Bible Overthinker

Why do bad things happen to good people? If you love God but feel like you can’t catch a break, this honest conversation is for you. In this episode, we sit down as husband and wife to wrestle with one of the oldest and most painful questions in the Christian faith — why does a loving God allow suffering, hardship, and evil to happen to people who are genuinely trying to follow Him? We don’t hand...

Episode 3. Genesis 1:6-8 introduces something called the firmament — and waters above it. The problem? There are no waters above our atmosphere. So what is the Bible talking about? Anthony brings the Hebrew, the ancient Near Eastern background, and a handful of theories ranging from genuinely fascinating to deeply concerning. Marlen brings her honest reaction to all of it. We explore the canopy th...

Episode 2. God made light on Day 1. He made the sun on Day 4. Anthony noticed. Now it’s a whole thing. We went through several explanations theologians and scholars have offered — some brilliant, some deeply concerning. Marlen reacted to all of it in real time. We eventually landed somewhere. You’ll have to listen to find out where. Bible Overthinker — assuming inerrancy, asking everything else.

Genesis 1:1–2 raises more questions than most people realize. We break down the Hebrew, explore “formless and void,” and ask whether the opening scene of Scripture reflects creation… or the aftermath of judgment.