About this episode
What happens when faith feels like pretending, and you can’t live with the disconnect anymore?
Erika Diaz-Castro, a wife, mom, and Bible teacher who once lived a double life—publicly religious but privately wrestling with doubt, shame, and the pull of self-fulfillment. Her story traces a winding path through skepticism, identity confusion, new-age spirituality, and even spiritual darkness, until a powerful encounter with God changed everything.
Guest Bio:
Erika Diaz-Castro is a wife, homeschooling mother, Bible teacher, and founder of Her Renewed Strength, a ministry equipping women to know God’s Word and grow in confidence through it. Once a skeptic, Erika now helps others cultivate daily spiritual discipline and find freedom in surrendering to Christ. She also hosts Her Renewed Strength Podcast and is pursuing a Master of Theology with a concentration in Apologetics and Philosophy.
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- Her Renewed Strength –herrenewedstrength.com
- Her Renewed Strength Podcast – https://herrenewedstrength.com/podcast
- Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
- Bible in a Year reading plan (YouVersion App)
- Through the Word & Word for Today with Chuck Smith
- America’s Christian Credit Union (ACCU): https://americaschristiancu.com/Jana/
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