Fan Mail Friday: Bold Truth for a Loud Culture
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 20 February 2026
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
It’s Fan Mail Friday, and you guys brought the questions. We’re talking about what it looks like to raise outspoken Christian young adults without living in fear, how to help a perfectionistic child learn rest in Jesus, and what to do when homeschooling is exhausting and the relationship is taking a hit. We’ll also hit hypocrisy in the church, navigating marriage and parenting tension, handling conflict with Christian leaders without sliding into gossip, and even what to do when one child dominates the family conversation. God’s Word isn’t silent on any of this—and it’s still the anchor we need right now.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey everybody. This is Heidi St. John. Welcome to the podcast today. It is Fan Mail Friday, and I've got some really |
| 0:07.6 | great listener questions to address today. I appreciate you guys sending questions into me. There are so |
| 0:13.4 | many things happening in the culture right now, and almost all of them, you guys, almost all the |
| 0:19.0 | things that we see happening in the news and the questions even that I'm going to answer today, God's Word has spoken to these issues already. Yes, they're nuanced to know you're not, sometimes you won't find, you know, the exact reference for the exact same thing that you're talking about. But almost always, we can take you directly to scripture. That's what we're |
| 0:37.8 | going to do today. I'm glad you guys are here. Stick around. I think you're going to be |
| 0:41.2 | encouraged. Well, thank you guys for listening. We really, really appreciate it. If you have never left a review for the show, we would love it if you would do that. |
| 0:58.6 | It really does help people find us and share these episodes on social media. |
| 1:04.3 | And we want to hear from you. |
| 1:05.5 | We really want to hear your feedback. |
| 1:06.9 | What do you guys think about what's happening in the news right now? |
| 1:09.7 | What is the Lord teaching you? We want to hear from you and I will read those remarks here at the show. All right, |
| 1:16.4 | I'm going to jump right into it because we have a lot of questions to get to today. Carla in Michigan |
| 1:20.5 | and she writes, Heidi, how can outspoken Christian young adults stay safe today? Ooh, first of all, |
| 1:27.3 | Carla, I don't like the word safe. |
| 1:30.1 | I'll get back to that. |
| 1:31.3 | My kids openly share their faith and values and are increasingly targeted at school, at work, |
| 1:37.0 | in the military, and in public. |
| 1:39.3 | They're bold and confrontational, and while I admire it, I worry about their safety. |
| 1:44.2 | Any practical guidance my kids ages range from 17 to 23. |
| 1:50.2 | All right, so Carla, I really appreciate your concern for your kids. |
| 1:53.9 | Obviously, the persecution of Christians is not anything new. |
| 1:59.2 | This has been happening for a long time. And while I don't think |
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