Becoming a Bible Nerd: Why Deeper Study Changes Everything with Faith Womack!Becoming a Bible Nerd: Why Deeper Study Changes Everything with Faith Womack!
Anchored by the Sword
Faith Womack shares her journey from experiencing misused Scripture at home to teaching everyday Christians how to study the Bible with confidence. The conversation covers translations, hermeneutics, calling, and the heart behind her book *No More Boring Bible Study*.
32:03•11 Jul 2026
Becoming a Bible Nerd with Faith Womack: Why Deep Study Matters
Episode Overview
- Misuse of Scripture can deeply harm, so learning to handle the Bible rightly is essential for a healthy faith.
- Ordinary believers are far more equipped than they realise, with free tools and resources to study Scripture in depth.
- Using several reliable translations helps you see both the literal wording and the intended meaning of Bible passages.
- Everyone already has a way of reading and applying the Bible, so becoming intentional about your hermeneutic really matters.
- Falling in love with Scripture often starts by asking better questions and allowing deeper study to reshape how you see your life and faith.
“If I really believe the Bible is true, I'm going to treat it like it is. I'm not going to misuse it. I'm going to stand for truth.”
What drives someone to seek a life that’s anchored in something solid? This episode of *Anchored by the Sword* highlights how digging deeper into Scripture can steady faith in the middle of confusion, hurt and spiritual misuse.
Bible teacher and author Faith Womack joins host Gina Fox to share how growing up with a father who severely misused Scripture pushed her to ask, “God, how am I to know truth?” That question led her to study biblical and theological studies at college, race back from chapel with a flip phone in hand, and eventually build a whole ministry around helping everyday Christians become confident "Bible nerds".
Faith talks honestly about wrestling with mental illness in her family, spiritual harm, and feeling like the church had "no place" for her as a woman with a Bible degree. She jokes that she once thought her route into ministry was simply to marry a pastor, but has since learnt that God "doesn’t give gifts that he doesn’t intend for us to use".
You’ll hear her passion for ordinary believers who feel intimidated, stuck or convinced they’re “not smart enough” to study the Bible deeply. She breaks down the often-scary topic of Bible translations, explaining the spectrum from word-for-word to thought-for-thought, why idioms like “raining cats and dogs” matter, and why using several translations can help you avoid misunderstanding.
Faith also unpacks the idea of hermeneutics in simple terms, showing how everyone already has a way of reading and applying Scripture—even if they’ve never named it. Through stories, humour and a few strong challenges, she keeps returning to the same heartbeat: if you believe the Bible is true, you’re called to handle it carefully, not leave it dusty.
Her hope for *No More Boring Bible Study* is clear: to “trick someone into falling in love with the Bible” and send them off as lifelong Bible students. If you’ve ever felt spiritually shaken, misled, or just bored by Scripture, could this be your nudge to pick up your Bible with fresh courage?
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