode of RAISING SINNERS! Lisa and Chrissie
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“Raising Sinners” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com
(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
The Raising Sinners Podcast turns 1!!!
We’re one year old! Happy Birthday! Happy Anniversary! Whatever it is we’re celebrating and remembering the goodness of God over this past year!
In this episode, Lisa and Chrissie reminisce over the past year, talk about favorite episodes, and even share some stats! We remember our first episode and all the technical issues we had. Let’s be honest, we still have technical issues. But we carry on and you are with us, and we are so grateful!
Did we mention we’re one of CPN’s fastest growing podcasts??? THANK YOU! Thank you for listening and sharing. Thank you for rating our podcast on your podcast app and giving reviews. Thank you for your encouragement on our Instagram and Facebook page! Thank you for your great episode ideas!!! We’re just thankful for YOU!
One year of podcasting down and many more to go, Lord willing. It’s fun to talk parenting. “We’re sinners, raising sinners. Now let’s talk about it! “
Thanks for joining us for this episode of RAISING SINNERS! Lisa and Chrissie
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“Raising Sinners” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com
(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
The Mom Squad with Abbie Tracy
It’s time for the MOM SQUAD again! Chrissie’s youngest daughter, Abbie Tracy joins us today to talk COMPARISON. It’s a topic we can all identify with. We asked a group of moms recently what they struggle with regarding comparison and here are a few of their answers:
Body image, parenting, age, career, mom guilt, biblical insight and knowledge, finances, spouse, home, friends, materialism, families, in-laws, eloquent speech, relationships, kids and kids’ achievements, ministry opportunities and gifting, Christian community, and generational families with spiritual influence.
Whew! That’s quite a list. Any of those resonate with you? It’s a thing. Comparison is a thing. You might have heard before that the anecdote to comparison is contentment. So how can we be content? Mary and Martha gave us a beautiful picture of the Christian life. 1) Sit at His feet, and 2) Serve. Those two things bring contentment.
Thank you, Abbie, for joining us and sharing how comparison can creep into your family as you raise your 8- and 4-year-old. And how you stay in your lane despite where everyone else is going! #goodword
Thanks for joining us for this episode of RAISING SINNERS! Lisa and Chrissie
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“Raising Sinners” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com
(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
Parent2Parent – 2nd Edition
We’re excited to share with you the 2nd Edition of Parent2Parent!
When we asked parents for their one piece of advice, they were passionate and eager to share. We compiled their nuggets of wisdom ad decided to drill down on some of the main points parents saw as priorities in parenting.
In this second edition of Parent2Parent, we talk about the hard yards of parenting, the toddler years and how a gentle, contrite spirit brings about calmness. Funny, isn’t there a scripture about that?
We also talk about regrets we had in our parenting, phones and then we were cut off with technical issues. Ugh! It was really good though, trust us!
So much of parenting is daily learning, finding joy in the journey and depending on your community. Don’t parent alone.
Thanks for joining us for this episode of RAISING SINNERS! Lisa and Chrissie
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“Raising Sinners” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com
(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
Raising Confident Daughters with Terra Mattson
Some days podcasting is easy and today was one of those days. Terra Mattson joined us for this episode, and she is so easy to talk to, so knowledgeable and just REAL! She’s raising two daughters, we’ve raised two daughters each, so we were all on the same page! And that was good because our subject was GIRLS! Terra is a spokesperson for Christian Parenting so maybe you’ve seen her videos on your feed! She and her hubby, Jeff, live in Oregon and have a ministry called Living Wholehearted. It’s a professional counseling and organizational development firm. They co-host an advice column called Dear Mattsons, and a podcast, Living Wholehearted, on the Christian Parenting Network.
Terra was spot on as she shared what young girls are up against today. Whether it’s gender identity, branding, over-sexualization, anxiety, rape culture, social media - our girls need to be grounded and confident in who they are and Whose they are.
She’s written a course for moms and daughters called, RAISE CONFIDENT DAUGHTERS. This resource will help moms develop and keep a loving, secure connection with their daughters, while helping them to be confident in all that God has created them to be.
The course includes:
8 video lessons for mom, giving behind the scenes coaching on the mental, emotional, and physical world of her daughter.
Conversation guides to foster deep discussions between mom and daughter.
And a downloadable journal to spark a more intimate connection between mom, daughter, and God.
For more information on the course, RAISE CONFIDENT DAUGHTERS, go to www.cpguides.org.
To reach out to Terra and learn more, go to www.terraattson.com or
Instagram @terramattson! Thank you, Terra for joining us! We loved having you on our show!
And thank YOU for listening in to Raising Sinners! Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us spread the word! And we’d love to hear from you. If you LOVE what you hear, please throw us some stars!!! *****
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“Raising Sinners” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com
(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
It’s Summer! Let’s re-PLAY!!!
Well, you guys it’s officially SUMMER this week at the RAISING SINNERS PODCAST and we’re on vacation! YIPPEEEEE! But that doesn’t mean we don’t have something GREAT for you to plug in to today. We are replaying RAISING KIDS TO WALK IN COMMUNITY – IT TAKES A VILLAGE! And yes, it does! We need community and so do our kiddos. Listen to this REPLAY and be reminded of this truth from God’s word!
We hope you enjoy and are encouraged by this REPLAY episode of Raising Sinners! God bless you!
Lisa and Chrissie
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(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)
The Dangers of Growing Up in a Christian Home
In this episode of Raising Sinners, we talk about the dangers that might arise as we raise our kids. First and foremost, we want to guard against passing down a religion. No one needs more religion. But how do we pass on an authentic, Christian faith and not just a good, moral lifestyle? That’s the question. Susie Hawkins is our guest. Susie has been a mentor for Lisa and Chrissie, and a trusted advisor. She talks about the book she read early on in her parenting, that helped shape her approach to biblical parenting and passing down the baton of faith.
We also talk about DECONSTRUCTION. It’s a hot topic in Christian circles today. It’s a hard topic as well. Many children leave home into adulthood, questioning so much of what they were taught to believe.
So much of parenting is taking our hands off the wheel and allowing the Holy Spirit to lead, guide and direct. For parents that’s hard most days. But we trust Him. Our children are His children. And we trust Him.
We hope you’re encouraged and inspired by today’s episode. We’re not going to shy away from discussing tough topics. We hope you won’t either. God bless you and thanks for listening!
Lisa and Chrissie
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“Raising Sinners” available on Amazon and barnesandnoble.com
(Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched September 2021 on Christian Parenting’s Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, “Raising Sinners” and she and Chrissie co-host The Wonder Podcast, as well. Check it out!)