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Curious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement124. Identity before Roles: Learning to Trust GodAt the time this episode is airing, it’s December 26. Wherever this Christmas season found you—full of joy, quiet reflection, grief, complexity, or somewhere in between—I hope you were able to encounter God’s presence in a meaningful way.Today’s episode is a little different.I’m replaying the most listened-to episode of Curious for Christ of all time:“Struggling to Trust God in Gender Roles,” a thoughtful and grace-filled conversation with author and evangelist Gordon Ferguson.This conversation continues to resonate deeply because beneath questions about roles—whether in marriage, famil...
2025-12-2636 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement123. Could Sharing Your Faith Be the Answer to Anxiety? Featuring Greg Stier, CEO of Dare 2 Share MinistriesIn this powerful and heartfelt episode of Curious for Christ, Alexandra sits down with Greg Stier, Founder & CEO of Dare 2 Share Ministries, to explore a surprising and deeply encouraging truth:Sharing your faith may actually be one of the most healing practices for anxiety—especially during this season.Greg opens up about his own dramatic childhood story, growing up in a violent, broken family that was transformed by the Gospel through one man’s courage to share Jesus. That transformation shaped Greg’s mission: to equip teenagers, parents, and leaders to confid...
2025-12-1228 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement122. Growing a Heart of Thanksgiving — Even in the Challenging SeasonsIn this post-Thanksgiving episode, I invite listeners into a personal and Scripture-rich reflection on what it truly means to cultivate a heart of gratitude — not only when life feels abundant, but especially when it feels uncertain, stretching, or emotionally heavy.Through a biblical study of thanksgiving and a deeply personal parenting story, we explore how God grows our hearts in hidden, humble, everyday ways.What This Episode Covers1. Giving Thanks In All CircumstancesWe discuss the difference between giving thanks for everything versus gi...
2025-11-2812 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement121. Bringing the Early Church to Life: "Cry For Jerusalem" with Author & Scientist Dr. Ward SanfordIn today’s episode, we explore the world of the early church and the historical events surrounding the fall of Jerusalem in 70 AD. My guest, Dr. Ward Sanford, is a hydrogeologist, researcher, and biblical historian whose passion for truth led him to write The Cry for Jerusalem series — deeply researched Christian historical novels rooted in eyewitness accounts and the writings of Josephus.Together, we talk about:How history supports and illuminates ScriptureWhy understanding the culture of first-century Judea matters for our faithThe strength and courage of women in the early churchHow fait...
2025-11-1433 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement119. You Are Not Failing When God is Asking You to Slow DownHave you ever felt like slowing down means you’re falling behind?In this heartfelt episode, Alexandra opens up about what it means to honor God’s invitation to pause — not as a sign of failure, but as a step toward healing, rest, and renewed intimacy with Him.After walking through her own season of emotional honesty and therapy, Alexandra reflects on how God often meets us not in our striving, but in our stillness. Through gentle storytelling, scripture, and prayer, she reminds us that slowing down is not disobedience — it’s alignment...
2025-10-2409 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement118. Are Your Prayers Powerful? How to Pray Prayers God Answers—with Bestselling Author Steve AustinHave you ever wondered why some prayers seem to move mountains while others feel like they never leave the room? In this episode of Curious for Christ, Alexandra sits down with Steve Austin — USA Today bestselling author, pastor at Lakewood Church, and president of Living Hope Chaplaincy — to explore how we can pray with power, confidence, and clarity.Steve shares his remarkable journey from being an attorney in Houston to witnessing miracles across the world, and what inspired him to write his upcoming book, Power Prayers: Praying God’s Word for Breakthrough (available October 21). Together, they dive into w...
2025-10-1730 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement117. Why Holding on Creates Anxiety — and How to Let Go with GodIn this episode, I talk about something that hits close to home — the anxiety that comes from holding onto things we were never meant to hold. Maybe it’s beauty, maybe it’s success, maybe it’s your background or even where you come from. I know this has been true for me.I share a personal story about discovering my ancestry — Belgian, Bulgarian, and even Roma, Gypsy roots — and how God used that moment to show me something deeper about identity.It made me ask: Am I still clinging to something other than G...
2025-10-1010 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement114. Is Your Body Tensing Up? 3 Steps to Find Peace with God in a Tense RelationshipIn this episode, host Alexandra explores the physical and spiritual reasons behind our body’s “fight, flight, or freeze” response. She talks about how physical tension—the tight shoulders, clenched jaw, or knot in your stomach—is a signal that our nervous system perceives a threat. However, as believers, we can use this moment of awareness as an invitation to lean into our faith. Alexandra offers three practical, faith-based steps to stay grounded and present with God, even in difficult conversations or moments of stress. This episode is a guide to moving from a place of fear to a place of t...
2025-09-1909 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement113. Joy After Sorrow: Processing Grief with Dr. Jerry WoodbridgeIn this deeply compassionate episode, I sit down with Dr. Jerry Woodbridge—a Christian author, grief advocate, and educator—to explore the complex journey of grieving with faith, honesty, and hope.What You’ll DiscoverGrief isn’t linear. Dr. Woodbridge likens it to “having a thousand hornets around your head” or bouncing on a trampoline while climbing stairs—progress, setbacks, repeat.Identity after loss. The unexpected transition into widowhood isn’t a choice anyone makes. Dr. Woodbridge reflects on how that identity shift challenged both her role and faith.Children and grief. Kids aren’t little ad...
2025-09-1235 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement112. Is Impatience Fueling Your Doubts and Anxiety? Learning to Trust God's TimingPatience is more than waiting—it is a discipline of the heart. It allows us to govern our emotions, trust God’s timing, and respond with wisdom instead of rushing in fear or doubt. Practicing patience strengthens our relationships, nurtures our spiritual growth, and helps us live faithfully and peacefully in every area of life. True strength is not in conquering others or achieving instant results but in mastering our own spirit (Proverbs 16:32).In this episode, we explore:What patience really is: both enduring trials steadfastly and being long-suffering with others, whil...
2025-09-0518 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement110. Finding Peace in the Unknown: 5 Prayers to Anchor Your Heart in God's PresenceHave you ever thought: I just need peace now—not tomorrow, not when life finally settles, but right here in the middle of the swirl?That’s exactly what today’s short but mighty episode of Curious for Christ is about. I’m sharing a personal story of when I felt awkward, invisible, and tempted to hide—but instead of running, I stayed. And God met me in that uncomfortable space with His peace.That moment inspired me to create The 5-Prayer Toolkit for Peace in Chaos—simple prayers you can use...
2025-08-2208 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement109. Be Strong and Courageous: How to Step into Your Calling When you Feel UnqualifiedFeeling unqualified for what God is calling you to do? In this episode of Curious for Christ, Alexandra dives into Joshua 1:1–9 and shares how God called Joshua to lead Israel into the Promised Land—and how the same three anchors God gave Joshua can help you step courageously into your own calling.You’ll learn:How God’s presence, promises, and Word anchor you when the path feels uncertain.Practical steps to live courageously this week, even when you feel unprepared.Why courage is a choice, and how to enter your “promised l...
2025-08-1509 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement107. Stuck in Anxiety? How Your Brain Can Learn to Trust God Again—with Eric GilbertWhat if anxiety isn’t a flaw—but a signal calling you back to God? In this powerful episode of Curious for Christ, I sit down with Christian leadership and mental health coach Eric Gilbert to explore how faith, neuroscience, and past wounds intersect—and how healing in Christ is not only possible, but promised.We talk about:How fear and trauma keep us spiritually stuckThe lies we believe about ourselves and GodWhy busyness and burnout are symptoms, not solutionsAnd the steps to experiencing peace and purpose againIf you’ve ever...
2025-08-0136 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement106. Let God Heal and Prepare Your Heart through His Word—for Lasting ChangeIn this episode, we’re digging deeper into one powerful truth from Episode 105: The Word of God grows spiritual fruit we can’t manufacture.Jesus calls our hearts “soil” in Matthew 13—and this week, we’re asking:What kind of soil is your heart?Is it soft? Shallow? Distracted? Dry? God prepares our hearts through His Word—so that we can live fruit-filled, purpose-driven lives.Whether you’re in a season of spiritual dryness, facing personal pain, or just longing for real transformati...
2025-07-2512 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement105. 5 Life-Changing Ways the Bible Transforms and Heals Your HeartWelcome back to Curious for Christ! In today’s episode, we’re exploring something deeply personal, incredibly practical, and spiritually powerful: how God’s Word actually transforms you—from the inside out.Maybe you’ve been feeling spiritually dry, unsure where to start in Scripture, or wondering why reading the Bible doesn’t feel as life-giving as it used to. This episode will meet you right there.We’ll walk through five powerful ways the Bible brings healing, clarity, strength, and renewal—not just in theory, but in real-life moments of doubt...
2025-07-1819 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement104. How Culture Creeps In and Steals Your Confidence in Christ—And How to Get It Back | with Dr. John WestMany believers have unknowingly exchanged truth for cultural influence—and wonder why they feel spiritually dry, confused, or insecure. In this powerful conversation, Dr. John West exposes the subtle ways culture shapes our thinking—and how returning to God’s Word can restore your peace, clarity, and confidence in Christ. Bible Verses Referenced:Acts 2:38 – “Repent and be baptized… and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.”Romans 6:4 – “We were buried with Him through baptism into death… so that we too may walk in newness of life.”Galatians 6:8 – “Whoever sows to please their flesh… will reap destructio...
2025-07-1134 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement103. Feeling stressed and lonely? Why God's Answer to Anxiety Is the ChurchAre you feeling lonely, anxious, spiritually stuck—or like you’re carrying more than God ever intended you to?In today’s episode, we explore the truth that you were never meant to do life alone. God designed the Church not as a building, but as a living, breathing family—the Body of Christ. When we step out of community, we become more vulnerable to spiritual attack, isolation, and discouragement.We talk about:Why regular church involvement matters for your emotional and spiritual healthWhat the Bible says the...
2025-07-0411 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement102. You are Exactly Where God Wants You to Be: How God uses Detours and Circles to Grow You, not Keep You StuckDo you ever feel like you’re stuck in the same place — going in circles, facing detours, or walking a longer road than you expected? You’re not alone. In this episode of Curious for Christ, Alexandra explores how God uses those very detours and circles to strengthen your faith and shape you into the person He’s calling you to be, unshakable in your faith in Him. Remember, you belong to Him!Through the story of the Israelites’ wilderness journey, we discover why the “long way” is actually part of God’s purposeful plan — to grow trust, build perse...
2025-06-2708 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement101. 5 Truths that Prove God is Near even when He feels Silent (and Why That Should Give You Confidence)Have you ever felt abandoned by God?Like you’re doing all the things—praying, showing up, staying faithful—and yet… the silence is deafening?In today’s episode, Alexandra speaks directly to that lonely place. Drawing from Scripture and personal reflection, she unpacks 5 powerful truths to anchor your heart when God feels absent. This episode is a reminder that silence is not the same as absence, and even in the dark, God is forming something deeper in you. What You’ll Learn:Why even Jesus experienced divine silenc...
2025-06-2009 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement100. 5 Ways To Walk By Faith (Not Sight) When Anxiety Takes OverWhen anxiety takes over, how do you trust God—especially when the outcome is uncertain?In this episode of Curious for Christ, we’re unpacking five practical ways to walk by faith, not sight. If you’re feeling overwhelmed, afraid, or stuck trying to control what you can’t, this is your invitation to breathe, let go, and trust the One who sees the bigger picture.Scriptures Mentioned:2 Corinthians 5:71 Peter 5:7Proverbs 3:5Hebrews 13:5Psalm 119:105Isaiah 26:3Psalm 46:10Hebrews 11:15 Ways to Walk by Faith (Not Sight):1...
2025-06-1312 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement99. How to Fall in Love with the Bible (and Be Transformed from the Inside Out) — with Philip Nation, Publisher of Thomas Nelson BiblesHave you ever felt spiritually dry… or unsure where to begin when it comes to reading the Bible again? In this powerful and grace-filled episode, I sit down with Philip Nation—pastor, author, teacher, and Bible publisher at Thomas Nelson—to talk about reigniting your hunger for Scripture, approaching God’s Word with fresh eyes, and letting the Bible read you.We explore why spiritual hunger is a gift, how God meets us in our weakness, and why tools like The Open Bible can make reading Scripture more accessible and transformative than ever—whether you’re brand new to faith...
2025-06-0635 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement98. The Real Reason You're Stuck Spiritually (And How God Heals It)Have you ever felt spiritually stuck—like you’re doing all the “right” things but still feel far from God? This episode is for you.In today’s conversation, I share a deeply personal and biblical perspective on why we sometimes feel disconnected from God. It’s not always a lack of effort—it’s often a quiet rebellion: our tendency to trust everything but Him.But here’s the beautiful truth—God doesn’t just correct rebellion. He heals it.This is a vulnerable one, but it’s filled with so much hope. In This...
2025-05-3012 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement97. Overcoming Shame and Codependency: 7 Faith-Based Principles for Healing & Spiritual Growth - with Kathy HeinenIn this deeply honest and inspiring episode of Curious for Christ, I sit down with Kathy Heinen, co-author of "Spiritual Discovery: Seven Principles for Spiritual Growth". Kathy shares her personal journey—from navigating a painful marriage to experiencing deep healing through Christ—and how God’s presence, not our performance, is the key to transformation.Together, we discuss how our emotions are not obstacles but indicators—clues that can lead us back to the truth about God and ourselves. Through decades of ministry helping women overcome codependency and addiction, Kathy brings powerful wisdom and real-life application to what it...
2025-05-2335 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement95. Trusting God when Plans Fall Apart: How to Walk with Jesus Through DisappointmentWhat do you do when your plans keep falling apart? When the dreams you prayed for unravel or the doors you were sure God opened suddenly slam shut? In today’s episode of Curious for Christ, I walk us through Luke 24 and the Emmaus Road—the sacred, in-between space where disappointment meets the presence of Jesus.We explore how spiritual transformation often comes not in the fulfillment of our plans, but in the death of our expectations. Through honest reflection, personal stories, and biblical insight, you’ll be invited to see your disappointment not as the end—but as t...
2025-05-0915 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement94. Facing Mortality with Faith and Confidence: Insights from Gordon Ferguson on 'God and Cancer'In this vulnerable and faith-filled episode of Curious for Christ, I sit down again with Gordon Ferguson—author, teacher, and spiritual leader with over 50 years in ministry. You may remember him from our most listened-to episode on God’s view of women.This time, we explore his most personal book: God and Cancer. It’s a raw and honest conversation about mortality—not to stir fear, but to awaken faith, clarity, and purpose.We discuss:• Why we avoid death—and why we must face it• How illness and aging sharpen spirit...
2025-05-0244 minCurious For Christ | Spiritual Healing, Trust in God, Anxiety Bible Verses, God's Peace, Biblical Encouragement93. Why Do Others Have What I Long For? Finding Peace in Delayed Dreams and God's LoveHave you ever looked around and felt like you didn’t belong—even in spaces where you’ve shown up faithfully? In this heartfelt and vulnerable episode, I share my personal journey of wrestling with comparison, grief, delayed dreams, and the quiet question many of us ask:“Why would God show me what I’ll never have?”Through real-life reflection and biblical insight, I explore how God lovingly reveals the places in us that still need healing—not to punish us, but to draw us closer to His love. Whether you’re navigating delayed dreams, childhood wounds, or that...
2025-04-2509 min