The Boundless Bible

The Boundless Bible
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The Boundless Bible is a podcast dedicated to discussing the many layers and perspectives the Bible offers to those interested in deepening their views and understanding. Hosted by three friends from very different walks of life and life experiences, who've come together through curiosity of, and respect for, the living Word. Our hosts are: DAVID SHAPIRO -- was born an Orthodox Jew, later an atheist, ex-military and MMA fighter, David heeded the call to Jesus and is now an ordained Pastor, specializing in Apologetics. JAVIER MARQUEZ -- Originally from Brooklyn, moved to LA to be an actor, and deeply found the Lord which led him to work in the church, lead Bible studies and grow his faith. JASON HOLLOWAY -- grew up in the church, left in college, and spent the next 2 decades immersed in learning world religion, spirituality, science, and mythology, recently returning to the Faith with renewed insight and perspective. After a year of weekly discussions, we came to find that sharing and debating their different perspectives had become an exciting way to introduce new ideas to old thinking, grow their understanding, and strengthen their faith. We are aware that there are many people out there who feel their questions haven't been answered, whose curiosity has been tamped down, or who just generally feel their community doesn't allow open dialogue, and our goal is to give those people a place to listen, ask questions, and engage with their curiosity to find a deeper and more robust connection to their faith.

  1. APR 29

    68: Rahab: From Jericho to Jesus

    Send us Fan Mail A brothel, two clueless spies, and a woman who becomes part of Jesus’ family tree, Rahab’s story refuses to be a neat moral lesson. We dig into Joshua 2 and ask the uncomfortable questions the text raises: why would Israel’s spies start in Rahab’s house, what do we do with the language about them lying down, and how can God’s plan move forward through choices that look compromised from every angle? If you’ve ever felt disqualified by your past, Rahab hits close to home.  We also zoom out to the wildness of Joshua and Jericho. The marching, the trumpets, and the walls falling down aren’t just dramatic Bible scenes; they open up deeper themes about obedience, legalism, and the fear of God. We talk about the Sabbath tension in the seven day command, the scarlet cord as a rescue sign that echoes Passover, and even the archaeological claims that the walls appear to have fallen outward rather than inward. Along the way, we keep returning to a single thread: God is not limited by human categories of clean and unclean when he is moving people toward alignment with him.  Then the conversation turns personal and symbolic. What if Jericho is the heart, and the walls come down slowly as God makes room for new life? What if redemption is not only about saving one person, but about saving a whole family line and breaking generational cycles? If you’re into Bible study, Old Testament context, and honest Christian conversation, press play, subscribe, and share this with someone who needs hope. After you listen, what “wall” do you want God to bring down? Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    31 min

  2. APR 17

    67: Jacob: Wrestling with God

    Send us Fan Mail Jacob is the kind of Bible character you don’t expect to become a patriarch because his story is full of grasping, messy choices, and fear. That’s exactly why we can’t stop talking about him. We trace Jacob from “heel grabber” to the night he ends up alone, out of moves, and forced to confront what he’s been doing with his life and why it hasn’t brought peace. We dig into the big themes behind the plot twists: identity, deception, and the exhausting attempt to secure blessing through self-reliance. Jacob bargains for the birthright, schemes for the blessing, then learns what it feels like to be deceived himself. As he heads back toward Esau, he tries to manage the danger with gifts and careful planning, even after God has already told him to go. That tension feels modern because it is modern: believing God is real while still living like everything depends on us. Then we slow down for Genesis 32, the moment people remember as “Jacob wrestling with God.” We talk about Jacob’s ladder as a vision of God’s initiative, the all-night struggle until daybreak, and the shocking truth that Jacob’s “win” looks like surrender. The hip touch, the lifelong limp, and the new name Israel show how spiritual growth can cost us control while giving us a deeper, truer identity. If you’re searching for meaning, wrestling with doubt, or trying to understand faith without pretending life is simple, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who needs it, and leave a review with the biggest thing you’re wrestling with right now. Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    32 min

  3. APR 15

    66: Next Steps: I Gave My Life to Jesus (again)... Now what?

    Send us Fan Mail You can have a real moment with God on Sunday and still feel lost by Tuesday. That gap doesn’t mean you’re fake or broken, it means you’re at the starting line of discipleship, not the finish line. We sit down as three friends from Boundless Bible to talk through the question we hear all the time after Easter and altar calls: “I accepted Jesus. Now what do I do?” We break down what faith actually is using a simple picture of trust you can feel in your body, then we get honest about why belief can be complicated for people who’ve been disappointed by family, leadership, or church. Faith isn’t blind, and it isn’t instant. It grows as you take small actions and see God meet you there. We also dig into the deeper shift that makes change possible: identity. Instead of trying to white-knuckle better behaviour, we talk about grace through faith, becoming a new creation, and renewing your mind so your life realigns with who you are in Christ. Along the way we touch on Scripture like Luke 9, Ephesians 2, and Romans 12, and we explain why treating the Bible like a formula for an easy life sets you up for burnout. Then we get practical: prayer, reading the Bible without getting overwhelmed, devotionals, Bible study, small groups, and finding a church community that supports you with accountability and encouragement. If you’re new to Christianity, returning to faith, or healing from church hurt, this one is a steady next step. Subscribe, share it with someone who needs a push forward, and leave a review so more people can find the encouragement. Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    26 min

  4. APR 8

    65: Second Chances: Resurrection of Jesus... and You

    Send us Fan Mail Second chances sound comforting until you realise they come with a funeral for the old you. Right after Easter, we sit with the real weight of resurrection: Jesus rises, and that same pattern shows up in our lives when something has to die first. We share a personal “welcome back” story of returning to church after years away, and why the first powerful moment didn’t instantly change everything. The turning point was real, but the transformation came when daily decisions finally caught up with belief. We dig into what sacrifice actually means for Christian living, repentance, and spiritual growth. Sometimes we treat faith like a reset button, then go right back to the same behaviours and wonder why we feel stuck. We talk about why humans crave tangible proof that we’re forgiven, how guilt and shame keep us hiding, and why God’s mercy is bigger than our failure. We also bring in teshuvah, the biblical idea of “returning home,” plus the prodigal son, church hurt, and the hard but healing work of trusting God again. Along the way we ask a practical question: what would change if we stopped “collecting torn baseball cards” in our memory box and started choosing what actually brings life? If you’re wrestling with faith, feeling unworthy, or trying to rebuild after a fall, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who needs hope, and leave a review if this encourages you. What’s the one habit you know you need to surrender next? Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    37 min

  5. APR 1

    64: God's Nature: Old Testament Wrath, New Testament Love, or Somewhere in Between?

    Send us Fan Mail The “Old Testament God is wrath and the New Testament God is love” claim sounds tidy until you actually read the Bible closely. We sit with the stories that make people flinch, the flood, Sodom and Gomorrah, conquest language, venomous snakes in the wilderness, and Moses losing the promised land after striking a rock. Then we ask the real question behind all of it: if God says He does not change, are we seeing a different God, or are we seeing the same God through different lenses? We work through context and consequences, including why Moses’s moment is less about a single slip and more about publicly misrepresenting God’s character. We also name how easy it is to “rubberneck” the harsh scenes while skipping the steady mercy: provision in the desert, patience in Genesis, and the repeated theme that God is slow to anger. Psalm 103 and the bigger biblical story keep pulling us back toward grace without pretending judgment is not there. Then we turn to the New Testament and challenge the selective Jesus we often prefer. Jesus heals, yes, but He also confronts exploitation, warns about hell, and Revelation brings back terrifying imagery. We talk substitution, Jesus carrying the weight of sin, free will and suffering versus divine wrath, and the idea of revelation as humans gradually learning who God is over time. We finish where the Bible speaks most clearly about God’s character: Exodus 34:6-7. If you found yourself nodding, disagreeing, or wrestling, that’s the point. Subscribe for more conversations like this, share it with someone who avoids the Old Testament, and leave a review with the hardest passage you want us to tackle next. Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    51 min

  6. MAR 25

    63: Science & The Bible: Contradictions or Divinely Connected?

    Send us Fan Mail Science and faith get treated like rival teams, and a lot of people quietly assume they have to choose. We don’t buy that. We dig into the real flashpoints that make people feel stuck and we do it with honesty, humility, and a commitment to keep the conversation anchored in Jesus rather than winning an argument. We start with the two big lightning-rod topics: evolution versus creation and the age of the earth. We talk through microevolution and macroevolution, why the evidence gets interpreted so differently, and how questions about “six days” collide with billions of years of cosmology. Along the way we explore a perspective that surprises many listeners: even when the timeline is debated, the idea of a beginning still matters, and it doesn’t have to be a dealbreaker for Christian faith. Then we zoom out to the limits of science itself. We look at why scientism can’t justify its own claim, why “theory” isn’t an insult but a category, and how even foundational concepts like gravity still raise unanswered questions. We also touch apologetics themes like intelligent design, moral intuition, and the difference between explaining how something works and why it exists, using John Lennox’s cup-of-tea illustration to make it concrete. We end where real life actually lives: purpose, peace, grief, and the 3 a.m. moments when formulas don’t help but faith does. If you’ve ever felt pulled between science, the Bible, and your own questions, this conversation is for you. Subscribe, share this with a friend who’s wrestling, and leave a review with the biggest question you want us to tackle next. Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    40 min

  7. MAR 11

    62: Fish & Loaves: Little Faith, Big Results

    Send us Fan Mail A nameless child walks onto the page with five barley loaves and two small fish—and shows us what real faith looks like. We take you inside this brief scene in John 6 and uncover how an ordinary lunch becomes the catalyst for physical provision, spiritual insight, and a quiet blueprint for living with purpose when you feel small. We start with the texture of the moment: barley as the poor man’s bread, a boy who likely isn’t even counted among the five thousand men, and an offering made without any promise of a miracle. From there we connect the dots across Scripture. Elisha feeds a hundred with twenty loaves; Jesus exceeds that by orders of magnitude. Five loaves mirror the Torah, two fish gesture toward law and prophets, and twelve baskets recall Israel’s tribes. A Jewish child hands over the symbols of his heritage, and Jesus returns them multiplied and transformed—an embodied picture of fulfillment rather than replacement. Then we turn to hunger beneath hunger. With Passover near and manna in view, Jesus nourishes bodies and names a deeper truth: “I am the bread of life.” We reflect on why “man shall not live by bread alone” still confronts modern emptiness. Bread keeps you going; Christ gives you a reason to go. Purpose, trust, and obedience aren’t abstractions here—they’re as concrete as handing over a packed lunch. The first miracle is surrender. The second is everything God does with it. If you’ve ever felt like your offering is too small, this conversation is for you. We talk obedience before outcome, how God uses what you already carry, and why childlike trust opens doors that strategy can’t. Hit play, share the episode with a friend who needs encouragement, and leave a review to help others find the show. What’s your barley loaf today? Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

    31 min

  8. MAR 4

    61: Jethro: From Midian to Moses to Mentor

    Send us Fan Mail What if the most important leadership lesson in Scripture came from a hidden hero outside Israel? We dive into the story of Jethro—the Midianite priest, father-in-law of Moses, and master of practical wisdom—who watched a nation bottleneck under one man’s workload and offered a simple, world-shaping fix: teach the law, choose people of character, and delegate authority over tens, fifties, hundreds, and thousands. Together we trace Moses’ journey from fugitive to shepherd to leader, and Jethro’s astonishing hospitality that began decades earlier: welcoming Moses, giving him work, and later blessing God after hearing what happened in Egypt. When Jethro reunites with Moses in the wilderness, he sees the strain and asks the question every exhausted leader needs to hear: Why are you doing this alone? From there, we explore how delegation is more than time management; it is discipleship that spreads wisdom, builds trust, and creates a durable justice system. We connect this to the golden calf, reading it as a warning about the vacuum created by absent, unclear, or overloaded leadership—and why people will always reach for something tangible to follow. This conversation blends biblical insight with practical takeaways for churches, teams, and families: how to select trustworthy leaders, set scope and escalation paths, prevent burnout, and keep the main thing—vision, teaching, and formation—front and center. We also highlight Jethro’s surprising role as a non-Israelite who blesses the Lord and shapes Israel’s governance, reminding us that wisdom often arrives from the margins. If you’re a pastor, manager, volunteer, or parent feeling stretched thin, you’ll leave with a framework you can apply tomorrow: clarify what only you can do, then empower others to judge the small so you can lead toward the big. Enjoy the story, wrestle with the implications, and share this with someone who needs permission to delegate well. If this helped you think differently about leadership, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us where you’ll start delegating this week. Support the show Have a topic, verse, or story you'd like us to cover?  Tell us on the socials at @theboundlessbible:  Facebook / Instagram / TikTok Join the new Facebook Group: The Boundless Bible Discussion GroupIf you enjoyed this episode, hit subscribe and leave a review—it helps us reach more people like you.

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The Boundless Bible is a podcast dedicated to discussing the many layers and perspectives the Bible offers to those interested in deepening their views and understanding. Hosted by three friends from very different walks of life and life experiences, who've come together through curiosity of, and respect for, the living Word. Our hosts are: DAVID SHAPIRO -- was born an Orthodox Jew, later an atheist, ex-military and MMA fighter, David heeded the call to Jesus and is now an ordained Pastor, specializing in Apologetics. JAVIER MARQUEZ -- Originally from Brooklyn, moved to LA to be an actor, and deeply found the Lord which led him to work in the church, lead Bible studies and grow his faith. JASON HOLLOWAY -- grew up in the church, left in college, and spent the next 2 decades immersed in learning world religion, spirituality, science, and mythology, recently returning to the Faith with renewed insight and perspective. After a year of weekly discussions, we came to find that sharing and debating their different perspectives had become an exciting way to introduce new ideas to old thinking, grow their understanding, and strengthen their faith. We are aware that there are many people out there who feel their questions haven't been answered, whose curiosity has been tamped down, or who just generally feel their community doesn't allow open dialogue, and our goal is to give those people a place to listen, ask questions, and engage with their curiosity to find a deeper and more robust connection to their faith.

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  • Creator
    The Boundless Bible
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    106
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    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Boundless Bible
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