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The Heidi St. John Podcast

When Your Kids Walk Away: Hope for Heartbroken Parents with Durenda Wilson

The Heidi St. John Podcast

Heidi St. John

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.93.7K Ratings

🗓️ 5 September 2025

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

What do you do when you’ve raised your kids to follow the Lord, but they walk away or cut you off? My friend Durenda Wilson joins me to talk honestly about the pain of estrangement, the lies that heap shame on parents, and the hope we have in Christ. God isn’t finished with your child’s story—and your prayers matter more than you know.

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0:00.0

You guys know how passionate I am to see parents discipling their children in the Bible.

0:04.8

And while it doesn't have to be complicated, it does have to be intentional.

0:09.4

That's why I'm excited to introduce you guys to the Illuminate Bible series from my friends at Lifestone Ministries.

0:15.6

This is a Bible curriculum that's designed to grow with your child from first grade all the way through high

0:21.0

school. So whether your child is just starting to read or asking deeper questions about faith

0:25.8

and culture, Illuminate meets them right where they are and helps them build a lasting

0:30.5

relationship with Jesus. Each week, you'll walk through a simple five-step approach. You'll look

0:36.0

at a Bible story, check out the context around

0:38.3

it, see how it connects to the rest of Scripture, set of the theology behind it, and find out what it

0:44.1

means for real life. It's designed for families, so you don't need five different books for five

0:49.5

different kids. You can go through it together using workbooks tailored to the ages of your kids.

0:54.5

So if you've been looking for a way to disciple your kids without adding more stress to your day,

0:59.4

this is it.

1:00.2

For more information, visit Lifestone Ministries.com forward slash Heidi to learn more about this amazing homeschooling tool.

1:07.9

Hey, everybody.

1:08.4

This is Heidi St. John.

1:09.7

Welcome to the podcast. I'm glad you guys are here

1:12.1

today. Today we're going to have, I'm going to do something that I've been thinking about doing

1:17.1

for kind of a long time just based on conversations that I'm having with you guys and have had

1:22.1

over the last six months or so out on the road. This conversation really is for the heartbroken parent, the mom or the dad,

1:29.4

who has raised their kids to walk with the Lord. Maybe you've homeschooled your kids. You thought you

1:33.5

did everything right. You checked all the boxes. And now you find yourself ignored or estranged. Maybe

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