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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

It is not the task of the church to change the world. brianzahnd.substack.com/p/change-the...

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Change the World?

Our task is far more modest

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I can't think of anything more important in our present moment than making the true and beautiful Jesus of the Gospels visible to a society awash in religious propaganda. Join me in Phoenix this fall! www.projectbanquet.com/making-jesus...

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

This is an impressive lineup of Christian voices and I'm honored to join them. My contribution will be called, PEACEABLE & PROPHETIC: Christians In A World of War Early bird registration is now open. www.eventbrite.com/e/the-open-t...

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The Open Table Conference Online VII - Jesus, Justice, and your Neighbor

Join us for the seventh edition of The Open Table Conference Online, where we will gather virtually to discuss the topic of Justice.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

For all its macho bluster, crusader fantasies, and tough talk about a masculine faith, Christian Nationalism is wimpy brianzahnd.substack.com/p/christian-...

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Christian Nationalism Is Wimpy

Christian Nationalism is wimpy.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Where I read Dostoevsky’s “Demons” for the seventh time.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

This Sunday the Gospel reading is the wilderness temptation of Christ in Matthew and I will preach a sermon called “Devil’s Bargain.” Let the reader understand.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

This U2 EP released on Ash Wednesday is just what we need. open.spotify.com/album/3vgnEc...

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Days Of Ash EP

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

At Word of Life we have four Ash Wednesday services in the Upper Room with Communion and the imposition of ashes. Noon, 5:30, 6:30, 7:30 PM CT You are invited to join us in person or online. YouTube.com/WOLCTV

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The assumption that allegiance pledged to a nation-state of this fallen age and the baptismal allegiance pledged to Christ will not come into conflict is the height of folly.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

What did Jesus mean when he said he did not come to abolish the Law and the Prophets but to fulfill them? That’s what this sermon is about. youtu.be/A_7NukN0Rrg?...

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The Ruins Restored || Pastor Brian Zahnd

YouTube video by Word of Life Church

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Jesus Christ was crucified St. Paul was beheaded Dietrich Bonhoeffer was hung In the name of Law and Order

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

"And the government shall be upon his shoulder." -Isaiah 9:6 The government of God is the cross. If it doesn't look like the cross, it's not the government (kingdom) of God. "Take up your cross and follow me." -Jesus

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Tomorrow’s sermon: Four O’Clock in the Afternoon

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 11/01/2026

Registration for our Lenten Retreat is now open! This will fill up quickly, so don’t delay. This year’s theme: RIVERS IN THE DESERT Spiritual Well-being in a Materialist Age wolcevents.churchcenter.com/registration...

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Word of Life Church

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Bob Weir has died. 😢 Peri and I saw Dead and Company at the Sphere last May. It was the best show we’ve ever seen.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 10/01/2026

Tomorrow I’m preaching on the tenderness of Christ toward people who are like broken reeds and smoldering wicks.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

I’ve been very upset by the senseless killing of Renee Nicole Good. I had a hard time sleeping last night. (A friend is a pastor to her parents.) So I pray. And then I listen to good music that reminds me there is goodness in this world and evil will not have the last word.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A war budget of 1.5 trillion dollars (proposed for 2027) is $4,322 for every man, woman, and child in America. Mars is a voracious god. (Artwork: “The Face of War,” Salvador Dalí, 1941)

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

The ten-week online course through “Demons”—Dostoevsky’s most prophetic novel—begins this evening! You can participate live (with Q/A) or access the recordings later. Information and registration at wolc.com/demons.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The study at sunrise on a Lord’s day morning.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

The story of the Wise Men from the East led by a star to worship the Christ child is one of the most enchanting stories in the gospel. And for two thousand years this story has fascinated artists of all kinds—painters and poets, composers and writers. Tomorrow I'll tell the story in my own way.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 03/01/2026

Stranger Things, which I loved, owes a lot to Stephen King’s It, which in turn owes a lot to Tolkien’s Shelob and Samwise Gamgee’s triumph over it through loyalty and friendship.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

“Life is more nearly an escape from Dostoevsky than Dostoevsky is an escape from life.” -Arthur Trace, Furnace of Doubt The ten-week online course through “Demons” begins Monday. Info and registration at wolc.com/demons

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

Happy Feast of the Holy Name of Jesus! a.k.a. The Eighth Day of Christmas

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

My best playlist of 2025. open.spotify.com/playlist/5dh...

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Gulf of America

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

DEMONS—a ten-week online course through Dostoevsky’s most prophetic novel. You can register at wolc.com/demons

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The Mighty Sycamore presides o’re its realm.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

I’ve lived long enough to see the second coming of vinyl record Christmas presents.

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 25/12/2025

Christmas Eve at Word of Life. (Love the pedal steel!)

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Brian Zahnd @brianzahnd.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

My top three favorite Christmas movies: 1. A Christmas Carol (1984*) “Marley was dead.” 2. It’s A Wonderful Life (1946) “Zuzu’s petals!” 3. A Christmas Story (1983) “You’ll shoot your eye out.” * George C. Scott

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