Brian Zahnd
Founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri; author of eleven books, including "The Wood Between the Worlds," When Everything's on Fire," and "Sinner In the Hands of a Loving God."
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Ascended, Not Absent
The Ascension by Giotto di Bondonne, 1303
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God has ascended with a shout
Sing praises to our King, sing praises
For...
Theology Has Real Life Consequences
(The following is my foreword to The Power of Myth by David Crump. The photo is mine—taken in Gaza City.)
Theology is not an arcane activity reserved for a cadre of specialists—theology is simply how we think and what we say about God. To...
Paths of Unseen Existences
Five weeks from today (May 19) is the release date for my latest book, Unseen Existences: Of Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Mystery in All Things. I thought I might pique your interest and give you an idea of what this book is about by shari...
A World Without God
There is a case to be made that the triumph of Christianity in the Western world opened the door for widespread atheism. Once Christ had vanquished from the field all the old gods from the old world, the new world inaugurated by Christ was...
War of the Lamb
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 seco...
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Founding pastor of Word of Life Church in St. Joseph, Missouri; author of twelve books; most recently the forthcoming "Unseen Existences: Of Heaven, Earth, and the Divine Mystery In All Things” (May 2026).
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