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TFS#219 - Rose Zhang Shares Her Relationship With God: Finding Purpose Through Prayer and the Bible

Rose Zhang is a content creator who shares aspects of her daily life, including outfit showcases, personal vlogs, and her experience as an international student in the U.S.

Connect with Rose Zhang!

https://www.tiktok.com/@rzhang01

https://www.youtube.com/@rose.zhang.

https://www.instagram.com/stellae_rosae_photography

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Introduction

0:57 - Meet Rose Zhang

1:22 - Rose shares how she is preparing for nursing school

3:35 - How did Rose find out she wanted to pursue nursing?

4:21 - Rose on being good at speaking English despite not being born and raised in the U.S.

5:51 - Does Rose have to go back to China after studying in the U.S.?

6:41 - Rose shares how her Korean mother met her Chinese father

7:06 - Were her parents religious when they were young?

7:45 - Rose shares her culture shock in secular U.S. schools as a Christian

9:35 - Fake IDs & Party Life: Rose’s view on American teen culture as a Christian

12:01 - Why do some med and law students use drugs when they enter university?

14:32 - How does a Christian know what is right and wrong?

16:21 - Do Christians take vitamins, drink caffeine, and doom scroll on TikTok?

17:23 - Andy asks if unnatural dopamine and serotonin production defiles the body's sacredness in Christianity

19:30 - How did Rose's family decide to send her to the U.S. to study?

21:09 - The difference between the cost of education in Australia vs. the U.S.

22:55 - Rose shares how she applied to colleges in the U.S. and received financial aid

24:45 - Rose shares how she met her husband through Bumble and got married

28:04 - Is Rose's husband as religious as she is?

29:24 - How long has Rose been in America?

30:00 - Rose's journey of finding a church in America

32:22 - Andy shares his experience attending churches of different races

33:33 - Can people from different churches form cell groups or Bible study groups?

34:33 - Rose on taking prerequisite classes for nursing

35:14 - What does Rose and her husband's relationship with God look like?

36:03 - Rose shares how they read the Bible

36:29 - Andy shares his experience reading the third book of the Bible (Leviticus)

38:29 - Has Rose read the entire Bible?

39:27 - Rose shares how and what she prays to God about

40:28 - Faith over fear: Trusting God in every situation

44:31 - Andy shares how he has been putting his faith in God, trusting that everything will work out

45:45 - Rose shares how she started creating content on YouTube & TikTok

47:38 - What motivated Rose to create content after finishing college?

48:55 - Has Rose thought about creating content about Christianity?

50:27 - Rose shares her dynamic with her younger sister

52:02 - Rose shares how her sister made her own group of friends in college

52:57 - Rose's main focus over the last 6 months

53:57 - Rose shares how her relationship with Christianity has grown throughout her life

56:58 - Rose's sign from God: Witnessing the northern lights on her flight back to US

58:57 - Andy’s sign from God: Multiple U.S. visa rejections led him to stay in Australia

1:01:27 - Andy shares his religious background: From Buddhism and Atheism to reading the bible

1:05:22 - Andy shares his journey reading the Bible

1:06:11 - Rose's recent life discoveries

1:07:51 - Praying and reading the Bible daily cannot eradicate mental health issues

1:09:39 - Has Rose ever doubted God's existence?

1:10:41 - Andy shares his excitement to reach the Book of Job in the Bible

1:11:27 - Rose's goals for the next six months

1:12:54 - Is divorce allowed in Christianity?

1:14:43 - Did Rose experience love at first sight when meeting her husband?

1:15:42 - Does Rose believe in soulmates?

1:17:48 - Does the Bible talk about children, marriage, or finding the right partner?

1:19:08 - Andy’s talks about why it's hard to find a partner that is on a similar journey to yours

1:20:55 - The real reason behind why people break up

1:22:46 - FutureMe: Website to write emails to her future self

1:25:31 - Connect with Rose

1:26:41 - Outro

Broadcast on:
18 Feb 2025

Rose Zhang is a content creator who shares aspects of her daily life, including outfit showcases, personal vlogs, and her experience as an international student in the U.S.

Connect with Rose Zhang!

https://www.tiktok.com/@rzhang01

https://www.youtube.com/@rose.zhang.

https://www.instagram.com/stellae_rosae_photography

CHAPTERS:

0:00 - Introduction

0:57 - Meet Rose Zhang

1:22 - Rose shares how she is preparing for nursing school

3:35 - How did Rose find out she wanted to pursue nursing?

4:21 - Rose on being good at speaking English despite not being born and raised in the U.S.

5:51 - Does Rose have to go back to China after studying in the U.S.?

6:41 - Rose shares how her Korean mother met her Chinese father

7:06 - Were her parents religious when they were young?

7:45 - Rose shares her culture shock in secular U.S. schools as a Christian

9:35 - Fake IDs & Party Life: Rose’s view on American teen culture as a Christian

12:01 - Why do some med and law students use drugs when they enter university?

14:32 - How does a Christian know what is right and wrong?

16:21 - Do Christians take vitamins, drink caffeine, and doom scroll on TikTok?

17:23 - Andy asks if unnatural dopamine and serotonin production defiles the body's sacredness in Christianity

19:30 - How did Rose's family decide to send her to the U.S. to study?

21:09 - The difference between the cost of education in Australia vs. the U.S.

22:55 - Rose shares how she applied to colleges in the U.S. and received financial aid

24:45 - Rose shares how she met her husband through Bumble and got married

28:04 - Is Rose's husband as religious as she is?

29:24 - How long has Rose been in America?

30:00 - Rose's journey of finding a church in America

32:22 - Andy shares his experience attending churches of different races

33:33 - Can people from different churches form cell groups or Bible study groups?

34:33 - Rose on taking prerequisite classes for nursing

35:14 - What does Rose and her husband's relationship with God look like?

36:03 - Rose shares how they read the Bible

36:29 - Andy shares his experience reading the third book of the Bible (Leviticus)

38:29 - Has Rose read the entire Bible?

39:27 - Rose shares how and what she prays to God about

40:28 - Faith over fear: Trusting God in every situation

44:31 - Andy shares how he has been putting his faith in God, trusting that everything will work out

45:45 - Rose shares how she started creating content on YouTube & TikTok

47:38 - What motivated Rose to create content after finishing college?

48:55 - Has Rose thought about creating content about Christianity?

50:27 - Rose shares her dynamic with her younger sister

52:02 - Rose shares how her sister made her own group of friends in college

52:57 - Rose's main focus over the last 6 months

53:57 - Rose shares how her relationship with Christianity has grown throughout her life

56:58 - Rose's sign from God: Witnessing the northern lights on her flight back to US

58:57 - Andy’s sign from God: Multiple U.S. visa rejections led him to stay in Australia

1:01:27 - Andy shares his religious background: From Buddhism and Atheism to reading the bible

1:05:22 - Andy shares his journey reading the Bible

1:06:11 - Rose's recent life discoveries

1:07:51 - Praying and reading the Bible daily cannot eradicate mental health issues

1:09:39 - Has Rose ever doubted God's existence?

1:10:41 - Andy shares his excitement to reach the Book of Job in the Bible

1:11:27 - Rose's goals for the next six months

1:12:54 - Is divorce allowed in Christianity?

1:14:43 - Did Rose experience love at first sight when meeting her husband?

1:15:42 - Does Rose believe in soulmates?

1:17:48 - Does the Bible talk about children, marriage, or finding the right partner?

1:19:08 - Andy’s talks about why it's hard to find a partner that is on a similar journey to yours

1:20:55 - The real reason behind why people break up

1:22:46 - FutureMe: Website to write emails to her future self

1:25:31 - Connect with Rose

1:26:41 - Outro