Dec 24, 2013 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Plato’s Cave: A Christmas StoryBrian Zahnd Four hundred years before the birth of Jesus, history’s greatest philosopher gave the world an enduring allegory. I’m talking about Plato and his famous allegory of the cave. Plato said we are like prisoners chained...
Dec 18, 2013 | Author - Brian Zahnd
West of Shinarby Blindman at the Gate God said, “Let there be.”Existence. Life. Awareness.Good, very good.A man called Mankind.A woman called Mother-of-All.They bore and wore the Imago Deo.Walked in the Garden with God. Then something went wrong.Paradise lost.Moved to...
Dec 6, 2013 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Nelson Mandela1918—2013 Genesis comes to a close with the story of a prisoner who becomes president and gives a nation a future based on forgiveness. But it’s not a story which must be relegated to ancient history. These things still happen. Injustices still...
Oct 23, 2013 | Author - Brian Zahnd
“You’re not a pacifist are you?” I get that question a lot. People who have read my books or heard my sermons will often “confront” me with that question. There seems to be a hint of scandal implied in the question, like asking, “you’re not...
Aug 27, 2013 | Author - Brian Zahnd
ContemplationBrian Zahnd I practice contemplation. It’s important. We either gain new perspectives or we forever look at the world the same way — which is to say, we never change. In order to see the world the way God sees it we need contemplative breakthroughs. In...
Aug 13, 2013 | Author - Brian Zahnd
John Piper and Allahu Akbar Posted: 12 Aug 2013 12:44 PM PDT A friend brought these remarks of John Piper to my attention and asked me to respond. I’ve already posted a blog on the topic of God and Genocide, but here are a few thoughts. I understand that...
