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"Kill! Kill!"
In Jerusalem Paul got roped into offering sacrifice in the Temple and almost ended up being sacrificed himself! If we think that God wants sacrifice…
12 years, 1 month ago
A Table, Not A Desk
At the center of Christian theology and practice we find a table. The holy of holies is no longer a veiled chamber reserved for a solitary high prie…
12 years, 1 month ago
Two Mule Loads of Earth
Jesus had a knack for taking Old Testament subtexts and turning them into prime texts. These subtexts were always tucked away in the Hebrew scriptur…
12 years, 2 months ago
Hagar's Story
Hagar was an Egyptian slave treated harshly by her Hebrew mistress. But God saw her. The Hebrews were slaves treated harshly by their Egyptians mast…
12 years, 2 months ago
Anthem of the Lamb
What is the book of Revelation? It is the prophetic critique of the Roman Empire, and as such it is the divine critique of all empires. Empires are …
12 years, 2 months ago
Issac Speaks
Isaac. The middle child of the Patriarchs. The quiet one stuck between Abraham and Jacob. Abraham is the father of faith -- the man with whom God ma…
12 years, 2 months ago
Game of Thrones
The violent lust for thrones of power is a familiar theme in the human story. And it's a story that is told over and over in the course of the Old T…
12 years, 2 months ago
Bread On The Table
The church in Western Europe and North America is struggling with deep disappointment. We are disappointed with the failure of the Christendom proje…
12 years, 2 months ago
Three Dreams
"Your young men shall see visions and your old men shall dream dreams."
-The Prophet Joel
"You may say that I'm a dreamer."
-John Lennon
Brian Zahnd tel…
12 years, 3 months ago
On The Journey
Following Jesus is not a matter of religious preference or memorizing a set of God-facts or preparing for the afterlife. Following Jesus is a journe…
12 years, 3 months ago