Fan Mail Friday: Faith, Discernment, and Keeping Christ at the Center
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2025
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
This Fan Mail Friday takes on the headlines and the heart issues behind them. From Oregon refusing to call a Christmas tree a Christmas tree, to the growing confusion between asking questions and pursuing truth, we’re talking about why discernment matters. I answer listener questions on marriage, money, jealousy, family, and calling—and remind you why God’s Word must remain the final authority in every season. If you’re longing for clarity, biblical wisdom, and encouragement to stand firm, this episode is for you.
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| 0:00.0 | You know what I hear from homeschool moms everywhere? |
| 0:03.0 | They're looking for biblical accuracy in their children's Bible curriculum without the fluff. |
| 0:08.0 | And according to a survey done by my friends at Lifestone Ministries, |
| 0:12.0 | 46% of Christian families say that theological soundness is their biggest concern. |
| 0:17.0 | Unlike workbook-heavy programs that drain the joy from Scripture, the Illuminate Bible |
| 0:22.7 | series from Lifestone Ministries will take your family deep into God's Word in just 15 minutes a day. |
| 0:28.8 | No excessive crafts, no surface level lessons, just pure biblical truth. Each week's simple five-step |
| 0:35.2 | approach explores the story, context, scripture connections, |
| 0:39.0 | and doctrine with real-life application. |
| 0:42.0 | At under a dollar a lesson, one parent guide serves multiple children with age-appropriate |
| 0:47.1 | workbooks, zero stress. |
| 0:49.1 | Most families seek a curriculum based on Bible alignment above everything else, and this is |
| 0:53.9 | where the Illuminate Bible |
| 0:55.4 | series shines. Visit lifestone ministries.org forward slash Heidi to anchor your child's learning in the |
| 1:01.8 | Word of God. Hey friends, welcome to Fanmail Friday. I'm Heidi St. John, and today I'm going to dive |
| 1:09.1 | into your questions, And there's some |
| 1:11.0 | pretty good ones. They're touching on real life struggles, real discipleship. But before we get there, |
| 1:16.5 | I'm going to start out with a little news from one of my favorite places on the face of the earth, |
| 1:20.5 | Portland, Oregon. This is the Heidi St. John podcast. Stick around. I think you're going to be |
| 1:24.7 | encouraged. |
| 1:34.9 | Well, welcome to the show today. |
| 1:40.7 | Okay, so you know that the homeschool resource center is just a few minutes from Portland, |
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