S4 E1: Mistaken Identity

The InFormed Parent with Suzanne Phillips

Welcome to Season 4 of The InFormed Parent Podcast! This season takes a fresh approach, diving into the vital topic of identity. Host Suzanne Phillips reflects on her personal testimony, a recent eye-opening experience with her church youth group, and the identity crisis facing today’s culture. Suzanne sheds light on how mistaken identity impacts both parents and children, setting the stage for this season’s exploration of God’s design for identity and family.

Episode Highlights:

• Suzanne’s powerful testimony and how it shaped her identity.
• The cultural and spiritual identity crisis facing youth today.
• Thought-provoking Q&A with youth on abortion, purpose, and relationships.
• Understanding identity through a biblical lens: “Who does God say we are?”
• Why mistaken identity leads to confusion, anxiety, and brokenness.
• Practical steps for parents to instill God-given identity in their children.

Quotes or Scriptures Mentioned:

• “You are exactly who God says you are, no more, no less.”
• “Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” - Proverbs 22:6

Featured Resource:

• Charting Your Family’s Future
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