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The Suffering God
The idea that God could and would truly suffer is foreign and scandalous to us. From the dawn of religious consciousness, humanity has shared simila…
12 years, 11 months ago
The Night of Unknowing
In the Bible, the new day doesn't begin at sunrise or at midnight, but rather, at sunset. God wants us to see that each new day begins with darkness…
12 years, 11 months ago
God On Trial
Religion can be misused as a way of avoiding the reality of pain. Religion becomes delusional and destructive when misconstrued as a guaranteed way …
12 years, 11 months ago
A Eucharistic People
The bread and wine in communion are more than a symbol, but not less than that. In the broken bread we see not only a symbol of the brokenness of Ch…
12 years, 11 months ago
Schooled In Denial
Beginning at Bethlehem, Jesus enters the world of the wounded and is himself wounded. Yet there is a beautiful, sacred mystery: It is by those wound…
12 years, 11 months ago
The Society of Jesus
The Church is the society of Jesus. That is, it is God's alternative society built around Jesus. Within the various societies of the world there are…
12 years, 11 months ago
Pain Is The Price of Admission
We inhabit a world of hurt. Pain is an ever-present possibility. Grief stalks us. This is not just true of people in third-world countries suffering…
13 years ago
Show Me The Place
In the final track of the summer 2013 series, Finding God On Your iPod, Pastor Brian Zahnd examines the song “Show Me The Place” by Leonard Cohen. I…
13 years ago
Hold On
In the final Sunday morning installment of the 2013 edition of Finding God On Your iPod, the rock & roll foursome Alabama Shakes tell us that "you g…
13 years ago
Wing$
Our 21st-century Western culture prescribes consumerism to quench the thirst of our soul. The up-and-coming hip-hop artist Macklemore uncovers the …
13 years ago