The Heidi St. John Podcast

As our kids get older, it feels like we have to choose between being their friend or being their authority, but maybe I don’t have to choose?  My friend Kathy has some thoughts about this, and is sharing how to parent our kids now, so we can be their friend later.

Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”), the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX, has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in 30 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events.

She is a featured speaker for the Great Homeschool Conventions and a regular presenter for Care Net, Summit Ministries, and other organizations. She speaks regularly at schools, churches, and pregnancy resource centers. She is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk-shows. Kirk Cameron chose her as the technology expert to interview in his 2018 movie, Connect: Real Help for Parenting Kids in a Social Media World. She has authored six books including Screens and Teens and 8 Great Smarts.

Dr. Kathy earned a Ph.D. in reading and educational psychology from Purdue

University. She was a tenured associate professor of education at the University of

Wisconsin-Green Bay, a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a

school board member before becoming a full-time conference and keynote speaker in

1991. She has loved Jesus for years and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is

the foundation of her ministry.

Are you struggling to parent your kids in this Internet age? Ever wonder what to do when you realize your child may be addicted to his/her device?

Listen in today because my friend, Kathy Koch will have some wonderful encouragement for you—you might be surprised at her advice!

Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”), the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX, has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in 30 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events.

She is a featured speaker for the Great Homeschool Conventions and a regular presenter for Care Net, Summit Ministries, and other organizations. She speaks regularly at schools, churches, and pregnancy resource centers. She is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk-shows. Kirk Cameron chose her as the technology expert to interview in his 2018 movie, Connect: Real Help for Parenting Kids in a Social Media World. She has authored six books including Screens and Teens and 8 Great Smarts.

Dr. Kathy earned a Ph.D. in reading and educational psychology from Purdue

University. She was a tenured associate professor of education at the University of

Wisconsin-Green Bay, a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a

school board member before becoming a full-time conference and keynote speaker in

1991. She has loved Jesus for years and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is

the foundation of her ministry.

Are you struggling to parent your kids in this Internet age? Ever wonder what to do when you realize your child may be addicted to his/her device?

Listen in today because my friend, Kathy Koch will have some wonderful encouragement for you—you might be surprised at her advice!

Dr. Kathy Koch (“cook”), the Founder and President of Celebrate Kids, Inc., based in Fort Worth, TX, has influenced thousands of parents, teachers, and children in 30 countries through keynote messages, seminars, chapels, and other events.

She is a featured speaker for the Great Homeschool Conventions and a regular presenter for Care Net, Summit Ministries, and other organizations. She speaks regularly at schools, churches, and pregnancy resource centers. She is also a popular guest on Focus on the Family radio and other radio talk-shows. Kirk Cameron chose her as the technology expert to interview in his 2018 movie, Connect: Real Help for Parenting Kids in a Social Media World. She has authored six books including Screens and Teens and 8 Great Smarts.

Dr. Kathy earned a Ph.D. in reading and educational psychology from Purdue

University. She was a tenured associate professor of education at the University of

Wisconsin-Green Bay, a teacher of second graders, a middle school coach, and a

school board member before becoming a full-time conference and keynote speaker in

1991. She has loved Jesus for years and her faith and desire to serve and glorify God is

the foundation of her ministry.

Have you noticed that there is a battle raging for the hearts and minds of this generation? It’s why we need to put on the Helmet of Salvation… to guard our minds in Christ.

Join me today as we talk about the importance of this vital piece of armor and learn to discern between the voice of conviction and condemnation. If you’re struggling in your identity as a Christian, this show is for you. Tune in and be encouraged!

Scriptures:

Ephesians 6:17

Join Heidi at an upcoming event near you! 

Have you noticed that there is a battle raging for the hearts and minds of this generation? It’s why we need to put on the Helmet of Salvation… to guard our minds in Christ.

Join me today as we talk about the importance of this vital piece of armor and learn to discern between the voice of conviction and condemnation. If you’re struggling in your identity as a Christian, this show is for you. Tune in and be encouraged!

Scriptures:

Ephesians 6:17

Join Heidi at an upcoming event near you! 

Today, I’ll be tackling the tough topic of what to do when a brother or sister in Christ decides to live in a way that displeases the Lord. These are tough questions, but God has answers. We are called to speak the truth in love. The Bible teaches that we are to be known for our love. Any other way is a cheap substitute for the love that God has shown us. I’ll also be addressing the question of Christian schools. Tune in and be encouraged!

Scriptures:

Romans 1:24-27

Jude 1:7

Leviticus 20

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 5

Join me at an event near you! 

Today, I’ll be tackling the tough topic of what to do when a brother or sister in Christ decides to live in a way that displeases the Lord. These are tough questions, but God has answers. We are called to speak the truth in love. The Bible teaches that we are to be known for our love. Any other way is a cheap substitute for the love that God has shown us. I’ll also be addressing the question of Christian schools. Tune in and be encouraged!

Scriptures:

Romans 1:24-27

Jude 1:7

Leviticus 20

Romans 8

1 Corinthians 5

Join me at an event near you! 

Have you ever felt like you were chasing tomorrow—never satisfied with today?  Join me and my friend, KariAnne Wood as we laugh and talk about how to find peace in the everyday challenges of life.

She has blue feet today—but she’s still smiling! Come find out why—I think you’ll be encouraged!

KariAnne Wood writes the decorating and lifestyle blog Thistlewood Farms from her project-filled historic home in Dallas, Texas. She recently followed God’s call and jumped back “home” with her family from the middle of the country to the busy Dallas metroplex where she lives with her husband and four children.If you wander down the tree-lined streets of KariAnne’s beloved hometown, McKinney, you might find her painting mismatched chairs, listening to Christmas carols no matter the season, singing Scripture, or walking hand in hand with her knight-in-shining-armor husband to a Friday night football game. She loves sweet tea with lime, thunderstorms, good books, milk glass, and yard sales, and she is an imperfect DIYer saved by grace.

KariAnne’s new book, So Close to Amazing, is a book celebrating the incredible, awesome, special individual within each of us. It’s also a book for anyone who has ever mismatched her shoes or trimmed her own bangs when a professional might have been a better choice or added too much soap to the washer and watched it overflow.

Thistlewood Farms is full of stories of family and faith and features hundreds of the home decor projects KariAnne creates every week for readers. The blog was awarded the Country Living Decorating Blog of the Year, was named one of the Top 10 Decorating Blogs by Better Homes and Gardens, and was voted one of the best DIY blogs of 2015. KariAnne has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas, Country Living, Flea Market Décor, Country Woman, HGTV Magazine, the Cottage Journal, the Chicago Tribune, Reloved, and This Old House magazine, and on popular websites including the Today show, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, Mediakix, Bob Vila, and BuzzFeed. KariAnne has made appearances on television programs including Nashville Channel 5’s Talk of the Town and Channel 8 in Dallas.

Have you ever felt like you were chasing tomorrow—never satisfied with today?  Join me and my friend, KariAnne Wood as we laugh and talk about how to find peace in the everyday challenges of life.

She has blue feet today—but she’s still smiling! Come find out why—I think you’ll be encouraged!

KariAnne Wood writes the decorating and lifestyle blog Thistlewood Farms from her project-filled historic home in Dallas, Texas. She recently followed God’s call and jumped back “home” with her family from the middle of the country to the busy Dallas metroplex where she lives with her husband and four children.If you wander down the tree-lined streets of KariAnne’s beloved hometown, McKinney, you might find her painting mismatched chairs, listening to Christmas carols no matter the season, singing Scripture, or walking hand in hand with her knight-in-shining-armor husband to a Friday night football game. She loves sweet tea with lime, thunderstorms, good books, milk glass, and yard sales, and she is an imperfect DIYer saved by grace.

KariAnne’s new book, So Close to Amazing, is a book celebrating the incredible, awesome, special individual within each of us. It’s also a book for anyone who has ever mismatched her shoes or trimmed her own bangs when a professional might have been a better choice or added too much soap to the washer and watched it overflow.

Thistlewood Farms is full of stories of family and faith and features hundreds of the home decor projects KariAnne creates every week for readers. The blog was awarded the Country Living Decorating Blog of the Year, was named one of the Top 10 Decorating Blogs by Better Homes and Gardens, and was voted one of the best DIY blogs of 2015. KariAnne has been featured in Better Homes and Gardens Christmas Ideas, Country Living, Flea Market Décor, Country Woman, HGTV Magazine, the Cottage Journal, the Chicago Tribune, Reloved, and This Old House magazine, and on popular websites including the Today show, Better Homes and Gardens, Country Living, Apartment Therapy, Good Housekeeping, Mediakix, Bob Vila, and BuzzFeed. KariAnne has made appearances on television programs including Nashville Channel 5’s Talk of the Town and Channel 8 in Dallas.

Did you know that God says that it’s impossible to please Him without faith? So what is faith?

Faith is believing the Word of God, taking it at face-value—and then living like we believe it.

It’s an essential part of the armor of God! Join me today as we talk about how to pick up the Shield of Faith and use it on the battlefield!