The Boundless Bible
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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QUICK Qs: What is Your Go-To Sunday Lunch?
Food and faith have always been intertwined - from ancient sacred meals to modern Sunday lunch traditions. This delightful episode of Boundless Bible takes you into the personal post-worship dining rituals of hosts David Shapiro, Javi Marquez, and Jason Holloway as they answer the seemingly simple question: "What is your go-to Sunday lunch after church?"
Jason immediately confesses to being an "Indian fanatic," revealing how his family frequents authentic Indian buffets featuring regional specialties so unique he often can't pronounce them. His enthusiasm for these culinary adventures - and occasional Ethiopian alternatives - offers a glimpse into how cultural exploration has become part of his spiritual routine. Meanwhile, Javi shares the relatable struggle of post-church meal indecision, eventually landing on Mexican food, particularly tacos that allow for flexible portion sizes. His story takes a touching turn when he reveals how sharing meals after attending mass with his roommate years ago actually played a role in his faith journey.
In stark contrast, David embraces frugality, skipping restaurants altogether in favor of heading home where he humorously "raids the fridge" - consuming everything from sandwiches to cereal in a post-sermon feast. The episode captures the beautiful intersection of community, tradition, and faith through the lens of something as seemingly ordinary as lunch choices. The hosts' genuine laughter and playful banter (including a joke about Chick-fil-A's famous Sunday closures) create an atmosphere that feels like joining friends around a table.
Whether you're curious about pastors' lives outside the pulpit or looking to connect with the heartwarming traditions that bind faith communities together, this episode serves up spiritual nourishment with a side of genuine human connection. Subscribe to Boundless Bible for more conversations that bring scripture, daily life, and authentic relationships together in unexpected ways.
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Welcome to the Boundless Bible. My name is David Shapiro. Hey, I'm Javi.
Speaker 2:Marquez and I'm Jason Holloway. Quick questions with David. Yeah, here we go, let's do it guys.
Speaker 1:All right, fun one. What is your go-to Sunday lunch after church?
Speaker 2:This is so easy for me. Oh, we are Indian fanatics, no way, oh yeah, yeah, we go to Indian almost every Sunday, almost every Sunday. We leave. You go to an Indian restaurant, we go to an Indian restaurant. Yeah, oh, wow, yeah, we go to an Indian restaurant. If it's not Indian, it's Ethiopian. Those are our two go-tos after church, but it's mostly Indian. We go to Indian.
Speaker 3:I would never think wow, okay, oh, yeah, can I?
Speaker 1:go as far as to ask what you usually get.
Speaker 2:Oh, that's good so so, believe it or not, this is not the case in most places. But we have two buffets and the buffets are actually better than most sit-down menus. Okay, both of them are not the traditional, like butter chicken, like tandoori, like it's not the traditional stuff, it's all kinds of stuff from all over india, and so we go there. There's stuff I can't pronounce, like I know, I know my right, my way around an indian menu, but there's stuff I've never heard of and I'll ask the owner and they'll be like, yeah, this is like a little town in the southwest, so and so, and I'm like, oh yeah, so we are Indian and occasionally Ethiopian. That's cool, that's cool yeah.
Speaker 3:Javi, I like the Aramitas. I'll be honest, we always struggle to like figure out what to eat after I. Always I'm caught up on Sundays and I go, hey, you pick out what to eat, and that never happens. So I would say where we like to maybe, or we always lean towards, will be maybe Mexican food like tacos or something like that. Salados, nothing exciting, but something quick, something that we could, you know, not get too full. If we get too full, we could just stop at.
Speaker 1:Like tacos, right, you could eat one, two, three whatever it is, and just kind of stop at two or something. Yeah, I had tacos. I had tacos today with with hobby. How many did I have?
Speaker 2:You had 15. I would. I would have had 15 too, me, and you should never go to a taco restaurant. Javi, do you know the secret to knowing what your wife wants to eat when she doesn't know Taco? No, you tell her honey.
Speaker 1:I'm taking you to your favorite restaurant. It's a surprise, you know what it is. And then, when, whatever she comes up with, you're like that, was it? No way, listen, listen, I'm preaching here. I love it, that's good.
Speaker 1:Um, I am blessed that my daughter serves, uh, at, at the church as well, for all the services. Um, so when we are done, um, being the frugal guy that I am, we don't go out and eat, we go home. Um, so, uh, we actually do starbucks on the way there in the morning, yeah, um, but on the way home we go home and typically she will have a ham and cheese sandwich, um, and I just raid the fridge and when I say raid the fridge, everything that's in there is gone. I'm eating all of it. Um, so, whether it is a sandwich and then a bowl of cereal and then some waffles, and then I mean it's going down, there'll be cheese and pepperoni, that's going to be gone, it's just whatever's there, it's going down. So there's no actual restaurant that I go to, but there's a lot of eating, there's a lot of eating, there's a lot of eating.
Speaker 3:Yeah, there's nothing better than a post sermon like grub if I could share anything right quick. One of the biggest things that kind of led me to christ was eating after church. Eating after church, just kidding, so I used to my roommate was.
Speaker 3:My roommate was catholic I was totally kidding, he was catholic and we used to go with him to his mass. We was like what's this kind of thing? What is this, I don't know. So we used to go with him and I used to love that after going to out to eat you know, I just had my spiritual on. Now I'm about to go get my grub on you know, it was always cool. We go to different spots and we did it together. We wake up together early and we used to go, you know.
Speaker 3:So it was like a together thing that's killer, you know yeah, so that was one of the things that I love, which is to eat after mass or after church.
Speaker 1:Yeah sorry, chick-, chick-fil-a, you do not win out on this one.
Speaker 2:Well, they can't, they're closed on Sundays they're closed.
Speaker 1:They did not win on this one which, by the way, on Father's Day they do give out free chicken sandwiches.
Speaker 2:Oh, I know where this is going. I got caught with this joke the other day.
Speaker 3:Oh yeah, Because they're not open, don't give out free chicken sandwiches on Sunday.
Speaker 2:All right guys, another fun one. Talk to you soon. Thank you, bye, bye.
