The Distorted Truth Podcast
The Distorted Truth Podcast exists to confront the truth problem in modern Christianity. Too often, Scripture is misinterpreted, taken out of context, or taught without understanding the culture in which it was written, creating distorted beliefs that push people away rather than draw them closer to Christ.
This podcast isn’t about comfort, it’s about challenge. The way Christians engage with the Bible must change. Truth needs to be restored through historical context, cultural insight, and careful, disciplined study. The Distorted Truth Podcast is dedicated to dismantling false narratives, correcting theological misunderstandings, and calling believers back to an authentic, uncompromised faith grounded in Scripture as it was originally intended.
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Episodes
71 episodes
Can God Still Heal Today? Faith, Healing, and Pain Explained
In this episode of the Distorted Truth Podcast, Carie asks the question: Can God really heal physically today?Through her personal story of her father’s battle with cancer, she opens up about faith, prayer, prophetic words, and the pain ...
What Does It Mean to Be Saved? How to Be Saved According to the Bible.
In this episode, Carie breaks down what it really means to be saved and challenges the idea that salvation is just saying a prayer. Through a personal story and clear biblical truth, she explains why being a “good person” isn’t enough and what ...
Is God Opening Doors No One Can Shut?
In this episode, Carie shares a prophetic message about Open Doors and how God is moving in your life right now. Through Acts 16, we are reminded that when God opens a door, it often comes with opposition, but that does not mean the door is not...
Why Can't I Trust God?
Why do so many people feel like they can’t trust God anymore?In this episode of the Distorted Truth Podcast, Carie dives into one of the most common and deeply personal struggles in the Christian faith: the feeling that God has ...
Is It Biblical to Say “Whoever Is Meant To Be Here Will Be”?
In this episode, Carie asks a challenging question: Is it actually biblical to say, “Whoever is meant to be here will be”?She unpacks this common phrase often heard in Christian circles and examines how it can subtly shape our mindset ar...
Are We All God’s Children...or Is That a Distorted Truth?
In this episode of the Distorted Truth Podcast, Carie breaks down what the Bible says about identity in Christ and how becoming a child of God comes through faith in Jesus, not assumption.Looking at John 1 and Galatians 3, this episode c...
What Does Psalm 37:4 Really Mean?
In this episode, Carie breaks down a commonly misunderstood Bible verse, “God will give you the desires of your heart.” Is this a promise that God gives you whatever you want, or is there a deeper meaning?Looking at Psalm 37:1–4 in conte...
Am I Too Broken For God?
What if the question you’re too afraid to ask is the one God is ready to answer?In this episode, Carie tackles the honest, heavy question: “Am I too broken for God?” She explores how God has always worked through imperfect, mess...
How Can God Use Me If I’m Not Qualified?
In this episode, Carie answers the question, “How can God use me if I’m not qualified?” and unpacks what it truly means to be called by God. Drawing from Acts 4 and Jeremiah 1, she challenges the idea that calling depends on credentials and sho...
Why Did The Apostle Paul Say We Are Worthless?
Do I have worth? What is my worth and value? Do you ever ask yourself these questions? Are you letting the wrong thing decide your worth and value? In this episode of the Distorted Truth Podcast, Carie dives into the truth ab...
Why Did Jesus Say We Must Hate Our Families?
In this episode, Carie explores Jesus’ challenging words in the Gospel of Luke 14 about “hating” one’s family. She explains that the Greek word miseo points to loving God above all else, not treating family with cruelty, but placing Christ firs...
If God Is Good, Why Do We Have Pain?
If God is good, why is there pain? In this episode, Carie explains that Scripture is clear about God’s goodness, but it is also honest about the reality of living in a fallen world. Jesus said we would have trouble. Sometimes our pain comes fro...
Why Would a Loving God Send People to Hell?
It is one of the most difficult and emotional questions people wrestle with and one I once struggled to answer myself. Instead of offering polished theology, I went back to Scripture with a lens of learning, not knowing. I wrestled. I studied. ...
Does God Still Love ME?
Does God still love me?Most people answer that question based on feelings, not truth. In this episode of Distorted Truth, Carie addresses it directly.Instead of reshaping God’s love to fit emotion, she defines love by Scripture....
Unmasking Twisted Scripture and Embracing Real Faith
In this episode of Distorted Truth, we explore how scripture can be twisted and misunderstood. Carie shares her personal journey from head knowledge to a true revelation of Jesus Christ. She examines how Satan distorts the truth today, as liste...
Rest
We all have times in our life when waves come crashing down over us. When the storms of life can seem so overwhelming. Because we live in a broken, fallen world, there is no escaping trials but we can learn how to rest in God while going throug...
Stepping Out In Faith
In Matthew 14:30, Peter experiences walking on water because he was willing to get out of the boat. You can imagine how scary it must have been, as he put his foot out on the water. God calls many of us to step out in faith like Peter but so ma...
Overcoming Anxiety
Do you struggle with anxious thoughts? Do you feel frustrated because anxiety seems to have a hold on you? Anxiety is real and when we are in the middle of it, it can often seem hopeless. Take heart knowing there is freedom from ...
How Can I Be In Right Standing With God?
Did you know when you say "yes" to Jesus; when you confess with your mouth that Jesus Christ is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you are instantaneously in right standing with God. So often we think in order to ...
Do I Really Have Purpose?
So many of us have questioned if we have purpose. We spend our lives trying different avenues in order to "discover" what it is. When doing this we find ourselves at the end of a road with no results. We need to understand that our purpose is n...
No Longer Condemned?
The Apostle Paul knew what it was like to wrestle in not doing the things he wanted to do and doing the things he didn't want to do. He knew he couldn't save himself but he knew the One that did. He knew if it was up to him, he would stand cond...
Am I A Failure?
We will all fail at times in our life. Rather it's failing to meet a goal we set, failing to show up on time to something, or failing by not being there for a loved one. When we fail, so many of us struggle thinking that our failures define us ...
Am I Qualified?
We all have a call on our life but sometimes we wonder if we are qualified to do what it is God is calling us to do. One thing we need to keep in mind is that it is not our job to qualify ourselves. God goes ahead of us and paves the way; he wo...
Does God Really Love Me?
Do you ever feel like God is mad at you or doesn't love you? So many people think that God's love is contingent on their circumstances, their feelings and their beliefs. The truth is that God's love is unconditional therefore it is not based on...