Miriam's Well Articles

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I write as someone who loves God, loves Scripture, and keeps being surprised by it.

For most of my life, I read the Bible the way many of us do. Faithfully, sincerely, and often on the surface. The stories were familiar. Comforting. Sometimes confusing. But over time, something began to stir when I slowed down and started asking different questions:

• What did these words mean then?
• Why is this detail included?
• What would the original listeners have heard that I’ve never been taught to notice?

That curiosity led me into places I didn’t expect. Ancient culture. Geography. Hebrew and Greek word meanings. Patterns that repeat across centuries. Stories that echo each other in ways that feel intentional, almost musical.

And suddenly, passages I thought I knew opened up again.

Not because they were new, but because they were deeper than I realized.

This space exists to share those discoveries. Not as final answers, but as invitations. Things I’ve come across while digging just a little beneath the surface and thought, Why doesn’t anyone talk about this more?

I believe many Christians today are hungry. Not for controversy, but for richness. Not for novelty, but for depth. We want to feel the weight and beauty of Scripture again, not just recognize it.

So here, I’ll be sharing stories, patterns, historical context, and linguistic insights that have helped me see Scripture with fresh eyes. If something sparks your curiosity, wonderful. If it sends you back to the text to look for yourself, even better.

My hope is simple:

That together, we rediscover how alive these stories really are.