Jul 19, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Rage—Goddess, sing the rage of Peleus’ son Achilles,murderous, doomed, that cost the Achaeans countless losses,hurling down to the House of the Death so many sturdy souls,great fighters’ souls, but made their bodies carrion,feasts for the dogs and birds,and the will...
May 25, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
I’m sitting on a rooftop in Istanbul. I’m thinking. Thinking about the world. Thinking about Jesus. I’m thinking about Jesus as the savior of the world and the Jewish concept of tikkun olam (“to mend the world”). The world is broken.It needs mending.Jesus is the...
May 7, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Posted: 06 May 2011 11:39 AM PDT So you say you want a prophet? Because you want to know the truth that lies beyond the official script. You want to see beyond the matrix. Good for you! But keep in mind what prophets are. Prophets are seers. They see what we do...
Apr 29, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
The knowledge of God’s mystery is Christ.–The Apostle Paul Our hearts are restless until they find their rest in Thee.–Saint Augustine I dreamed I saw St. Augustine, alive as you or me.–Bob Dylan A bit of autobiography, because we are our storiesAnd we are known in...
Apr 19, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
This post consists of an excerpt from chapter nine of All Quiet On The Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque. Remarque was a German veteran of World War I. (He later became an American citizen.) Remarque published All Quiet On The Western...
Apr 11, 2011 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Artwork "Way to Hades" by Sanjay Sonwani Thinking. Preface: I tend to see a lot our evangelical ills as connected with the seduction of empire. (Or as I call it in public these days, “superpower.” Because people who reject the notion that the United States...
