It’s the MOST WONDERFUL time of the year!!! It’s Christmastime! And we’re celebrating hard over here at Raising Sinners!

 

The story of Jesus’ birth seems to come alive every year at this time as parents, grandparents, friends, and family tell the story from Luke chapter 2.  Every time we open God’s word to read the account, it seems like it refreshes itself and becomes anew.  That’s the truth of God’s word, isn’t it? It’s always fresh and comes alive.  And the Christmas story is no different. 

 

By gathering to tell the story, you’re giving Jesus a seat at your table.  You’re inviting Him into your celebration and making much of Him, the Guest of honor.  As we tell the story, we’re being faithful to the generations behind us who are depending on us to repeat and repeat the message of Christ’s birth to redeem mankind.  Oh, what a story! Oh, what a Savior!

 

We wish you and yours a blessed Christmas and a VERY Happy 2024!

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate 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!)

December is here and we are excited over here at the Raising Sinners Podcast! We celebrate BIG!!! On this episode you’ll hear us share some favorite memories of days gone by, traditions we began with our own children and fun things we continue to do with our grands. 

 

For the Christian parent, the month of December is full of opportunities to point our children and community to Christ.  So, we want to be intentional and prepared! Feeling wheels off already? Too many obligations? Take a breath.  Refocus.  Pull out your Bible and start drawing near to Jesus. 

 

So often we forget the guest of honor! Remember who this month is all about in the first place! It’s Jesus! Whisper His name.  Invite Him in.  Leave space at your table.  And celebrate big! The Savior has come!

 

Thanks for joining us for this episode of RAISING SINNERS!

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!)ch

Today our guest, Katy Boatman, chats with us about her new devotional for boys, “You Can Trust.” We were fascinated listening to Katy discuss how she landed on this writing project.  (You’ll have to listen to find out…☺)

 

Preteen boys have a lot of thoughts spinning through their curious minds each day.  But too often, their “what-if” questions are rooted in fear and anxiety as they try to find their way in a world that doesn’t always make sense.  This easy-to-read devotional by Katy Boatman offers daily encouragement and truths to combat that worry.  Each of the 100 devotions, plus interactive activity days, (which sound super fun!) rallies boys to trust the God who has all the answers.  They’ll explore questions such as:

 

What if I don’t feel strong enough?

What if I’m scared?

What if my team loses?

What if God changes His mind about me?

 

“You Can Trust” offers boys tangible reminders that they can trust God with all their what-ifs and questions in life.

 

Katy lives in Nashville, is passionate about mentoring the next generation and authored a devotional book, “You Can Rest,” for girls which was a finalist in the category of “Young People’s Literature for the ECPA’S 2023 CHRISTIAN BOOK AWARD. “Check it out, too! 

 

Connect with Katy on Instagram @katyboat

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share 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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Coach Paige Tonz is our guest today on the show! Paige is a Girl Athlete Confidence Coach.  She played softball for what seems to be her whole life, became a D1 athlete and hated to lose! Does this sound like anyone you know???

 

If so, listen in and hear how Coach Paige won the war in her mind, with the help of Jesus Christ, and learned how to let go of a results-based performance mindset and to have some fun along the way! Coach Paige has built a business connecting with young athletes through TEAM TALKS, step-by-step individual training and tools and resources that will inspire your daughter as well as you, the parent! 

 

Connect with Coach Paige at her website – www.paigetonz.com 

Instagram @paigetonz

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share 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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Today we are doing things a little different! Lisa recently joined Steph Thurling, the Executive Director of Christian Parenting, on her podcast THE CHRISTIAN PARENTING PODCAST to share her heart for resources for kids to grow their faith and her new devotional MY TIME WITH GOD written with her friends from our partner ministry, First15.  

 

In a recent survey done by Christian Parenting and First15, parents gave an overwhelming response requesting tools for their kiddos.  And MY TIME WITH GOD was born!

 

MY TIME WITH GOD is a devltional written for children ages 6-12 to help encourage and equip them to establish a lifetime of learning and walking with God thorugh daily scripture reading and reflection.  

 

Over the course of 20 days, MY TIME WITH GOD will guide your kids (or grandkids!) thorugh some of the basic principles of the Christian faith like, why do I spend time with God? What is prayer? Who is the Holy Spirit? And so much more!

 

Go to ChristianParenting.org for more info and to purchase your copy of MY TIME WITH GOD! 

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share 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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We cannot contain our excitement for you to hear this conversation.  James Mckinney joins us this episode to talk about his new (and first!) book, Navigating the Teenage Dating Years.  We all have thoughts about our own dating paths, and for the most part, don’t want to replicate those with our own kids.  ☺  So, what to do? Go with the culture? Do what everyone else is doing? Tell them to wait until they turn 16 and turn them loose? 

 

James Mckinney is a father of two teenagers and husband of twenty-three years to his wife, Melissa.  He holds a Masters degree in Theological Studies from Liberty University and serves as the Minister of Adults at Prestonwood Baptist Church in Prosper, TX.  His passion is to see marriages flourish and families walk in the reality and truth of God’s word.  

 

This book covers biblical principles for dating! What? The Bible says something about dating? The Bible says something about every aspect of our life and gives us principles to live by.  When we read and study His word, we can apply these godly principles to our lives.  And dating is NO exception! You’ll gain so much insight into the what’s, when’s and how’s of dating as you read and ponder James’ wisdom on this teen rite of passage. 

 

Connect with James on Instagram @JamesMcKinney or www.biblicalparenting.co

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share 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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Anger in parenting is common.  We get frustrated with ourselves, our kids, and we lose it sometimes…a lot of times.  And then the cycle of remorse, regret, guilt kicks in.  We’ve all been there.  

 

Natalie Hixson is our guest today to tackle this hard and sensitive subject.  And she does it with humility and vulnerability.  Natalie is a wife, mother, auntie, and certified professional life coach who helps discouraged Christian moms overcome destructive anger and burnout.  After learning to thrive in motherhood and process anger in a healthy way, Natalie became convicted to help other moms avoid those dark years of motherhood by helping them to appreciate and process their anger, learn to identify their triggers, and ultimately control their reaction to those triggering situations.  

 

FREE OFFER:  Natalie has offered our audience access to her TRIGGER TRACKER as a first step to overcoming destructive anger, helping moms to be the fun, present and joyful wives, and moms they want to be.  The TRIGGER TRACKER will help identify triggers, create awareness, and support moms in changing their mindset around the triggers.

 

Go to http://nataliehixson.com/raising_sinners

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share 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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Chris Sasser joins us today.  We’ve had Chris on before and he’s extremely wise and helpful in discussing real life topics, like performance and how to parent against the mentality of EVERYTIHNG IS A PERFORMANCE! We’re our kids’ parents, not their agents. ☺ 

 

Chris is the pastor of family ministries at Port City Community Church in Wilmington, NC and author of the book, “Bags.”  (If you haven’t read this book…read it!) 

 

There is a ton of pressure in a child’s life to perform in the classroom, on the field and at home.  Chris shares 3 practical thoughts for parents to consider in parenting them to know their identity is in Jesus Christ and not in what they do.

 

“We must redefine what success looks like in our family.” 

 

He encourages parents to view the Ted xTalk, “Change the Game Project” by John O’Sullivan.  

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share 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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UPDATE: Hopefully you’ve listened to part 1 of this discussion with our friend, Caitlin Fechner.  We’d highly recommend you listen to part 1 before diving in with us for part 2. 

 

 We surveyed parents a few months ago about where they stood with regards to allowing (or not allowing) sleepovers for their kids.  The reviews were heavy on the “no way” or “family only” but there were quite a few parents landing on “yes, they’re fun and such a great childhood memory!” And they are and were! 

 

In the internet age, information is coming at us at lightning speed.  So, we know more.  In real time.  What do we do with that knowledge? Should it affect our parenting?

 

Our friend, Caitlin Fechner, joins us for this 2-part series.  Caitlin has a BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a MS in counseling from SMU.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, currently employed as a therapist with Dallas ISD.  She’s married to Michael, and they have two sons, Trey and Milo.  We had so much to talk about that we decided to devote 2 episodes to this topic.  This discussion is hard and real.  Sleepovers in the 1970s consisted mostly of junk food, music, and a game or two of “straight as a board, light as a feather!” (iykyk) ☺ 

 

Sleepovers in the 2020s can look a lot different.  As always, you’re the parent and will make decisions for your family that reflect your family values and parenting style.  We’re all doing the best we can most days, and that’s the truth.  Hopefully this episode will give you something to think about and consider as you make decisions for your family.  

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share the word! And we’d love to hear from you.  If you LOVE what you hear, please throw us some stars!!! *****

 

Instagram - @talkwithchrissieandlisa

www.lisaclarkspeaks.com

www.chrissiedunham.org

We surveyed parents a few months ago about where they stood with regards to allowing (or not allowing) sleepovers for their kids.  The reviews were heavy on the “no way” or “family only” but there were quite a few parents landing on “yes, they’re fun and such a great childhood memory!” And they are and were! 

 

In the internet age, information is coming at us at lightning speed.  So, we know more.  In real time.  What do we do with that knowledge? Should it affect our parenting?

 

Our friend, Caitlin Fechner, joins us for this 2-part series. Caitlin has a BA in Psychology from the University of Texas at Austin and a MS in counseling from SMU.  She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, currently employed as a therapist with Dallas ISD.  She’s married to Michael, and they have two sons, Trey and Milo.  We had so much to talk about that we decided to devote 2 episodes to this topic.  This discussion is hard and real.  Sleepovers in the 1970s consisted mostly of junk food, music, and a game or two of “straight as a board, light as a feather!” (iykyk) ☺ 

 

Sleepovers in the 2020s can look a lot different.  As always, you’re the parent and will make decisions for your family that reflect your family values and parenting style.  We’re all doing the best we can most days, and that’s the truth.  Hopefully this episode will give you something to think about and consider as you make decisions for your family.  

 

As always, thanks for listening! We appreciate you! Lisa and Chrissie

 

Raising Sinners is a part of the Christian Parenting Podcast Network.  To find practical and spiritual advice to help you grow into the parent you want to be visit www.ChristianParenting.org. 

 

Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham co- host Raising Sinners as well as The Wonder Podcast. Lisa is the author of the book Raising Sinners, available at Amazon and other retail outlets.  

 

Hit subscribe, and please tell your friends! Help us share the word! And we’d love to hear from you.  If you LOVE what you hear, please throw us some stars!!! *****

 

Instagram - @talkwithchrissieandlisa

www.lisaclarkspeaks.com

www.chrissiedunham.org