The Heidi St. John Podcast

Do you know you may have an orphan heart? Are you living with a constant fear, pain, or anxiety but you don’t know why?  Do not miss this episode with Rick Evans from Orphan Heart Ministries. Your wounds may be sabotaging every relationship you have, or maybe you see this in your sons, daughters or husbands. Many of God’s people carry around a room in their heart  with wounds that cry out to be seen, cared for, and healed, but we don’t even know it ourselves. Healing An Orphan Heart is about helping you recognize orphan issues and how to give your True Father permission to heal your heart in profound ways. Healing an Orphan Heart :Many of God’s people carry around an unhealed orphan who cries out to be seen, cared for, and healed. Healing An Orphan Heart is about helping you recognize orphan issues and how to give your True Father permission to heal your heart in profound ways. Some of the topics included in this groundbreaking book and workbook: -Why Orphan ecosystems are so damaging -Learning how to identify orphan traits in your life -What the Bible says about “adoption identity” -How to invite God into the lonely and painful places -How to be an orphan no more! Coupon Codes Just for My Audience   40% using BUSYMOMFALL off the book and workbook together 25% off using BUSYMOM2018 the e-book Rick Evans is an internationally known speaker, spending the last three decades pastoring churches and equipping believers to move in the gifts and power of the Holy Spirit. Married to Lisa for 43 years, Rick has three grown daughters and three awesome grandchildren. Holding a Master’s  degree in theology, Rick is the founder and director of Orphan Heart Ministries based in Austin, Texas.  

Over 2000 years ago Pontius Pilate spoke to Jesus and asked Him, “What is the truth?” What Pilate didn’t know is that he was talking to The Truth: God in the flesh, the One through whom the world was created. Pilate washed his hands of Jesus’ death and sadly, never came to know The Truth. Today, we are fortunate to be able to know The Truth! And our job is to teach that to our children. This is the way of the Savior: to live and walk in truth. As you study God’s word and prayerfully seek truth, you will *always* find it. Do not grow weary, parents. Seek hard after truth and you will find it!

Have you ever felt like you did not have the patience you know you needed? You’re not alone! Today, Heidi is tackling three questions from listeners, including what to do when you’re at the end of your rope, where to find Christian voter’s guides and some thoughts about private schooling. Listen in!

Wendy Speake is co-author of the popular parenting book Triggers: Exchanging Parents’ Angry Reactions for Gentle Biblical Responses with Amber Lia, and the two have teamed up again for a follow-up book titled, Parenting Scripts: When What You’re Saying Isn’t Working, Say Something New.  Today, she joins Heidi to talk about our need for self-control and how to let God be the LORD of every area of our lives. 

Have you heard about the new labels for modern parents?  What is the term “lawnmower” parent all about and is it justified? As always, we turn to God’s Word to see what our role should be. Our study at MomStrong International is talking about the “when” and “how” of releasing our arrows out onto the battlefield. Join us! Register to Vote Here! Join me at an event near you!

Today, Heidi will be doing another round of quick questions! We’ll be covering how to make communicate truth and God’s love for all people to our children, what the Bible says about debt and whether or not we should have a big family. 🙂 It’s a loaded podcast, listen in! Scriptures Matthew 5:42 Deuteronomy 15:6, 28:12 Romans 13:7 Psalm 37:21 Ecclesiastes 5:4 ___ Psalm 127:3 Isaiah 54:13 What the Bible Says About Debt Join me at an event near you!

Today, I am joined by my effervescent friend, Gwen Smith, of the Graceology podcast. Listen in as we share encouragement from the Bible and practical tips for how you can stay strong when life knocks you to your knees.  Get off the bench! God is at your side! Gwen Smith is a popular conference speaker, author, worship leader, podcaster and volleyball enthusiast who lives in sunny North Carolina and has been married to her hunky college honey, Brad, for 25 years. They are tired parents to three tall, competitive-sport-playing young people who keep them on their toes and on their knees. Her online friends meet at GwenSmith.net where she helps women know and trust God more. Her podcast, GRACEOLOGY with Gwen Smith, has fun, faith-focused, grace-filled interview-style conversations with practical tips and honest discussions to encourage women in meaningful ways to live out and lean on the grace of Jesus in the midst of cluttered, messy days. Gwen speaks, leads worship, and eats potato chips at women’s events everywhere, and she is a co-founder of the conference and devotional ministry Girlfriends in God. Connect with Gwen on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter where she hangs out as @GwenSmithMusic.  Mentioned in Podcast If we want to have a FAITH BEYOND our FEELINGS, FEARs, and FAILURES we need to stand firm when our emotions threaten to overwhelm us and courageously believe God for big things. We need to be women who KNEEEL. I came up with this simple ACRONYM to help us remember how to stand firm in faith when our knees knock:          K – Know Him          N – Notify: My Heart, My Enemy & My Girlfriends          E – Express the Mess          E – Exchange My Will For God’s Will          E – Expand My Heart In Worship          L – Learn the Word

The battlefield is ablaze right now in California and in Washington DC, but do you know what else is ablaze? The spirit of the living God! Join Heidi for a jam-packed episode and insights from this weeks study at MomStrong International. Scriptures Mentioned Romans 12:2 Galatians 5:19-22 2 Peter 3:3-4 Join me at an event near you!  

Today I’m catching up on mailbox questions!  Handling a frustrating mother-in-law, my favorite stories with our children, and sharing Christ with our kids when our husband is opposed to the gospel. Join me! Mentioned in Podcast YWAM Christian Heroes Then and Now George Mueller Amy Carmichael Dietrich Bonhoeffer Gladys Aylward Corrie Ten Boom Join me at an event near you!

Ever wonder what one person getting off the bench can accomplish for the Kingdom? Join Heidi today for an inspiring story of love and compassion in action! Flash Love is a simple message through actions by the people who are ready to make a difference in this broken world. We work with high school age youth teaching them leadership by example as we identify needs in our community. We also work with boys referred to us by teachers, counselors and social workers by helping them understand their roles in life as men. Both of our target demographics help us serve struggling families and seniors that are evicted or unable to clean up their yards, have food insufficiency or need help moving. We respond as often as we can using each opportunity to comprehend the struggles and display compassion to the least of those around us.