Jun 10, 2016 | Author - Brian Zahnd
The seeds of an Angry God theology were sown early in my life and they came in the form of cartoons — the infamous gospel tracts by J.T. Chick. With titles like This Was Your Life, Somebody Goofed, The Awful Truth, and Are Roman...
May 10, 2016 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Those who want to hold onto a primitive vision of a violent and retributive God often cite the white horse rider passage from Revelation. They will say something like this: “Jesus came the first time as a lamb, but he’s coming back the second time as a lion.” (Despite...
May 3, 2016 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Tel-Megiddo The second Sunday after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, I preached a sermon entitled “The Road To Armageddon.” During those days of grief and rage when I should have preached the gospel of peace and forgiveness, I instead resorted to the...
Apr 29, 2016 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Top news in American Christianity The top news item in American Christianity over the past few years continues to be the ‘nones’ (non-affiliated) phenomenon. Is the exodus of churchgoers a blessed deliverance from bondage or a cursed wandering in the...
Mar 27, 2016 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Christ Appears to Mary Magdalene as a Gardener, unknown artist, c. 1500 “Mary Magdalene turned around and saw Jesus standing there,but she did not know it was Jesus…supposing him to be the gardener.”–John 20:14, 15 The first person to see the risen Christ was...
Mar 9, 2016 | Author - Brian Zahnd
"The cross is shock therapy for a world addicted to solving its problems through violence." The cross is shock therapy for a world addicted to solving its problems through violence. The cross shocks us into the devastating realization that...
