What If Faith Started with Curiosity Instead of Certainty? // The Word Made Fresh (Acts 17:16-31)

What if faith wasn’t about proving you’re right—but staying curious?This week on The Word Made Fresh, Rev. Adriene and Rev. Jim explore Acts 17, where Paul finds himself in Athens surrounded by unfamiliar beliefs, practices, and altars—including one to an “unknown god.”Instead of condemning or correcting, Paul does something unexpected:He affirms.He connects.He gets curious.In a world shaped by division, certainty, and the need to win, this conversation imagines a different way of engaging across difference—one rooted in humility, openness, and mutual transformation.They also wrestle with:• What it means to embody faith (not just think it)• How other traditions can deepen—not threaten—our own• Whether the real “conversion” in this story might be Paul himselfAnd maybe most importantly: What kind of God are we proclaiming if that God fits neatly inside our own box?