Rethinking God with Tacos PODCAST

Mark speaks on the disorienting faith shift so many are currently experiencing regarding their thoughts about God, the church, and ourselves. With grace and insight, Mark addresses the PTSD symptoms of those who have been de-churched; “…those who wanted community and got judgment, who wanted to affect the life of the church and got bureaucracy, who wanted conversation and got doctrine, who wanted...

“This is eternal life… “ That is how John 17 starts. It is the only place in all of scripture where you’ll even get close to a direct definition of what eternal life is. And Jesus defines eternal as a relationship. My entire education had defined eternal life as believing the right ideology… All I knew was, God was better than I thought he was and there was no way I’m going back…” In this Podcast,...

A month ago we invited you to ask questions, you did. This podcast was our response to a handful of those questions… In this episode, Thomas and Jason discussed their faith journeys w hile responding to questions regarding Judas and hell, how to navigate push back from those who think differently, how to pray without ceasing and without desperation, and finally, what core thoughts about God have w...

Parenting, leadership, freedom through self-control, spiritual maturity, emotional health, the nature of our Father, and heaven and hell, Danny’s thoughts and gracious communication are empowering and transformative. It was an honor to discuss the unpunishing nature of God with Danny! For more on Danny Silk www.lovingonpurpose.com A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us go...

Brent Lokker talks about a personal God, a Father who wants a relationship above all of us.  Identity, how to approach scripture to encounter God, how to discover freedom from sin, brain science, and early childhood trauma, this podcast is an invitation into wholeness. “Wholeness isn’t loving God with all our hearts, its loving God with a whole heart. That’s the great command. To be whole and...

The Bible cannot be the foundation we build upon, the foundation is Jesus. Brian Zahnd talks on how to approach scripture, American Nationalism, Trump's Bible photo Op during the George Floyd protests, equality, and contemplative prayer in this brilliant and transformative Podcast. For more on Brian Zahnd www.brianzahnd.com A Family Story is a 501c3 nonprofit. To learn more or support us go to www...

In part 2 Baxter continues to reveal how there is no separation in the Triune God and there is no separation between us. “The good Shepherd is good and He doesn’t do abonnement because His Father doesn’t do abandonment and neither does Holy Spirit." Jesus has stepped into our darkness or delusion to reveal Himself. And Baxter unpacks several scriptures in John around our inclusion. Jesus prayed th...

Baxter talks about the “growing despair of good people,” a church that’s been raised on separation awakening to our union, Christ in us, the hope of glory. “Jesus has pitched His tent in our flesh… If I didn’t believe that Jesus, Father and Holy Spirit is inside every person on the whole earth, I would not open my mouth… But we are bearing witness to something that is real.” Jesus has stepped into...

John Mark talks enneagram, songwriting, his latest record, Peopled with Dreams, and shares about a vulnerable joy he has discovered as he enters his 40’s. “Gratitude is the practice of seeing the world correctly” and John Mark shares how He rediscovered Jesus in the last several years and in so doing rediscovered his faith. He referred to this new record as a “walk back into faith” and it applies...

Hermeneutics, pain and suffering, the sovereignty of God, brain science, Terrence Malick films, and tacos. Chris Green hits all the beats in this thought-provoking podcast. Chris has authored several books, including most recently Surprised by God and The End is Music, both published by Cascade Press. He and his wife, Julie, live in Lakeland with their three children.

Bill talks about how COVID19 may play a role in realigning our understanding of what the church is and how the gospel has been reduced down to its purest most basic form, Jesus. Evangelism has been relegated to getting people to come to church. But it’s way better than that. Bill spoke about this pandemic and how believers can powerfully navigate fear. 

Bill Vanderbush is a writer and brilliant communicator. In this podcast, Bill gives incredible insight into what the New Covenant looks like, our inclusion in the family through both being adopted and reborn, reckless grace, and how to navigate conflict online. (part 1)

Francois is an author most known for his current work, The Mirror Bible. In this interview, Francois talks about our Father's great affection, inclusion, grace, intimacy, ministry, and the unveiled revelation of love! He also shares some of his story and how he came to write The Mirror Bible.  The entire cosmos is the object of God’s affection! And he is not about to abandon his creation – th...

Derek and Sarah Turner, pastors of River Church Charlotte, share generously and candidly on the goodness of God, Jesus as perfect theology, reading scripture with a hermeneutic of Love, soul care, inclusion, rethinking our understanding of vengeance and wrath and the patient trusting journey into transformation. “It’s not about the quantity of faith but the placement of faith. In John 17 Jesus pra...

We had Karen Clark on and talked about how to navigate fear in the midst of Covid19. We discussed the three triads of the Enneagram and how knowing our Enneagram number can help us healthily navigate fear. Karen shared that ultimately knowing the goodness of God is the foundation of navigating fear healthily; perfect love casts out fear. Thomas, Jason, and Karen talk about some of the fear-mongeri...

Early Church Fathers, the formation of the New Testament, how to approach scripture, Starwars, Puff Daddy, The Police, and the vast difference between retributive justice and restorative justice. Mako Nagasawa’s thoughts and generous communication were insightful, hopeful and transformative. For more on Mako Nagasawa go to Anastasiscenter.org

Mike is a brilliant communicator and pastors Freedom Ministries. In this podcast we talk about prayer and oneness with God and Mike teaches us quantum physics! Mike reveals how scripture and quantum physics are not in conflict with each other. Mike then shares how to pray with confidence, especially in the scary days of the Coronavirus. He teaches us how to freely receive what we already have been...

Brad discusses high Christology, the greater your focus on Christ (a theology of Christ) the wider you see Abba’s love to be. Brad gives insight into how our early church fathers thought about God and read or interpreted scripture. He also discussed what the wrath of God means in scripture. For more information on Brad Jersak go to: https://bradjersak.com

In part 2, Paul dove into scripture and how to read it for an encounter. He highlighted that Jesus is what God is like. He also discussed how God gives us grace for today and how to live in this moment. Some of the people Paul is reading now: Martin Schleske:   www.schleske.de Baxter Kruger:  www.perichoresis.org Richard Rohr:  www.cac.org David Tensen:  www.davidtensen.com For...

In part 1, Paul tells a story about the making of the Shack, his friendship with Brad Jersak and how God used their first meeting, and the filming of the shack to heal a couple who had experienced great loss. Paul dives into the goodness of God and trust. “Trust is my through-line” “In religion, you don’t actually have to trust God” Paul discussed the yearly conference, The Grand Embrace, with Wm....

What if control is a flawed word to describe God’s sovereignty? What if there is an infinitely better word, a greater revelation, love! Jason and Thomas discuss the sovereignty of God and focus on Jason’s book, God Is Not In Control. God’s love is what defines His sovereignty. And God’s love is revealed through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The idea’s that God is in control and God i...