Word and Wonder

Episode 2 — The Fall | Genesis 3

What if there’s more to the story of Adam and Eve than an apple, a serpent, and a forbidden tree?

In Episode 2 of Word & Wonder, Tammi and her dad, “Papa,” return to the Garden of Eden to explore one of the most familiar—and perhaps most misunderstood—stories in the Bible. Not to assign blame or pretend to have every answer, but to slow down and wonder what these ancient words may have meant to the people who first heard them.

Together, we explore the serpent’s subtle questions, the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, the desire for wisdom, the moment innocence gives way to shame, and the heartbreaking question God asks Adam: “Where are you?”

Along the way, we wonder about free will, temptation, the shifting of blame, the consequences of broken trust, and a God who comes looking for humanity even after everything has changed.

Perhaps Genesis 3 isn’t simply a story about humanity’s first act of disobedience, but also one about relationships, responsibility, and the surprising presence of grace in the midst of brokenness.

Whether you’ve heard this story since childhood or are encountering it for the very first time, you’re invited to look a little closer, ask a few more questions, and come wonder with us.

Episode 1 — Creation | Genesis 1 & 2

In the beginning…

They may be some of the most familiar words in the Bible, but what happens when we slow down and really pay attention to them?

In the very first episode of Word & Wonder, Tammi and her dad, “Papa,” return to the Creation story in Genesis 1 and 2—not to debate science or pretend to have every answer, but to explore what these ancient words may have meant to the people who first heard them.

Together, we wonder about the Hebrew beneath the English, light before the sun, humanity made in the image of God, Adam formed from the ground, the intimacy of God’s breath, the possibility of Eden as sacred space, and why the Creation story ends not with more work—but with rest.

Along the way, we discover a story filled with order, provision, dignity, intimacy, and creative generosity—and perhaps a few things hiding in plain sight.

Whether you’ve read Genesis a hundred times or have never opened a Bible before, you’re invited to come wonder with us.