The Holy Spirit constitutes us as the Church! What is the Church, what is our mission, and where does it all End?!

Choosing to give generously, to give until it truly costs us something, is a spiritual practice we often reserve for mature believers. But Jesus' encounter with Zacchaeus demonstrates that generosity is a natural response to Jesus' good news. When...

We think of forgiveness as something we extend once the person who hurt us has asked for it. But forgiveness is a choice we make without regard for the other person's actions. We choose to forgive whether they ask for it or not. The stories of two...

Message from JR. Forasteros on October 23, 2013

How does Jesus rescue us from Sin and restore God's House to a state of shalom? This week in Theology for the Rest of Us we cover Christology, Atonement, Righteousness, Justification and more!

God calls humanity out of Death toward Life through a series of covenants or treaties.

BOLD Faith is choosing to live according to God's character, not based on how our lives turn out. It's faith that God brings life from death, even in the most dire of circumstances.

The American Beauty Culture seems monolithic and invincible. But it's not. Sir Mix-a-Lot is an example of a prophet who shifted our cultural imagination. If he could do it, so can we!

Our main source of dissatisfaction with our bodies is media. Led by ad men, who make billions from our self-loathing, the media steals away our imaginations. How can we steal them back, make our conceptions of beauty functions of virtue again?

We're taught that our bodies are bad, temporary and accessory to our spirituality. But according to the Scriptures, our bodies are good gifts from God, essential to our personhood and vital to our relationship with God and others.