Aug 23, 2017 | Book Reviews
As a father of seven, a full-time minister, and a part-time farmer I have to work very hard at finding time to read. I hesitantly put down my copy of Ephraim Radner's Brutal Unity, in order to read Brian Zahnd’s Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God. I say...
Jun 20, 2017 | Author - Brian Zahnd, Author - Ron Dart, Book Reviews
Brian Zahnd, Sinners in the Hands of a Loving God: The Scandalous Truth of the Very Good News (Waterbrook, 2017) There has been a decided turn in the last decade by many from within this historic conservative evangelical tribe to a more nuanced read of the Bible, the...
May 25, 2017 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Ascension Day. It’s the most obscure of all the major holy days on the Christian calendar. Coming forty days after Easter, it commemorates the Ascension of Christ. The Christian calendar is designed to tell the gospel story from Advent to Pentecost. But most...
Feb 14, 2017 | Author - Brian Zahnd
Note: The rise of Donald Trump to the presidency has been accompanied by a flurry of prophetic pronouncements, describing him as God's 'Cyrus Candidate," who has the "Breaker Anointing" — God's "Trumpet" to lead America to...
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...