Crazy Bible Questions: Because People Ask Wild Things and God’s Word Has Real Answers

Things and God’s Word Has Real Answers

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It started on an ordinary afternoon in College Station.

My wife Melody walked in after a full day advising students in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M. She set down her bag, looked at me with that unmistakable “wait till you hear this” expression, and said:

“Did you know Adam had a wife before Eve? Her name was Lilith.”

For a moment, my academic-theologian brain left the building.

Then it snapped back, and the chaplain in me did what he always does.

I opened the text, walked through the context, and gently separated folklore from the biblical storyline.

That’s when it hit me.

If this kind of question is floating around a university office… what else is out there?

Better yet, what else are people genuinely wondering but afraid to ask?

That moment became the spark behind Crazy Bible Questions.

Because the truth is this:

• People are curious.
• Some of their questions come from Scripture.
• Some come from late-night conversations, pop culture, fantasy novels, TikTok theology, Reddit threads, or something their cousin’s barber once said.
• And sometimes the questions are genuinely odd.

As Dr. Michael Heiser famously said:

“If it’s weird, it’s important.”

He was right.

Those strange corners of the biblical story aren’t random.

They’re often the places where God is doing something profound, something we miss because we never stop to ask.

So that’s what this series is for.

We take the wild, the weird, and the “you’ve-got-to-be-kidding-me” questions and walk them into the light of Scripture with clarity, historical realism, academic rigor, and a good dose of wit.

Not snark.

Not cynicism.

Just a warm, thoughtful invitation to explore the Bible with wonder.

Our aim is simple:

Help you trade confusion for clarity, myth for meaning, and curiosity for deeper confidence in God’s Word.

To do that, every answer follows three commitments:

1. What does the Bible actually say?

Scripture is the anchor.

Not folklore. Not modern retellings. Not internet mythology.

2. What does history confirm?

We lean on primary sources, ancient Near Eastern context, archaeology, Second Temple literature, and credible scholarship.

If something happened, we’ll show the evidence.

If it didn’t, we’ll say so plainly.

3. What is myth, speculation, or fabrication?

Because not everything old is true and not everything viral is wisdom.

I write this series as a chaplain, theologian, academic, and storyteller.

Someone who believes truth should wear work boots, yet still leave room for wonder.

Someone who knows the Bible is not threatened by our strangest questions.

So if you’ve ever wondered about Adam’s alleged first wife, giants in Genesis, talking animals, unicorns in the King James, cosmic rebellions, Christmas origins, angels who eat lunch, or whether Jesus needed a passport to flee to Egypt…

you’re in the right place.

Bring your curiosity.

Bring the things you’ve heard but never verified.

Bring your late-night questions and your “I’m afraid to ask this out loud” questions.

We’re going to open Scripture together.

And along the way, we’ll find that even the strangest questions can lead us into clearer truth, deeper hope, and greater reverence for the God who speaks.

Welcome to Crazy Bible Questions.

Where curiosity meets Scripture and walks away with clarity, joy, and wonder.

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1. A Full-Length Blog Article

This is the anchor.

A rich, engaging, academically grounded exploration that:

• Works through the biblical text
• Brings in ancient context
• Highlights credible scholarship
• Separates truth from myth
• Ends with reflection and application

2. A Short-Form TikTok-Style Video

Fast. Fun. Shareable.

A quick version of the answer with a spark of humor and clarity.

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3. Occasional Podcast Integration

Some questions deserve a bit more voice and tone.

We’ll bring these into the Shoe Leather Gospel ecosystem for deeper dives.

4. Research Notes (As Needed)

For the especially complex questions, we’ll provide:

• source lists
• academic notes
• summary citations
• suggested reading

5. A Chaplain-Writer Reflection

Every question leads somewhere.

Behind curiosity sits a person looking for real hope.

So each article ends with a moment to breathe, reflect, and walk it out.

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A Final Word of Invitation

God is not threatened by your biggest questions.

And He is certainly not rattled by your strangest ones.

So let’s look at them together.

Let’s laugh a little.

Learn a lot.

And discover that every road of honest curiosity eventually leads us back to the God who is faithful, wise, and wonderfully good.

And around here, we hold this simple conviction close:

If it’s weird, it’s important.

Welcome to the journey.

Selah. Walk it out.

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