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Pray, Wait, Repeat with Megan DobbsAiring2/9/23Megan Dobbs lives in NYC and is the women's minister at her church in Queens. If you ask her how she got there, she'd probably say, "Lots of prayers. And lots of waiting."

A former schoolteacher, Megan felt the pull to move to NYC in 2016. The life lessons Megan learned in the waiting (she didn't move to NYC until the summer of 2022) were worth it. Her prayer life has developed and soared, as has her confidence in the Lord. Growing up in the church, a preacher's kid, prayer was something she learned about early on, and it was just what church kids did. They prayed.

But her prayer life took a giant leap forward during this 6-year waiting period, as she felt the shift from a check-in-the-box daily prayer to a conversation and friendship with the Lord.

She learned to listen more and talk less."If I checked in with someone daily, we wouldn't get very close or deep in our relationship." That's when she realized what she had been doing with God. Checking in. She wanted more.

Megan also shares her heart on unanswered prayer and how she continues to pray while living out her calling. This is a very thought-provoking episode full of hard and good truths. I can't wait for you to listen. Let us know your thoughts.

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When we sat down with our team to discuss 2023, we knew we wanted to make some changes.

We're celebrating 5 years of The Wonder Podcast, and change is good, right?

So, to change it up a bit, we decided to do 4 seasons of episodes this year. We knew our first season needed to be foundational, so we landed on PRAYER. This season will cover the mechanics of prayer, if you will, as well as waiting while you pray, fasting, and developing a heart for prayer. We're excited, and we hope you are, too!

So, today's episode is about Chrissie and Lisa discussing their personal prayer journeys and thoughts on finding peace through prayer. As a spiritual discipline, they admit prayer is their most challenging practice. What about you?

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"May we thrive on the Bread of Life or starve on the crumbs of this world." -- Anonymous

We hope you'll join along as we study the letters from John to the new Believers in Ephesus (western Turkey) and Asia. These letters were meant to encourage and strengthen the Church in their Christian life. It's hard for us to comprehend not knowing how to act "Christian" since most of us have grown up in the church and have Bibles in every room of our homes. But the first-century Christians had neither. These letters gave them life.

Written by John, one of the OG disciples, in his latter years, these letters are shorter in length than his first, the gospel according to John. They emphasize the need to obey God's commands while focusing on the love of God for us and our need to love one another as proof of our love for God.

We love to study God's word. We hope you're encouraged and spurred on as we discuss these books of the Bible. May His word continue to shape us, change us and move us toward obedience.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast!

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!!! ***** (and write a review!)

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(In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

"May we thrive on the Bread of Life or starve on the crumbs of this world." Anonymous

We hope you'll join along as we study the letters from John to the new Believers in Ephesus (western Turkey) and Asia. These letters were meant to encourage and strengthen the Church in their Christian life. It's hard for us to comprehend not knowing how to act "Christian" since most of us have grown up in the church and have Bibles in every room of our homes. But the first-century Christians had neither. These letters gave them life.

Written by John, one of the OG disciples, in his latter years, these letters are shorter in length than his first, the gospel according to John, and they emphasize the need to obey God's commands while focusing on the love of God for us and our need to love one another as proof of our love for God.

We love to study God's word. We hope you're encouraged and spurred on as we discuss these books of the Bible. May His word continue to shape us, change us and move us toward obedience.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast! 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!!! ***** (and write a review!)

Instagram - @talkwithchrissieandlisa www.lisaclarkspeaks.com www.chrissiedunham.org

(In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

"May we thrive on the Bread of Life or starve on the crumbs of this world." - Anonymous

We hope you'll join along as we study the letters from John to the new Believers in Ephesus (western Turkey) and Asia. These letters were meant to encourage and strengthen the Church in their Christian life. It's hard for us to comprehend not knowing how to act "Christian" since most of us have grown up in the church and have Bibles in every room of our homes. But the first-century Christians had neither. These letters gave them life.

Written by John, one of the OG disciples, in his latter years, these letters are shorter in length than his first, the gospel according to John, they emphasize the need to obey God's commands while focusing on the love of God for us and our need to love one another as proof of our love for God.

We love to study God's word. We hope you're encouraged and spurred on as we discuss these books of the Bible. May His word continue to shape us, change us and move us toward obedience.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast! 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!!! ***** (and write a review!)

Instagram - @talkwithchrissieandlisa www.lisaclarkspeaks.com

www.chrissiedunham.org

In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

"May we thrive on the Bread of Life or starve on the crumbs of this world." - Anonymous

We hope you'll join along as we study the letters from John to the new Believers in Ephesus (western Turkey) and Asia.

These letters were meant to encourage and strengthen the Church in their Christian life. It's hard for us to comprehend not knowing how to act "Christian" since most of us have grown up in the church and have Bibles in every room of our homes. But the first-century Christians had neither.

These letters gave them life. Written by John, one of the OG disciples, in his latter years, these letters are shorter in length than his first- the gospel according to John, and they emphasize the need to obey God's commands while focusing on the love of God for us and our need to love one another as proof of our love for God.

We love to study God's word. We hope you're encouraged and spurred on as we discuss these books of the Bible. May His word continue to shape us, change us and move us toward obedience.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast! 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!!! ***** (and write a review!)

Instagram - @talkwithchrissieandlisa www.lisaclarkspeaks.com

www.chrissiedunham.org

In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book, "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

What a gift it was for Dr. Connor Bales to join us and share with us the message from his new book, "Counted Worthy."

Connor received a landscape architecture degree from Texas Tech University, but 10 years into his career, he felt God's call to full-time ministry. Married with kids, he embarked on a journey that has taken him from the Dallas area to east Texas and back to Dallas, more specifically Prosper, TX as the lead pastor of Prestonwood Baptist Church – North Campus.

Connor and his wife, Mary, who you might remember was a guest on our podcast back in May 2020, have five children. Two of their daughters have a rare chromosomal abnormality called Trisomy 16P.

Connor shares that after they received the news that their daughter Hannah had the same diagnosis as her older sister, Libby, he felt God's presence immediately and heard the words, "I've counted you worthy."

There is tension between "God is good" and "Life is really hard." Connor is real about this tension and hopes to encourage anyone in the midst of a struggle to get real with God. If he were sitting with you right now, he would say these things, "I'm sorry." "What you are going through is awful." "God loves you."

Romans 8:18 says, "For the sufferings of this present time are not worthy of being compared to the glory to be revealed to us."

Thank you, Connor, for joining us. You'll love his message of hope in Jesus Christ.

Order your copy of "Counted Worthy" on Amazon or grab a copy at the Prestonwood Baptist Church bookstore.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast!

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!!! ***** (and write a review!)

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(In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

The Wonder Podcast with our friend Carmen Schroeder

Airing – TWP – 9/15/22

If you've listened to either of our podcasts, you've heard from our friend Carmen Schroeder. She's our "Go To" girl! We love her and are so thankful for her time and graciousness to share with us when we have questions!

So, we asked Carmen to share how to navigate the world right now with all the crazy going on. That's it. The question was, "How are we supposed to do this, Carmen!? The world is upside down!" "There is a world out "there," and there is a world "between our ears." We are responsible for bringing light to both. The way we bring light to both worlds is through a growing love of the word of God (clarity) and active love for people (unity). This is what it means to walk in Spirit and Truth. " Carmen Schroeder Some scripture to consider: Genesis 1 (Light) Genesis 2:15 (Cultivate/serve & guard) Proverbs 29:18 (Vision) Romans 8:29 (Purpose) 2 Timothy 3:16-17 (The Last Days – Staying together on mission as one) The SHEMA (Deut. 6 & Mark 12:28-31)

Be prepared to have your sock knocked off! She brings truth and shares some quite jaw-dropping things. And we were ENCOURAGED! ENCOURAGED!

Ya'll, just a heads up – you're going to need to listen and re-listen to this episode. Don't forget to grab a pen too.

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast!

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 5 stars!!! ***** (and write a review!)

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(In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

Studying God's word is our first love. We will talk about pretty much anything on this podcast, but sharing what God is teaching us through His word is our favorite.

For the next 4 episodes, we'll be walking through Colossians. Here's some fun facts:

*Colossians was most likely Paul's first epistle from prison. *Paul didn't start the church at Colosse nor did he ever visit there. *Paul wrote this letter to encourage the Believers living there. They were growing in their faith and he wanted to cheer them up and on.

The book of Colossians is meant to encourage us as we grow. Growth can hurt. Did you ever have "growing pains" as a child? Your mom most likely rubbed your legs and gave you some extra TLC before sending you back to bed with this admonishment, "you'll be fine, go to sleep!" ☺ The church at Colosse was experiencing growing pains.

"It is not until a man finds his faith opposed and attacked that he begins to think out the implications of that faith. It is not until the Church is confronted with some dangerous heresy that she begins to realize the riches and the wonder of orthodoxy." - William Barclay

We hope you'll grab a pen and your Bible and study Colossians with us! Let us know what you're learning and how God speaks and works in your life!

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast! 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 5 stars!!! ***** (and write a review!)

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(In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book "Raising Sinners." Check it out!

Studying God's word is our first love. We will talk about pretty much anything on this podcast, but sharing what God is teaching us through His word is our favorite.

For the several, we'll be walking through Colossians, Chapters 1-4. Here are some fun facts:

*Colossians was most likely Paul's first epistle from prison. *Paul didn't start the church at Colosse or visit there. *Paul wrote this letter to encourage the Believers living there. They were growing in their faith, and he wanted to cheer them up.

The book of Colossians is meant to encourage us as we grow. Growth can hurt. Did you ever have "growing pains" as a child? Your mom most likely rubbed your legs and gave you some extra TLC before sending you back to bed with this admonishment, "you'll be fine; go to sleep!" ☺ The church at Colosse was experiencing growing pains.

"It is not until a man finds his faith opposed and attacked that he really begins to think out the implications of that faith. It is not until the Church is confronted with some dangerous heresy that she begins to realize the riches and the wonder of orthodoxy." - William Barclay

We hope you'll grab a pen and your Bible and study Colossians with us! Let us know what you're learning and how God speaks and works in your life!

Thanks for listening to this episode of The Wonder Podcast! 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 5 stars!!! ***** (and write a review!)

Instagram - @talkwithchrissieandlisa www.lisaclarkspeaks.com www.chrissiedunham.org

(In addition to co-hosting The Wonder Podcast, Lisa Clark and Chrissie Dunham also host Raising Sinners, a podcast launched in September 2021 on Christian Parenting's Podcast Network. Lisa is the author of the book "Raising Sinners." Check it out!