LifeWise Academy is on a mission to reach school children with the gospel—during school hours!  When LifeWise launched in 2018, the initial goal was to serve 25 schools by 2025, but it surpassed that long ago. By the start of this year, LifeWise had set up chapters in more than 300 schools in a dozen states, teaching 35,000 public school students weekly Bible lessons that are usually scheduled to coincide with lunch or non core courses such as library, art or gym class. Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/joel-penton-bringing-gospel-public-schools --- Send in a voice message ..read more

Do you feel like you’re moving in the same direction with your spouse or just landing in the same room together every night? Today I’m joined by Gina & Julia Barbero and we’re talking about the importance of being on a shared mission with your spouse, collaboration with and support of each other. Money can be a major stressor in marriage, but it’s also a tool for a whole lot of good. Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/healthy-money-mindset-shared-mission-spouse-julia-and-gino-barbero --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidistjohn/message ..read more

I want doctrinally sound worship music back. Where do I find it? | My husband cheated for almost a year. I’ve forgiven him and don’t want a divorce, but he doesn't want to work it out. | Are head coverings for women just a tradition we don’t need to follow? What does the Bible say about them? | I’m a new Christian. How do I study the Bible? | How do the different Bible translations differ? Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/mailbox-monday-pastor-phil-hopper --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidistjohn/message ..read more

My friend Abbie Halberstadt is joining me today and we’re here to encourage you on the marathon that is motherhood. We’re chatting about prioritizing family, ordering your days with intentionality, the importance of community and support in motherhood, the power of transparency and authenticity, the impact of social media on motherhood, and the important concept that hard is not the same thing as bad. I know you’ll be encouraged! Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/mothering-hard-not-bad-abbie-halberstadt --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidist ..read more

There is a clear move to sexualize children in our culture today, and my friend Karen England is joining me on the show today to bring us up to speed on what's been happening in the fight to keep our children safe in the schools and in our libraries. Volunteers are making a difference, and there is a role for you to play! NOTE: This isn’t appropriate for little ears. Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/our-fight-off-the-bench-karen-england --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidistjohn/message ..read more

Today is Mailbox Monday and I am answering tons of your questions! Is Biden just anti-Christian? | My 13 year old wants to stay in public school while we homeschool our younger kids. | My husband’s family members are unbelievers and scoffers. How do I interact and not get sucked in? | My son has a really bad attitude problem, and I don’t know what to do. | How do we stop pride month from taking over our town every June? | Where do you buy clothes and support a good company at the same time? Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/teen-family-relationships-perversion-taking-culture ..read more

It’s no surprise kids are struggling with identity these days, but we can’t let it stay this way. Our kids need us to step up to the plate and give them a firm foundation of identity so they will walk firmly in who Christ has created them to be. Join me my friend Dr. Kathy Koch today as she shares encouragement and practical tips for how you can help your kids have a solid identity in Christ—and face their own future with confidence and courage. Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/children-identity-culture-lies-dr-kathy-koch --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify ..read more

Kary Oberbrunner is joining me today and we have a full show for you! Kary is on staff at Cedarville University, and he’s here to share the importance of being in the world but not of the world, how to help our kids manage the intersection of faith and culture, and how to teach entrepreneurship and creative problem solving. We’re discussing the dangers of advancing technology, the compromise in Christian universities, the need to engage with different worldviews, the danger of sending children to pseudo-Christian universities, the laziness of relying on AI and dead ideas, and the entrepreneurs ..read more

Answering listener questions! How do you feel about sleepover church camps? | How do I take down spiritual strongholds in my life? | I’m not homeschooling. How do I ensure my kids are filtering their education through a Biblical worldview?  Show Notes: http://heidistjohn.com/blog/podcasts/sleepover-camps-spiritual-strongholds --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heidistjohn/message ..read more

My new friend Karla Marie Williams is here sharing her journey of transitioning from traditional homeschooling to unschooling and the positive impact it had on her children. What really is unschooling? And how can it leave opportunities for our kids to flourish in their natural talents, abilities, and passions?  Stick around for our last Happy Hour extended podcast and we’re wrapping up with a great topic: How we use the Bible in an unschooling life and ultimately, let go of our kids for God’s plan for them! Programming Note: This is our last Extended Podcast for Subscribers. Listen in or ..read more