Rethinking God with Tacos PODCAST

“Christian faith, for me, is no longer a static location but a great spiritual journey…what matters most…is not where we are but where we’re going." This podcast is a gentle invitation to discover a way of faith defined by love. Brian and Jason discuss navigating rejection, stepping away from literalism, and inerrancy in our approach to scripture and faith, and their personal journey of trusting that God is better than our best thoughts about Him. To learn more or to support this podcast go to www.afamilystory.orgPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!

An infinite love, the nature of revelation, a kindness that changes our minds, the joy of our salvation discovered as we awaken to the resurrection, the risen Christ within us, in this podcast Derek and Jason discuss how all creation is awakening to the transforming certainty of sacrificial love and resurrection life. To learn more or to support this podcast go to www.afamilystory.orgPlease rate, review, share, and subscribe!

Patriarchy, authoritarian rule, the nature of power and privilege in America and the Church, the deconstruction movement, Christians in politics; in this podcast, Professor and Historian Kristin Du Mez, examines the impact of perhaps the most influential subculture in this country, white evangelicalism. This conversation explores how evangelicals have stepped away from the Jesus of the Gospels, from sacrificial love. “But what was once done, can be undone.” To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!

“The bible, minus love, equals false teaching, false living, and fosters an anger in the soul of man.” Brian Simmons, author of The Passion Translation, talks about approaching scripture with a love theology, the oppressive impact of hyper literalism, women in ministry, equality, union, Jesus’ humanity inside the Trinity, the finished work of the cross, and the passionate, powerful, transforming love of God. QUOTES “Pauline theology will get perverted if you don’t start at the song of songs. I’m convinced that Paul got most of his doctrinal teachings from encounters with the Lord and from an open bible with Song of Songs.” “It’s just error to hyper literalize the song of songs, it’s a beautiful symphony of love… it’s a book that literally starts with a kiss” “We have forgotten that Jesus Christ is a human being, that inside the Trinity is a man…and this human nature of Jesus is mingled with the divine…” “A human being can be moved with feelings and passions… Jesus is every bit a man, inside the trinity. The universe is ruled by the passions of a man.”   “How we hear is every bit as important as what we are reading.” “This love theology is the key to the great harvest of the nations.” “God has to love you to be God. It’s almost like He wouldn’t be God if He didn’t love you intensely, powerfully.” “To dishonor women and to say they can’t minister…goes counter to the heart of God.” “You said earlier you’re a relational theologian, that’s exactly how we need to interpret scripture.” “You literally have to have a love lens on your heart to read scripture, then you’ll read it the way God has written it for us.” “The bible, minus love, equals false teaching, false living, and fosters an anger in the soul of man.” “He that is joined to the Lord is one spirit (1 Cor 6:17), so the union is complete. When He said it’s finished it's not only the work of the cross but it’s the perfected union that He has given us.” “Nothing can separate us, not things present or things future, He doesn’t even mention the past because we don’t have a past. Our past ended with three nails; we only have a destiny, not a history.”

Trauma, pain, empathy like Jesus, and healing for the oppressed, misunderstood, lost, or broken; in this podcast David Tensen shares how we are loved and not alone. Addressing how shame and condemnation are compounded by religion, the guys talked specifically about abortion and the LGBTQ community with an invitation to love like Jesus, through our union with God and reconciliation. A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!

Healing, miracles, the power of God, evangelism through the gospel of inclusion, faith, and reframing repentance, Carlos shares about his journey of discovering that the miraculous, or a transformed life, is simply about discovering God’s love and our origin and union in Him. This conversation parallels and features the content from Carlos’ first book, Roar, Walking in God’s Power without Apology. A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!

“The two greatest myths that we, as humans, believe, are the myth of separation and the myth of scarcity.” Grace, empathy, spiritual maturity, identity, destiny, purpose, and a sense of our eternal significance and worth; in this podcast, Randall Worley dives headlong into the measureless transforming and reconciling mystery of the love of God. A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!

Sarah Turner and Karen Clark take the hosting reins to share their de/reconstructing faith journey and how, primarily through parenting, they began to rethink who God is and their approach to scripture, church, and ministry. From Harry Potter and the college years to church life - the good, the bad, and the ugly, they talk about how parenting for connection and living an honest relationship with a loving God, is the most transformative thing we can do in our lives, our kids lives, and in ministry. A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!

The Bible uses the word, Christian, to describe followers of Jesus a grand total of three times. But there's another identifier that fills the pages of the New Testament--a word we've mistakenly reserved for the halo-wearing elite, losing something profound in the process. Saints. Identity, union, searching scripture through the lens of Jesus, and holiness discovered through community, Addison brilliantly reveals that we are beloved saints. A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!

He came and he walked beside us, He said, “I will never leave you, I will never forsake you; you are not alone, you belong.” When we discover this love, we are transformed and we begin to love as He does. On Palm Sunday Derek speaks about the cross and how we are invited to live surrendered and sure in love. He talks about laying down our lives, loving our enemies, and seeing the kingdom come. A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us, go to www.afamilystory.org Please rate, review, share, and subscribe!