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In this episode, I’m joined by Merrill Greene, author of The Weirdness of God, to explore why so much of the Bible feels strange to modern readers—and why that strangeness may actually be essential to understanding Scripture properly.

Many Christians today approach the Bible with modern assumptions about the world, which can make some passages feel confusing, uncomfortable, or even embarrassing. Greene argues that instead of smoothing over these moments, believers should lean into them. The “weird” elements of the Bible—from supernatural realities to unexpected ways God acts—reveal a worldview that is far richer and more mysterious than the one many modern readers bring to the text.

Throughout the conversation, we discuss why attempts to domesticate God often lead to a shallow reading of Scripture, and how recovering the Bible’s strange and supernatural context can deepen our faith and reshape how we understand God’s character and work in the world.

This episode invites listeners to reconsider the parts of the Bible that seem unfamiliar and to see them not as problems to solve, but as invitations to encounter the depth and mystery of the God revealed in Scripture.

Read the introduction to The Weirdness of God: https://www.weirdgod.com/read-the-introduction

Get the book: https://a.co/d/09XCNsSY