Can Faith and Science Coexist? with Xandra Carroll

from Finding Something Real Podcast · host Janell Wood

Today on the podcast Janell and Zoé chat with Xandra Carroll! Xandra shares about her own faith journey, her experience questioning faith, and how God changed her life. She shares about her passion for the combination of faith and science and what has caused her to place her faith in Jesus Christ. Xandra also shares about how she got started as a speaker. Zoé asks a few questions regarding placing hope in something we don’t truly believe in and she shares what she believes is missing from her faith journey. We hope you enjoy this episode! About Xandra Xandra Carroll is a speaker and writer. She studied biology in Colorado, theology at the Oxford Centre of Christian Apologetics, and then went back to biology again, studying for her Master's degree in New Zealand. Her research has included blood cells, animal behavior, and bird conservation. Xandra is passionate about educating the Christian public on our role as stewards of God’s natural world. She often speaks on the philosophy of science, and on the intersection between science and faith. She currently lives in the foothills of Colorado. _______ We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! To follow Finding Something REAL on instagram, click here! If you are interested in becoming Finding Something REAL a co-host, click here! FSR s5e39 Introducing Zoe FSR s5e40 with Allen FSR s5e41 with Mary Jo FSR October 2022 with Phoenix FSR June 2022 with Abdu Murray FSR August 2022 with Stephanie FSR June 2021 with Alycia FSR May 2021 with Lou Lighten Group Lighten Group Podcast Spiritual Lessons from Biology - Xandra Carroll Dark Room Faith Gospel Spice Ministry Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics Thinking Matters Podcast ep. 1 with Xandra Carroll Reflection Ministries - Ken Boa Eco-Anxiety and Hope - Xandra Carroll Person of Interest (book) - J Warner Wallace Cold Case Christianity - J Warner Wallace Is Atheism Dead? - Eric Metaxas God's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? - John Lennox book Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence? - Henry F. Schaefer Who Moved the Stone? - Frank Morison Person of Interest (presentation) - J Warner Wallace Justin Brierley's Instagram Unbelievable? with Justin Brierley National Geographic Search for Noah's Ark Probability of the Resurrection of Jesus - Richard Swinburne

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Today on the podcast Janell and Zoé chat with Xandra Carroll! Xandra shares about her own faith journey, her experience questioning faith, and how God changed her life. She shares about her passion for the combination of faith and science and what has caused her to place her faith in Jesus Christ. Xandra also shares about how she got started as a speaker.Zoé asks a few questions regarding placing hope in something we don’t truly believe in and she shares what she believes is missing from her faith journey. We hope you enjoy this episode! About Xandra Xandra Carroll is a speaker and writer. She studied biology in Colorado, theology at the Oxford Centre of Christian Apologetics, and then went back to biology again, studying for her Master's degree in New Zealand. Her research has included blood cells, animal behavior, and bird conservation. Xandra is passionate about educating the Christian public on our role as stewards of God’s natural world. She often speaks on the philosophy of science, and on the intersection between science and faith. She currently lives in the foothills of Colorado._______We would love to thank our Patrons for all their amazing support! To learn more about supporting Finding Something REAL via Patreon, click here! To follow Finding Something REAL on instagram, click here! If you are interested in becoming Finding Something REAL a co-host, click here! FSR s5e39 Introducing ZoeFSR s5e40 with AllenFSR s5e41 with Mary JoFSR October 2022 with PhoenixFSR June 2022 with Abdu MurrayFSR August 2022 with StephanieFSR June 2021 with AlyciaFSR May 2021 with LouLighten GroupLighten Group Podcast Spiritual Lessons from Biology - Xandra Carroll Dark Room FaithGospel Spice Ministry Oxford Centre for Christian ApologeticsThinking Matters Podcast ep. 1 with Xandra CarrollReflection Ministries - Ken BoaEco-Anxiety and Hope - Xandra CarrollPerson of Interest (book) - J Warner Wallace Cold Case Christianity - J Warner Wallace Is Atheism Dead? - Eric MetaxasGod's Undertaker: Has Science Buried God? - John Lennox book Science and Christianity: Conflict or Coherence? - Henry F. Schaefer Who Moved the Stone? - Frank MorisonPerson of Interest (presentation) - J Warner Wallace Justin Brierley's InstagramUnbelievable? with Justin Brierley National Geographic Search for Noah's ArkProbability of the Resurrection of Jesus - Richard Swinburne

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