The Heidi St. John Podcast

Shepherding teens is an opportunity to see the blessing of the Lord’s fruit in their lives. Your teens will let you down – and you’ll let them down, too! But it is worth it is actively stay in the fight as you prepare to launch them into the world. Ultimately, they belong to the Lord, and at the end of our parenting journey, we want to be able to say that we have shepherded them well.

Scriptures

Ephesians 6:4

Colossians 3:21

Dr. James Dobson on Amazon -Founder and chairman emeritus of Focus on the Family, a nonprofit organization that produced his internationally syndicated radio programs, heard by more than 200 million people every day. A licensed psychologist and marriage, family, and child counselor, he earned a Ph.D. from the University of Southern California in the field of child development. The author of more than 30 books, including his most recent bestseller, Bringing Up Boys, he has been heavily involved in governmental activities related to the family.

Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens -Paul Tripp uncovers the heart issues that affect parents and their teenage children during the often-chaotic adolescent years. With wit, wisdom, humility, and compassion, he shows parents how to seize the countless opportunities to deepen communication and learn and grow with their teens.

Yes, Your Teen is Crazy: Loving Your Teen Without Losing Your Mind by Michael J Bradley – Reminding parents that you can’t relate to a crazy teen the same way you relate to a rational adult, Bradley tells readers how to navigate the adolescent minefield.

Sticking With Your Child by Joe White -Is there a chasm growing between you and your teen? Whether your adolescent is a major prodigal or a minor problem, don’t give up! Your relationship is everything, and it’s never too late to start mending it. In Sticking with Your Teen, you’ll take an honest look at the way you parent. You’ll discover creative, schedule-friendly ways to get closer to your son or daughter. You’ll see why teens turn distant and defiant and receive the encouragement and hope every parent needs to draw closer to his or her adolescent.

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Loving Your Teen Without Losing Your Mind – Finding the balance between parenting and letting go during the teen year is hard and growing tension makes it even harder.  Join Heidi and Durenda as they share their experiences on the podcast.

Got Teens? P is for Perseverance – If you would have told me twenty years ago that one of my bubbly, bright-eyed, adorable little babies would ever be disrespectful or rude to me I would have said, “not a chance.” After all, my stellar parenting skills and unconditional love would prevent it. Right?

In Pursuit of Your Teen – As parents, we need to be keeping our finger on the pulse on our children’s relationships with other people and their relationship with the Lord. We can’t do that if we’re not talking to them.

The feminists in our world today are fighting for freedom to reject God as the ultimate authority in our life. I am 100% pro-woman and believe 100% that men and women are equal, but we are different, and that is GOOD. God has a beautiful design for the women He created, and we rob ourselves of the joy He offers if we reject that design for our lives. I’m encouraging you to walk in the way the Lord has laid out for His people, one that fully recognizes the beauty in His creation, uniquely and individually gifted male and female.

Why Feminism and Christianity Can’t Mix

10 Things Christians Get Wrong About Feminism

The feminists in our world today are fighting for freedom to reject God as the ultimate authority in our life. I am 100% pro-woman and believe 100% that men and women are equal, but we are different, and that is GOOD. God has a beautiful design for the women He created, and we rob ourselves of the joy He offers if we reject that design for our lives. I’m encouraging you to walk in the way the Lord has laid out for His people, one that fully recognizes the beauty in His creation, uniquely and individually gifted male and female.

Why Feminism and Christianity Can’t Mix

10 Things Christians Get Wrong About Feminism

Jesus is the Son of God, but why do we struggle with belief? It’s so important for us to remember that we are to find our answers in the Word of God – we go no other place. We must begin to know God’s Word for ourselves, so that we can defend the truth contained in it and recognize the false teaching that is rampant in our culture today. We’re going back to the basics, and calling out a false teaching being taught by the Episcopalian church as we speak. We want to pass the truth of God’s Word on to the next generation, and to understand how to do that, we need to know who Jesus is.

Scripture: John 5:16-47

Key verse: John 5:24

Episcopal Church votes no masculine pronouns for God

U.S. Episcopal diocese votes to stop using masculine pronouns for God

Episcopal Diocese Votes to Avoid Using ‘Gendered Pronouns’ for God in Book of Common Prayer

 

Jesus is the Son of God, but why do we struggle with belief? It’s so important for us to remember that we are to find our answers in the Word of God – we go no other place. We must begin to know God’s Word for ourselves, so that we can defend the truth contained in it and recognize the false teaching that is rampant in our culture today. We’re going back to the basics, and calling out a false teaching being taught by the Episcopalian church as we speak. We want to pass the truth of God’s Word on to the next generation, and to understand how to do that, we need to know who Jesus is.

Scripture: John 5:16-47

Key verse: John 5:24

Episcopal Church votes no masculine pronouns for God

U.S. Episcopal diocese votes to stop using masculine pronouns for God

Episcopal Diocese Votes to Avoid Using ‘Gendered Pronouns’ for God in Book of Common Prayer

 

Scriptures

Psalm 90:12

Ephesians 5:15-18

Psalm 139:4

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Busy Seasons and Weary Souls – God doesn’t clearly tell us in his Word what is too much or too little when it comes to busyness. That’s something we each have to walk out with him. What He does tell us though, is that He wants us to be about HIS business…His agenda. In other words, to be led by the Holy Spirit. Being too busy is only okay if it’s what He wants us to do.

Balance for Busy Moms – So what does this have to do with balance?  First, we need to work to please God, not others.  Second, and it may not seem obvious at first, but if you read from verse 17  back down to that parallel verse, verse 23, you will see something that stood out to me:  I noticed that all of the verses in between 17 and 23 talk about the importance of relationships. Those verses are all about healthy family relationships: wives and husbands are supposed to be in loving relationships with each other; we read that fathers are not to exasperate their children.  God’s Word is telling us that good works situations and healthy family situations go hand in hand.  This takes prioritizing and balancing.  Sometimes, good things rob us of the best things.

Scriptures

Psalm 90:12

Ephesians 5:15-18

Psalm 139:4

More Like This from The Busy Mom

Busy Seasons and Weary Souls – God doesn’t clearly tell us in his Word what is too much or too little when it comes to busyness. That’s something we each have to walk out with him. What He does tell us though, is that He wants us to be about HIS business…His agenda. In other words, to be led by the Holy Spirit. Being too busy is only okay if it’s what He wants us to do.

Balance for Busy Moms – So what does this have to do with balance?  First, we need to work to please God, not others.  Second, and it may not seem obvious at first, but if you read from verse 17  back down to that parallel verse, verse 23, you will see something that stood out to me:  I noticed that all of the verses in between 17 and 23 talk about the importance of relationships. Those verses are all about healthy family relationships: wives and husbands are supposed to be in loving relationships with each other; we read that fathers are not to exasperate their children.  God’s Word is telling us that good works situations and healthy family situations go hand in hand.  This takes prioritizing and balancing.  Sometimes, good things rob us of the best things.

A California family is in the news for abusing their 13 children, and the fact that they were registered homeschoolers seems to be the focus of the conversation among those who believe that homeschooling is a privilege that should be more closely monitored or taken away. But is homeschooling the heart of the issue?

California Children News Article

Are you frustrated with homeschooling? It’s hard to balance all we have to do as moms, and then you throw in homeschooling? Come on!  But listen, you can do it.  I’m answering an email addressing just this.  If you’re new to homeschooling or 142 in homeschooling years, there’s something for you today.

HOMESCHOOL HELPS ON THE BUSY MOM

Homeschooling for Rookies –  Are you beginning or considering homeschooling? Here are a few tips on curriculum, learning styles and getting started that will help you get moving on the right foot. You can do this!

Homeschooling Through High School – YES you can!  – Can you homeschool all the way through high school? The answer is a resounding “YES!” Listen in as we answer FAQ’s and offer encouragement to parents who are considering this wonderful option.

This world affords us opportunities to gain affection and pleasure from many sources, but none of them is as valuable as the only truly filling source: the Son of God.  Today we’re touching on one subject in our MomStrong International Bible Study, and how we may be a little more like her than we might like to think. Join me!

Scripture: John 14

This world affords us opportunities to gain affection and pleasure from many sources, but none of them is as valuable as the only truly filling source: the Son of God.  Today we’re touching on one subject in our MomStrong International Bible Study, and how we may be a little more like her than we might like to think. Join me!

Scripture: John 14